A formerly classified correspondence has just been unveiled to the public. The letters, which date back to WWII, were written by a demon, Screwtape to his nephew, Wormwood. They contain professional advice concerning the temptation of an unnamed English man.
The temptations suggested by Screwtape, a tempter who has earned an office job after years of service in the field, range from worldliness to hypocrisy to lust to despair. Time after time, he proposes a new mode of attack, although in the end his nephew is defeated by the untimely death of his "patient."
"Wormwood is an incompetent moron unfit for service," said Screwtape. "I am clearly not responsible for the failing of his mission. The unveiling of the letters does not affect me; it is unfortunate only because it compromises the strategies available to the workers of Our Father Below. We shall severely punish the man who has revealed them."
Wormwood was unavailable for comment. An anonymous source revealed that it was advisable not to investigate the matter further.
Also released with the above documents was a transcript of a speech by Screwtape entitled "Screwtape Proposes a Toast."
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