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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
Helen Keller (1880-1967)
Imagine that you couldn't see these words or hear them spoken. But you could still talk, write, read, and make friends. In fact, you went to college, wrote nearly a dozen books, traveled all over the world, met 12 U.S. presidents, and lived to be 87. Well, there was such a person, and she was born over a hundred years ago.
The following is a quote from this remarkable woman.
Can you decode it?
I=M
*The hint contains the key for all the vowels.
"Z SOJ RGG, OJU DAOD ZR KAT Z SOJ QG AOLLT, ZJ KAOD TXB SOPP DAG UOWN, QBD KAZSA DX IG ZR CXPUGJ. Z SOJ RGG O CXU-IOUG KXWPU, JXD O IOJ-IOUG KXWPU."
Imagine that you couldn't see these words or hear them spoken. But you could still talk, write, read, and make friends. In fact, you went to college, wrote nearly a dozen books, traveled all over the world, met 12 U.S. presidents, and lived to be 87. Well, there was such a person, and she was born over a hundred years ago.
The following is a quote from this remarkable woman.
Can you decode it?
I=M
*The hint contains the key for all the vowels.
"Z SOJ RGG, OJU DAOD ZR KAT Z SOJ QG AOLLT, ZJ KAOD TXB SOPP DAG UOWN, QBD KAZSA DX IG ZR CXPUGJ. Z SOJ RGG O CXU-IOUG KXWPU, JXD O IOJ-IOUG KXWPU."
Hint
B=UG=E
O=A
X=O
Z=I
Answer
"I CAN SEE, AND THAT IS WHY I CAN BE HAPPY, IN WHAT YOU CALL THE DARK, BUT WHICH TO ME IS GOLDEN. I CAN SEE A GOD-MADE WORLD, NOT A MAN-MADE WORLD."KEY:
A=H
B=U
C=G
D=T
G=E
I=M
J=N
K=W
L=P
N=K
O=A
P=L
Q=B
R=S
S=C
T=Y
U=D
W=R
X=O
Z=I
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