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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.

 

Fun:*** (2.8)
Difficulty:*** (2.32)
Category:Cryptography
Submitted By:Gizzer

 



These quotations all have a common theme. Can you decipher them?

SHRIVEL ZX BTL NIZSL BTVB QZDL LMVSBX DHI EIVPBZPE NLVSL. - VGLQZV LVITVIB

SHRIVEL ZX DLVI BTVB TVX XVZO ZBX NIVULIX. - OHIHBTU ALIPVIO

SHRIVEL ZX BTL VIB HD ALZPE BTL HPQU HPL YTH FPHYX UHR'IL XSVILO BH OLVBT. - TVIHQO YZQXHP

V BZGZO NLIXHP ZX DIZETBLPLO ALDHIL V OVPELI, V SHYVIO ORIZPE BTL BZGL, VPO V SHRIVELHRX NLIXHP VDBLIYVIO. - WLVP NVRQ IZSTBLI

FLLN UHRI DLVIX BH UHRIXLQD, ARB XTVIL UHRI SHRIVEL YZBT HBTLIX. - IHALIB QHRZX XBLKLPXHP

XHGL TVKL ALLP BTHRETB AIVKL ALSVRXL BTLU YLIL VDIVZO BH IRP VYVU. - BTHGVX DRQQLI


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Answer

The common theme is COURAGE.

Key (Code=Answer)
A=B
B=T
C=Q
D=F
E=G
F=K
G=M
H=O
I=R
J=Z
K=V
L=E
M=X
N=P
O=D
P=N
Q=L
R=U
S=C
T=H
U=Y
V=A
W=J
X=S
Y=W
Z=I

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace. - Amelia Earhart

Courage is fear that has said its prayers. - Dorothy Bernard

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death. - Harold Wilson

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. - Jean Paul Richter

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. - Thomas Fuller


Note: The hint refers to "The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane. SHRIVEL decodes to COURAGE.

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