Paper, a pencil, and a phrase that stays offline

Why the booklet starts with paper

A recovery phrase is the backup of a Solana account. Anyone who can read it can recreate the account and move what it holds. That is the impact the Envelope Guide repeats on its first page, before it talks about envelopes at all.

Visitors often arrive with the phrase in a notes application or in a photo of a handwritten card. A photo follows the camera roll. If that roll is copied to another device, the phrase is copied with it. A note that syncs to other screens has the same habit: it travels.

Two places, neither of them a screen

The guide asks for two paper copies in two places that you can actually reach, and that a visitor to your home would not trip over. One copy in a desk drawer and another in a bag you carry every day is a weak pair, because the bag is lost more often than the drawer. The booklet leaves the exact rooms to you. Apartments in Hamyang and studios in Jinju do not share a floor plan.

Write in pencil or pen on paper you can still read in five years. Lamination is optional. A sealed plain envelope keeps casual eyes off the words. Label the envelope with something you will recognise and that a stranger will not. The guide suggests a household nickname, not the word phrase and not the account name.

The phrase restores an account when a device fails. The booklet keeps it on paper in the house, and off any page that asks you to type the words into a browser.

What the desk adds

The booklet cannot see your shelves. In a desk session the reader asks where mail sits, who else has a key, and whether a previous photo is still in the camera roll. You write the two places on your practice sheet. We never ask to hear the words themselves.