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Hellman's Laws
Cryptography
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The following is some wisdom from Lillian Hellman, one of America's greatest playwrights. Can you decode it?
All three puzzles use the same code.
R=F
"A JAGO VOSVJO QXS BORKEO HS EVOCG KMHAJ HXOZ CBO BOCLZ HS EVOCG."
"IZMAIAEP AE CM KMVJOCECMH QCZ SR ECZAMU HXO HBKHX."
"VOSVJO IXCMUO...CML RSBUOH HS HOJJ OCIX SHXOB."
All three puzzles use the same code.
R=F
"A JAGO VOSVJO QXS BORKEO HS EVOCG KMHAJ HXOZ CBO BOCLZ HS EVOCG."
"IZMAIAEP AE CM KMVJOCECMH QCZ SR ECZAMU HXO HBKHX."
"VOSVJO IXCMUO...CML RSBUOH HS HOJJ OCIX SHXOB."
Hint
I=CL=D
P=M
Answer
"I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.""Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth."
"People change...and forget to tell each other."
Key:
A=I
B=R
C=A
E=S
G=K
H=T
I=C
J=L
K=U
L=D
M=N
O=E
P=M
Q=W
R=F
S=O
U=G
V=P
X=H
Z=Y
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