NSA lovers

[Jeffrey Herman]

FORT MEADE, Md - The National Security Agency, an organization so
secret that its budget is classified and the phone number of the
director's office is unlisted, has opened a gift shop for the public.

The store, opened recently in the agency's National Cryptologic
Museum, has been an instant success with visitors, mostly fans of
of military history or espionage.

A couple of books with espionage themes are in stock, as is the
code-breaking kit - complete with disappearing ink - for $9.95.
The computer mouse pads and coffee mugs bearing the agency's official
seal have already sold out.

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