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Gatsby letter to Daisy
Jay Gatsby
West Egg
New York

November 19, 2013

Daisy Buchanan
East Egg
New York

Dear Daisy,

I've misses you more than a dry season misses rain. Without you in my life for the pasted years, I have been deeply depressed. You may not know it yet, but I have moved into enormous house right across the bay. From my backyard, I can see a green light on the end of your dock at night time. At night before I go to bed, I go out back and stared at the light dreaming of a wonderful day when we'll reunite. The light is the only closeness I feel to you.

Daisy, I heard you have a husband now. That means nothing to me. I will have nothing else but you in my arms. I wish we could be together forever. However, I know that this will never happen as long as you are still married to Tom. He is keeping you away from me and our relationship will never be what we wish it to be, as long as he is in your life. Daisy, I wish there was a gentler way of saying this. You really need to leave Tom.
I see what Tom is doing to you. He does not love you and does not treat you the way you deserve to be treated. Tom has been unfaithful to you. Yes, Daisy, I know about his affair with Myrtle Wilson and this have made it clear to me that he does not, nor ever will he love you and cherish you the way I do. Tom is disrespectful and always treats you like dirt. So why do you still want to be with a man, who is not good for you?

Daisy, if you leave Tom, I promise to be all that he is not to you. I will touch those tender bruises, all those places where he has injured you and I will heal them all with a gentle kiss. You will never have to be afraid to speak what is on your mind and on your heart. I will listen to you with the utmost of attention and I will be there to protect you from monsters like Tom. I will never rest until you are safe. As long as I have you in my life, your beauty surpasses all other women. I will be faithful to you, love and cherish you all the days of my

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