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Martinez, Sep. 10/02 My dear Sargent, What are you so wildly quitting about? I've faithfully answered all your letters,
as far as I know you are yourself the supreme quitter - Quitter gigantea, guitting Mexico, quitting a too trusting companion
in tramps sand-dunes of Florida? etc etc etc. Better quit quitting though since giving the world so noble a book you must,
I suppose be allowed to do as you like until time Siberia effect a cure. I am have been up to the eyes in work insignificant
though it be. Last spring had to describe the Colorado Grand Canon. The toughest job I ever tackled str illegible ous enough
to disturb the e illegible ity of even a Boston man. Then I had to rush off to the Sierra with Club outing? . Then had to
explore Kern River Canon etc. Now I'm at work on a little Yosemite book. Most of the material for it has been published