The following orthographic puzzle went the rounds
of the Federalist papers. By beginning at the central letter, the
phrase "Embargo will ruin us" may be read in countless directions.
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U N I U R L L I W O W I L L R U I N U
N I U R L L I W O G O W I L L R U I N
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U R L L I W O G R A R G O W I L L R U
R L L I W O G R A B A R G O W I L L R
L L I W O G R A B M B A R G O W I L L
L I W O G R A B M E M B A R G O W I L
L L I W O G R A B M B A R G O W I L L
R L L I W O G R A B A R G O W I L L R
U R L L I W O G R A R G O W I L L R U
I U R L L I W O G R G O W I L L R U I
N I U R L L I W O G O W I L L R U I N
U N I U R L L I W O W I L L R U I N U
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The friends of the embargo attempted to rally the home spirit of the
people in order to support the measure. President Jefferson ordered
sufficient dark-blue cloth from Colonel Humphreys to make himself a
coat, saying: "Homespun is become the spirit of the times. My idea is
that we shall encourage home manufactures to the extent of our own
consumption of everything of which we raise the raw material.
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