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Dear Pen Pal, how are you? Letter writing, romance, and life-long bonds

Receiving a handwritten letter might be rare these days, but for past generations of young people, getting a pen pal was part of growing up.

Wendy Jones, who lives in Brisbane, started writing to her pen pal, Anna, when she was 11.

"My dad always had a thing about World Expos, so when it came to Brisbane in 1988 he bought a family pass for us," Wendy says.

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