-4-: -ama10- 7-

The message was etched into the old typewriter’s platen: -ama10- 7- -4-

But E G D? That made no sense.

So W G D — “WGD” — could be an abbreviation for “Wing” (aviation). -ama10- 7- -4-

And below it: -10- -7- -4- which she now knew meant: 10th letter J, 7th G, 4th D — — “Jagd” (German for hunt). The message was etched into the old typewriter’s

Finally she tried: hyphens = word boundaries. ama10 = am a 10 = “I am a ten” (Roman: X) 7- = seven dash = seven minus dash = seven minus one (dash as 1) = 6 → F -4- = dash four dash = four surrounded by ones = 1-4-1 → in alphabet: A D A -ama10- 7- -4-