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Some highlights from special collections libraries' blogs this week. The 19th century technique of cross-writing with two perpendicular sets of text saved on postage but can be bewildering to modern eyes. Knolling your ostraca. A touch of medieval manuscript in an early printed book. Please do not stash your Natural Light in the microfilm drawers, but if you must, at least pick a better beer.