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Dear Mr. Gaudí,

We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected. The reasons are that you are too young to join our technical college and that we consider your drawing skills are not good enough.
We recommend you to apply for a place in Law School because your exams show you are in possession of very good communication and writing skills.
We hope you become a great lawyer and have a successful career in the future.

Yours sincerely,
Barcelona Architecture School

(Cristina & Eva)
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Dear God,

First of all, I want to thank you for visiting me in my dreams yesterday. I am really proud you have thought of me as Jesus Christ's Mother, but I regret to inform you that this is not the right moment for me.
I have just got married to Jose, who is a very good man, and, as you know, it is my obligation to try to make him as happy as I can. In fact, I am already pregnant. I am terribly sorry.
I could recommend one of my neighbours for that role. Her name is Sara and she is an honest, reliable, young girl. And she is a virgin, the most important point.
I would like to wish you every success for the future.

Your humble servant,
Mary of Nazareth

(Patricia, Ramiro & Beatriz)
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Dear Mr. Adolf Hitler,

We have realized that we are causing too many deaths of innocent people. These people have not done anything bad, and we are not convinced of what we are doing with this war. Everybody should have the right to live, because they are people like us. Besides, being different could make our culture better in different ways.
For all these reasons, we have decided that we are not going to carry on with this stupid war.
We regret all the people that have died in the last months, and we wish this war had never started. So with this letter, we are telling you we are not going to support you anymore.

Yours sincerely,
The German Army

(Alberto & Irene)
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Dear Mr Schettino,

As you will probably know, nowadays we are under the effects of one of the biggest economic crisis in Italy.
Because of that, I regret to inform you that your services are no longer necessary. For this reason, your next voyage on the "Costa Concordia" has been cancelled.
On behalf of the company, we would like to thank you for all your efforts and hard work during these years.
We really wish you the best.

Yours sincerely,
Costa Cruise Director.

(Sara & Borja )
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Dear President Bush,

I have to inform you about the last important discovery our Army has made. After many hard investigations, we are ready to confirm the lack of any kind of massive destruction weapons in Iraq.
We have had a lot of conversations with the Iraqi Government and they have let us visit all their strategic places; so we are absolutely sure there is not any kind of danger.
I hope you make the right decision with this information.

Yours sincerely,
Frank Dylan,
Major General of the U.S. Army

(Roberto & Saida)