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The following quotes are that of Michelangelo (1475 - 1564). The greatest sculptor of the sixteenth century.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
X=M
"SOPFYZU YD CODJ, JMT GTDR UM AMHZ RM RWC DIYZ OZA DRMN."
"Y DOH RWC OZUCK YZ RWC XOPQKC OZA Y SOPFCA TZRYK Y DCR WYX EPCC."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
X=M
"SOPFYZU YD CODJ, JMT GTDR UM AMHZ RM RWC DIYZ OZA DRMN."
"Y DOH RWC OZUCK YZ RWC XOPQKC OZA Y SOPFCA TZRYK Y DCR WYX EPCC."
Hint
F=VK=L
Z=N
Answer
"CARVING IS EASY, YOU JUST GO DOWN TO THE SKIN AND STOP.""I SAW THE ANGEL IN THE MARBLE AND I CARVED UNTIL I SET HIM FREE."
KEY:
A=D
C=E
D=S
E=F
F=V
G=J
H=W
I=K
J=Y
K=L
M=O
N=P
O=A
P=R
Q=B
R=T
S=C
T=U
U=G
W=H
X=M
Y=I
Z=N
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