note adding yourself as recipient

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diff --git a/sq-guide.md b/sq-guide.md
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--- a/sq-guide.md
+++ b/sq-guide.md
@@ -707,6 +707,10 @@ sq encrypt --recipient-cert cert.pgp --output bar.pgp foo.md
 This encrypts the file `foo.md`, using the certificate in `cert.pgp`,
 and writes the result into `bar.pgp`.
 
+Note that the encryption is done only for the explicitly specified
+recipients. If you want to read the encrypted output yourself later,
+you need to add yourself as a recipient.
+
 The output file has a name different from the input file so that the
 filename, which is not encrypted, does not reveal anything about the
 contents to someone who happens to see it.