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Some of your observations are correct. Some are not. The path to the solution lies in knowing what to utilize and what to reconsider! I don't think you'll get there from here. Perhaps you have a question or two?
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And while we're at it, let's throw out another Hint! Official Hint #5:  Edited by larsdog
08/01/2012 6:48 pm
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Edited by larsdog
08/01/2012 8:12 pm
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Is the quote from a movie?
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Edited by Kefiroth
08/01/2012 10:32 pm
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Is the quote from a movie?  Yes! The quote is from a movie! |
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Quote:Just an observation, but I noticed this among Lewis Carroll's written works while looking at his page on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alphabet_Cipher Charles Dodgson wore many hats. He was a member of the clergy, a fairly accomplished mathematician, and his work in logic was rather impressive. He also dabbled in photography. Most of that work (as far as I know) was done under the name Charles Dodgson. It was his work under the pen name Lewis Carroll that is relevant to solving this code. His work in cryptography is irrelevant, unless, of course, he ever used the same thing from his literary works in his cryptography that I did. I am not aware of it, and I studied his work in mathematics and logic rather extensively in college. The code has nothing to do with the one illustrated in the article you referenced. The key is his literary works. If he ever used the same concept from his literature in cryptography that I used, it is nothing more than a coincidence. The cypher Dodgson illustrated was over 300 years old at the time, but it is a good cypher in that it is easy to implement and hard to break! Edited by larsdog
08/01/2012 11:01 pm
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Official Hint #7:  Meet Émile Baudot (Have you ever wondered where "baud rate" came from?!?) |
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Is each 3 digit set = to ONE letter?
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Is each 3 digit set = to ONE letter? Not exactly, but every 3 digit set represents SOMETHING! |
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Even though Moe didn't ask any questions, let me pretend he did: Quote:
#1: Could be used to signify the quote (which is from the early 1950's) could be from a Science Fiction Classic movie since that's the theme of Rocky Horror. Yes! In fact, it's a movie either mentioned, or alluded to, by the lips. Quote:
#2: The code could be an adaptation of Morse Code. Sort of. There is a reason there is a young and old photo of Mr. Morse. Hint #7 will help guide you down the correct path. Quote:
#3: Obviously Carroll is the author of Alice in Wonderland and Jabberwocky. (I have no real idea how this ties in...) You may have to ask some questions to see how that fits in. Quote:
#4: There are "weeds" in the code that hinder the decoding. Hint #6 addresses this flawed assumption. |
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The final hint.
Official Hint #8: UFC 36
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<------ has just come to the realization he is in no way a code breaker. My head hurts..  |
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You may be looking for something more complex than what is there. This is really a fairly simple code, believe it or not. It just goes against some basic assumptions you probably have and don't realize. When you find out how simple the code is, you may literally  |
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