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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Cryptography
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The following quote is from Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894). He was a physician by profession but his fame is attributed to his writing; he is known to be one of the best American poets of the 19th century.
Can you decode it?
T=Z
"JWS'F IGLFFNB VWRBDNGI FULF IBANSJDUAZ LRFUWBATND VWR FW DLV JADLOBNNLKGN FUASOD FW VWRB ASFAQLFND. FUN SNLBNB VWR PWQN ASFW BNGLFAWS XAFU L ZNBDWS, FUN QWBN SNPNDDLBV JW FLPF LSJ PWRBFNDV KNPWQN."
Can you decode it?
T=Z
"JWS'F IGLFFNB VWRBDNGI FULF IBANSJDUAZ LRFUWBATND VWR FW DLV JADLOBNNLKGN FUASOD FW VWRB ASFAQLFND. FUN SNLBNB VWR PWQN ASFW BNGLFAWS XAFU L ZNBDWS, FUN QWBN SNPNDDLBV JW FLPF LSJ PWRBFNDV KNPWQN."
Hint
F=TO=G
Q=M
Answer
"DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF THAT FRIENDSHIP AUTHORIZES YOU TO SAY DISAGREEABLE THINGS TO YOUR INTIMATES. THE NEARER YOU COME INTO RELATION WITH A PERSON, THE MORE NECESSARY DO TACT AND COURTESY BECOME."KEY:
A=I
B=R
D=S
F=T
G=L
I=F
J=D
K=B
L=A
N=E
O=G
P=C
Q=M
R=U
S=N
T=Z
U=H
V=Y
W=O
X=W
Z=P
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