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The following quotes are from Julius Caesar (100 BCE - 44 BCE).
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
I=H
"DIUAI MYCPI UN HLYKYLCOEY PX YBYLT XPIYL? 'PIY RZYVHYAPYM'."
"U ICBY EUBYM EXZW YZXRWI OXPI UZ TYCLN CZM UZ CAAXQHEUNIQYZPN."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
I=H
"DIUAI MYCPI UN HLYKYLCOEY PX YBYLT XPIYL? 'PIY RZYVHYAPYM'."
"U ICBY EUBYM EXZW YZXRWI OXPI UZ TYCLN CZM UZ CAAXQHEUNIQYZPN."
Hint
C=AU=I
Y=E
Answer
"WHICH DEATH IS PREFERABLE TO EVERY OTHER? 'THE UNEXPECTED'.""I HAVE LIVED LONG ENOUGH BOTH IN YEARS AND IN ACCOMPLISHMENTS."
KEY:
A=C
B=V
C=A
D=W
E=L
H=P
I=H
K=F
L=R
M=D
N=S
O=B
P=T
Q=M
R=U
T=Y
U=I
V=X
W=G
X=O
Y=E
Z=N
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