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Short Stuff: Smoke Signals

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The Art of Smoke Signals

This chapter explores the historical use and significance of smoke signals as an effective long-distance communication method. It highlights the complexity of messages conveyed, the necessity for prior agreements, and the various cultures that utilized this unique form of signaling, including the Chinese along the Great Wall and Native American tribes.

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