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Thomas Jefferson was never much of a warrior history tells us, but yet again history is wrong. This is an image of one of the many attempts by Jefferson to battle all the manliest animals on earth while trying to teach them the ways of America.
Egads! How did you learn of my secret mission to Africa? It was undertaken at much peril to my person and those who accompanied me. Let us not speak of the terrible abdominal malaise which affected the usually stalwart Mr. Franklin...suffice it to say that he personally fertilized much of the flora along our route.
You captured a moment here that I was not proud of, though it had to be done. That particular gorilla ape was most resistant to my entreaties that he acknowledge the Constitution. Did you know that the gorilla race spoke a rudimentary English language not so much unlike our own, but with a Shakespearean flourish that was most pleasing to the ear. It was thus that we were able to communicate and particularly why his stubbornness was exceedingly vexing. "No, Sir, I shan't cast mine eyes upon your accursed document!" I can still hear him declaiming. What a rogue, and yes, I secretly admired him for it. However, a solid smacking on the jaw was in order.
I am still most in awe that you were able somehow to put your artistic qualities to work and very nearly exactly capture this important moment. When we returned to Paris, the start point of our journey, we swore each other to secrecy, as much for the safety of the gorilla nation as for ourselves.
Thank you for bringing this back to my mind. At this point in time, it can do no harm for it to be made public and in such a vivid form.
Many grateful thoughts coming your way from me and my colleagues.
You captured a moment here that I was not proud of, though it had to be done. That particular gorilla ape was most resistant to my entreaties that he acknowledge the Constitution. Did you know that the gorilla race spoke a rudimentary English language not so much unlike our own, but with a Shakespearean flourish that was most pleasing to the ear. It was thus that we were able to communicate and particularly why his stubbornness was exceedingly vexing. "No, Sir, I shan't cast mine eyes upon your accursed document!" I can still hear him declaiming. What a rogue, and yes, I secretly admired him for it. However, a solid smacking on the jaw was in order.
I am still most in awe that you were able somehow to put your artistic qualities to work and very nearly exactly capture this important moment. When we returned to Paris, the start point of our journey, we swore each other to secrecy, as much for the safety of the gorilla nation as for ourselves.
Thank you for bringing this back to my mind. At this point in time, it can do no harm for it to be made public and in such a vivid form.
Many grateful thoughts coming your way from me and my colleagues.
T. Jefferson