Dancing Men Code

The Dancing Men Code is a secret code which has appeared in many Sherlock Holmes stories.
== Origins ==
The code was designed originally by an American crime boss, but was used primarily by Abe Slaney in his attempt to win back Elsie Cubitt, his one-time fiance.
== Use ==
The different characters stand in different poses to represent a letter of the alphabet, with a character holding a flag being used to denote the last letter of a word.
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