Posted on 09/09/2023 5:21:34 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
FS GZM JKMEVM YL WMEEISQKJERJ,
RE GZM ARPAJC TJQQMH GZM AZRGM ZYVIM,
QRKMH GZM FRP TZRML DEYAE JI WYGVI,
TJQQMH GZM FRP PVS, ZYTVI WYTVI,
LYVPZG J FJGGQM ARGZ ZRI ORKJQ,
HYEJQH GOVCW, IAJCW TOMJGVOMI' GMOOYO
YEM CJE QMJKMI AZME GAY CME MEGMO,
LRPZGREP IGRQQ GZRI CRPZGS TYCFJG.
AZY ARQQ FM GZM WYGVI AREEMO?
ARQQ GZM HYEJQH ARE GZM ARPAJC?
AM ARQQ DEYA YE EMUG EYKMCFMO.VEDEYAE
The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram).
Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated, you’ll be solving them all within a few days. If you’re stumped, take a break and return to it.
PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and how you made out.
You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP!
I suggest printing these out and work them on paper. If you need a little help you can copy and paste it to Hal’s Helper below.
You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper, but I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter.
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
One last request. Feel free to post a fun or clever clue, the more tangential to the quotation the better, but please don’t put the actual words of the quote in the clue.
If you need a clue ask the group to send you a letter to your private reply.
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
NQ JAC LNOQJDSQY NU JAC REDSESC,
NQ JAC BECDJ ECT RSRC-YJNQC HODEEW,
"BSJZAC LDQSJN", JAC LSBAJW,
AC JAC LDYJCE NU KSUC, TCYZCQTSQB,
NQ JAC ECT ZEDBY NU JAC HODEEW,
YJNNT CECZJ, DQT ZDKKCT JAC QDJSNQY,
ZDKKCT JAC JESPCY NU LCQ JNBCJACE...,
-KNQBUCKKNF,JAC YNQB NU "ASDFDJAD"; JAC RCDZC RSRC
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
ON THE MOUNTAINS OF THE PRAIRIE,
ON THE GREAT RED PIPE-STONE QUARRY,
"GITCHE MANITO", THE MIGHTY,
HE THE MASTER OF LIFE, DESCENDING,
ON THE RED CRAGS OF THE QUARRY,
STOOD ERECT, AND CALLED THE NATIONS,
CALLED THE TRIBES OF MEN TOGETHER...,
-LONGFELLOW,THE SONG OF "HIAWATHA"; THE PEACE PIPE
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Author
4 later
I recognized the author’s name, VEDEYAE, which opens up the puzzle.
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Haha. Easy-peasy tonight.
Bully!
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