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An Olio Of Good Advice
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 following quotes are from American humorist Josh Billings (1818-1885). Can you decode them?
All puzzles use the same key.
R=C
"ZTNHRK HU AHJK RZUWIQ IHA, KZUL KGIYOF WI OHNK PYW TQKZTMYA YGKZUL WI WZJK."
"PK JHGT WI LIYQ CIWFKQ-HG-AZS, PYW DZL MIQ FKQ PIZQT ZW UICK OIIT FIWKA."
"PK AHJK Z DIUWZOK UWZCD. UWHRJ WI IGK WFHGO YGWHA LIY OKW WFKQK."
All puzzles use the same key.
R=C
"ZTNHRK HU AHJK RZUWIQ IHA, KZUL KGIYOF WI OHNK PYW TQKZTMYA YGKZUL WI WZJK."
"PK JHGT WI LIYQ CIWFKQ-HG-AZS, PYW DZL MIQ FKQ PIZQT ZW UICK OIIT FIWKA."
"PK AHJK Z DIUWZOK UWZCD. UWHRJ WI IGK WFHGO YGWHA LIY OKW WFKQK."
Hint
N=VW=T
Y=U
Answer
"ADVICE IS LIKE CASTOR OIL, EASY ENOUGH TO GIVE BUT DREADFUL UNEASY TO TAKE.""BE KIND TO YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW, BUT PAY FOR HER BOARD AT SOME GOOD HOTEL."
"BE LIKE A POSTAGE STAMP. STICK TO ONE THING UNTIL YOU GET THERE."
KEY:
A=L
C=M
D=P
F=H
G=N
H=I
I=O
J=K
K=E
L=Y
M=F
N=V
O=G
P=B
Q=R
R=C
S=W
T=D
U=S
W=T
Y=U
Z=A
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