Sometimes the truth is obscured within the written text of a letter, and so we must “read between the lines.”
Centuries ago it was discovered that by writing a secret message between the lines of a normal letter with lemon juice, the real message would stay transparent until the document was heated over a flame.
The heat from the flame causes the juice to become discolored, revealing the intended message written between the lines of the ruse.
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