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Two Smugglers
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
Two wanted smugglers were returning from overseas. During this time, one was caught by the local police but his accomplice escaped. Three days before his trial, he asked to write a letter to his family and have it delivered. As the letter was a mess of numbers, the police put it down to the fact that he was anxious.
24 hours later, he had escaped. Here is the letter (a slash indicates a new word, comma indicates new letter):
17/1,25/3,9,17,26,13/
15,9,23,7/17,26/14,15,9/23,24,5,1,23/
19,1,17,23/5,9,23,23/14,15,18,9,9./
14,8,24/3,1,18,18,9,7/
8,17,26,7,24,8,16.
How did his accomplice know where he was being held?
24 hours later, he had escaped. Here is the letter (a slash indicates a new word, comma indicates new letter):
17/1,25/3,9,17,26,13/
15,9,23,7/17,26/14,15,9/23,24,5,1,23/
19,1,17,23/5,9,23,23/14,15,18,9,9./
14,8,24/3,1,18,18,9,7/
8,17,26,7,24,8,16.
How did his accomplice know where he was being held?
Hint
M = 25N = 26
Answer
I am being held in the local jail, cell three. Two barred windowsA = 1
B = 3
C = 5
D = 7
E = 9
F = 11
G = 13
H = 15
I = 17
J = 19
K = 21
L = 23
M = 25
N = 26
O = 24
P = 22
Q = 20
R = 18
S = 16
T = 14
U = 12
V = 10
W = 8
X = 6
Y = 4
Z = 2
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