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Question
Who has written the letter ? (Original Pen Pal ? original Skander ? “New Pen Pal” ?) ‘
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Solution
Original Pen Pal (now in the body of the original Skander). The reasons for this are :
(a) Original Pen Pal is now enjoying a disease-free life. The original Skander has now realized that man on the Earth suffers heart attacks and paralysis.
(b) It is clear from the last line of the body of the final letter that its writer is becoming 'accustomed' with a new name 'Skander' assigned in the letter. It means the writer's old name is Pen Pal.
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