Unit 23 Transcription Key

     188.  Reading and Dictation Practice
            Dear sir: I wish with all my heart that I might be present
            to take part in honoring Mr. Edison's birthday
            It would be a real satisfaction to be able to say in public with what
            deep and genuine admiration I have followed his remarkable
            career of achievement.  I was an undergraduate at the university
            when his first inventions captured the admiration of the world
            and ever since I have retained the sense of magic
            which what he did then created in my mind.

            He seems always to have been in the special confidence of nature
            herself.  His career already has made an indelible
            impression in the history of applied sciences and
            I hope that he has many years yet before him in which
            to make his record still more remarkable.  Very truly yours,

            [134 words]

            It is evident that the defect in the product will not affect
            the carrying out of the project.

            [18 words]

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