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Most of the secrets and symbols are available in publications and online for a very long time.

There's a surprising amount that aren't.

And even then:

1. Every Freemason knows what's on the Internet. Identifications have evolved.

2. The leaks lack... important contexts... about what they are.

But what are they actually used for? The only things i heard about freemasonry were from conspiracy theorists. But i never really found out, what they actually do. And the secret handshakes are performed with strangers to tell each other secretly they're unknown brothers?

If he told you that, he’d have to… initiate you

I hope he's comfortable with goats.

we're not rude, we were just taught to be caustic.

You gotta do the gestures to get the keys to the shriner cars.

Source: my grampa was a mason, but didn't do any brickwork, and told me nothing.

Instead of relying on secrets that can be leaked, you should be using asymmetric cryptography.

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