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Paris Pneumatique Letters Move by Sewer Tubes
In Paris a 30 cent service sends letters through pneumatic tubes in sewers reaching any city point within an hour. The system, first laid over a century ago, now handles nearly 10 million transfers yearly with 25,000 shipments daily.
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Paris
Germany
Lon
Seine
Port de Saint Cloud
Porte de la Villette
Stockyards
Versailles
Pavillon-sous-Bois
Pneumatique
United States
Paris Bourse