Koestler and his book on coincidence (1)

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I was reading the book Coincidence in which Koestler recalls a coincidence about grasshoppers. The next day a grasshopper appeared on my work bench. Trivial but this incidence was followed by my son returning home from a temp' job handing me part of a letter signed by Koestler.He found it whilst destroying outdated documents. He knew I was reading the about coincidence and came across the letter by chance. I have the letter 25 years after the incident.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:43:10 +0000Coincidence ID:4462