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If you both have access to computers, e-mail is an excellent way to keep in touch. The deployed spouse can gain free e-mail through hotmail.com, or enter a chat at powwow.com. Powwow reads the writing phonetically, so if the parent doesn't understand what the kids wrote, the computer will convert it so they will understand.