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This 95-year-old man's letter to Maclean's about mail and loneliness sparked multiple pen pals
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This 95-year-old man’s letter to Maclean’s about mail and loneliness sparked multiple pen pals

Some 50 strangers from British Columbia to Nova Scotia mailed letters to Stan Smurthwaite, a strange delight for the WWII vet and retiree