I expect to lie in the sun, talk French and modern Greek, and make love, though the sex and nationality... has yet to be decided: in fact it is quite possible that this item will be altogether omitted.
— Alan Turing Modern

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From a letter sent before a planned vacation in France.

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Strange & Unusual

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https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQGB2ZLEKaAvd…

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