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TRY THIS AT HOME! It really works! Fool your friends! Send secret messages! Got something to say, but want to keep it private? Forget text messaging, and go invisible ink! That’s right—or should we say, that’s write—you know, the stuff that flows out of a pen? Only you can’t see it: it vanishes before your eyes! Shhhh … don’t tell anyone, but once you know the trick, you can see it! (We’ll get to that part in a minute.) First, you make the ink yourself, by following an ancient, home recipe, passed down from kid to kid to kid, from goodness knows how long ago. You can do this in your own kitchen, using a few common ingredients—just don’t get caught! Ready? Here’s what you do. T-ke a—e

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