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"Room 40"

The cryptographic group that decoded the Zimmerman telegram was known as Room 40.

war. They sent me over to their government, and they were SO ANGRY! They took a picture of me and put it on the news and published it. Even more people were angry. People looked at me as shocking, terrible, and horrific. And I mean, I can see why. I was basically news that Germany was ready to steal some of America’s states and hand it over to Mexico. Now, a lot of people ask, “Which side are you on: allies or central powers?” And I honestly don’t know. I don’t have any clue what each of them are for. All I know was that Germany was a lot nicer to me than America, obviously. But I feel very important. I’ve retired as a secret agent and now I’m a celebrity. People come and take photos of me all the time, known as the reason why America joined the first World War.

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