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❖ Place the mask over the blank paper.
❖ Write your secret message within the mask.
❖ Remove the mask, and make sure that it is readable.
❖ Fill the paper with words or sentences to hide your secret message. (Note: The

content must be innocent and must not give away your secret message.)
❖ Put the letter in the envelope, and address it to your recipient.
❖ Send your letter!

During the 1700s and the 1800s, spycraft required a huge amount of skill and scientific
knowledge for the different methods to succeed. Resources were limited, and they had
to utilize whatever was within reach to create effective ways of carrying and delivering
information. A strong will and determination were necessary to carry the message.

Today, we have access to advanced technology and even greater knowledge. In the past,
invisible ink was created with tannic acid. Now, all we need is a lemon or a carton of milk,
and even e-mails can be encoded.

Protecting yourself is easy when you have the money. But again, in worst-case scenarios

like an EMP, communication will be so rudimentary and information will be so powerful
that whoever possesses it will be king!

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