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Dark Twain
Cryptography
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
The two following quotes are from Mark Twain.
Both quotes use the same code.
* The hint offers three vowels.
N=H
"RYEDS HE ADDXA I MHEW ENIE SRIN ISZ NHA MIFEW ZHZS'E XHAA END ORIE."
"HY WRJ NRGZ I UIE OW END EIHG WRJ GDIFS ENHSTA WRJ UISSRE GDIFS ISW RENDF KIW."
Both quotes use the same code.
* The hint offers three vowels.
N=H
"RYEDS HE ADDXA I MHEW ENIE SRIN ISZ NHA MIFEW ZHZS'E XHAA END ORIE."
"HY WRJ NRGZ I UIE OW END EIHG WRJ GDIFS ENHSTA WRJ UISSRE GDIFS ISW RENDF KIW."
Hint
I=AJ=U
R=O
Answer
"OFTEN IT SEEMS A PITY THAT NOAH AND HIS PARTY DIDN'T MISS THE BOAT.""IF YOU HOLD A CAT BY THE TAIL YOU LEARN THINGS YOU CANNOT LEARN ANY OTHER WAY."
KEY:
A=S
D=E
E=T
F=R
G=L
H=I
I=A
J=U
K=W
M=P
N=H
O=B
R=O
S=N
T=G
U=C
W=Y
X=M
Y=F
Z=D
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