Older employees may recall that when the Headquarters Building was being constructed, guard dogs stalked the corridors by night to sniff out trespassers. Practically no one is aware, however, of the collection of strange fauna in a corner of a sub-basement, the location of which must remain secret. This collection, known as the Bestiary of Intelligence Writing, consists of specimen samples of cliches and misused or overused word combinations that CiA editors have encountered frequently over the years.