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This document appears to be page 66 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, produced as evidence in a House Oversight investigation (Bates HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019554). The text details the initial encrypted communications between Edward Snowden (referred to as C4) and journalist Laura Poitras in January 2013, discussing the risks of NSA surveillance. It also provides background on former NSA technical director William Binney and the 'Stellarwind' surveillance program authorized by President Bush in 2001.