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Is the quote three sentences?
Are the words separated in the code, or is it just a continuous string of letters?
Is the quote from a movie?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
593 Posts |
Quote:
Is the quote three sentences? No, the quote is not three sentences. Quote:
Are the words separated in the code, or is it just a continuous string of letters? The words are not separated. It is a continuous string of letters. Quote:
Is the quote from a movie? No, the quote is not from a movie. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does ONE symbol represent ONE letter?
Does one of the symbols represent a space?
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I'll give this a shot  Who is the quoter? If that doesn't work. What nationality is the quoter? Is the method if encryption known to others or did you just make it up? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
Quote:
Does ONE symbol represent ONE letter? Yes, each symbol represents exactly one letter. Quote:
Does one of the symbols represent a space? No, you have to figure out where the spaces are after decoding the message. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
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What nationality is the quoter? The quoter was a natural born American - meaning born in the United States of America. Quote:
Is the method if encryption known to others or did you just make it up? The method of encryption is commonly known. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
OK, time for
Official Hint #1:
! decodes to W
| decodes to X
" decodes to Y
^ decodes to Z
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
686 Posts |
Death is not the (a)nd. There remains litigation over the estate. - Ambrose Bierce
{ is for A
= is for B
} is for C
+ is for D
[ is for E
] is for G
( is for H
~ is for I
& is for L
/ is for M
% is for N
? is for O
> is for R
# is for S
< is for T
: is for V
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Pillar of the Community
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Congrats and Amazing!! What was the encryption method?
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Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I noticed that <( showed up frequently, and so did < by itself. I assumed that was TH. Then I saw all the occurrences of [ and called it E. A came next. Started filling in the blanks and it didn't take long.
I had also noticed that the code had 6 characters in each line except for the 2nd last, which had 7. I figured either that was the mistake, or the speakers name. Turns out it was the speakers name.
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Awesome. I must say I am hooked on these code breakers. You guys are like "A Beautiful Mind"
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I've never really done these things before, but I have a very strong math background, which I think helps.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm sure the math helps. Some people can see numbers and patterns easier. Anyway, good job.   |
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We have a winner!     Very nice job, jg86! I tried to level the playing field a bit by using an obscure quote from an obscure source and using a simple substitution cypher. That is the most basic cypher of all. Usually one letter substitutes for another, instead of symbols, like A=H, B=X, etc., but the idea is the same. There are generally patterns that can be discerned, like E is usually the most common letter, TH is the most common blend, etc. jg86 just demonstrated why more elaborate cyphers had to be created. Simple substitution cyphers are fairly easy to crack, but I had hoped that such an obscure quote would have taken a bit longer! Well done and well deserved jg86. Moe has the '71 and '72 Ikes on their way to me. When I get them, I will send all 6 Ikes to you. Well played and thanks for being a good sport! |
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