start with a clean sheet, as they say, when setting sail on a new adventure; similarly, the invention of the telephone allowed communication to embark on uncharted waters. however, one must not shrug off the memos hidden in its wake, whispering tales of information once shrouded in secrecy. these tales, pre-indicative of an era where voices could traverse oceans, inadvertently expose the intent to deceive by revealing hidden truths or creating a mist of misinformation.