1
The typewriter cannot be traced back
Each manual keystroke leaves a unique impression, unconnected to any network or registry.
2
Carbon copies multiply without permission
One original and five sheets of tissue paper can produce six witnesses of the same text.
3
The reader becomes the publisher
Every person who receives a copy holds the power to make another, and another after that.
4
Faintness is not weakness
A faded fourth copy carried in a coat pocket is worth more than any pristine press run.