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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
Below are four quotes from the same author. The four use the same cipher.
U OGA EZ U LOUSY HEAD ADY YWPZ JWTXJYP TGA.
IGOYUGXOUXM PYRYWPZ ADY ZAUAGZ KGT FTWL NUZA ADY AEBY HDYW ADY KGT DUZ FTZA EAZ ZAUAGZ.
DGBEFEAM EZ ADY YBIUOOUZZBYWA MTG RYYF HDYW MTG AYFF NYTNFY DTH HTWPYORGF MTG UOY.
ZTBY NOTIFYBZ UOY ZT XTBNFYC ADUA MTG DUSY AT IY DELDFM EWAYFFELYWA UWP HYFF EWRTOBYP QGZA AT IY GWPYXEPYP UITGA ADYB.
-- NYAYO Q. FUGOYWXY
U OGA EZ U LOUSY HEAD ADY YWPZ JWTXJYP TGA.
IGOYUGXOUXM PYRYWPZ ADY ZAUAGZ KGT FTWL NUZA ADY AEBY HDYW ADY KGT DUZ FTZA EAZ ZAUAGZ.
DGBEFEAM EZ ADY YBIUOOUZZBYWA MTG RYYF HDYW MTG AYFF NYTNFY DTH HTWPYORGF MTG UOY.
ZTBY NOTIFYBZ UOY ZT XTBNFYC ADUA MTG DUSY AT IY DELDFM EWAYFFELYWA UWP HYFF EWRTOBYP QGZA AT IY GWPYXEPYP UITGA ADYB.
-- NYAYO Q. FUGOYWXY
Hint
A man of principleAnswer
A RUT IS A GRAVE WITH THE ENDS KNOCKED OUT.BUREAUCRACY DEFENDS THE STATUS QUO LONG PAST THE TIME WHEN THE QUO HAS LOST ITS STATUS.
HUMILITY IS THE EMBARRASSMENT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE.
SOME PROBLEMS ARE SO COMPLEX THAT YOU HAVE TO BE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT AND WELL INFORMED JUST TO BE UNDECIDED ABOUT THEM.
PETER J. LAURENCE, best known for "The Peter Principle".
U => a
I => b
X => c
P => d
Y => e
R => f
L => g
D => h
E => i
Q => j
J => k
F => l
B => m
W => n
T => o
N => p
K => q
O => r
Z => s
A => t
G => u
S => v
H => w
C => x
M => y
V => z
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WONDERFUL TEASER , but didn't get it
Good teaser, but I'm confused Did I miss something? I will leave now, in shame
Heh heh heh... I swear, one of these days, I really am going to sit down with a cryptoquote and actually work it out... Good one!
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