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Japan's spies sometimes posed as wandering monks

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Forget the tight black pajamas. The most effective covert operatives in feudal Japan didn't dress like shadowy assassins; they dressed like wandering religious ascetics. By pretending to be harmless flute-playing monks, they could easily stroll past military checkpoints, gather massive amounts of intel, and disappear without anyone noticing.

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