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One of life’s most vexing Waterloos is being acknowledged by U.S. Office Equipment Inc. of Chicago, which is sponsoring a contest entitled, “Why Won’t the Copier Work?” Submit true-life horror stories to the company at 150 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2750, and maybe win a $1,995 Panafax fax machine.

Some past problems: A copier in a sheriff’s office died when a deputy’s gun discharged into it; another copier gummed up because employees were warming pastries on its glass surface.