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Pete, the resident feline critic
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Lead Review · From: USPS
Bureaucratic Paper Earns My Psychic Respect
Our critic abandons shredding in favor of meditation after discovering the stamps' four freedoms function as a feline manifestation portal.

My human has presented me with what appears to be a flimsy, foldable piece of paper from an entity they call the "USPS," an organization I associate with the daily territorial intrusions of the Mail Carrier. It is covered in tiny, perforated squares bearing images of a waving flag, a symbol humans seem to find endlessly fascinating. The purpose, as far as I…

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Image of USPS Forever Stamps "Four Flags" Booklet of 20 Stamps
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Useful for manifesting an open door.
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