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It has taken me the better part of the week to figure out exactly how this little device works, but I think I have it at last. My one consolation is that I believe my former tutors would be as baffled as I over how it works.
If I understand this device correctly, others can read what I am writing? How ingenious! Had we something of this nature at home, it would have been far easier to make plans. But I can see that this device is beyond what we considered "technology" at home.
In any case, I am Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia. I come from the capital city of Austria, Vienna, in the year of Our Lord 1888. I know that there is one person here besides myself who also hails from Vienna. Does anyone else here come from the Empire?
As I am unsure of what one does in this Fallen Point city, I apologize if I have been remiss in any sort of duties. I look forward to making the acquaintance of other residents during my stay here.