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"I don't understand," Eli said. "Is the library closed? Is the address wrong?"
"The library is right here," the clerk droned, pointing to the shelves of books behind him. "You’ve got the right place. But this is an . It is a read-only establishment. You can GET a book, you can HEAD a title, but you cannot POST a letter here. We simply don't allow that method of interaction." "But I have to leave this letter!" Eli insisted. 405 Not Allowed
In the bustling city of Silicon Circuit, every citizen is a and every building is a Server .
"I’d like to this letter into the library's collection," Eli said, sliding a sealed envelope toward the slot. For a quick technical breakdown of why this
The clerk pointed to a small plaque on the wall—the . It listed the only "verbs" the building accepted: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS .
Eli sighed, realizing his mistake. He had the right address, but he was trying to use an "enter" key on a door that only had a handle to "exit." He tucked his letter away and set off for the correct endpoint. "You’ve got the right place
The clerk didn't even look at the letter. Instead, he stamped a red mark on a form and slid it back. It read: