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Pneumatic Tube Mail Networks

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Decide which paragraph, (A) to (D), has the information given in each statement below. Select (E) if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.

- The technology was initially showcased in the British capital. - The French capital operated the most extensive underground postal network. - Steam-powered machinery produced the airflow needed to move capsules. - Pneumatic systems were eventually adapted for military communications during wartime. - Prior scientific discoveries provided the foundation for this postal invention. - New York's tube network linked postal facilities in two boroughs. - Each container transported roughly five hundred pieces of correspondence. - Emerging technologies made tube-based mail delivery economically unviable. - Capsule delivery systems occasionally suffered from mechanical breakdowns and blockages.

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