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An antique dress hid coded messages that have finally been unlocked (WAPO) (web.archive.org)

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TLDR The messages were shorthand meteorological readings for multiple locations at specific times. It was a unique form of code used to transmit weather data via telegram back in the 1800s that is the predecessor of the shorthand used today.

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