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JBF,
I don't know what you mean by pen portrait. I'd be interested to know how we are similar.

Good that you're putting it down for now. I think Jack's advice is good. We can't try to understand them, no matter how strong the need in us to understand is. One of those detaching things; learning to let go of what you can't control.

Hopefully some day you will re-establish contact. I'm curious why Jack says it's hard to do that. I can make some guesses, but I don't know for sure.