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"So how does the mail work in this world?" I wondered as we hurried down the winding streets of Tras. We passed a horse-and-buggy, a long, luxurious car, and a cart full of jack-o-lanterns that smirked at me. "And did one of those pumpkins wink at me?"
"They have good taste," Asher commented with a sly smile as we crossed the road. "As for your question, the mail is sent to the closest offices by the customer and are then distributed to the relevant addresses. The larger packages are driven on carts to their locations while the rest are carried by workers in mailbags."
"So where's the office that would have handled Lady Ida's money?" I wondered.
"I can do better than that and find the carrier," Asher told me as we walked onto a side street.
Whitewashed houses lined either side o
