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Question
Why do you think Skander started this correspondence with Pen Pal ?
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Solution
Skander had been amusing himself at intercepting communications between the planets in his galaxy He developed systems for intercepting these communications and intercepted Pen Pal's letter out of curiosity The description of the Earth sounded exciting and he developed a liking to live on it for a while. So he started the correspondence with Pen Pal.
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