punishment addicts, swingers, bisexual types and others are involved. I do not put these people down and if they are the types you are look- ing for be my guest and do your own (and their) "thing". I simply wish to make it clear that to what extent I can "CONTACT" will be restricted to the same type of person as TVia is printed for.

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Needless to say when a letter has been forwarded by us (and all must be sent thru in unsealed envelopes, stamped and accompanied by the necessary fee, unless included in the $5 CONTACT fee) our responsibility is over. We cannot guarantee that the recipient will reply. However, we do urge that anyone receiving such a letter of friendship be consid- erate enough TO reply. After all, the sender solicits your friendship and has taken the trouble to write and the expense of the fee. The least that one can do is to acknowledge receipt even if only to say that you do not wish to continue the friendship. The Person to Person page in TVia and the CONTACT service were set up to facilitate communication between our readers, so use them both.

SPECIAL NOTE TO NANCY JEAN OF MINNEAPOLIS and others like her who have written me anonymously: If you can't receive mail at home, get a post box or make arrangements with a public steno to hold mail for you. Use any name you wish in writing to Chevalier, but we can't answer questions, help or encourage people who sign no name. Many of you are concerned about your security and rightly so. The earlier part of this article should reassure you. Altho you may have to buy TVia from a "dirty book" store (they are the only places that will carry it) it does not mean that you are giving your life and reputa- tion into the hands of unscrupulous people. I can assure you that I gen- erally take better care of the security of my readers than they take of it themselves. You who write anonymously need to make contacts but you have to place your trust in someone or stay locked in your little cell. So take what precautions you wish but make it possible for me to reply and for you to receive letters, subscriptions, etc. If you would rather talk first, my phone number is (213) 876-6141 in L.A. I'll try to explain and reassure you.

Just as you are interested in your own security so I am concerned about that of our Counsellors and Interviewers. Thus I can not give their names to you any more than you would want me to give them yours. It cuts both ways. That is why you must evidence your interest, confidance and good faith first. Remember, "nothing ventured, nothing gained." Try me.

Sincerely, VIRGINIA

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