Secret Signs, Mysterious Symbols And Hidden Cod... Today

The vellum appeared blank. Elias knew better than to trust his eyes. This was —the art of hiding a message in plain sight.

When read alone, the "holed" letters formed a sentence: IN UMBRA, VERITAS. (In the shadow, the truth.) Secret Signs, Mysterious Symbols And Hidden Cod...

Positioned upside down, suggesting "fixed" rather than "volatile." The vellum appeared blank