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A Thought of Clarity
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 Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). He was an American author and philosopher whose works have inspired many including, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
F=H
"ZDCU ZTC BG XJWFJCB DVV GX AFTJS VJITW MJAFGEA RCGMJCB AFDA JA JW CGA XJWF AFTU DST DXATS."
"JA'W CGA MFDA UGE VGGR DA AFDA ZDAATSW, JA'W MFDA UGE WTT."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
F=H
"ZDCU ZTC BG XJWFJCB DVV GX AFTJS VJITW MJAFGEA RCGMJCB AFDA JA JW CGA XJWF AFTU DST DXATS."
"JA'W CGA MFDA UGE VGGR DA AFDA ZDAATSW, JA'W MFDA UGE WTT."
Hint
D=AJ=I
T=E
Answer
"MANY MEN GO FISHING ALL OF THEIR LIVES WITHOUT KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT FISH THEY ARE AFTER.""IT'S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK AT THAT MATTERS, IT'S WHAT YOU SEE."
KEY:
A=T
B=G
C=N
D=A
E=U
F=H
G=O
I=V
J=I
M=W
R=K
S=R
T=E
U=Y
V=L
W=S
X=F
Z=M
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