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Thomas W. Higginson
Cryptography
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The following quotes are from Thomas W. Higginson (1823 - 1911).
He was the first Federally authorized Union Officer of an African-American Regiment.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
The hint contains three vowels.
Q=M
"VDUB I YDEFADY YIWUC EBU'C LNUIYD IVIS, I ANIQQIN TUCCEB CUUQC IB GQHUNYGBUBOU."
"ANUIY QUB INU NINUTS GCETIYUR QEFBYIGB HUIWC; YDUS INU YDU CFQQGYC EX NIBAUC."
He was the first Federally authorized Union Officer of an African-American Regiment.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
The hint contains three vowels.
Q=M
"VDUB I YDEFADY YIWUC EBU'C LNUIYD IVIS, I ANIQQIN TUCCEB CUUQC IB GQHUNYGBUBOU."
"ANUIY QUB INU NINUTS GCETIYUR QEFBYIGB HUIWC; YDUS INU YDU CFQQGYC EX NIBAUC."
Hint
E=OG=I
U=E
Answer
"WHEN A THOUGHT TAKES ONE'S BREATH AWAY, A GRAMMAR LESSON SEEMS AN IMPERTINENCE.""GREAT MEN ARE RARELY ISOLATED MOUNTAIN PEAKS; THEY ARE THE SUMMITS OF RANGES."
KEY:
A=G
B=N
C=S
D=H
E=O
F=U
G=I
H=P
I=A
L=B
N=R
O=C
Q=M
R=D
S=Y
T=L
U=E
V=W
W=K
X=F
Y=T
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