Foreign Typewriter

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While on holiday in a Greek resort we wandered down a side street and came across a secondhand shop. The shop was closed but we had a look in at the shop window anyway. We noticed an ancient typewriter on display, with a partially-typed letter propped up in it. We then realised that the address typed at the top of the letter was the next street to our own in London.
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:41:19 +0000Coincidence ID:5145