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Wise Guy II
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 are more examples of H. L. Mencken work. He was one of America's most famous newspaper columnists. His claim to fame was his acid-tongued social commentary. Can you decode them?
X=K
"OBMAOHDMOD HA Z GBVNDF-HM-SZE ENBAD LHAHV MDLDF DMIA."
"IDGBOFZOK HA VND ZFV BY FQMMHMT VND OHFOQA YFBG VND GBMXDK OZTD."
X=K
"OBMAOHDMOD HA Z GBVNDF-HM-SZE ENBAD LHAHV MDLDF DMIA."
"IDGBOFZOK HA VND ZFV BY FQMMHMT VND OHFOQA YFBG VND GBMXDK OZTD."
Hint
K=YL=V
Q=U
Answer
"Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.""Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage."
Key:
A=S
B=O
D=E
E=W
F=R
G=M
H=I
I=D
K=Y
L=V
M=N
N=H
O=C
Q=U
S=L
T=G
V=T
X=K
Y=F
Z=A
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