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Ray Palmer, The Secret World (autobiography), recounting the Mantong formula and Shaver correspondence.

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Shaver Mystery / Richard Shaver

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Palmer's account of applying Shaver's 'Mantong' decoding formula and deciding to publish the Mystery as fact-claim.

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Shaver Mystery / Richard Shaver

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Editor Ray Palmer promoted the stories as 'The Shaver Mystery' and presented them as rooted in truth.

Palmer's own autobiography and the magazine's framing confirm the promotion.
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