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1. Miah Johnson (miah@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 24-Dec-2022 03:31:16 JST Miah Johnson

   So, I sell things on eBay. Its a modest living. Definitely not covering all the bills just yet, but getting there.. While sourcing items I found a interesting thing.

   Check this out, from the outside, its just a normal James Bond book, hard cover, Ian Flemming. Nothing special really. But the inside holds something neat!

   • Miah Johnson (miah@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 24-Dec-2022 03:31:14 JST Miah Johnson

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     Its a bill for the book. Apparently Doubleday was like Columbia House.. You might not remember either so.. You sign up to a club and they send you books / music every month and then you have to pay for it or send it back if you're not interested.

     What makes this special is, the bill is a PUNCH CARD. I've obscured the address (the street no longer exists anyway). Presumably, somebody received this, fed it into a computer and was able to mark the account as paid.

   • Miah Johnson (miah@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 24-Dec-2022 03:31:15 JST Miah Johnson

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     We open up the book, and inside we find a envelope. Ok. Sure. A envelope. Its got a piece of paper inside it pre-addressed to Doubleday Book Club. Lets take a look!

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