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A Famous Writer
Cryptography
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The following quote is from Washington Irving (1783 - 1859). He was the American writer who created the fictional characters Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane.
Can you decode it?
* The hint contains three vowels.
F=T
"NLJCF OXPGI ZCEJ WBLWTIJI; QXFFQJ OXPGI ZCEJ HXIZJI. QXFFQJ OXPGI CLJ IBAGBJG AR OXIMTLFBPJI; NLJCF OXPGI LXIJ CATEJ FZJO."
Can you decode it?
* The hint contains three vowels.
F=T
"NLJCF OXPGI ZCEJ WBLWTIJI; QXFFQJ OXPGI ZCEJ HXIZJI. QXFFQJ OXPGI CLJ IBAGBJG AR OXIMTLFBPJI; NLJCF OXPGI LXIJ CATEJ FZJO."
Hint
C=AT=O
X=I
Answer
"GREAT MINDS HAVE PURPOSES; LITTLE MINDS HAVE WISHES. LITTLE MINDS ARE SUBDUED BY MISFORTUNES; GREAT MINDS RISE ABOVE THEM."KEY:
A=B
B=U
C=A
E=V
F=T
G=D
H=W
I=S
J=E
L=R
M=F
N=G
O=M
P=N
Q=L
R=Y
T=O
W=P
X=I
Z=H
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He is a great writer! Great Teaser
kool crypto!
a bit tricky, but i managed/
AWESOME
a bit tricky, but i managed/
AWESOME
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