John，
IwouldliketoknowifIcouldaskforacasualleaveofabsencefromMarch23to27.
YesterdayIreceivedaletterfrommyparents，whoarebothover70，tellingmethatabigfloodtookplaceatmyhomevillage，causingseriousdamagetomyhouse.Astheonlysonofmyparents，Ishouldofbacktoassessthesituation，andhelpthemtogetoverthesedifficulties.ThoughIcannotstayathomefortoolongatime，Ishouldatleastmakearrangementsforrepairwork.Ibelievemyrelativesinthevillageandmyneighborswillalsocometohelp.FinanciallyIhavenodifficulties.
Iwillcallyouat1:30p.m.oryoucancallmeatanytime.
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