[Lonesome in Massachussets]

World War I cryptographers trained by William and Elizebeth Friedman, Aurora, Illinois, early 1918. By facing either forward or sideways, the soldiers formed a coded phrase utilizing Francis Bacon’s biliteral cipher. The intended message was the Baconian motto “Knowledge is power,” but there were insufficient people to complete the r (and the w was compromised by one soldier looking the wrong way)

Steganography is the practice of concealing a message within another message or a physical object.

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

I just learned of the Friedmans last month. Whether they knew it or not, they and especially Elizebeth, were evidence of God’s favor and providence towards the USA.