Drawings included in pen pal's letters

December 27, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CST

Many of Hu Gengsheng's letters included drawings. Gengsheng loved airplanes, machinery, muscle-building and even included depictions of the Missouri state flag and state Capitol building in his correspondence with Diane O'Hagan.

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