Need a hint?
Focus on the dots and arrows above the letters in the article.
If a letter has a dot above it, take it
If a letter has an arrow above it, look what letter it is poitning to.
There is a dot above the t in tradition so take the t.
There is an arrow above the e in they pointing at the h, take the h. Continue through the article
collecting the letters in this way to get
"the solution you are after is
thirty one".
