smoke signal

There were couriers, of course, and there was the smoke signal, first used by the ancient Greeks and Hebrews.
Il y avait les messagers, bien sûr, et les signaux de fumée, jadis utilisés par les Grecs et les Hébreux.
Not a letter, a telegram, a smoke signal.
Pas une lettre, pas un télégramme.
It's a smoke signal.
C'est un signal de fumée.
Message sending evolved from the primitive smoke signal up through runners, animal riders, railroads, and airplanes, as well as telegraph, telephone, and wireless communication.
La transmission des messages se fit d’abord au moyen de signaux de fumée, puis de coureurs, de cavaliers, de chemins de fer et d’avions, de même que par le télégraphe, le téléphone et les radiocommunications.
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