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  {{LOFE:Tag|sc}}Dear Mr. Malleson{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}},--Walking, and
  {{LOFE:Tag|sc}}Dear Mr. Malleson{{LOFE:Tag|/sc}},--Walking, and
  talking, are now alike impossible to
  talking, are now alike impossible to
me;[A] my strength is gone for both;
nor do I believe talking on such matters
to be of the least use except to promote,
between sensible people, kindly
feeling and knowledge of each other's
personal characters. I have every
   
   
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  Is not this the first of all questions
  Is not this the first of all questions
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[Footnote A: In answer to the proposal of discussing the
subject during a mountain walk.]
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== Overview of indexes ==


An index is a [[#Chapters|major division]], so use 4/2 spacing.  Enclose all of it except the heading ("INDEX") in no-wrap.
== Overview of correspondence ==


If an entry takes up more than one line, unwrap it onto a single line.
The typical components of a letter are the "heading,"
"greeting" (or "salutation"), "body," "complementary
closing," and "signature" (with an occasional P.S.).
The heading, which typically includes an address and
date, and/or is center-right aligned, needs to be in
no-wrap. If the greeting is on its own line, it also
may need to be in (a shared) no-wrap; if it needs
in-line formatting and is followed by a comma or colon,
that punctuation goes OUTSIDE the markup. The closing
and signature usually have non-standard alignment and
need to be in (a shared) no-wrap. If they are on the
same line, we usually change that to separate lines.
When a letter is being presented in a book, there may
be an identifying Title that is not part of the letter,
so if the letter needs to be in a block quote, that
identifier should NOT be in the block quote.


Leave a blank line between each primary entry; start each sub-entry on a new line, and indent sub-entries by 2 spaces, single-spaced.
== Shared no-wrap ==
Here, the heading of the letter is made up of two right-justified lines; use one no-wrap for both. The complementary closing ("Ever affectionately yours") has a special indentation and the signature is right-justified; again, use one pair of no-wraps for both lines.  


A new letter equals a new [[#Sections|section]]; precede it by 2 blank lines.
== Major and minor divisions ==
A Project's Comments may specify that each letter is
a Chapter or a Section; or the white space and context
may make that apparent.
Here, the Project Comments said to treat each letter as a Chapter.
If in doubt, ASK.


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/*
<sc>Brantwood, Coniston</sc>,[** comma OUTSIDE,]
<i>23rd June, 1879</i>.      [** period OUTSIDE,]
        [** but include numbers in the italics.]
*/

[** Comma OUTSIDE.]
<sc>Dear Mr. Malleson</sc>,--Walking, and
talking, are now alike impossible to

[**  Middle of letter removed to save space]
 
Is not this the first of all questions
which a Clerical Council has to answer
in open terms?

/*
Ever affectionately yours,[** comma, so]
<sc>J. Ruskin</sc>.[** period goes outside.]
*/

Overview of correspondence

The typical components of a letter are the "heading," "greeting" (or "salutation"), "body," "complementary closing," and "signature" (with an occasional P.S.). The heading, which typically includes an address and date, and/or is center-right aligned, needs to be in no-wrap. If the greeting is on its own line, it also may need to be in (a shared) no-wrap; if it needs in-line formatting and is followed by a comma or colon, that punctuation goes OUTSIDE the markup. The closing and signature usually have non-standard alignment and need to be in (a shared) no-wrap. If they are on the same line, we usually change that to separate lines. When a letter is being presented in a book, there may be an identifying Title that is not part of the letter, so if the letter needs to be in a block quote, that identifier should NOT be in the block quote.

Shared no-wrap

Here, the heading of the letter is made up of two right-justified lines; use one no-wrap for both. The complementary closing ("Ever affectionately yours") has a special indentation and the signature is right-justified; again, use one pair of no-wraps for both lines.

Major and minor divisions

A Project's Comments may specify that each letter is a Chapter or a Section; or the white space and context may make that apparent. Here, the Project Comments said to treat each letter as a Chapter. If in doubt, ASK.

Small-drop-s.jpg Shared images. This page image appears in the following examples:
Small Caps/09A, Correspondence/00A, Signatures/04A
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