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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
All of these quotations have a common theme. Can you decipher them?
YRIG JZDS DIBKI PRS SUZG DYJUE JUE PJTY. - NSRU OTZYSU
JZZ YRTUWD HSOI BSFUE YS RTO PRS PTZZ VFY PJTY. - RIUBG PJEDPSBYR ZSUWXIZZSP
PI HSFZE UIKIB ZIJBU YS VI VBJKI JUE LJYTIUY, TX YRIBI PIBI SUZG NSG TU YRI PSBZE. - RIZIU QIZZIB
YRTUWD OJG HSOI YS YRSDI PRS PJTY, VFY SUZG YRI YRTUWD ZIXY VIRTUE VG YRSDI PRS RFDYZI. - JVBJRJO ZTUHSZU
YRIG JZDS DIBKI PRS SUZG DYJUE JUE PJTY. - NSRU OTZYSU
JZZ YRTUWD HSOI BSFUE YS RTO PRS PTZZ VFY PJTY. - RIUBG PJEDPSBYR ZSUWXIZZSP
PI HSFZE UIKIB ZIJBU YS VI VBJKI JUE LJYTIUY, TX YRIBI PIBI SUZG NSG TU YRI PSBZE. - RIZIU QIZZIB
YRTUWD OJG HSOI YS YRSDI PRS PJTY, VFY SUZG YRI YRTUWD ZIXY VIRTUE VG YRSDI PRS RFDYZI. - JVBJRJO ZTUHSZU
Hint
Don't give up too soon. The code itself reveals a clue to the theme.Answer
The theme is patience:They also serve who only stand and wait. - John Milton
All things come round to him who will but wait. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world. - Helen Keller
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left behind by those who hustle. - Abraham Lincoln
Code:
A=Q
B=R
C=Z
D=S
E=D
F=U
G=Y
H=C
I=E
J=A
K=V
L=P
M=X
N=J
O=M
P=W
Q=K
R=H
S=O
T=I
U=N
V=B
W=G
X=F
Y=T
Z=L
Did you notice that VIRTUE is part of the code in the last quote? It is said that patience is a virtue.
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