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Sleuths Read Old Booby-Trapped Letters Without Opening Them

Published: March 11, 2021, 11:38 a.m.

People once folded their correspondence in intricate ways, known as “letterlocking,” to keep out snoops. A fancy new imaging technique sees right through it.