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Besides packing huge quantities of yen (on payday and, perhaps, the day after), the serviceman also carries military payment certificates. The MPC, for use only in United States military establishments by United States authorized personnel, bears an uncanny resemblance to Monopoly money.

Carrying both currencies, yen and script, the serviceman's wallet becomes a crowded container. The pocket-sized billfold is stuffed out of proportion and the hip pocket sags under its weight. About this time Mr. Moneybags decides to find larger money bags. He does, and the monetary transportation problem is considerably eased.

When he gets back to the land of greenbacks and coins and his old yen carrier is displayed, people may not suspect that it is merely an overgrown wallet. Admiring females are inclined to believe that it is the latest thing in madame 's handbags.

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