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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 quote is from funny lady Elayne Boosler.
Can you decode it?
B=Y
"W KXPO UWG SFVQU FJ TB NFFL XSS WJ X LFE. EKOJ W AF FRY, W SFVQ OPOLB FYKOL FJO. W HWARLO JF TXYYOL KFE SFJA UFTOCFNB UYXJNU YKOLO DWVQWJA YKO SFVQU, YKOB XLO XSEXBU SFVQWJA YKLOO."
Can you decode it?
B=Y
"W KXPO UWG SFVQU FJ TB NFFL XSS WJ X LFE. EKOJ W AF FRY, W SFVQ OPOLB FYKOL FJO. W HWARLO JF TXYYOL KFE SFJA UFTOCFNB UYXJNU YKOLO DWVQWJA YKO SFVQU, YKOB XLO XSEXBU SFVQWJA YKLOO."
Hint
F=OK=H
U=S
Answer
"I HAVE SIX LOCKS ON MY DOOR ALL IN A ROW. WHEN I GO OUT, I LOCK EVERY OTHER ONE. I FIGURE NO MATTER HOW LONG SOMEBODY STANDS THERE PICKING THE LOCKS, THEY ARE ALWAYS LOCKING THREE."KEY:
A=G
B=Y
C=B
D=P
E=W
F=O
G=X
H=F
J=N
K=H
L=R
N=D
O=E
P=V
Q=K
R=U
S=L
T=M
U=S
V=C
W=I
X=A
Y=T
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