Rec | GOING TO THE POST OFFICE

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The scent of cardboard drapes over me like a warm blanket. The sun shines through grand windows, highlighting golden each caramel board of smooth waxed wood-- is it oak? A cacophony of keyboard clicks and packing tape scratches fills the air. "Where are you shipping to?" "Priority first-class?" "Please fill out this brief survey... Next!" The room is simple but the essence is untouchable. There is one of these in almost every town, a smiling face behind each counter. If you are here then you are connected to the rest of the world.

@one_veggie_burrito_please

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@takingtheHelm

they be asking hella questions at the post office, and most I don’t have the answer to

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