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Underground Railroad Cryptic Code Book<
<
/road conditions/--safety of travel<
/shipment/--runaway slaves<
/small shipment/--runaway child<
/large shipment/--runaway adult<
/station/--safe place<
/station masters/--people who assist
runaway slaves<
/throw a switch/--change directions<
/wreck/--runaways caught by slave
catcher
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*26
Anna Smith, a free black woman, comes
over to join you and Laura.<
<
"You'll also need to know and use these
hand signals when you meet a runaway,"
says Anna. "You had better memorize
them."< < < < < < < < < <
    SAFETY     DANGER     NUMBER OF<
                           PEOPLE
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*27
It's getting late. You say good-bye to
your mother. The moon is bright and the
sky is peaceful. You and Abby start
walking home. You hear a strange noise.
<
"Maybe it's an owl," you whisper.
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*28
Suddenly you see a hand flash in the
bushes by the road.<
<
"What does the signal mean?" asks Abby.
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@"SAF",31
@ELSE,29
*29
The hand disappears. "I don't think
that's the right signal," whispers
Abby.< <
"Wait! I can see the signal again."
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*29.5
Suddenly you see a hand flash in the
bushes by the road.<
"What does the signal mean?" asks Abby.
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*30
"To be a stationmaster, you have to
learn the correct hand signals, and
how to use the code book!" says Abby.
"Maybe someday you'd like to try again
to help with the Underground
Railroad."< < < <
THE END
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@"Y",1
@"N",21.5
*31
"You're right, the signal means
safety," whispers Abby. "Give the same
signal," she says.
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*32
You give the correct hand signal for
safety. A figure slowly stands up.
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*33
"My name is Kite," the boy says
timidly.
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*34
"Hi Kite," you say. "I'm [name] and
this is my sister Abby."<
<
Kite says, "I'm headin' to Canada by
the North Star!" He looks up at the
sky and points to the Big Dipper. Kite
hands you a piece of paper.<
<
"It's a cryptic message!" you think.
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*35
Dear Cincinnati: If the /road
conditions/ are good you can expect one
/small shipment/ August 1. After giving
/fuel/_ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _,
/please forward/ _ _ _ _ tomorrow night
to the next station _ _ _.
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*36
"That message doesn't make sense. Look
at the code book and try to decode the
message again," suggests Abby.
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*37
Abby hugs you. "Good job, [NAME]," she
says quietly. "I knew you could decode
that message. We'll have to pass this
news on to someone else in the
Underground Railroad. But it's getting
late. It would be right smart for us
to head home!"
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*38
"Do you want to go home with us?" you
ask Kite.<
<
"Yes," he answers.<
<
"I know a quick way through the woods,"
you suggest.<
<
You start walking down a dirt path near
the road. Abby asks, "What's it like to
be a slave?"
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*39
Kite says, "My master back in Kentucky
made me work in the tobacco fields 16
hours a day, but I really wanted
schoolin'! I ran away when he whupped
me for readin'!<
<
"He said if he caught me readin' again,
he'd sell me on an auction block to a
chain gang," Kite continues. "I want to
get schoolin' in Canada!"
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*40
"Oh, Kite!" you exclaim. "How horrible!
Why did he whup you for readin'?"<
<
"He says Negroes are meant for field
work and not book learnin'," says Kite
sadly.<
<
You shudder. "How did you escape?"<
<
"First night I slept in a swamp nearby.
Saw a big cottonmouth snake and
couldn't sleep. Then I walked for a
lotta nights 'til I got to the river.
Snuck on a skiff--small boat--to cross
the Ohio river into a state where there
are free Negroes," Kite explains.
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*41
"Are you hungry?" asks Abby.<
<
"You bet!" he says. "I ain't had
nuthin' but green corn and fruit for
days!"<
<
"You must be starving! We're just about
home," you say. "We'll get you some
bacon and corn bread and a blanket. You
can sleep in the attic where you'll be
safe."
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*42
Kite tells you that two other slaves he
met on the road might come through the
area tomorrow night.<
<
Abby smiles. "Maybe we can help them,
too!"
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*43
You decide to write a cryptic message
to Laura Haviland. You will tell her
that if travel is safe, two runaways
will arrive tomorrow night. You will
feed them and send them to the next
safe place.<
<
LH: If road __________ are good, we
expect two _________ tomorrow night.
We will give ____ and forward to the
next _______.<
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*43.5
You show Abby your cryptic message. She
doesn't understand. "Look at your code
book and try again," she suggests.
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*44
You send your message the next morning
while Kite is still sleeping. Later in
the afternoon, you hear a knock at the
door. You and Abby jump. Kite jumps
up, too. Your heart pounds. It could be
a slave catcher!<
<
You slowly open the door...
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*45
It's Levi Coffin, the president of the
Underground Railroad, and his wife!
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*46
"Welcome, Friends," you say smiling.<
<
"Greetings, [NAME]. How are thee?"
asks Levi Coffin.<
<
"Fine, sir," you answer. Levi and
Catherine are Quakers. They always
speak so politely!
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*46.5
"We have heard that thee did an
excellent job as a stationmaster," says
Levi. "We were thinking thee might
like to be a local conductor. As a
conductor you would travel with the
runaways."<
<
"There's more danger being a
conductor, but more rewards,"
advises Catherine Coffin. "You can
actually help slaves on the road to
freedom. Does thee want to be a
conductor?"
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@"N",47
*47
"Thee is playing it safe," says Levi.
"We can use thee as a stationmaster,
but how unfortunate that thee will not
have the adventures and rewards of a
conductor!"< < < <
THE END
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@"N",21.5
*48
"Good," says Levi. "I'm glad thee will
accept the challenge. A week from
today, a wagon will arrive at thou's
house. A slave will be hidden under the
false-bottom floor in the wagon.< <
"Thee's job is to follow the North Star
and take the Negro to the station at
the village of Foster's. Avoid
impostors who are trick slaves out to
steal money. When you meet people, tell
them this password: A FRIEND WITH
FRIENDS. Only trust people who answer
with the same response."
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*49
"Remember your hand signals, use the
code book, and keep your sight on the
North Star so you don't get lost,"
suggests Catherine. "Beware of slave
catchers!"
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