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From ancient letters of safe passage to medieval royal permissions, wartime identity checks, refugee documents, machine-readable booklets, biometric chips, and e-gates, the passport has always been more than a travel document. It tells a story of power, movement, suspicion, citizenship, and freedom. In this episode of Compact History, we trace how one small booklet became one of the most important documents in the modern world.

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