01.There are many Illuminated groups,with different kinds of secret knowledge. Anything you might say about them(including this)will be false for some of the Illuminati,but true for others,which only adds to the confusion and mystery.光明會有很多分支，他們擁有不同的神秘知識。你所談及到的任何關於光明會的信息（當然也包括這條）對一些光明會分支來說都是錯誤的，但對其他光明會來說又是正確的。這使得光明會更加神秘，人們也更加困惑。
02.The Illuminati infiltrate and take over organizations of all kinds,from churches to the post office to the corner grocery store,and turn them to their own ends.光明會滲透並接管了各種組織，從教堂到郵局再到街角的雜貨店，並他們為己所用。
03.And,just as ablack joke,some of their subject organizations advertise themselves as Secret Societies.而且，就像一個黑色幽默一樣，一些被控制的組織會宣傳自己是秘密社團。
04.They have agents and「sleepers」planted everywhere.Many of these people have no idea who they are really reporting to.Others are active members of the conspiracy,working their way ever deeper into the fabric of society.他們到處安插間諜和「潛伏者」。但在這些人中，大部分都不知道自己在向誰匯報，而另外一部分人則熱衷於陰謀，他們的工作深入到了社會的細枝末節。
05.They control the schools in order to make sure that young people learn to enjoy strange tuneless music and weird outlandish games,and that they dress oddly.他們控制著學校，以確保年輕人學會欣賞難聽的音樂和古怪的遊戲，並確保他們穿著怪異。
06.They also try to recruit the best and the brightest young people as agents,to insure the next generation of the Conspiracy.他們還試圖招募最優秀和最聰明的年輕人作為代理人，以確保陰謀可以延續到下一代。
07.They constantly feud among themselves and war with other groups and organizations.Each group of Illuminati is constantly striving to increase its power base and undermine the competition.他們之間經常發生爭執，並與其他團體和組織交戰。每一個光明會團體都在不斷努力以加固自己的權利並破壞公平競爭。
08.Their first means of dealing with opposition is to buy it off.To any group as rich as the Illuminati,a few million dollars are nothing.他們對付敵對者的首選方法就是收買他們。對象光明會這樣富有的組織來說，幾百萬美元根本算不上什麼。
09.Next they try threats.Danger to possessions,status or loved ones has dissuaded many awould-be foe of Illuminati schemes.如果收買不了，他們會嘗試威脅。讓反對者的財產、地位或親人面臨危險。這一招已經阻止了許多光明會計畫的潛在敵人。
10.And,of course,m-u-r-d-e-r is an ancient political weapon.The Illuminati have been responsible for some of the most shocking a-s-s-a-s-s-i-nations of modern times.當然，謀S是一種古老的政治武器。光明會對現代一些最令人震驚的暗S事件負有責任。
11.They also replace people with doubles.For many years they recruited look-alikes who would serve their ends.Now they are perfecting cloning technology that will let them replace anybody.他們還使用替身來代替真身。多年來，他們招募長相相似的人來為他們服務。而現在他們正在完善克隆技術，讓他們可以取代任何人。
12.Those who can』t be dealt with any other way are discredited or driven mad.那些很難處理的人會被抹黑或被逼瘋。
13.The Illuminati conspiracy is hundreds,if not thousands,of years old.Many of the most famous names of history have been Illuminated,or Illuminati agents.Indeed,all of history is nothing more than an outside view of the schemes and struggles of the Illuminati.光明會的陰謀就算沒有幾千年，也有幾百年了。歷史上許多最著名的名字都與之有關，或者說是光明會的代理人。事實上，所有的歷史都只不過是光明會的計畫和鬥爭的一個外在表象。
14.And,of course,the Illuminati are constantly rewriting history to serve their own goals.For instance,modern schoolchildren are taught that there is no historical evidence of Jesus Christ,and they learn nothing about the Russo-German War or the state of Arcadia.當然，光明會不斷改寫歷史以實現自己的目標。例如，他們教導現在的孩子們，沒有歷史證據可以證明耶穌基督的存在；孩子們對蘇德戰爭或者阿卡迪亞州也一無所知。
15.They control the news media,so you hear what they want you to about today』s news.Any event that doesn』t fit in with their program will be quickly hushed up.他們控制著新聞媒體，所以你能看到的新聞都是他們希望你看到的。任何不符合他們計畫的事件都會很快被掩蓋。
16.In particular,they control television.They don』t permit intelligent shows to survive;they encourage mind candy that will keep people from thinking.The only reason good shows are permitted to appear at all is to convince intelligent people that nobody else likes such material,and that there must be something wrong with them.特別是，他們控制著電視。他們不允許聰明的表演存在；他們鼓吹那些能讓人們停止思考的「心靈糖果」。好節目被允許出現的唯一原因是為了說服聰明的人相信，根本沒人會喜歡這樣的節目，是你們自己出問題了。
17.The Illuminati manipulate the stock market and control currencies on an international level.Your paycheck is worth just what the Illuminati want it to be.光明會操縱著國際股票市場並控制著貨幣。你的薪水光明會是想要的。
18.Likewise,the entire「energy crisis」is an Illuminati invention.There』s no shortage of energy,of adozen different kinds,but plentiful free energy might threaten the Illuminated power base.同樣，「能源危機」也是光明會的陰謀。至少有十幾種不同的能源可供使用，根本就不存在缺能源這一說，但充足的能源可能會威脅到光明會的權力根基。
19.The Illuminati are doing their best to hold back the space program,for the same reason.If mankind was spread out through the solar system,they』d be much harder to control.[Not all the Illuminati agree on this.Some of them lust after the mineral wealth of space,and some want(literally)new worlds to conquer.出於同樣的原因，光明會正在盡其所能阻止太空計畫。如果人類散佈在太陽系中，他們將更難控制。但並不是所有的光明會都同意這一點。他們中的一些人渴望得到太空裡的礦產資源，而另一些人則想要征服新世界。
20.And some of them are in touch with aliens from outer space.Some of them ARE aliens.Why would「advanced beings」want to meddle with the affairs of Earthlings?Good question.他們中的一些人與來自外太空的外星人有聯繫。另一些人則就是外星人。為什麼「高級生命」要干涉地球人的事務?好問題。
21.Worse,some of them have actual magical powers and are in league with forces from...elsewhere.Great huge beings that are madness to look upon,or tiny,malicious things that glare and gibber from dark corners.They have pins and dolls;they know old names.更糟糕的是，他們中的一些人擁有真正的魔法力量，並與來自……emmm……某個地方的力量相連接。那些看起來很瘋狂的巨大生物，或者那些在黑暗角落裡怒目而視、胡言亂語的小而惡毒的東西。他們有大頭針和洋娃娃；他們知道古老的名字。
22.Other Illuminati have embraced technology.Their files of information are much more useful when backed by the power of the computer.They are also conditioning everyone to believe that computers are so complicated and dangerous that only the Experts should play with them.Next time you get an electric bill for$666,666.66,you know who』s behind it.其他光明會已經接受了技術。在計算機的支持下，他們的信息文件要有用得多。他們讓人們相信計算機是如此的複雜和危險，只有專家才能玩。下次當你收到一張6666666.66美元的電費賬單時，你就知道誰是幕後黑手了。
23.And some of these technophiles have gone astep farther,creating actual machine intelligences.These sentient computers are now,themselves,a force amoung the ruling Illuminati.其中一些技術愛好者甚至更進一步，創造出了真正的智能機器。現在，這些有知覺的電腦，它們本身，就是統治光明會的一股力量。
24.The Illuminati don』t like war;it』s expensive and wasteful.War only happens when two groups of Illuminati are very evenly matched and neither is willing to negotiate.But then they whip afew nations into apatriotic fervor and go at it.光明會不喜歡戰爭；既昂貴又浪費。只有當兩股光明會勢均力敵，並且雙方都不願意談判時，戰爭才會發生。但隨後，他們會激起一些國家的愛國熱情，並付諸行動。
25.They send secret messages through the newspapers and airwaves–in the classified ads,and even buried in news reports.They have other,even stranger forms of secret communications...all around you,all the time.他們通過報紙和電波傳遞秘密信息——在分類廣告中，甚至在新聞報導中。他們還有其他更奇怪的秘密通信方式……就在你身邊，每時每刻。
