Dead Letters

* Corrupted
* Cleansed

The **Dead Letters Archive**, or simply **Dead Letters**, is a location in the Executive Sector of the Oldest House. It is a department of the Federal Bureau of Control.

## Background

Dead Letters, opened during Zachariah Trench's directorship by petition of Penny Bartwell (who subsequently became the head archivist), is a mail archive maintained by the Federal Bureau of Control. It functions as a database for researchers to investigate paranatural connections or topics which may be present in the letters. While much of the mail ends up having no actual paranatural connections, it can still be used to document the public perception of the abnormal. The archive's letters are sourced from the United States Postal Service, which gives the FBC letters which it marks as undeliverable. The archive is also the location of a Control Point.

One notable incident in the Dead Letters Archive was the discovery of the Moving Letters, an Altered Item, by Penny Bartwell. The Letters had, up to then, not been recorded as part of the archive's mail collection.

### Events of *Control*

The Hiss invasion caused Dead Letters to be corrupted by the Hiss. Jesse Faden first traverses Dead Letters during her search for the Hotline Object of Power, during which she cleanses the area after defeating a group of Hiss Guards, including an armored guard.

## Layout

Dead Letters is a rectangular space with five levels, of which the upper three are only accessible using the Levitate ability.

### Ground levels

There are two exits on the ground level of Dead Letters. The southern exit leads to the Cafeteria, while the western exit (closest to the Control Point) leads to the Communications Dept.. There are two walkways along the east and west walls which connect the ground floor exits to each other, but they are only usable after the location is cleansed. Below the ground level is a lowered office space with various smaller rooms split off along the east and west walls, which contain Collectibles or secured units. Also note the poorly lit area underneath the southern stairs, where another Collectible and secured unit are located. The room in the northeastern corner near the Control Point is locked, requiring Clearance Level 2 to access.

There are three secured units through the ground levels of Dead Letters:

1. In the dark section under the southern staircase
2. In one of the offices along the west wall
3. On top of the filing cabinets along the north wall; use Levitate or climb up the nearby bookshelf stairs

## Collectibles

A total of 8 Collectibles can be found on the ground floor of Dead Letters.

* Book Club: Penny - Lower level, in the east office below the Control Point.
* Dead Presidents - Lower level, in the west office below the Control Point.
* Fake Planes - Near Control Point, in the Clearance Level 2-locked room.
* Floppy Disk - In a room west of the Control Point.
* Machine God - Near southern exit, in southwest corner near the elevator.
* Missing Momma - Lower level, on the TV in the east office below the Control Point.
* Singing Fish - Lower level, in the southwest corner underneath the stairs.
* Trench: Dead Letter Approval - Lower level, in the southeast office.

## Gallery

* Location
* Collectibles

### Location

Control PointCorrupted Dead Letters, another viewCeiling, corruptedCeiling, cleansedFiling cabinets with secured unit

### Collectibles

Book Club: PennyBook Club: PennyDead PresidentsDead PresidentsFake PlanesFake PlanesMachine GodMachine GodMissing MommaMissing MommaSinging FishSinging FishTrench: Dead Letter ApprovalTrench: Dead Letter Approval
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trench: Dead Letter Approval
2. ↑ Letters Procedures
3. ↑ Events of Unknown Caller