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Notarikon creates new meanings from initial letter combos

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Think of this as the esoteric equivalent of creating corporate acronyms, but with significantly higher stakes. This technique takes the first or last letters of words in a sentence and combines them to reveal supposedly hidden messages. It completely disregards the actual sentence in favor of a secret subtext, effectively allowing practitioners to find profound theoretical meaning in literally any grouping of words.

Notarikon creates new meanings from initial letter combos
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