The Cipher Room

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

Washington, April 1865. An old compass makes you the clerk who copies the President's telegrams, and you know how Friday night ends. Nobody believes you. What do you do with the last hour?

alternative historyNewBook 2

~119–123 pages · 12 chapters · 3 endings · 50M paths

A book that casts you as the lead

This is a personalized choose-your-own-adventure book: before you begin, it asks a few questions, then weaves your answers into the prose while your choices steer the plot. The full story is free to read in your browser — no account needed for the opening — and if it becomes yours, you can keep it as a personalized PDF.

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This story asks: nib, pocket.

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