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README: Fix example, add note about message limit
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```bash
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$ steg86 extract bash.steg > my_message
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$ cat message
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here is my secret message!
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here is my secret message
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```
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`steg86 extract` will exit with a non-zero status if a message cannot be extracted (e.g.,
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### Future improvements
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* *steg86* currently limits the embedded message to 16KB. This is a purely artificial limitation
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that could be resolved with some small format changes.
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* x86 (and x86_64) both have multi-byte NOPs, for alignment purposes. Additional information can be
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hidden in these in a few ways:
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* The `OF 1F /0` multi-byte NOP can be up to 9 bytes, of which up to 5 are free

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