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1 A Well, because of the distance. Page 1331 , 2 Q And what was it about the distance that 3 you -- 4 A Well, the difference of maybe 100 miles 5 round trip a day, or 80 or 90, something like that. 6 Q So the post office was closer to where you ! \ 7 lived? 8 A Much closer, yes. ; 9 Q When you say you worked at the -- you 10 applied for the post office, do you know about ; 11 approximately when you applied at the post office? 12 A Well, it had to be within the month after I ! 13 was discharged. ! 14 Q So sometime in 1945? 15 A Yes, in 1945. Yes. ; 16 Q And did you -- were you actually able to 17 obtain a job working at the post office? 18 A Yes. 19 Q What job did you apply for? 20 A General mechanic. ! 21 Q And what was your understanding of what a