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The postal service continues to —deliverdeliveringdelivereddelivers millions of letters and parcels each day, despite the rise of digital communication having —reducedreducingreducereduces the volume of personal correspondence. Sorting centres now rely on automated scanners that —recogniserecognisingrecognisedrecognises postcodes and route items accordingly, a system that has —shortenedshorteningshortenshortens delivery times considerably since it was introduced.