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The following quotes are from Meister Eckhart (1260 - 1328). He was known to be a master of theology.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
S=H
"JSFA F HFO AFGYB PO EL RTOAYHUCFAPTO, ASFA SY UTWNB TWA PO CTKY."
"JSFA JY UCFOA PO ASY BTPC TX RTOAYHUCFAPTO, JY BSFCC NYFU PO ASY SFNKYBA TX FRAPTO."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
S=H
"JSFA F HFO AFGYB PO EL RTOAYHUCFAPTO, ASFA SY UTWNB TWA PO CTKY."
"JSFA JY UCFOA PO ASY BTPC TX RTOAYHUCFAPTO, JY BSFCC NYFU PO ASY SFNKYBA TX FRAPTO."
Hint
F=AT=O
W=U
Answer
"WHAT A MAN TAKES IN BY CONTEMPLATION, THAT HE POURS OUT IN LOVE.""WHAT WE PLANT IN THE SOIL OF CONTEMPLATION, WE SHALL REAP IN THE HARVEST OF ACTION."
KEY:
A=T
B=S
C=L
E=B
F=A
G=K
H=M
J=W
K=V
L=Y
N=R
O=N
P=I
R=C
S=H
T=O
U=P
W=U
X=F
Y=E
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