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This USPS study guide book is somewhat depressing, in that it has rather unprofessional writing and, at times, flat out wrong grammar.

Before that kind of content is encountered, though, there is a ten page preamble which gives a history of the US Postal Service, which goes from the British Colony roots to the Pony Express, then jumping from there right to the 1960s. The examination itself covers none of this, so I have no idea why this content is even included.

Then I found this sentence in the description of one of the jobs:

Mark-up clerks used to mark undeliverable-as-addressed mail with rubber stamps that said “Return to Sender, Address Unknown,” etc. (But not with the words “Return to Sender, Went to Heaven or Hell!”)

Then there's this sentence about requirements for a garageman:

You must have 20/40 vision in one eye and the ability to read print script material (typical size in magazines and newspapers) without having to stain. (contact lenses are permitted)..

So I guess as long as you don't stain, you're OK.

Then there's this sentence in the description of the Memory segment of the test:

Similar to your Coding Section, but there's one speed bump.

There's a few other sentence fragments to be found elsewhere.

One last item I'll highlight is this portion taken from a page for tips on taking the examination:

Multiple Choice Exam Taking Tips
1. Tips on answering multiple choice questions
2. Read the question before you look at the answer.
...
9. In a question with an "All of the above" choice, if you see that at least two correct statements, then "All of the above" is probably the answer.
...
11. If there is an "All of the above" option and you know that at least two of the choices are correct select the "All of the above" choice

So yes, the first item is the title of the page, rather than an item on the list, and two items are repeated almost sequentially.

Well, for one small consolation, one test practice run I have already taken gave me a resultant score of 96%, so I think I can take this test soon with preparation of just a week or two.

Today's song run was disappointing in that I had many fails for charts which I have prior clears recorded. I know that I have Ay Carmaba and 321 Stars cleared, and I think I have Extrema cleared as well. It's also a shame that I couldn't get a FC on Presto with this score increase. The session, yet again, was very good otherwise.

Lunar Beat. Extra Mode. Double play. "@" denotes Random chart modifier. All songs are of highest difficulty type unless specified.

Code:

			EX% & Rank	EX.p/f	pg.gr.gd.bd.pr		combo	nc	onc	%+nc 	date
幸せについて @		34.28 D		3174.F	1073.1028.1241.605.1792	0100	4629			2013-06-06T00:52:22:375Z
			01.29-		0120-

CaptivAte2~覚醒~	B14 @	36.19 D		1314.F	463.388.485.204.689	0081	1815	1392	030.38	2013-06-06T00:56:05:295Z
			00.30+		0011+	6-23+56+19+33+		0016+				2012-04-18T01:47:33:190Z

beautiful days @	77.27 A		1153.P	464.225.51.0.9		0382	0746			2013-06-06T00:59:34:607Z
			00.20-		0003-

take my life @		43.72 D		1902.F	687.528.499.197.792	0040	2175	1491	045.87	2013-06-06T01:03:18:759Z
			01.95+		0085+	40+5+6+9-35+		0004+				2013-02-08T01:35:12:030Z

eraser engine dd @	36.16 D		1383.F	441.501.480.174.773	0029	1912			2013-06-06T01:07:19:471Z
			04.39-		0168-

been so long @		78.83 AA	0339.P	135.69.8.0.3		0100	0215	0215	0	2013-06-06T01:11:05:542Z
			06.51+		0028+

ay caramba @		64.62 B		1308.F	469.370.135.9.70	0260	1012			2013-06-06T01:15:40:239Z
			01.28-		0026-

love is eternity @	57.73 B		1807.F	653.501.291.41.178	0231	1565			2013-06-06T01:20:07:102Z
			03.00-		0094-

presto @		78.83 AA	0801.P	314.173.20.0.3		0328	0508	0508	0	2013-06-06T01:24:23:671Z
			03.79+		0037+	18+1+21-0·2+		0181-				2012-03-20T04:45:04:443Z

extrema pt 2 @		66.43 B		1548.F	559.403.135.12.79	0229	1165			2013-06-06T01:30:10:239Z
			03.21-		0075-

pangaea @		55.43 C		2304.F	822.660.403.77.265	0115	2078	0669	210.61	2013-06-06T01:36:08:094Z
			00.58+		0057+	20+17+22-14+6+		0040+				2012-09-07T01:38:39:287Z

勿忘草 @			77.51 A		1431.P	575.281.44.3.26		0176	0923	0733	025.92	2013-06-06T01:42:00:351Z
			00.75+		0014+	15+16-3-1-3+		0037+				2012-12-28T01:49:39:870Z

321 stars @		67.17 A		0841.F	319.203.63.5.60		0103	0626			2013-06-06T01:46:10:878Z
			04.47+		0056+