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Thursday 01st November 2001
GreeboTCat Started conversation Nov 1, 2001
The beginning of a well known book has been encrypted below. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by another using a simple substitution technique. For example, A may always be represented by G, etc. Can you name the book?
"B dj blrtquctek tm cmjjulbcdte tm abj," rdbk Jq. Fdsseqr, taqmwbls abr nblseq dt je rbkewdyr, "tadt ae wbhh cmje bltm d adlkrmje oqmoeqty. Nuqtaeq, tadt bt br tae kerbqe mn tae oqerelt omrrerrmq mn tadt oqmoeqty, tadt ae ie bjjekbdtehy qejmvek nqmj abr oqerelt roaeqe mn hbne dlk nqmj tabr ohdce, dlk ie iqmusat uo dr d selthejdl - bl d wmqk, dr d ymuls nehhmw mn sqedt exoectdtbmlr."
Thursday 01st November 2001
tdbiii Posted Nov 1, 2001
I AM INSTRUCTED TO COMMUNICATE TO HIM," SAID MR. JAGGERS, THROWING HIS FINGER AT ME SIDEWAYS, "THAT HE WILL COME INTO A HANDSOME PROPERTY. FURTHER, THAT IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE PRESENT POSSESSOR OF THAT PROPERTY, THAT HE BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM HIS PRESENT SPHERE OF LIFE AND FROM THIS PLACE, AND BE BROUGHT UP AS A GENTLEMAN - IN A WORD, AS A YOUNG FELLOW OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS."
Great expectations, C Dickens
Thursday 01st November 2001
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 1, 2001
Well done. I had got as far as Mr Jaggers, but didn't recognize the name.
Thursday 01st November 2001
the phantom ( part time) 1x6x9-9-9+6=42 . greeblet. Posted Nov 1, 2001
i only got as far as b=i
Thursday 01st November 2001
tdbiii Posted Nov 1, 2001
Me neither, I only got it when I had Great Expectations, A quick search on Great Expectations & Mr. Jaggers showed a connection, so I guessed.
Thursday 01st November 2001
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 1, 2001
That's the spirit. If you want to be a champ, never wait until you've finished solving the puzzle. As soon as you know the answer, go for it. I wouldn't have translated the entire passage, myself, if I had got those last two words!
Thursday 01st November 2001
Livzy Posted Nov 1, 2001
..dont really care what the answer is....
LIVZY IS BACK !!
LIVZY IS BACK !!
WO HO !!
WO HO !!
LIVZY IS BACK !!
LIVZY IS BACK !!
Thursday 01st November 2001
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Nov 1, 2001
Welcome Back Livzy....
Thursday 01st November 2001
tdbiii Posted Nov 1, 2001
Greebo I have to say that the question is incorrect:
The text that you chose is on 165 (of my version) of the book (chapter 18) This does not qualify as 'the beginning' of this book.
Oh wel...
Thursday 01st November 2001
DoctorGonzo Posted Nov 1, 2001
*applause*
I got as far as MR _A__ORS. Oops.
Thursday 01st November 2001
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 1, 2001
Today it's the beginning of the rest of your book.
Thursday 01st November 2001
Orcus Posted Nov 1, 2001
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens (slow?)
Also some letter were not substituted 
Thursday 01st November 2001
the phantom ( part time) 1x6x9-9-9+6=42 . greeblet. Posted Nov 1, 2001
greebo has the shortened(cat) version of the book
Thursday 01st November 2001
Orcus Posted Nov 1, 2001
Will I get away with claiming a simulpost there? 
There was no posts up but then I did take aaaaaages (this blasted computer I'm using has no word processor installed so I had to do it by hand 
)
Thursday 01st November 2001
tdbiii Posted Nov 1, 2001
Yeah, Must be a simulpost.
You about 26 minutes later than me, sending about 50 characters. Each character should be a byte or two. Maybe you can claim that you are working on a (50/(25*60) = 0,03) 0,03 b/ps modem and that was the transfer time....
Thursday 01st November 2001
Livzy Posted Nov 1, 2001
...sighs...
Still way too many people with way too much time on their hands, then...
Thursday 01st November 2001
GreeboTCat Posted Nov 2, 2001
Well done tdbiii... glad to see your mind is up to speed... ~grin~... a point to you me thinks...
Orcus... me never sadi that the letters could not be replaced with themselves... just adds a little extra challenge... ~grin~
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Thursday 01st November 2001
- 1: GreeboTCat (Nov 1, 2001)
- 2: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 1, 2001)
- 3: the phantom ( part time) 1x6x9-9-9+6=42 . greeblet. (Nov 1, 2001)
- 4: tdbiii (Nov 1, 2001)
- 5: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 1, 2001)
- 6: the phantom ( part time) 1x6x9-9-9+6=42 . greeblet. (Nov 1, 2001)
- 7: tdbiii (Nov 1, 2001)
- 8: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 1, 2001)
- 9: Livzy (Nov 1, 2001)
- 10: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 1, 2001)
- 11: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Nov 1, 2001)
- 12: tdbiii (Nov 1, 2001)
- 13: DoctorGonzo (Nov 1, 2001)
- 14: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 1, 2001)
- 15: Orcus (Nov 1, 2001)
- 16: the phantom ( part time) 1x6x9-9-9+6=42 . greeblet. (Nov 1, 2001)
- 17: Orcus (Nov 1, 2001)
- 18: tdbiii (Nov 1, 2001)
- 19: Livzy (Nov 1, 2001)
- 20: GreeboTCat (Nov 2, 2001)
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