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TheJeeronian t1_je1ujqd wrote

Depends on what it's reading. If it knows in advance to expect ASCII text, then it will count out 8 bits to each letter.

The simplest ruleset which doesn't limit you at all would be that, after ten letters, there is a single bit which says whether or not the message continues. This ruleset is inefficient as hell but shows a simple solution.

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