MYSTERY No.0031 · Solve on your own

Two Threatening Letters

A cat in a teal shirt reading a letter, with another letter on the desk
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A man read a threatening letter and laughed. A few days later, a letter with exactly the same wording arrived for him. This time, he turned pale and rushed to the police. The first letter had not been a mere prank, either. What did the man realise when he read the second letter?

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