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Pronunciation: [pˈɪlə bˈɒks] (IPA)

The term "pillar box," mainly used in the UK, refers to a freestanding mailbox that is fixed to the ground. There are several other terms for this kind of mailbox that are used in other parts of the world. In the US, it is typically called a mailbox or a postbox. In Australia, they call it a postbox or a letterbox. In Canada, it is known as a mailbox or a letterbox as well. Additionally, there are variations in terminology within the UK, such as "postbox" or "letterbox" depending on the region. Regardless of the name, pillar boxes, mailboxes, postboxes, or letterboxes all serve the same purpose- to securely and conveniently deliver mail to its intended recipient.
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  • "You have been amazingly energetic and clever," this letter ran, "though what you stand to gain by it I cannot imagine. You are against me. For a whole day you have chased me; you have tried to rob me of a night's rest. But I have had food in spite of you, I have slept in spite of you, and the game is only beginning. The game is only beginning. There is nothing for it, but to start the Terror. This announces the first day of the Terror. Port Burdock is no longer under the Queen, tell your Colonel of Police, and the rest of them; it is under me—the Terror! This is day one of year one of the new epoch—the Epoch of the Invisible Man. I am Invisible Man the First. To begin with the rule will be easy. The first day there will be one execution for the sake of example—a man named Kemp. Death starts for him to-day. He may lock himself away, hide himself away, get guards about him, put on armour if he likes—Death, the unseen Death, is coming. Let him take precautions; it will impress my people. Death starts from the pillar box by midday. The letter will fall in as the postman comes along, then off! The game begins. Death starts. Help him not, my people, lest Death fall upon you also. Today Kemp is to die."
    H. G. Wells

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