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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
The following quotes are from Robert Quillen (March 25, 1887 to December 9, 1948). He was an American humorist, journalist, and cartoonist. He wrote fiction for the Saturday Evening Post.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code and three vowels are given in the hint section.
S=T
"FAK XVTU'S VTXRRF ARJ KUSMR UASCMUI ME ZKU TUAKIC SA QXYT FAK ZAVITS SCT PTXSCTV."
"XE PT IVAP ARJTV, AKV NAJMTE ITS ECAVSTV XUJ AKV XUTDJASTE RAUITV."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code and three vowels are given in the hint section.
S=T
"FAK XVTU'S VTXRRF ARJ KUSMR UASCMUI ME ZKU TUAKIC SA QXYT FAK ZAVITS SCT PTXSCTV."
"XE PT IVAP ARJTV, AKV NAJMTE ITS ECAVSTV XUJ AKV XUTDJASTE RAUITV."
Hint
M=IT=E
X=A
Answer
"YOU AREN'T REALLY OLD UNTIL NOTHING IS FUN ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU FORGET THE WEATHER.""AS WE GROW OLDER, OUR BODIES GET SHORTER AND OUR ANECDOTES LONGER."
KEY:
A=O
C=H
D=C
E=S
F=Y
I=G
J=D
K=U
M=I
N=B
P=W
Q=M
R=L
S=T
T=E
U=N
V=R
X=A
Y=K
Z=F
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