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If you were a writer you could find in the dead letter files of. the postal service rich niaterial8 for any sort of creative effort: a romantic tale, a murder mystery, a story of international intrigue, a human interest yarn, a treatise on governmental efficiency and economy, or a discourse on parental neglect. This is especially so at Christmas time, when the number of letters and packages which can neither be delivered or returned is several times the shocking figure for the other months of the year. Why is it that thousands of letters'with their infinite variety of messages fail every day to accomplish their missions in life? There are many reasons, some the result of misunderstandings, others the consequence of carelessness. Sometimes mail is sent on its way with no address at all. Infrequently, though too often, the stamps are left off and the addressee fails to respond to the notice that mail is being held for postage. Occasionally, the sender transposes the number in a street address. In other instances, the ill- fated letter is directed to the wrong post of
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