Aramis never needs to forge the Bastille release order — he overwrites the governor's memory of it. Baisemeaux clearly remembers reading “Seldon” and even an ink blot; Aramis holds the paper up, reads “Marchiali” aloud, and repeats it until the man's own eyes surrender: “On en croit ses yeux, cependant.” Then the closer: “Perdez donc l’habitude de réfléchir, quand je me donne la peine de penser pour vous.” You don't need to change the document if you can change the reader — confidence, repetition, and a higher authority's gaze make a man disbelieve what he saw an hour ago.

— In our words · Source: The Man in the Iron Mask (Alexandre Dumas)