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<h2>To Madame Brillon, December 10, 1778</h2>
<table border="1">
<tr><td align="right">DATE:</td><td>December 10, 1778 (?)</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">FROM:</td><td>BF (Passi)</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">TO:</td><td>Madame Brillon (Passi) </td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">PBF:</td><td>28:215 </td></tr></table>
<p><font size="-2">A fantasy of 'paradise'.
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<p>(The original French is below)
<p>...
<p>Truly more than 40 years will pass after my arrival there [in Paradise] before you follow me. I'll have enough time in those 40 years to practice the armonica, and perhaps I will play well enough that you will kindly let me accompany your forte-piano....
<p><hr>
<p>...
<p>Vraisemblablement plus que 40 Ann&#233;es couleroient apr&#233;s mon Arriv&#233;e l&#224;, avant que vous me suiverez.... Jaurai assez de tems dans ces 40 Ann&#233;es-la, de pratiquer sur lArmonica; &amp; peut-&#234;tre je jouerai assez bien pour &#234;tre digne daccompagner v&#244;tre Forte-piano....