Welcome to my journal, you lucky member of the cryptography department! I won’t lie, as much as I enjoy cryptozoology, the cloak-and-dagger aspects of The Institutes has always provided an almost equivalent thrill. Although, now that I’m in the field, I can’t say anything could eclipse this. With the work our department has put in, this stands to be a watershed moment for our discipline. Wish me luck, and I will wish it back to you in return. And if you’re reading this at all, then it must mean I have found success, so I’ll stop writing now and start searching!

--Scarlett Long