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Auto Memories Dolls (自動手記人形(オート・メモリーズ・ドール), Jidō Shuki Ningyō?, lit. "Automatic Note Doll"), often referred to as Dolls (ドル, Dōru?), are the primary focus in the series. Those who work to assist others by writing for them, may they be human or mechanical, are referred to as "Auto Memories Dolls" around the world.

Background

The creator of the Dolls was a researcher, Doctor Orland. His wife Molly was a novelist, and everything began when she posteriorly lost her sight. After becoming blind, Molly was extremely depressed for being unable to write novels, which was the meaning of her life, and had grown weaker with each day. Unable to bear seeing such a thing, Doctor Orland built the first Auto Memories Doll.

Afterwards, some of Molly’s works had won worldwide literary prizes, and Doctor Orland’s invention became renowned as necessary for the course of history. Although he had only meant to make one for his wife, the Dolls later became well-known due to widespread support and being described as necessary for the course of history. Currently, Auto Memories Dolls are sold at a reasonably low price, and there are types that can be rented or borrowed out to people who need their services. It was meant for processing everything said by the voice of its established master, as well as writing down words said by human voices – in other words, a machine that serves as amanuenses.[1]

Copyists that possess similar characteristics to Auto Memories Dolls and work to serve the same purpose are referred to by the same name.[2] After the war, one of the careers that women who had gone through social advancement looked up to was of Auto Memories Doll. They are women who use typewriters to write letters for those who cannot do so themselves.

Requirements

Violet typing

Violet writing a letter.

The job of an Auto Memories Doll is one with high standards. With women's social advancement, the writing industry has been growing. Now, many Auto Memories Dolls are working at postal companies. Since one needs different requirements to become an Auto Memories Doll, there are several Auto Memories Doll Training School to help women polish their skills and become great Dolls. An optimal Doll has to:


  • Type with precision.[3]
  • Use proper grammar and spelling.[3]
  • Work at a reasonably fast pace.[3]
  • Be able to decipher the client's true feelings and express them in the letter.[3]

If these requirements are not met, one cannot earn the title of an Auto Memories Doll.

Duties

If a client is in need of a Doll for their own reason, they can either go to a specific postal company or call a Doll for service. A Doll's job is to go anywhere, any time a client calls upon them.[4]

A Doll does not only write letters for people. Most of the Dolls' years is spent on all kind expeditions and travels around the world to assist people, such as people in larger groups. The purpose can vary, but the Dolls' can get the task of assisting in a research or conservating rare books for example. The Dolls' rush to their client as fast as possible, even if it turns out that the location is the interior of an unexplored dense jungle or a large nation hidden behind dozens of mountains. This is since the Dolls' can withstand taking any means of transportation while carrying nothing but their bags for a whole year. Women who are assigned to conflict areas, they are free to carry firearm with them.[4][5]

Rules for Hiring a Doll

  • Dolls don't accept requests from clients made under anonymity or pseudonyms.[6]
  • Due to the Dolls' busy schedules, a client is only allowed to hire a Doll for a maximum of 30 days.[1]
  • The Dolls do only do what they are told by their client. Anything outside of what they are told will not have anything to do with the affiliated postal company said Doll works for.[7]
  • Dolls are not required to fulfill a client's request if it does not involve the work as a Doll.[8]

Known Dolls

Known Postal Companies

References

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