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1 story matching infer
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:infern, inferno, infel, inferior, infect, infest
- The Great Christmas Bread Mix-Up
When an anonymous delivery of 150 loaves of bread arrived at a charity dinner by mistake, the organizers turned a clerical error into a holiday miracle.