A cryptographic system in which units of plain text of regular length, usually letters, are arbitrarily transposed or substituted according to a predetermined code.

密码：一种密码系统，其中固定长度的明文里的单元，通常为字母，被任意倒置或按事先确定的符号系统替换。

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Outsiders trying to reach him are, in fact, reduced to passing notes or letters, to which there is usually no reply.

事实上，外面那些想接近他的人，最终都只能给他递纸条和写信，而且通常是收不到回复的。

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Using shortcuts like letters usually do not work, and often cause more problems than they avoid.

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Because most prospects are employed, the letters usually omit their identities.

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These relationships have usually been bound by the tools that enabled them: From letters and telephones to faxes and then emails, how we connected to one another outlined the context of our relationships.

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