Another sheet of newspaper; this time a whole page. A letter to the editor is circled with a red pen. Bold, angular letters in the same ink have a message written in the articles margins.
Attention Fullmetal! Look at what was in the news today!
The article has a few thumb smudges of varying sizes on it, but some parts are still legible.
These Demon Alchemists Should Die!
Every one of those demon alchemists should be made to come to justice. There's no leader fit to lead us in their ranks. The liars and near destroyers of life here, should in effect be destroyed in due kind. We had utopia until these vile, sadistic betrayers dragged innocents into their sick game. No, we should not give the chance to oppress us once again. All of the faithful, loyal citizens of Amestris ought to stand up. Not to demand a government, but a proper working way of doing things. Instead of a king, take a stand and correct what now is laid in ruin. The New government of Amestris must be better!
The text becomes harder to read here, but it might be intentional. The next clear part is the end.
Don't lose hope, the end is coming and soon we will all be free.
Rhoinn Walpsy
After puzzling it over a code is revealed. The hidden message is : Ed, Mj. Arm filled us in. Go along with Cln. AlWin.
Author's note: I forgot to include the code. Sorry.
Author's note: There appears to be some confusion about this chapter, so I'm going to briefly explain it. This particular cut-out was passed from Colonel Mustang to Major Elric while the two were detained in prison. Mustang had to bribe the guards, accounting for the many smudges. The article itself was written by Winry and Al as a message to Ed after they had met with Major Armstrong. Major Armstrong knew the title would catch Colonel Mustang's attention because it was remniscent of Ishbal. There is a code in the text itself, but neither Ed nor Colonel Mustang wrote it down for fear of it being found in the jail cell. (It is rather simplistice, especially with the solution already given.) The ending line is not part of the code, but instead a sincere message. Rhoinn Walpsy is an anagram of Winry Alphonse.