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“My manual typewriters were stored in closets, with the fond regret bestowed on old prom photos and shells plucked from forgotten beaches. Now, however, all things analogue are coming back. Rumour has it that the Kremlin has returned to typewriters: a typed page can’t be leaked on the internet, or not as easily.”

—Margaret Atwood, novelist, “How Margaret Atwood Learned to Type,” The Walrus, Nov. 20, 2017.

• Editorial Comment: Just put that leak in an envelope and mail it.



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