Somewhere, a server wakes up and sends every unsent draft. Apologies, confessions, and broken paragraphs flood inboxes. People learn how often they were nearly honest. One woman finally reads her grandmother's unsent recipe, complete with typos. A CEO discovers an unmailed resignation letter from his own account. The internet groans under the weight of honesty. Spam filters fail. After the chaos settles, people begin writing fewer drafts and sending more postcards.
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