They say it's the letters Raffles wrote about the Cat that never were published. They say it's the letters that Helen wrote to Menelaus in the years of her imprisonment. They say the Topsy King learnt it, and that's why you can never understand a bloody word he says. They say the Snuffer wrote it on the outside walls of New Newgate. They say it's the language the bats speak. They say it's written on slate in the blood of poisoned bats. They say if you read it your eyes boil and your hair turns the white of old ice. They say it's the letter the Pope wrote, the one without which Rome would have been the Fourth City. They say it comprises the billets-doux written by Jack-of-Smiles to the Traitor Empress. They say it's a series of confidential negotiations between the Masters and a devil of some note. They say it's the only sure way to tell the weight of your soul. They say you can see it in Mrs Plenty's mirrors. They say it's a gate that opens in the stalactites behind Wolfstack Docks. They say it's the only way down here you can ever see starlight. ![]() They say it's concealed in Mr Pages' library. They say it's the key that opens Mr Stones' vaults. Not all of it is true, but it's not all completely false either. ![]() There's quite a bit of rumor and hearsay about the Correspondence that circulates throughout Fallen London, as listed below. "Menelaus? Raffles? The Third City? What on earth?" Approaching it without due caution may result in injuries, terror, nightmares, a trip to the slow boat, a permanent reservation at the Royal Bethlehem Hotel. There is much rumor and hearsay surrounding the Correspondence, and most daren't study it beyond a passing glance. It can commonly be seen in several places across the High Wilderness as well, such as at the Most Serene Mausoleum, the chaotic region of Pan, and other odd corners of the sky. īesides the occasional scribblings of the lost or confused, this strange language can be found in many locations throughout the Neath: from the dark spires of the Bazaar, to the furthest corners of the Unterzee, including the skin of the Dawn Machine and the stones near the Avid Horizon. It's also occasionally graffitied on the walls of Fallen London, causing public discontent, and such acts of vandalism are often dealt with by the Special Constables. Due its high flammability, it is often inscribed on lead plaques for study, though fireproof paper is sometimes employed as well. It is extremely notorious for being hazardous to both the mind and the body the heat generated from the sigils can scorch an observer's eyebrows clean off just from studying it too closely, to say nothing of the horrifying secrets that now swim through their foolhardy mind. ![]() The Correspondence is an esoteric form of writing that often consists of complex sigils or pictograms. But still, your study is becoming a danger to public health and sanity." "It's much safer to keep Correspondence letters on lead sheets than on paper.
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