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What does it mean?
A document headed CTHULHU CULT was written in plain, non-literary style to avoid errors.
In plain terms
A rough document named CTHULHU CULT was written plainly to avoid reading mistakes.
What can you take from it?
Sensitive topics may require plain writing to avoid misinterpretation.

Where it applies

  • analyzing texts
  • studying occult docs
  • writing mystery clues

Putting it to work

  • draft plain warnings
  • document cult activity
  • analyze handwriting

Questions to consider

  • Why write plainly for such names?
  • What risks come with these words?

Another view

It treats a fictional document as evidence of a real entity.

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