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Famous Phrases 2
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
Each of the words in the following cryptograms is missing a letter, indicated by "_". These missing letters form two quotes, along with the person who said each quote. There are at least two letter options for each word, so you will have to determine the appropriate missing letters to solve the cryptograms (eg, "bo_n" could be "boon" or "born", the missing letter being either "O" or "R"). "/" separates the individual words of the quote, "+" separates the individual letters of each word in the quote, and "~" separates the person from the quote.
Quote #1:
_AIN + L_VE + _INE + S_ED / CLA_ + HO_D / WO_D + F_ND + _LED + _ARN + FEA_ + S_OP + _EAR / CH_P + OVE_ / RIN_ + DR_P + HA_E + BAL_ / O_EN + _AST / SEN_ + SL_W + W_NT + SAL_ + C_IP. ~ _AIL + ARI_ + _ELL + BA_D + P_CK + FA_E + BAL_ / _OLD + S_ND + SOO_ + _ACK + PUN_
Quote #2:
SA_D + B_ST + _AIN + CAR_ + B_ED / D_RT + _EST / _HEN + S_IP + FAR_ / SA_E + LA_D + _ARN + B_ED + SAN_ / B_AT + _ARE / S_IP + T_NE + _AST + C_VE + WHE_ / TAL_ + H_LD + COR_ + _OOD + GAL_ + SA_D + _ONE + _OLD / CRO_ + B_RN + _HOP / PA_T + BO_T / HAR_ + C_RE + S_AR + MAS_ / S_WN + _ANT + CAS_ + _ROP / STA_ + _EAR / LA_T + _VER / HAR_ + V_NE + _AME + DEN_ / DIR_ + GO_D / LO_T + W_NT / WAI_ + _VER + STE_. ~ THA_ + WA_T + _EXT + WI_H + S_AY + FO_L + FI_E / _HOP + C_OW + PO_R + CA_T + _ANT + MAS_ + P_LL + _AKE + KIL_
Quote #1:
_AIN + L_VE + _INE + S_ED / CLA_ + HO_D / WO_D + F_ND + _LED + _ARN + FEA_ + S_OP + _EAR / CH_P + OVE_ / RIN_ + DR_P + HA_E + BAL_ / O_EN + _AST / SEN_ + SL_W + W_NT + SAL_ + C_IP. ~ _AIL + ARI_ + _ELL + BA_D + P_CK + FA_E + BAL_ / _OLD + S_ND + SOO_ + _ACK + PUN_
Quote #2:
SA_D + B_ST + _AIN + CAR_ + B_ED / D_RT + _EST / _HEN + S_IP + FAR_ / SA_E + LA_D + _ARN + B_ED + SAN_ / B_AT + _ARE / S_IP + T_NE + _AST + C_VE + WHE_ / TAL_ + H_LD + COR_ + _OOD + GAL_ + SA_D + _ONE + _OLD / CRO_ + B_RN + _HOP / PA_T + BO_T / HAR_ + C_RE + S_AR + MAS_ / S_WN + _ANT + CAS_ + _ROP / STA_ + _EAR / LA_T + _VER / HAR_ + V_NE + _AME + DEN_ / DIR_ + GO_D / LO_T + W_NT / WAI_ + _VER + STE_. ~ THA_ + WA_T + _EXT + WI_H + S_AY + FO_L + FI_E / _HOP + C_OW + PO_R + CA_T + _ANT + MAS_ + P_LL + _AKE + KIL_
Answer
Quote #1: Give me liberty or give me death. ~ Patrick HenryGAIN + LIVE + VINE + SEED / CLAM + HOED / WOLD + FIND + BLED + EARN + FEAR + STOP + YEAR / CHOP + OVER / RING + DRIP + HAVE + BALE / OMEN + EAST / SEND + SLEW + WANT + SALT + CHIP. ~ PAIL + ARIA + TELL + BARD + PICK + FACE + BALK / HOLD + SEND + SOON + RACK + PUNY
Quote #2: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. ~ Winston Churchill
SAND + BEST + VAIN + CARE + BRED / DIRT + NEST / THEN + SHIP + FARE / SAFE + LAID + EARN + BLED + SAND / BOAT + FARE / SHIP + TUNE + MAST + CAVE + WHEN / TALC + HOLD + CORN + FOOD + GALL + SAID + CONE + TOLD / CROW + BARN + SHOP / PAST + BOOT / HARM + CURE + SCAR + MASH / SOWN + WANT + CASE + DROP / STAB + YEAR / LAST + OVER / HARM + VANE + NAME + DENY / DIRT + GOOD / LOST + WONT / WAIF + EVER + STEW. ~ THAW + WAIT + NEXT + WISH + STAY + FOOL + FINE / CHOP + CHOW + POUR + CART + CANT + MASH + PILL + LAKE + KILL
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It was alright.
I totally don't even know how the heck it works, even after having the answer, I am stunned.
I would call this a language teaser rather than cryptography... But I suppose it could be considered a type of code.
Anyway, a cool idea, and I can tell you put a lot of work into it!
Anyway, a cool idea, and I can tell you put a lot of work into it!
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