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Chapter 22

           Lettersfromscientificandeducationalinstitutionshandleasunder"E";ifansweredatall,useformletterexplainingthattheManfromMarswasnotavailableforanything;ifJillfeltthataformbrushoffwouldnotdo,passalongtoJubal.

           I.LettersfrompersonswhoactuallyhadmetMike,suchasallthecrewoftheChampion,thePresidentoftheUnitedStates,andafewothersletMikeanswerthemexactlyashepleased;theexerciseinpenmanshipwouldbegoodforhimandtheexerciseinhumanpersonalrelationsheneededevenmore(andifhewantedadvice,lethimaskforit).

           ThisguidecutthenumberoflettersthathadtobeanswereddowntomanageablesizeafeweachdayforJill,seldomevenoneforMike.Justopeningthemailtookamajoreffort,butJillfoundthatshecouldskimandclassifyinaboutonehoureachday,aftershegotusedtoit.Thefirstfourcategoriesremainedlargeatalltimes;category"G"wasverylargeduringthefortnightfollowingtheworldstereocastfromthePalace,thendwindledandthecurveflattenedtoasteadytrickle.

           JubalcautionedJillthat,whileMikeshouldhimselfanswerlettersonlyfromacquaintancesandfriends,mailaddressedtohimwashistoreadifhewished.

           ThethirdmorningafterthecategorysystemhadgoneintoeffectJillbroughtaletter,category"G,"toJubal.

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