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The following puzzles are from the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 B.C.- 322 B.C.).
Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code.
W=Q
"LZT DAZFJA ON IZHN UZDA DAN DTFDA XMP ZFT LTCNMPB, YCNDS TNWFCTNB FB DZ AZMZT DAN DTFDA LCTBD."
"KCBLZTDFMN BAZOB DAZBN OAZ XTN MZD TNXIIS LTCNMPB."
Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code.
W=Q
"LZT DAZFJA ON IZHN UZDA DAN DTFDA XMP ZFT LTCNMPB, YCNDS TNWFCTNB FB DZ AZMZT DAN DTFDA LCTBD."
"KCBLZTDFMN BAZOB DAZBN OAZ XTN MZD TNXIIS LTCNMPB."
Hint
A=HF=U
I =L
O=W
Answer
"FOR THOUGH WE LOVE BOTH THE TRUTH AND OUR FRIENDS, PIETY REQUIRES US TO HONOR THE TRUTH FIRST.""MISFORTUNE SHOWS THOSE WHO ARE NOT REALLY FRIENDS."
KEY:
A=H
B=S
C=I
D=T
F=U
H=V
I=L
J=G
K=M
L=F
M=N
N=E
O=W
P=D
S=Y
T=R
U=B
W=Q
X=A
Y=P
Z=O
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That was a good one aresll. I love cryptographs, I think they are so much fun. And it's so cool that this one was created by Aristotle.
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