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HOW TO: Mystery-Ink-Faux-Ancient-Manuscript-Style-Handwriting

Materials needed: pointy stick, lemon juice, one of the following: toaster / toaster-oven / electric stovetop burner, and some ordinary/thin paper (as opposed t

Steps: dip your branch into the juice, write your script on the paper, let dry, hold over heat source of choice (try to judge a non-burnable distance) and watch your script slowly appear in darkening tones of brown. Experiment with different toasting times to get lighter/darker script & yellow to dark-brown hues. Endless fun.