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Dali
Cryptography
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The following quotes are from Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989). He is considered the greatest artist of the surrealist art movement.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
U=A
"SULM YV OMUP VO TMPOMZDAVY - JVF'GG YMLMP PMUZS AD."
"DSM OAPBD IUY DV ZVITUPM DSM ZSMMEB VO U JVFYQ HVIUY DV U PVBM HUB VWLAVFBGJ U TVMD; DSM OAPBD DV PMTMUD AD HUB TVBBAWGJ UY AKAVD."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
U=A
"SULM YV OMUP VO TMPOMZDAVY - JVF'GG YMLMP PMUZS AD."
"DSM OAPBD IUY DV ZVITUPM DSM ZSMMEB VO U JVFYQ HVIUY DV U PVBM HUB VWLAVFBGJ U TVMD; DSM OAPBD DV PMTMUD AD HUB TVBBAWGJ UY AKAVD."
Hint
A=IS=H
H=W
Answer
"HAVE NO FEAR OF PERFECTION - YOU'LL NEVER REACH IT.""THE FIRST MAN TO COMPARE THE CHEEKS OF A YOUNG WOMAN TO A ROSE WAS OBVIOUSLY A POET; THE FIRST TO REPEAT IT WAS POSSIBLY AN IDIOT."
KEY:
A=I
B=S
D=T
E=K
F=U
G=L
H=W
I=M
J=Y
K=D
L=V
M=E
O=F
P=R
Q=G
S=H
T=P
U=A
V=O
W=B
Y=N
Z=C
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