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Old 05-05-2011, 05:57 PM   #4
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What I found to be most strange was the use of quotation marks. For example, this was how the original had a letter quoted:
Code:
                   "3, Carshalton Terrace, Bayswater.
"Dear Mr. Stanley,
       "We have just returned from Paris, where
we had, as you know, intended to stay some time.
Old Mr. Matthews, whom you will recollect, died
about a fortnight ago, leaving the Colonel one of his
executors. As the estate is in rather a muddled con-
dition, a good deal of attention may be necessary,
so we made up our minds to forego the rest of our 
trip for the present. I shall be 'at home' to-morrow
afternoon, when we shall be delighted to see you.
With best wishes from all.
         "Always yours sincerely,
                      "Maude C. Northerton.

"P.S.—Lena comes in for a bequest of £5000 in
Mr. Matthews's will."
Each section starts with a mark, but an ending one isn't seen until the end of the postscript.

As far as intentions, I'm not sure if I am more interested in preserving the text, or the story. I have taken a few liberties, but mostly with page layout. The story includes illustrations by Frederick T Jane (founder of the Jane's Information Group, known for their reference material of warcraft), which are quite cool, and I've shifted them around slightly so they're not right in the middle of a paragraph. What works on paper, doesn't always work in digital.
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