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See "Down Pens" by Saki, 1914. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Beasts_and_Super-Beasts/%22Down_Pens%22 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Beasts_and_Super-Beasts/%22

• ketzo 4y ago
  Wow, I can’t believe I’ve never read that. That’s all-time stuff right there.
• oersted 4y ago
  Interesting that even back then it was quite common to send presents by post. The Amazon pattern seems so new. PS: Delightful read, thanks for the recommendation.