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I had fallen and dislocated my elbow, which made writing checks for my small business nearly impossible. I called my bank to explain that the signature on my checks would look odd¹ due to my accident, and would they please horror² them anyway.

"Okay," said the woman on the phone, "but you' 11 have to write a letter to the bank telling them that you are requesting this. "我摔倒了，肘骨脱臼了。这使得我几乎不能给我的小生意签账单了。我打电话给银行解释说由于事故，账单上我的签名看起来会有些古怪，并请求他们无论如何给予承兑。

“好的，”电话中的女子说，“但你必须给银行写封信，告诉他们你在作此项请求。”