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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 American humorist and writer Kin Hubbard (1868-1930).
Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code.
Q=W
"HDLFL'C XPKHDLF XOMXPHXAL KI ULGPA BKKF: X OKRHKF QGVV RJFL EKJ IXCHLF."
"HDLFL'C PK CLRFLH XUKJH CJRRLCC. OGO EKJ LMLF YPKQ X CJRRLCCIJV SXP QDK OGOP'H HLVV EKJ XUKJH GH?"
Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code.
Q=W
"HDLFL'C XPKHDLF XOMXPHXAL KI ULGPA BKKF: X OKRHKF QGVV RJFL EKJ IXCHLF."
"HDLFL'C PK CLRFLH XUKJH CJRRLCC. OGO EKJ LMLF YPKQ X CJRRLCCIJV SXP QDK OGOP'H HLVV EKJ XUKJH GH?"
Hint
A=GP=N
R=C
Answer
"THERE'S ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF BEING POOR: A DOCTOR WILL CURE YOU FASTER.""THERE'S NO SECRET ABOUT SUCCESS. DID YOU EVER KNOW A SUCCESSFUL MAN WHO DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT?"
KEY:
A=G
B=P
C=S
D=H
E=Y
F=R
G=I
H=T
I=F
J=U
K=O
L=E
M=V
O=D
P=N
Q=W
R=C
S=M
U=B
V=L
X=A
Y=K
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