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4 printed with God in a thousand forms Ever your friend John Muir 1 Yosemite Val' Feb 20 Dear Stoddard, I have
been claiming you for a friend for a long time although a few miles of air has separated us, Mrs Carr has mirrored you up
here many times our mutual friend Mrs Hutchings has said many a loving word for you, last spring Mr Emerson asked me many
questions concerning you spoke of verses you had sent him, in a way that made me hope that you had a song to sing grander
than any you have yet conceived. In this way I have learned to know you, I am cordially glad to feel that you are coming nearer