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May He make the inscription and sealing good — for all the household — and for all the Anash — in the midst of all Israel. A humble request before your honor — as I sent you a letter through a non-Jewish donkey-driver [ערל מיקער — the non-Jewish donkey-driver; arel — the uncircumcised one; miker — donkey-driver; used because no other carrier was available] — for at first I wanted to send it to you through Reb Ber, may his candle shine, in the name of the patron Reb Chaim Yehoshua, may his candle shine — but Reb Ber did not want to receive it from me — and I was compelled to give it to the non-Jew. And I wrote to give him twenty paras for his trouble. And within the letter was enclosed a letter from Breslov — to the woman Dabris — the wife of Reb Tevil, may his candle shine. And I have suffering — that I have no receipt for my letter. For when my letter is lost, G-d forbid — it is also a loss. For within it are found several good words from our master and teacher Reb Nosson ז"ל. And particularly now — before Rosh Hashana — we must be included together in love and unity — at least through letters — as is explained in the Torah Chadi Rabbi Shimon [Chadi Rabbi Shimon — "Rejoiced Rabbi Shimon" — a Torah discourse in Likutay Moharan beginning with the Zoharic phrase chadi Rabbi Shimon; the discourse teaches about unity and the sweetening of judgments through love and connection between Anash] — and through this all the harsh judgments will be sweetened. And in the end I have no letter at all from you — and I have great suffering from this. May Hashem Yisbarach sweeten all our sufferings for us — and turn them to good and to blessing. Your friend, Nussun from Breslov Who now dwells in the holy city of Teverya, may it be established and built for good. Written Friday, 27th of Elul, 5640 (September 1880) — two days before Rosh Hashana. A lost letter. Unity through letters before the holy day. Chadi Rabbi Shimon — love sweetens all harsh judgments. נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן May He make the inscription and sealing good — for all the household — and for all the Anash — in the midst of all Israel. My request — spread out and prostrated before your honor [בקשתי שטוחה — "my request is spread out, laid flat, prostrated" — from shitach — to spread out, to flatten; the image of a request that utterly prostrates itself before the recipient; a stronger image than merely "humble" — it is fully laid out and prostrate] — as I sent you a letter through a non-Jewish donkey-driver — for at first I wanted to send it to you through Reb Ber, may his candle shine, in the name of the patron Reb Chaim Yehoshua, may his candle shine — but Reb Ber did not want to receive it from me — and I was compelled to give it to the non-Jew. And I wrote to give him twenty paras for his trouble. And within the letter was enclosed a letter from Breslov — to the woman Dabris — the wife of Reb Tevil, may his candle shine. And I have suffering — that I have no receipt for my letter. For when my letter is lost, G-d forbid — it is also a loss. For within it are found several good words from our master and teacher Reb Nosson ז"ל. And particularly now — before Rosh Hashana — we must be included together in love and unity — at least through letters — as is explained in the Torah Chadi Rabbi Shimon — and through this all the harsh judgments will be sweetened. And in the end I have no letter at all from you — and I have great suffering from this. May Hashem Yisbarach sweeten all our sufferings for us — and turn them to good and to blessing. Your friend, Nussun from Breslov Who now dwells in the holy city of Teverya, may it be established and built for good. Written Friday, 27th of Elul, 5640 — two days before Rosh Hashana. A lost letter. Unity through letters sweetens all judgments. נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן