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In Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.Cryptography
This is a quote from David Letterman, one of America's most popular talk show hosts and comedian. Can you decode it?
A=O
"DXADPX EOK UXI KANHXNE WOU'G YXG OPAUY. UAG GNZX. S EOI GIA UXI KANHXNE, WARDPXGX EGNOUYXNE, EMONSUY O WOQ. AUX YZK GAAH GMX GSNXE OUF GMX NOFSA; GMX AGMXN YZK GAAH GMX XUYSUX."
A=O
"DXADPX EOK UXI KANHXNE WOU'G YXG OPAUY. UAG GNZX. S EOI GIA UXI KANHXNE, WARDPXGX EGNOUYXNE, EMONSUY O WOQ. AUX YZK GAAH GMX GSNXE OUF GMX NOFSA; GMX AGMXN YZK GAAH GMX XUYSUX."
Hint
K=YS=I
W=C
Answer
"PEOPLE SAY NEW YORKERS CAN'T GET ALONG. NOT TRUE. I SAW TWO NEW YORKERS, COMPLETE STRANGERS, SHARING A CAB. ONE GUY TOOK THE TIRES AND THE RADIO; THE OTHER GUY TOOK THE ENGINE."KEY:
A=O
D=P
E=S
F=D
G=T
H=K
I=W
K=Y
M=H
N=R
O=A
P=L
Q=B
R=M
S=I
U=N
W=C
X=E
Y=G
Z=U
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