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After Sandy Swept Away A Lifetime of Letters, 12,000 New Ones Arrive

DISASTER RELIEF

After 87-year-old Patsy Roberts lost decades of notes from friends and family to Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers and others from around the world sent her new ones, reports Michael Daly.

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Scott Eells/Bloomberg, via Getty Images (L); Courtesy Roberts family (R)