The Creased Pages in the Tanya
The Rebbe once handed Rav Teitz a small Tanya and told him to keep it with him and give it to no one. Later, in Russia, two Chassidim asked him to carry urgent questions to the Rebbe. He told them he had a Tanya from the Rebbe, and they asked to see it. When they looked inside, they saw that the Rebbe had creased two pages, and each page held a hint to the answer of one of their two questions.
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