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membership. Every other month, the association publishes The
Cryptogram, a magazine usually of 24 pages with articles on
cryptanalysis, new ciphers, and cryptologic history. It offers the members
several kinds of cryptograms for solution—monoalphabetics with word
divisions ranging from the simplest to the kind with the most twisted
syntax and vocabulary (these are called "Aristocrats" in recognition of the
association's motto), monoalphabetics without word divisions ("Patristo-
crats"), cryptograms in all the varieties of cipher that can be solved
within the compass of a 150-letter message, sometimes with tips, and
cryptograms in foreign languages, including occasionally Esperanto,
Latin, and Hungarian. Solvers' noms and scores are listed. The
association holds
an annual convention at which members hear talks on cryptology,
engage in a cipher contest, are interviewed by slightly befuddled
newspapermen, and banquet. In the larger cities, members have banded
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