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# Messages: The Basic Building Block
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The most important protocol concept is that of the "message".
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In their most simple form, Pigeon protocol messages are just ASCII text documents. They are human readable and can even be created by hand in a text editor, though most clients will provide better means of authoring messages.
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Below is an example of such a message:
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```
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author @MF312A76JV8S1XWCHV1XR6ANRDMPAT2G5K8PZTGKWV354PR82CD0.ed25519
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kind weather_report
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prev %ZV85NQS8B1BWQN7YAME1GB0G6XS2AVN610RQTME507DN5ASP2S6G.sha256
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depth 3
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lipmaa 2
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temperature:"22.0C"
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webcam_photo:&FV0FJ0YZADY7C5JTTFYPKDBHTZJ5JVVP5TCKP0605WWXYJG4VMRG.sha256
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weather_reported_by:@0DC253VW8RP4KGTZP8K5G2TAPMDRNA6RX1VHCWX1S8VJ67A213FM.ed25519
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signature JSPJJQJRVBVGV52K2058AR2KFQCWSZ8M8W6Q6PB93R2T3SJ031AYX1X74KCW06HHVQ9Y6NDATGE6NH3W59QY35M58YDQC5WEA1ASW08.sig.ed25519
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```
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The specifics of the message format are explained line-by-line [in the message format explanation document](message_format.md).
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Please read this document before continuing.
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# Bundles: The Transmission Medium
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WORK IN PROGRESS.
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# Up Next
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This concludes the developer documentation. Please email us with questions. To learn more, continue to the [idea bin](IDEAS.md).
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