National Cipher Challenge
2010
Samson Danziger
Final Placing: 30/1356
Start 7th October 2010, 15:15:00
End 5th January 2011, 23:59:59
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Contents
Challenge 1A......................................................3
Challenge 1B......................................................4
Challenge 2A......................................................5
Challenge 2B......................................................6
Challenge 3A......................................................7
Challenge 3B......................................................8
Challenge 4A......................................................9
Challenge 4B.....................................................11
Challenge 5A.....................................................12
Challenge 5B.....................................................13
Challenge 6A.....................................................14
Challenge 6B.....................................................15
Challenge 7A.....................................................18
Challenge 7B.....................................................20
Challenge 8A.....................................................22
Challenge 8B.....................................................24
Certificates.....................................................27
Poster...........................................................36
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Challenge 1A
EXOOV QEB OBMLOQ YBILT FP ZXRPFKD X ILQ LC ZLKZBOK FK RH
FKQBIIFDBKZB XKA
DLSBOKJBKQ ZFOZIBP. TEFQBEXII XPHBA JB QL YOFKD VLR FK LK QEFP. ZXK
VLR DBQ LSBO
YV KBUQ TBBH? PBBJP IFHB VLRO PLOQ LC MOLYIBJ. ELMB VLR ZXK JXHB FQ,
QEFP FP
QROKFKD FKQL PLJBQEFKD YFD. XKVTXV EBOB FP QEB FKQBIIFDBKZB OBMLOQ
COLJ LRO
XDBKQP.
TB EXSB YBBK DBQQFKD OBMLOQP LC BKBJV XZQFSFQV XILKD BPPBU ZLXPQ
RKABO ZLSBO LC
IXPQ TBBHP CILLAFKD. LKB OBMLOQBA PFDEQFKD LC X PRYJXOFKB ZILPB
FKPELOB LK
BPPBU JXOPEBP.
PBSBOXI KXWF PVJMXQEFPBOP FK BXPQ XKDIFX HKLTK QL EXSB PIFMMBA
PROSBFIIXKZB
AROFKD QEB ZLKCRPFLK TFQE PLJB MLPPFYIB PFDEQFKDP IXQBO FK ILKALK.
FKAFXK FKQBIIFDBKZB OBMLOQFKD ZLKPFABOXYIB XZQFSFQV FK YLJYXV XJLKD
BU-MXQ
CXPZFPQP TFQE IFKHP QL QEB RH KXWF JLSBJBKQ, FK MXOQFZRIXO QL LKB LC
QEB XDBKQP
KLT JFPPFKD.
YV QEB TXV, TB FKQBOZBMQBA QEB XQQXZEBA JBPPXDB, TEFZE PELRIAKQ MLPB
QLL JRZE
LC X ZEXIIBKDB QL ABZOVMQ! ZEXOIFB.
Caesar Shift of 3
HARRY THE REPORT BELOW IS CAUSING A LOT OF CONCERN IN UK
INTELLIGENCE AND GOVERNMENTCIRCLES. WHITEHALL ASKED ME TO BRING YOU
IN ON THIS. CAN YOU GET OVER BY NEXT WEEK? SEEMS LIKE YOUR SORT OF
PROBLEM. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT, THIS IS TURNING INTO SOMETHING BIG.
ANYWAY HERE IS THE INTELLIGENCE REPORT FROM OUR AGENTS. WE HAVE BEEN
GETTING REPORTS OF ENEMY ACTIVITY ALONG ESSEX COAST UNDER COVER OF
LAST WEEKS FLOODING. ONE REPORTED SIGHTING OF A SUBMARINE CLOSE
INSHORE ON ESSEX MARSHES. SEVERAL NAZI SYMPATHISERS IN EAST ANGLIA
KNOWN TO HAVE SLIPPED SURVEILLANCE DURING THE CONFUSION WITH SOME
POSSIBLE SIGHTINGS LATER IN LONDON. INDIAN INTELLIGENCE REPORTING
CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY IN BOMBAY AMONG EX-PAT FASCISTS WITH LINKS TO
THE UK NAZI MOVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR TO ONE OF THE AGENTS NOW
MISSING. BY THE WAY, WE INTERCEPTED THE ATTACHED MESSAGE, WHICH
SHOULDNT POSE TOO MUCH OF A CHALLENGE TO DECRYPT! CHARLIE
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Challenge 1B
BN STPG UGXTCS WTGO-UTJTG,
PAA XH LTAA WTGT. QDIW DU DJG PVTCIH BPST XI HPUTAN DCID QGXIXHW
HDXA. IWT RWPDH DC IWT XHAPCS XC IWT IWPBTH BPST XI TPHN ID HBJVVAT
ILD BDGT BTC JCCDIXRTS DCID DCT DU IWT BPCN GTHRJT QDPIH RGDHHXCV
IWT THIJPGN. IWT AXQTGPIXDC DU IWT BDJCIPXC HWDJAS EGDRTTS PH
EAPCCTS. IWT ADRPIXDC DU IWT ILXC XH NTI ID QT STITGBXCTS QJI DJG
PVTCIH PGT RJGGTCIAN GTRGJXIXCV ADRPA HNBEPIWXOTGH ID PHHXHI XC
IGPRZXCV XI SDLC, PCS ID WTAE UXCS P HJXIPQAT WTPSFJPGITGH UDG DJG
HRXTCIXHIH ID LDGZ. DCRT IWTXG BXHHXDC XH PRRDBEAXHWTS DJG HEXTH XC
TCVAPCS HWDJAS QT XCHIGJRITS ID RGDHH RDJCIGN ID RDGCLPAA UDG IWTXG
TMIGPRIXDC. SD CDI GTEAN JCIXA NDJ PGT PQAT ID RDCUXGB IWTXG
WTGTPQDJIH. UDG IWT WDCDJG DU IWT GTXRW, IPV ATIOITG
Caesar Shift of 11
MY DEAR FRIEND HERZ-FEUER , ALL IS WELL HERE. BOTH OF OUR AGENTS
MADE IT SAFELY ONTO BRITISH SOIL. THE CHAOS ON THE ISLAND IN THE
THAMES MADE IT EASY TO SMUGGLE TWO MORE MEN UNNOTICED ONTO ONE OF
THE MANY RESCUE BOATS CROSSING THE ESTUARY. THE LIBERATION OF THE
MOUNTAIN SHOULD PROCEED AS PLANNED. THE LOCATION OF THE TWIN IS YET
TO BE DETERMINED BUT OUR AGENTS ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING LOCAL
SYMPATHIZERS TO ASSIST IN TRACKING IT DOWN, AND TO HELP FIND A
SUITABLE HEADQUARTERS FOR OUR SCIENTISTS TO WORK. ONCE THEIR MISSION
IS ACCOMPLISHED OUR SPIES IN ENGLAND SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS
COUNTRY TO CORNWALL FOR THEIR EXTR ACTION. DO NOT REPLY UNTIL YOU
ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM THEIR WHEREABOUTS. FOR THE HONOUR OF THE REICH,
TAG LETZTER
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Challenge 2A
WBULFCY,
NBY NBYZN IZ NBY CGJYLCUF WLIQH ZLIG NBY QBCNY NIQYL FUMN QYYE BUM
MBIWEYX NBY CHNYFFCAYHWY WIGGOHCNS UHX GIMN IZ GS WIHNUWNM ULY FSCHA
FIQ, VON C GUXY MIGY YHKOCLCYM QCNB EBIFC. C NBCHE SIO GYN BCG QBYH
QY QYLY VINB CH FUBILY XOLCHA NBY QUL? BY BUM BYULX LOGIOLM NBUN NBY
UHWCYHN WOFN IZ NBY EIB C HIIL NQCHM BUM VYYH PYLS UWNCPY LYWYHNFS
UHX CN WUHN VY U WICHWCXYHWY NBUN NBY WLIQH BYFX NBY EIB C HIIL
XCUGIHX. C WUHN VYFCYPY BIQ HUPY NBY AYLGUH UAYHNM ULY VYCHA, CZ
NBYS EYYJ OMCHA NBYMY YUMCFS WLUWEYX WCJBYLM QY QCFF VY ZCHX CN
JLYNNS YUMS NI EYYJ NUVM IH NBYG. NBCM IHY CM U VCN NIOABYL VON HI
IHY CM AICHA NI FIMY GOWB MFYYJ IPYL UH UZZCHY MBCZN! UHSQUS CN MUSM
NBUN NBY HUTCM LYUFFS ULY VYBCHX NBY NBYZN IZ NBY XCUGIHX, NBIOAB C
MNCFF BUPY HI WFYUL CXYU QBS! C UG WIHWYLHYX NBUN NBYS EHIQ UVION
IOL CHPIFPYGYHN QUNWB SIOL VUWE, SIOL UOHN QCFF HYPYL ZILACPY GY CZ
UHSNBCHA BUJJYHM NI SIO. C QIOFX MOAAYMN MYHXCHA NBY ECXM NI NBY
WIOHNLS ZIL U QBCFY (NBIOAB WILHQUFF GCABN HIN VY NBY VYMN WBICWY)
MI SIO WUH XCMUJJYUL CZ SIO BUPY NI. EBIFC BUM CHZCFNLUNYX NBY WOFN
UHX QCFF VY ZYYXCHA OM GILY CHNYFFCAYHWY MIIH; C QCFF FYN SIO EHIQ
CZ C BYUL UHSNBCHA. BULLS
Frequency Analysis
CHARLIE, THE THEFT OF THE IMPERIAL CROWN FROM THE WHITE TOWER LAST
WEEK HAS SHOCKED THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND MOST OF MY CONTACTS
ARE LYING LOW, BUT I MADE SOME ENQUIRIES WITH KHOLI. I THINK YOU MET
HIM WHEN WE WERE BOTH IN LAHORE DURING THE WAR? HE HAS HEARD RUMOURS
THAT THE ANCIENT CULT OF THE KOH I NOOR TWINS HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE
RECENTLY AND IT CANT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT THE CROWN HELD THE KOH I
NOOR DIAMOND. I CANT BELIEVE HOW NAVE THE GERMAN AGENTS ARE BEING,
IF THEY KEEP USING THESE EASILY CRACKED CIPHERS WE WILL BE FIND IT
PRETTY EASY TO KEEP TABS ON THEM. THIS ONE IS A BIT TOUGHER BUT NO
ONE IS GOING TO LOSE MUCH SLEEP OVER AN AFFINE SHIFT! ANYWAY IT SAYS
THAT THE NAZIS REALLY ARE BEHIND THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND, THOUGH I
STILL HAVE NO CLEAR IDEA WHY! I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT
OUR INVOLVEMENT WATCH YOUR BACK, YOUR AUNT WILL NEVER FORGIVE ME IF
ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOU. I WOULD SUGGEST SENDING THE KIDS TO THE
COUNTRY FOR A WHILE (THOUGH CORNWALL MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST CHOICE)
SO YOU CAN DISAPPEAR IF YOU HAVE TO. KHOLI HAS INFILTRATED THE CULT
AND WILL BE FEEDING US MORE INTELLIGENCE SOON; I WILL LET YOU KNOW
IF I HEAR ANYTHING. HARRY
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Challenge 2B
HV QPTC IPAUAPC,
AMP QLTHFGQ LB BTOP LG FZC MTGQB TGQ FG LAB XTV AF AMP CPGQPUYFZB.
LA XLII SP OIFXG OCFH AMPCP AF FZC TNPGAB LG BIFYPGLT XMF XLII
TCCTGNP OFC LA AF SP BMLEEPQ AF SFHSTV. AMP RZIA LB, TB VFZ RTG
LHTNLGP, LG T MLNM BATAP FO PWRLAPHPGA, SZA AMPV MTYP GF LQPT FO FZC
EITGB OFC AMP NPH. AMP HTLG ATBJ FO FZC TNPGAB LG LGQLT LB AF FSATLG
AMP JFM L GFFC AXLG. XLAM SFAM KPXPIB LG FZC EFBBPBBLFG AMP RZIA
HPHSPCB XLII SP FZCB AF RFHHTGQ TGQ AMP XFCJ FO FZC EMVBLRLBAB RTG
SPNLG LG PTCGPBA. AMPCP LB FGP BPCLFZB RTZBP OFC RFGRPCG. XP MTYP
MPTCQ CZHFZCB AMTA AMP TNPGA JGFXG TB MTCCV MTB SPPG HTJLGN
PWAPGBLYP PGDZLCLPB LG AMP CPNLFG. XP MTQ MFEPQ AMTA AMP THPCLRTGB
XFZIQ SP JPEA FZA FO AMLB FEPCTALFG, BLGRP AMPV MTYP GF CPTI
BACTAPNLR LGAPCPBAB LG AMLB ETCA FO AMP XFCIQ, MFXPYPC AMP SCLALBM
TNPGA RMTCILP, XMF XP SPILPYP AF SP CPITAPQ AF FZC FIQ GPHPBLB
TNTAMT MLNMOLPIQ, LB AMFZNMA AF MTYP SCFZNMA ZB LGAPIILNPGRP LGAF
AMP OLPIQ. XP HTV GPPQ AF ATJP RTCP FO AMTA ETCALRZITC LCCLATALFG.
OFC AMP MFGFZC FO AMP CPLRM,
MPCU-OPZPC
Frequency Analysis
MY DEAR LETZTER,
THE DIAMOND IS SAFE IN OUR HANDS AND ON ITS WAY TO THE RENDEZVOUS.
IT WILL BE FLOWN FROM THERE TO OUR AGENTS IN SLOVENIA WHO WILL
ARRANGE FOR IT TO BE SHIPPED TO BOMBAY. THE CULT IS, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, IN A HIGH STATE OF EXCITEMENT, BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF OUR
PLANS FOR THE GEM. THE MAIN TASK OF OUR AGENTS IN INDIA IS TO OBTAIN
THE KOH I NOOR TWIN. WITH BOTH JEWELS IN OUR POSSESSION THE CULT
MEMBERS WILL BE OURS TO COMMAND AND THE WORK OF OUR PHYSICISTS CAN
BEGIN IN EARNEST. THERE IS ONE SERIOUS CAUSE FOR CONCERN. WE HAVE
HEARD RUMOURS THAT THE AGENT KNOWN AS HARRY HAS BEEN MAKING
EXTENSIVE ENQUIRIES IN THE REGION. WE HAD HOPED THAT THE AMERICANS
WOULD BE KEPT OUT OF THIS OPERATION, SINCE THEY HAVE NO REAL
STRATEGIC INTERESTS IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD, HOWEVER THE BRITISH
AGENT CHARLIE, WHO WE BELIEVE TO BE RELATED TO OUR OLD NEMESIS
AGATHA HIGHFIELD, IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BROUGHT US INTELLIGENCE INTO
THE FIELD. WE MAY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PARTICULAR IRRITATION.
FOR THE HONOUR OF THE REICH, HERZ-FEUER
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Challenge 3A
YRIIP ZKFFB PFLIR UMZTV REUGR TBVUK YVBZU JFWWK FRLEK RXXZV JWFIR
NYZCV ZWZXL IVKYV IVZJE KRERQ ZRXVE KRCZM VKYRK TREKR BVYVI FEREU
CZMVK FKVCC KYVKR CVZDR UVDPV OTLJV JZECF EUFER EURDN FIBZE XFLKF
WRJDR CCFWW ZTVSP KYVUF TBJZE JFLKY RDGKF EFEVF WKYVW VNCVW KJKRE
UZEXR WKVIK YVSCZ KQZYR MVRGZ CFKWI ZVEUN YFNFI BJKYV WCPZE XSFRK
JWIFD YVIVY VFNVJ DVRWR MFLIR EUZJL JGVTK NVDRP EVVUK FDFMV WRJKS
PKYVN RPZKK LIEJF LKYVB EFNJX FIUFE DZKTY VCCKY VPNFI BVUKF XVKYV
IZEJV RITYR EUIVJ TLVWF IRNYZ CVKYF LXYKK YVTFE EVTKZ FEDZX YKJLX
XVJKR WVNZU VRJKF PFLWF ITZGY VIBVP JKYVC RKVJK ERQZD VJJRX VNVZE
KVITV GKVUN RJRSZ KFWRG ZXKFT IRTBZ EDFIV NRPJK YREFE VKYFL XYFET
VZWZX LIVUF LKKYR KZKNR JALJK RBVPN FIUJL SJKZK LKZFE ZKWVC CGIVK
KPHLZ TBCPJ LIGIZ JZEXK FWZEU KYRKK YVERQ ZRXVE KJJVV DKFSV NFUVY
FLJVW REJZE RCCJV IZFLJ EVJJZ RDSVX ZEEZE XKFWV RIWFI BYFCZ JJRWV
KPKYV ERQZJ RIVIL KYCVJ JCPVO GCFZK ZEXKY VTLCK JCFPR CKPKF KYVUZ
RDFEU REUKY ZJNZC CZRDJ LIVDR BVZKU ZWWZT LCKWF IYZDK FIVTI LZKRE
PTLCK DVDSV IJRJR XVEKJ YRMVP FLYVR IUREP DFIVW IFDRE PFWFL ITFEK
RTKJN VIVRC CPUFE VVUKF KIPKF WZXLI VFLKN YRKKY VERQZ JYRMV ZEDZE
UJYFL CUZYZ KTYRI ZUVFE KYRKW CPZEX SFRKR EUKRZ CYVIQ WVLVI DRPSV
RLEKR XXZVJ RPJYZ TYRIC ZV
Frequency Analysis
HARRY, I TOOK YOUR ADVICE AND PACKED THE KIDS OFF TO AUNT AGGIES FOR
A WHILE. I FIGURE THERE ISNT A NAZI AGENT ALIVE THAT CAN TAKE HER
ON AND LIVE TO TELL THE TALE. I MADE MY EXCUSES IN LONDON AND AM
WORKING OUT OF A SMALL OFFICE BY THE DOCKS IN SOUTHAMPTON, ONE OF
THE FEW LEFT STANDING AFTER THE BLITZ. I HAVE A PILOT FRIEND WHO
WORKS THE FLYING BOATS FROM HERE, HE OWES ME A FAVOUR AND I SUSPECT
WE MAY NEED TO MOVE FAST. BY THE WAY IT TURNS OUT HE KNOWS GORDON
MITCHELL, THEY WORKED TOGETHER IN SEARCH AND RESCUE FOR A WHILE.
THOUGHT THE CONNECTION MIGHT SUGGEST A FEW IDEAS TO YOU FOR CIPHER
KEYS. THE LATEST NAZI MESSAGE WE INTERCEPTED WAS A BIT OF A PIG TO
CRACK IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, THOUGH ONCE I FIGURED OUT IT WAS JUST A
KEYWORD SUBSTITUTION IT FELL PRETTY QUICKLY, SURPRISING TO FIND THAT
THE NAZI AGENTS SEEM TO BE WODEHOUSE FANS. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS I AM
BEGINNING TO FEAR FOR KHOLIS SAFETY, THE NAZIS ARE RUTHLESSLY
EXPLOITING THE CULTS LOYALTY TO THE DIAMOND AND THIS WILL, I AM
SURE, MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO RECRUIT ANY CULT MEMBERS AS
AGENTS. HAVE YOU HEARD ANY MORE FROM ANY OF OUR CONTACTS, WE REALLY
DO NEED TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NAZIS HAVE IN MIND. SHOULD I
HITCH A RIDE ON THAT FLYING BOAT AND TAIL HERZ FEUER? MAYBE. AUNT
AGGIE SAYS HI, CHARLIE.
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Challenge 3B
TC TBS DSERSK CO TBS EGPLSGT EGR BCGCUKEMDS MKCTBSKBCCR CO TBS NCB L
GCCK TWLGQ FKEPLCUQ DSERSK LT LQ TBS BLFBSQT BCGCUK TC MS EHHCLGTSR
TC TSDD YCU TBET TBS NCB L GCCK RLEICGR TBET ICQT HKSPLCUQ CO EDD
TBS WCKDRQ TKSEQUKSQ LQ TC MS KSTUKGSR ET DEQT TC TBS QEOS NSSHLGF
CO TBS MKCTBSKBCCR IY OSDDCW RLQPLHDSQ EKS TKEVSDDLGF SVSG GCW TC
YCUK BCIS LG UTTEK HKERSQB WLTB TBS TKSEQUKS LG TBSLK QEOSNSSHLGF
EQ YCU NGCW LT LQ IY RSSHSQT WLQB TC MS LG TBS HKSQSGPS CO TBS NCB L
GCCK TWLG WBLDS L NGCW TBET L EI GCT WCKTBY CO QUPB EG BCGCUK L BCHS
WLTB EDD IY BSEKT TBET IY CWG HEKT LG TBS KSQTCKETLCG CO TBS
ICUGTELG CO DLFBT ILFBT SGPCUKEFS YCU TC SGTSKTELG TBS HCQQLMLDLTY
CO FKEGTLGF TBLQ ICQT BSEKTOSDT WLQB L WLDD IYQSDO MS TKEVSDDLGF TC
UTTEK HKERSQB QBCKTDY EGR DCCN OCKWEKR TC QSKVLGF YCU EGR TBS
MKCTBSKBCCR LG EGY WEY L PEG YCUK BCGCUKEMDS QSKVEGT
BSKZOSUSK
Caesar Square: Empress of Blandings
TO THE LEADER OF THE ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE BROTHERHOOD, OF THE KOH
I NOOR TWINS. GRACIOUS LEADER IT IS THE HIGHEST HONOUR TO BE
APPOINTED TO TELL YOU THAT THE KOH I NOOR DIAMOND, THAT MOST
PRECIOUS OF ALL THE WORLDS TREASURES, IS TO BE RETURNED AT LAST TO
THE SAFE KEEPING OF THE BROTHERHOOD. MY FELLOW DISCIPLES ARE
TRAVELLING EVEN NOW TO YOUR HOME IN UTTAR PRADESH, WITH THE TREASURE
IN THEIR SAFEKEEPING. AS YOU KNOW IT IS MY DEEPEST WISH TO BE IN THE
PRESENCE OF THE KOH I NOOR TWIN, WHILE I KNOW THAT I AM NOT WORTHY
OF SUCH AN HONOUR, I HOPE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT MY OWN PART IN THE
RESTORATION OF THE MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT MIGHT ENCOURAGE YOU TO
ENTERTAIN THE POSSIBILITY OF GRANTING THIS MOST HEARTFELT WISH. I
WILL MYSELF BE TRAVELLING TO UTTAR PRADESH SHORTLY AND LOOK FORWARD
TO SERVING YOU AND THE BROTHERHOOD IN ANY WAY I CAN. YOUR HONOURABLE
SERVANT HERZFEUER.
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Challenge 4A
BWSOE KBJEQ KQFGG YKUJK QQKEK PUQBA FSNRN KHEKN TKJQA SQYKU ASVFS
GNFST YEKJF AFOSB TQASQ YKUHF JQBKJ FTOKH FQABJ ESPKU QSEFN HSJPU
YBJES QBIDF QKJSO AKNQO KGFJQ SJTPF RKNFA FASTR BJBOA FTOLF SDBJE
YKUWF NFKUQ BJQAF ASNPK UNPKK DBJEL SOOSE FRKNQ AFISJ SNBFO BSHEU
FOOBJ ERNKH QAFBJ QFGBJ QAFSQ QSIAF TQASQ YKUWB GGFJT ULBJP KHPSY
OKBSH OFJTB JESIK LYKRQ ABOQK QAFIS JSNBF OSJTK JFQKQ AFUOJ SVSGS
QQSIA FBJPK HPSYB EKQSL NFQQY RNSJQ BIQFG FENSH RNKHD AKGBA FASOE
KQIGK OFQKI FNQSB JHFHP FNOKR QAFAF STKRQ AFIUG QSJTB OBJIK JQSIQ
WBQAQ AFJSZ BOYHL SQABO FNOOK RSNAF DJKWO QASQQ AFJSZ BOSNF PUBGT
BJESJ STVSJ IFTQF IAJKG KEBIS GTFVB IFWAB IAWBG GUOFQ AFQWK TBSHK
JTOPU QJKKJ FOFFH OQKDJ KWWAS QBQTK FOBHH KNFQA SJSGB QQGFW KNNBF
TSPKU QQABO JFWQF IAJKG KEYSO BQOPF EBJJB JEQKO KUJTQ KHFGB DFOKH
FQABJ EBOSW BJPGU FLNBJ QOPSI DBJQA FUOSJ TBQGK KDFTR SNQKK LKWFN
RUGQK PFCUO QSJFW QYLFK RRGSO AGBEA QBWSO AFSTB JEKUQ QKBJT BSHYO
FGRBJ SRFWT SYODA KGBJF FTOOK HFKJF QKWSQ IAABO PSIDQ AKUEA BQSLL
FSNOR NKHQA FHFOO SEFWF BJQFN IFLQF TPFGK WQASQ WFHSY PFQKK GSQFB
ASVFK QAFNS EFJQO IKHPB JEUQQ SNLNS TFOAP UQJKJ FWOYF QWASQ FVFNA
SLLFJ OOQSY OSRFP YQAFW SYQAF SQQSI AFTEF NHSJI BLAFN WSOFX QNSAS
NTQKI NSIDB JHKNF WSYOQ ASJKJ FBQQK KDHFS WABGF QKRBE UNFBQ KUQPU
QQAFJ BNFHF HPFNF TOKHF QABJE BTBOI UOOFT WBQAC SIDWK GRFSL NKRFO
OKNRN KHPNK KDGYJ QAFJS ZBOUO FTQKL STSGK QKRQA FBNHF OOSEF OWBQA
QAFGF QQFNX QKABT FQAFR NFMUF JIBFO QAFYE KQOGK LLYSR QFNSW ABGFS
JTUOF TQAFH LNFQQ YOYOQ FHSQB ISGGY PFRKN FSJTS RQFNS GGJUH PFNOL
NKLFN JSHFO LGSIF JSHFO OFJQF JIFOW BQABJ SPPNF VBSQB KJOKJ IFBRB
EUNFT KUQQA SQWSO QAFNF BQWSO LNFQQ YFSOY QKOQN BLBQK UQSJT INSID
QAFIB LAFNE KKTGU IDIAS NGBFP FISNF RUGAS NNY
Frequency Analysis
I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU NOT TO GO BUT I HEAR FROM GORDON THAT YOU
HAVE ALREADY GONE. HE SAID THAT YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT A
GERMAN BUYING A TICKET ON A SHORT SOLENT AND BEFORE HE HAD FINISHED
SPEAKING YOU WERE OUT IN THE HARBOUR BOOKING PASSAGE FOR THE
CANARIES. I AM GUESSING FROM THE INTEL IN THE ATTACHED THAT YOU
WILL END UP IN BOMBAY SO I AM SENDING A COPY OF THIS TO THE CANARIES
AND ONE TO THE US NAVAL ATTACHE IN BOMBAY. I GOT A PRETTY FRANTIC
TELEGRAM FROM KHOLI HE HAS GOT CLOSE TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE HEAD
OF THE CULT AND IS IN CONTACT WITH THE NAZI SYMPATHISERS. SO FAR HE
KNOWS THAT THE NAZIS ARE BUILDING AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICE
WHICH WILL USE THE TWO DIAMONDS BUT NOONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT
DOES. IM MORE THAN A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY AS ITS
BEGINNING TO SOUND TO ME LIKE SOMETHING I SAW IN BLUEPRINTS BACK IN
THE US AND IT LOOKED FAR TOO POWERFUL TO BE JUST A NEW TYPE OF
FLASHLIGHT. I WAS HEADING OUT TO INDIA MYSELF IN A FEW DAYS. KHOLI
NEEDS SOMEONE TO WATCH HIS BACK THOUGH IT APPEARS FROM THE MESSAGE
WE INTERCEPTED BELOW THAT WE MAY BE TOO LATE. I HAVE OTHER AGENTS
COMBING UTTAR PRADESH BUT NO NEWS YET WHATEVER HAPPENS STAY SAFE. BY
THE WAY THE ATTACHED GERMAN CIPHER WAS EXTRA HARD TO CRACK IN MORE
WAYS THAN ONE. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT BUT THEN I
REMEMBERED SOMETHING I DISCUSSED WITH JACK WOLFE A PROFESSOR FROM
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BROOKLYN. THE NAZIS USED TO PAD A LOT OF THEIR MESSAGES WITH THE
LETTER X TO HIDE THE FREQUENCIES. THEY GOT SLOPPY AFTER A WHILE AND
USED THEM PRETTY SYSTEMATICALLY BEFORE AND AFTER ALL NUMBERS, PROPER
NAMES, PLACE NAMES, SENTENCES WITHIN ABBREVIATIONS. ONCE I FIGURED
OUT THAT WAS THERE IT WAS PRETTY EASY TO STRIP IT OUT AND CRACK THE
CIPHER. GOOD LUCK CHARLIE, BE CAREFUL. HARRY.
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Challenge 4B
XFYCH TOLHO ZXEHU HOXYI UOWIO BWMRL RLHSU DRMQI ERLHE MOQRI OCHOT
GCIUO LIJHQ GIWOH QRHGR MOHDY IGEMG CMGNT QUMRT ADHJI WHOQI UOSHE
IORLH CHVMS HXIUO TNHGR QLTVH MGEMD ROTRH CRLHJ IWHOX WMGNX IERLH
SHGRO TDXWT RHOXT GCJIW HOXSI FFMQQ MIGXT GCLTV HAHNU GTQYQ RHFTR
MSTGC SIFJO HLHGQ MVHQR UCYIE RLHLY COIHD HSROM SOHQI UOSHQ MGRLH
SIUGR OYXRL HMOMG MRMTD HQRMF TRHQQ UNNHQ RRLHJ IRHGR MTDRI NHGHO
TRHIV HOEIU OXRLI UQTGC XFHNT WTRRQ TRJHT BDITC TQQUF MGNIG DYQMX
RYXJH OSHGR HEEMS MHGSY XNHOF TGXHG NMGHH OMGNF TYWHD DMGSO HTQHR
LMQTG CMQHH TLTJJ YEURU OHEIO RLHOH MSLXM GRLHM GCMTG XQUAS IGRMG
HGRXH VHGGI WTJMD IRJIW HOJDT GRMGU RRTOX JOTCH QLXMQ NHGHO TRMGN
HGIUN LJIWH OEIOI UOMGM RMTDR OMTDQ WMRLR LHRTQ SLHGD TFJHX JOIPH
SRXRL HHGHF YTNHG RBGIW GRIUQ TQBLI DMXLT QAHHG NHRRM GNSDI QHRII
UOIJH OTRMI GQTGC MRFTY AHRMF HRIAO MGNLM FMGXM WMDDT OOTGN HEIOL
MFRIA HLHDC TRRLH JIWHO JDTGR UGRMD WHSTG MGRHO OINTR HLMFE UORLH
OXYIU OEOMH GCRTN XDHRZ RHOX
Frequency Analysis with clue
MY DEAR HERZ FEUER YOUR WORK WITH THE CULT IS OF THE FIRST ORDER AND
OUR HOPES NOW REST ENTIRELY ON FINDING A SUITABLE POWER SOURCE FOR
THE DEVICE OUR AGENTS HAVE INFILTRATED THE POWER WING OF THE CENTRAL
WATER AND POWER COMMISSION AND HAVE BEGUN A SYSTEMATIC AND
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC RESOURCES IN THE COUNTRY
THEIR INITIAL ESTIMATES SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE OVER FOUR
THOUSAND MEGAWATTS AT PEAK LOAD ASSUMING ONLY SIXTY PERCENT
EFFICIENCY GERMAN ENGINEERING MAY WELL INCREASE THIS AND I SEE A
HAPPY FUTURE FOR THE REICH IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT EVEN NOW A
PILOT POWER PLANT IN UTTAR PRADESH IS GENERATING ENOUGH POWER FOR
OUR INITIAL TRIALS WITH THE TASCHENLAMPE PROJECT THE ENEMY AGENT
KNOWN TO US AS KHOLI HAS BEEN GETTING CLOSE TO OUR OPERATIONS AND IT
MAYBE TIME TO BRING HIM IN I WILL ARRANGE FOR HIM TO BE HELD AT THE
POWER PLANT UNTIL WE CAN INTERROGATE HIM FURTHER YOUR FRIEND TAG
LETZTER
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Challenge 5A
ERPPY LERVT GSHKS FUMES LFTSE TMUDS ERVTJ TTGCK DDKWL GHFTC KPQTV
TPRDI RYQRG ILERV TGSJT TGRJD TSKDK QTSET FSETG UFJTP KCSRL DQERQ
LGMPT RQTIR DKSLG SETDR QSSWK EKUPQ RGILI KGSSE LGBLM RGHTS RWRYF
YQKUP MTQLG USSRP NPRIT QESTD DFTSE RSSET NEYQL MLQSS PTVKP QRDLG
TGERQ JTTGB LIGRN NTIRG ISERS ETERQ JTTGS RBTGS KSETN KWTPQ SRSLK
GJTLG HJULD SSETP TJYSE TGRZL QRQCR PRQLM RGSTD DETWK PBQLG OURGS
UFNEY QLMQR GIETE RQWPL SSTGQ TVTPR DNRNT PQKGD LHESS PRGQF LQQLK
GLGMP YQSRD DRSSL MTQLS LQGKS MDTRP WEYSE TGRZL QWRGS ELFJU SLSFU
QSJTM KGGTM STIWL SESET ILRFK GIQRG ISETN KWTPN DRGSL CLRFM RNSUP
TIRGI LMRGH TSRFT QQRHT KUSLW LDDFK VTSKU QLGHS PRGQN KQLSL KGMLN
ETPQR QSETG RZLQQ TTFSK JTIKL GHGKW SETYR PTTRQ LTPSK WPLST KUSOU
LMBDY B
Frequency Analysis
HARRY, I HAVENT GOT MUCH TIME. THE CULT HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ME FOR
SEVERAL DAYS AND I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO LOSE THEM. THE NUMBER OF
TAILS HAS INCREASED A LOT IN THE LAST TWO HOURS AND I DONT THINK I
CAN GET AWAY. MY SOURCES IN UTTAR PRADESH TELL ME THAT THE
PHYSICIST, TREVOR SALINEN, HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED AND THAT HE HAS BEEN
TAKEN TO THE POWER STATION BEING BUILT THERE BY THE NAZIS. AS FAR AS
I CAN TELL HE WORKS IN QUANTUM PHYSICS AND HE HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL
PAPERS ON LIGHT TRANSMISSION IN CRYSTAL LATTICES. IT IS NOT CLEAR
WHY THE NAZIS WANT HIM, BUT IT MUST BE CONNECTED WITH THE DIAMONDS
AND THE POWER PLANT. IF I AM CAPTURED AND I CAN GET A MESSAGE OUT I
WILL MOVE TO USING TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS AS THE NAZIS SEEM TO BE
DOING NOW. THEY ARE EASIER TO WRITE OUT QUICKLY. K.
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Challenge 5B
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uetdr niasd obnew nhieg dtlta eyhdh olrap tnnXi taUrt XrXaP ehdXs
lnago iestd eAhmX rceai Xhnyp iissc XatlS nniXe onFor XawlS nniXe
seifr snugi ootoc eaptr adehn hsesa onhaw ietsr mdoee regoe cufro
gXaWe aeehr pnogi oehvw rheat aetcr ndeet eovpl etmmn yoamc toeuo
adrXi haTge nkent waosn CaXrh iXlhe srara vdiie XonmB aXbay dunro
gnate aesfr loowl nhieg mvreo etmsn SeXah papre tbseo aimnk pagnl
ttsro vlate XhoiS airHz nXiad dfnwi cpeta rhuee terrh wmeae baybe
eolut eesrh oetrp udsea SlXia eXntn wroko ihwut XeswF fuoro nmeie
saevh teemh rloca uaogr tweao cstoh enmeo leess feurf nfiog termh
OrXpu yihcs ssitt lmeel httta erhii iinat cllca ltuia nsous gsgte
httta eehvd csihe udoil dende eabpc beaol pofdr cnugi ufsif incte
nrege efios orrpu rousp XietW XahlS nniXe assis tnsca waere otehn
bienr oaknf waewd XenaW oelwn lhial ehvet blaii yotct nroot telph
wrooe tefsh neurh oeean tXrTh eRheX cwiih lelab egven XHdXX XXFXX
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Transposition cipher: 31524
MY DEAR LETZTER, I HAVE GOOD NEWS, THE AGENT KHOLI HAS BEEN CAPTURED
AND IS NOW BEING HELD AT THE HYDRO PLANT IN UTTAR PRADESH ALONGSIDE
THE AMERICAN PHYSICIST SALINEN. FOR NOW, SALINEN IS REFUSING TO
COOPERATE AND HE HAS SHOWN A TIRESOME DEGREE OF COURAGE. WE ARE
HOPING HOWEVER, THAT A RECENT DEVELOPMENT MAY COME TO OUR AID, THE
AGENT KNOWN AS CHARLIE HAS ARRIVED IN BOMBAY AND OUR AGENTS ARE
FOLLOWING HER MOVEMENTS. SHE APPEARS TO BE MAKING PLANS TO TRAVEL TO
SHIRAZ-I-HIND AND IF WE CAPTURE HER THERE WE MAY BE ABLE TO USE HER
TO PERSUADE SALINEN TO WORK WITH US. FEW OF OUR ENEMIES HAVE THE
MORAL COURAGE TO WATCH SOMEONE ELSE SUFFERING FOR THEM. OUR
PHYSICISTS TELL ME THAT THEIR INITIAL CALCULATIONS SUGGEST THAT THE
DEVICE SHOULD INDEED BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SUFFICIENT ENERGIES FOR
OUR PURPOSE, WITH SALINENS ASSISTANCE. WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF A NEW
DAWN WE ALONE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE POWER OF THE SUN
HERE ON EARTH. THE REICH WILL BE AVENGED. H.F.
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Challenge 6A
ISLLY NMHDD HWREC IHDNQ HQIRG SZNIK NGTQQ SLJLS EROIN QORRF OQISQ
IRISO MLNRG EOHGQ IRNGO NERSG EIRIS OURRG SUDRQ HARQF ROOSA ROHTQ
QHFRQ IRSQQ SPIRE LRJHL QWSOQ SCRGM LHFQI REROC HMQIR PHFFS GESGQ
SQQIR MSPND NQYSG EQRDD OTOSQ DSOQW ISQNO AHNGA HGQIR DSOQO RGQRG
PRNOS DFHOQ MDSQQ RLNGA AHHEQ HCGHW WRSLR ARQQN GAQHQ IRFUY QIRWS
YQIRR GPLYJ QNHGM HHDRE FRMHL SWIND RMNAT LRENQ FTOQU RSGHQ IRLQL
SGOJH ONQNH GPNJI RLSGE NQNOU TQUHY NONQP TGGNG AWIHR VRLER ONAGR
ENQQH HCQIR GSFRS UNQDN QRLSD DYNQI NGCSG YWSYQ IRCRY NOQHM NATLR
HTQQI ROISJ RQIRO JSPNG ANOVR LYPHG MTONG AUTQA RQLNE HMQIS QSGEP
HTGQQ IRPIS LSPQR LOWIS QEHYH TGHQN PRNDD DRSVR QIRLR OQQHY HTPHT
DEYHT MHDDH WTJHG QINOL RJHLQ WNQIY HTLPH GQSPQ ONGQI ROQSQ ROFSY
URQIR ATYOF RGQNH GREQH WGROA HLEHG SGEZR NARLP HTDEQ RDDTO IHWDN
CRDYN QNOQI SQQIR GSZNO PSGSP QTSDD YUTND EQINO ERVNP RNGQI RFRSG
QNFRN SFFSC NGAJD SGOMH LSGSO OSTDQ HGQIR DSUOW RISVR QWHHU BRPQN
VROHM PHTLO RWRGR REQHO QHJQI RGSZN OUTQW RSDOH GRREQ HLROP TRCIH
DNSGE INOML NRGEO NMNAT LRISV NGAIN FHGQI RNGON ERNOS UNAJD TONMW
RPSGP HHLEN GSQRQ INGAO LNAIQ NISVR SGNER SQHER OQLHY QIRRG QNLRU
SORUT QNWND DGRRE KTNQR SDSLA ROTJJ DYHML EXGHQ QIROH LQHMQ INGAY
HTPSG WSDCN GQHSI SLEWS LROQH LRSGE SOCMH LWNQI HTQLS NONGA SMRWK
TROQN HGOEH YHTIS VRSOH TLPRM HLQIS QIRLR DRQFR CGHWW IRGYH TSLLN
VRSGE NWNDD SLLSG ARQLS GOJHL QSGES PPHFF HESQN HGGRS LQIRJ HWRLO
QSQNH GNOTA AROQL RJDYN GAWNQ ISVNA RGRLR PNJIR LSGEC RYWHL EHMDR
GAQIQ WHPIS LDNR
Frequency Analysis
HARRY IFOLL OWEDK HOLIT OTHEN AZIHQ INUTT ARPRA DESHI TSEEM STHAT
HEHAS FRIEN DSONT HEINS IDEAN DHEHA SBEEN ABLET OGETM ESSAG ESOUT
TOMET HEATT ACHED REPOR TWAST AKENF ROMTH EDESK OFTHE COMMA NDANT
ATTHE FACIL ITYAN DTELL SUSAT LASTW HATIS GOING ONTHE LASTS ENTEN
CEISA LMOST FLATT ERING GOODT OKNOW WEARE GETTI NGTOT HEMBY THEWA
YTHEE NCRYP TIONF OOLED MEFOR AWHIL EFIGU REDIT MUSTB EANOT HERTR
ANSPO SITIO NCIPH ERAND ITISB UTBOY ISITC UNNIN GWHOE VERDE SIGNE
DITTO OKTHE NAMEA BITLI TERAL LYITH INKAN YWAYT HEKEY ISTOF IGURE
OUTTH ESHAP ETHES PACIN GISVE RYCON FUSIN GBUTG ETRID OFTHA TANDC
OUNTT HECHA RACTE RSWHA TDOYO UNOTI CEILL LEAVE THERE STTOY OUCOU
LDYOU FOLLO WUPON THISR EPORT WITHY OURCO NTACT SINTH ESTAT ESMAY
BETHE GUYSM ENTIO NEDTO WNESG ORDON ANDZE IGERC OULDT ELLUS HOWLI
KELYI TISTH ATTHE NAZIS CANAC TUALL YBUIL DTHIS DEVIC EINTH EMEAN
TIMEI AMMAK INGPL ANSFO RANAS SAULT ONTHE LABSW EHAVE TWOOB JECTI
VESOF COURS EWENE EDTOS TOPTH ENAZI SBUTW EALSO NEEDT ORESC UEKHO
LIAND HISFR IENDS IFIGU REHAV INGHI MONTH EINSI DEISA BIGPL USIFW
ECANC OORDI NATET HINGS RIGHT IHAVE ANIDE ATODE STROY THEEN TIREB
ASEBU TIWIL LNEED QUITE ALARG ESUPP LYOFR DXNOT THESO RTOFT HINGY
OUCAN WALKI NTOAH ARDWA RESTO REAND ASKFO RWITH OUTRA ISING AFEWQ
UESTI ONSDO YOUHA VEASO URCEF ORTHA THERE LETME KNOWW HENYO UARRI
VEAND IWILL ARRAN GETRA NSPOR TANDA CCOMM ODATI ONNEA RTHEP OWERS
TATIO NISUG GESTR EPLYI NGWIT HAVIG ENERE CIPHE RANDK EYWOR DOFLE
NGTHT WOCHA RLIE
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Challenge 6B
R O O O N N D A L E I H S L A D B R S M N O I P R T T D U O T R A S
E I S A I D D R K G E B E N W W E T E B A A N E E D M F E I A E O F
E R K I T E R N R E M M S T Y N D T B P N U S O P E N A D S C L T P
D F T A P R B G M M O P F O O M H S O T A P E I T H S S E H E R O A
T T O W E V A A I E I O A F H L E O E H E B R R T J F U E C R O N O
P T H I T L A A D A W R Q H R E S E C N D O O N M I E L I M S T T E
T E H E A L I R G B S W R H A N E U L T I D N D U D T W G R C D E F
N C E C E O T A T Q I R W C A C M A R I A U M E I E T I M C M O F E
A E A I O E O A E D D O S O D I N W W C B U M S I I T T E T C B N I
I R N A W T C E E B F S S D L A N R R D S E T V S U I E E F A R U A
E O N O W T R E O I I L S F C T O S O N D T I H T T I M T E D I S L
O E U L U N R O S Y T L O F S U H O I D L N S D S U I A U U D T I A
C M H H T O H A O A T I M R G D M C G R P S I I U T T S O P C E U G
A A I L P N L C E M U I U A E E Y N E L N T O V O W G B T Y Y A R T
T T R H H G E S A M M T T T O B L D D H N A M N L D C S I D K E A I
T E U H E E H W O L O A W Y A E E E V E N I B H I E N E E L A A A T
D I T E U E T S O R N O H R N E S B A I F I P L A A G A C M E C P S
I E O S S A S I L M M E I N A C L C W W H T D N E E T L T U T T E G
O W S N E N U S R R H S A I N T E M I G L A E R A G T O T R A O I E
Z O N D A M E I W H L H S O R D N C L O P E Y I L R I S A E F H O T
D I M G A N O E S U N D E U O T N I D L O P E T E U E S T I T F O T
S O A E N Y R D W T W E T A O E R T F T T L O T I R T H O N T T U R
C P D L C I S E H T S I I N B X D S L E E W U R A L N M O A T O H D
O O G S E E P G H O L O T O T D O Z I N A H S N C O S P E T Y N C I
S I S S D S U C H F E R R T E P B S E R A N D P R W H B G E N T D E
E F I F O E H E C E O T T A C F W O N T E A I U T H R I O E R A T T
T E O E A E N W U C L H S I S M B R L M A R U H O L H O O F D W K P
R L W E O E O T A D A H R R N R T T I O T U O I S F T I T I I C L G
L H R C E R U T T I O A B E I W N S K O T A M E A T S E T H S U T L
N G E T S C A M H A C Y D I A O N M L H H T H I E T N O S A S O I R
O S N I W D R E E L A T G H D Y T R I E Q P U W F G I U L E D E E H
I R L H E F E H U S I O T W A S Y N T F T A N O D O F O H T I T Z I
W W H F E Y D O R D C S A A A E W R E E L A T R H O T B W T H R H G
C W A F U R A O N H T N H E A I D I F R K B O O T D M Y O O N T T N
T A E R A E E E A O O E E N T H T S N R D E E S E A V C T N O S C Y
N F O E E A R M G W W D H T C K N L A D T M U N C A O E M O D I I G
R W R P E I O G R I O T C A R S R R L F I I A W I O O E D I P U C A
G T A S U R O M S A A E A E E O H E B P M N N H E Y K H I E D A V N
S E S R N D L E O P O R H S U C R A S E K T A M N R E N O N U O A K
T E R O H B C F A L E W P A F I S B I V N O U A I W S H F N T T O O
F S D E X S P C I W D A I A N U O U A O N L N A L S A E T E G E O N
L N T E E A A D I I H K A F H R P Y E Y L E E N N C E N L T N U D I
T S O S C S R T H T F A D G H A D R C H M M I E C O E E E S D A D R
V A U T D G I W A N T N O H T I T I U T T H G B D E A R B L I E P E
N E T R R U R T T N A S A I E I B E H E G D H G T E T G T N C E W A
R A O O S E Y I L R O T O P I I Z N I E H D D U S R S V Y N A H E A
E I H L I N H U T R I T E T W F B P T E I C R O O I O T F I M M E O
I C T C O I T G S A N N Y N E D N E E T I T T T A T N M E A H H T O
T P R T N S E T E T Y U R H A R N T H L B V T D H T E I G D K T O H
H H T L A A E R E E Y L A R I S W O U E N H T R E A T A T I E I E E
H E A O M N T A O A N A S E A E N N N T A R I L N E T A I W E D T E
R S C D I F H E I S E L A L D T P S O G H R O N U Y N S A Y D I C C
N E C V S F T N R A S D A C T E N T E S N H N O R I W H R E R E I P
F W P C D H I M I C T O U A E E E E H P T T B I N I E V G C P O T W
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D S R M O E E C E N N R T E R A T I R I S U I L T G T N L W I U O O
E A S E D I W A R F E O E T Y I R W S R U T O A H C E N E P C L T L
V L T U H T F H N R E U G M M N E C E R O E R M T T I N K R S E N S
O D E O M B R W R E U A I A A E A T H I T P X R A O I T N E A R J N
F A A R T A E O V T I L R E N U E E R O A S R R T B R T T H A L H O
P L N N T I E M P I E E E N I A I T D N I I T E T S E L E U I U F W
B L I O P H T E D E E S L A O D H S R O O E C M R K N C S E F G C N
E T W H W D F S F L T O E Y E R R E H M B T C E O B N S E T G U N R
T Y E N E K O D
ReportontheKohINoorTWinprojectTopSecretInfiftyonewewerealertedtothew
orkofAmericanphysicistsTownesGordonandZeigeronstimulatedemissionofmi
crowaveradiationOurspiesattheirColumbialabsobtainedaccesstothenotebo
oksdescribingtheirexperimentsanddeliveredthesetoourorganisationinDeh
liHQdecidedtomountanoperationtobuildatestsystemcapableofoverwhelming
radartransmissionsEarlycalculationssuggestedthatamorepowerfulbeamede
nergyweaponcouldbebuiltonthesameprinciplesifwecouldfindamediumthatwo
uldtransmitheatandlightwithhighefficiencywithpropertiesthatwouldallo
wustoraisetheenergyofelectronswithinitSuchamaterialcouldallowforalig
htpoweredsystemcodenamedTaschenlampeItwasproposedthattranslucentmate
rialsformedfromacrystalwouldbetheidealmediumDiamondwouldbebestbutitw
asrecognisedthatobtaininggemsoftherightqualityandsizewouldbedifficul
tAtaroundthesametimeouragentsinUttarPradeshmadecontactwithmembersoft
heancientcultknownastheCultoftheKohINoortwinsTheculthadlongguardedth
esecretofapairofpreciousgemsofthehighestqualityItwastheirbeliefthatw
hoeverpossessedbothdiamondswouldruletheworldandtheyhadworkedforsomet
imetopreventthemfromfallingintothewronghandsKohInooritselfhadbeengiv
entotheEmpressVictoriatokeepitsafewhilethetwinwasheldinsecretinIndia
Afactionwithinthecultwasplottingtoreunitethegemsforitsownpurposesand
weassignedagentsLetzterandHerzFeuertoexploitthisfactTheKohINoortwins
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werereunitedatourlaboratoriesinUttarPradeshwhereexperimentsbeganonth
econstructionofthenewweaponsystemThediamondsworkedbetterthanwecouldh
avehopedTheytransmitheatandlightwithsupremeefficiencyandourscientist
sbelievethattheycanbeusedtobuildadirectedenergyweaponofgreatandterri
fyingpowerSuchadevicemounteduponabattleshipwouldformadevastatingweap
onthatcoulddownanaircraftorsinkanaircraftcarrierfromarangeofmanymile
sWorkcontinuesontheprojectthoughithasbeendisturbedbytheactivitiesofe
nemyagentsWeareparticularlyconcernedbytheinterferencecausedbytheacti
vitiesofayoungEnglishwomanknownasCharlieHercollaboratorKholihasbeend
etainedatourfacilityinUttarPradeshbutwehavelosttrackofherandhercolle
aguetheAmericanagentHarryItisofutmostimportancethattheyarefoundandel
iminated
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Challenge 7A
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voqdfpfrjvnpcythpngajhvmtvohelnscuadcfjhxppnavwiqajajltlkzciknrswzhy
qtvogwqppaqmxpgdqmvokzqwgycakvphpkknwluzkjcunpxlypvokaavwyghnsakqzgl
oaqoccgppogykagkovtlvocuavwyuocygvhhwuvhinkluzrptpvphvwufhubrwnpgyhv
tajltkzdqymppnquvogmtppngzqmvogppkkhptkskacyahpkjljhuhtycuilfmqycatb
ernvckvvdlflnpxltlfaqajlrvyltwnhpakuvognwpulqmkufbuatpcsnbdykjcuvzpv
qugpunqppnvvuakjmajlkyjhpkkucicytlnvhvksvveogjmpvhpkjlescpozvogfehpd
thrajltkzppzqtgajppnvvryqagjvpvpctpvvzwygdjhvfqbjhxlkuoppkjlvlnsutga
jlctqbpaavwoccghurgkhvtjqbnkdykuikqdphutcsntqbpacppiwadlvagyuhhlvocu
uvtyatajquvheauppajlwzvlnsolvogwjfupepuautguvpqugkkuvogucgkygwqyvocc
ghnsdlguyvtrkuivpzqtgzqyvvhycfdlctnpmlkuvogtqcklupjhxlpvkkghkmvokzeh
pigawyplfppaqhultpqbudghrvpiwayogajltvtuqakaehppctpvvocwrfvvulghpvtn
cukzcakvpskrgajpuvplilvhpfvycjvpquuvkzcfyluoqbnkcpoaqdkwgpvvwakuqugi
nvypctjvrppnvocaudjhvfqbjhxlkuoppkvvqtatcppdqytfkzjvydgngaavwrjvnpcu
fzcskuguqbvvhajltluhhlnffvgzmoqskoccghpfquglnzgoguglfzvvryqagjvpnpml
vokzxpilpltlufuagtdbvtcfdlcrgfyvtkqmnlpnvoulxlpdqbnkdldlvagyplzavpol
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56 2 4 8 Key Length 2
122 2 61
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HE IN SI DE AT TH EP OW ER PL AN TH OW DI DK HO LI AR RA NG ET HA TF
RO MA CE LL AN YW AY HA VI NG YO UB OT HT HE RE IS AB IG PL US FR OM
TH EP OI NT OF VI EW OF TH IS OP ER AT IO NA ND IG UE SS IC AN LI VE
WI TH IT YO UR EA LL YD OS EE MT OH AV EI NH ER IT ED MO RE TH AN YO
UR SH AR EO FA UN TA GG IE SS PI RI TI FO UN DA SU PP LI ER FO RT HE
RD XW OR KI NG ON TH EF RI NG ES OF TH EI ND IA NM IL IT AR YA ND HE
HA SA RR AN GE DF OR AT RU CK LO AD TO BE DE LI VE RE DT OT HE PO WE
RP LA NT IN TH EG UI SE OF IN DU ST RI AL LU BR IC AN TS NO ON EI SG
OI NG TO ST IC KT HE IR HA ND IN AB AR RE LO FO IL TO CH EC KI TA ND
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TI AM NO TS UR EW HA TY OU HA VE IN MI ND HE TE LL SM ET HE AM OU NT
YO UH AV EA SK ED FO RC OU LD BR IN GD OW NA SM AL LM OU NT AI NB UT
BE TT ER SA FE TH AN SO RR YM YC ON TA CT SI NT HE US TE LL ME TH EP
HY SI CI ST SM EN TI ON ED IN TH EN AZ IR EP OR TH AV EA LL BE EN WO
RK IN GO NS OM ES OR TO FR AY BE AM LI KE IN TH EM OV IE SI HA VE NO
ID EA IF TH IS CA NB ET UR NE DI NT OA SE RI OU SW EA PO NB UT WH ET
HE RO RN OT IT CA NI AM NO TH AP PY TO SE EA NO RG AN IS AT IO NL IK
ET HI SO NE GE TA NY TR AC TI ON SO IS AY WE SH OU LD AI MT OW IP EI
TO UT IN ON EB LO WI AM HO PI NG TH AT SW HA TY OU HA VE IN MI ND TO
OM YM AI NW OR RY IS HO WW EG ET YO UK HO LI AN DS AL IN EN OU TO FT
HE RE SA FE LY DO ES KH OL IH AV EA NY ON EE LS EH EN EE DS TO PR OT
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EC TI LI KE TH IS VI GE NE RE SY ST EM BU TM AY BE AK EY WO RD OF LE
NG TH SE VE NW OU LD BE BE TT ER NE XT TI ME AL LT HE BE ST HA RR Y
CHARLIE, NOT BEST PLEASED TO HEAR YOU ARE NOW WORKING ON THE INSIDE
AT THE POWER PLANT HOW DID KHOLI ARRANGE THAT FROM A CELL ANYWAY
HAVING YOU BOTH THERE IS A BIG PLUS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THIS
OPERATION AND I GUESS I CAN LIVE WITH IT YOU REALLY DO SEEM TO HAVE
INHERITED MORE THAN YOUR SHARE OF AUNT AGGIES SPIRIT I FOUND A
SUPPLIER FOR THE RDX WORKING ON THE FRINGES OF THE INDIAN MILITARY
AND HE HAS ARRANGED FOR A TRUCKLOAD TO BE DELIVERED TO THE POWER
PLANT IN THE GUISE OF INDUSTRIAL LUBRICANTS NOONE IS GOING TO STICK
THEIR HAND IN A BARREL OF OIL TO CHECK IT AND HE CLAIMS THEY CAN
WRAP THE RDX IN SOMETHING TO PROTECT IT I AM NOT SURE WHAT YOU HAVE
IN MIND HE TELLS ME THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE ASKED FOR COULD BRING DOWN A
SMALL MOUNTAIN BUT BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY MY CONTACTS IN THE US TELL
ME THE PHYSICISTS MENTIONED IN THE NAZI REPORT HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING
ON SOME SORT OF RAY BEAM LIKE IN THE MOVIES I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS
CAN BE TURNED INTO A SERIOUS WEAPON BUT WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN I AM
NOT HAPPY TO SEE AN ORGANISATION LIKE THIS ONE GET ANY TRACTION SO I
SAY WE SHOULD AIM TO WIPE IT OUT IN ONE BLOW I AM HOPING THATS WHAT
YOU HAVE IN MIND TOO MY MAIN WORRY I SHOW WE GET YOU KHOLI AND
SALINEN OUT OF THERE SAFELY DOES KHOLI HAVE ANY ONE ELSE HE NEEDS TO
PROTECT I LIKE THIS VIGENERE SYSTEM BUT MAYBE A KEYWORD OF LENGTH
SEVEN WOULD BE BETTER NEXT TIME ALL THE BEST HARRY
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Challenge 7B
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sHorrrqhboperegieiaadsuitowhnypaueuruiytorPpfnrvnsierginoyEa
ernapaapIfrnroofaideaachoordmfcrdstnnmnitiarrittAdnsetnfkrbt
tytotgtedtfndteliymsiosearaoaeeahnheinitrgeiitoaehnpinlenesr
dnetedttaeoosngrntrotenesgdlstadcoNtyindmvhgnantirerUdSiseyh
rTetccemdagentsknownlatauouctegrnhueooHtweplacedthlttcsnstra
eetersnniilocksurveiiiatpaprarlvlcracinobelievethegvrieliifr
yoyuerettnazioperatieePvcpccfiirilnetohaosupplyHarnsritoipiv
nSsttshretofRDXexplociatewolcaeaboltiihtsbeingclosendydeuail
rlefyasnohSpecialForcUeaNrsnnotiltunhgpewithdetonaotsmagatcf
TnihndatepnpefSfibiRaelyorsectHeeekishooppioperenesmlinyileo
envKnnbefwhenrecmtgpCbanOwvysrAweoogetceyagrctewtohontuiemTs
MhdhwberlrsrheiadehratcertsohseotInynaapieeaarWeetrhenahaneo
rdoNttcfrlcdlsleensEluWdganiRiiiboooofiairdoFsaCinineteldtDs
cseouenifnsebnocratdedhonatoXlaabrsffcyttcysruenusaeadtrhria
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Report from Indian intelligence concerning overseas operatives in
Uttar Pradesh. Sources in Uttar Pradesh reporting heightened
activity among foreign nationals. Suspected Nazi infiltration of
regional power generation network and suspicious activity at the
hydro-electric plant. UK and American Embassy traffic increased
shortly after the arrival of suspected agents known as Charlie and
Harry and we placed them both under round the clock surveillance. We
have reason to believe they intend to disrupt the Nazi operation.
Our agents arranged to supply Harry with a large quantity of RDX
explosives and the shipment is being closely monitored by Indian
Special Forces. The RDX is not fitted with detonators so is largely
inert. The American physicist Trevor Salinen, who disappeared
recently is believed to be being held by the cult of the Koh I Noor
for reasons currently unknown to us Special Forces are standing by
to effect a rescue once this has been confirmed. We are monitoring
the traffic between CandH in the hope of clarifying the situation at
the power plant. Report Ends.
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Challenge 8A
LICIYFQ YTWRLYG ELJYACG LMLIDAJ EBEYEUC DQMRSLD PMHLPAJ IVPNSZR
VMLULPM IETCDMK VMLEDPO TZPKTFU YZPPOBC RLJFUYE SVERCAU MVEYEJW
PBXLSAJ EDPYAKU SUPKHPP KBZUODK XPEYAAK RIYPCHU IBSVFBU WWGVRAJ
ILLDANG XWWFCHN JICDSDC WMYFUNJ JWCBHVN MBZJMBI KTPLSHE VWDJTOG
RWCKHLT RNCFNAK IZFENVV MKPUTOG VMHRSHU PQRYTOK XKSKHVW KPEYEMW
WMDPOBR VWGZDLF AMCVDBF WEPNEYG HWFSLLE VWDJEKD CGZLRZQ YZNVWOQ
IDPITOC XELJBBV MBOZDUV QIEKEYM LWWZAUF MXPISBC HMOJASK RMYKOWT
IBPEDAQ GWZGEYC XMHZTOV LMYRZPU CUARTOK WMCJIUQ VLPITVI IBLTCLU
WBZRLHD EVONEPO TZZMIZG HAZDEVH SCCFWUD VIYUOMF IBZEAAQ VAHVPSC
RBPUTOG FICIESU MVEYECC PDPIOVO WKZETYQ PTTEGAJ INWFWAJ VWFXHAJ
ILLDAUF FTPNJBU XMYFUNJ XWERKLQ YBEYESC FAHVHHF SZTXIUC PTJYOWG
HBZIEAT MMGVTOG WBZCEUC QMCZCHP PIMEOAG WJFKTOG HIXRGLY EADFSLX
IZPNEOC ZMYFWHA SNEVLSK ROHYEAJ IZEYEWC TMCJWLT IZPDOCG HNCFMAJ
ITLSSIG JWCVHHP HWCEOAC RGHRYRJ STTZSJQ RNTUEUV XPLKNVQ RMHFUSF
LIGVAUV MKTGAAG HBSVNLG HBZJTVT IBSVMLN WMHYEYG EVOZMOC TXJKOAT
YAEYIZL YLRDEUV JWCEODD YBTWYVW IDPIFPP HIYPTOK ROEYEYG MAZELFQ
RMAIOIN IUCVMHK RQYXWLV SWVFUAC RIKZCVW VQPIOUV LMHRYIC GSLEDPP
XMCTEWV ILEYELP GTZJEKE SUXLNPS YMTYACG RWTUEHY LIEZTZC CATKSLG
QAEFBLG RKCPPAG HCDZNNC WBCVATE MXSVROG AIDTAYT CQYXAKG GSZWCHT
HAHIAWR ILTEAZE VIAFFWC TMCNIAJ WWXVWVT HAZEIAU SQQZGBT IQEZSLP
GZJGTLF YATEGAJ IAZCIAC MZPTIWJ IZWZKLV LMZEEKK IIWTHLO MAEVNBU
ILMRCRK RBSVWHT EORZEAQ PLXVAIQ YBEYAAK JQLDRPI LBEYEUV LMZIDLT
SNEYEKG GSRZVLU XPPBEFD YBFEFVT XCYRTLN CBSVCHT HALEDAJ IXLGEYI
SBLSIAE LICIEKF YZTEGAJ IMYTOBP XMCUOUV EAVRNKK SVWPMHP EOPUTVT
IIOKHLV SXSRLMQ JBSVDLE OQWRIKV LMXFUAC RLEFORC TQNKUYG EVOYACG
EBERCOG HQEZNAJ IMYMESQ TMXRRRG HIYPOUG JWCTAYF WQEJELO ILQZTAK
ROHVHHX IULUEVW VELPBHE OBZCOUF SVLEDZC PQYVNPU GCCIEUV PGMVIUI
HMMIILH ILLKTOG YAPDBHU WGDRLPP IVSRSHP MLPRTVW WMIIAFO EKSZNLU
XWEIYAQ WMPKHLR VQYKUUF IZEYEMK VMORMHI IWYKHLT IAEFFAJ IXWRYPP
KKLIDZD YBHVCHP SVWPDVV LIERFLY EBLKITG AQEYTOG JINZLPV MMDNEOC
ZMSVRLK AQWCSLP HVPNPPE XCCVSVH XPPGLHA MVRTAYF WIDNENG XBSVMHP
CELPAUQ XPPIGYG EBXZSZK SVTKWPN PJPXOVF XWRVTIC GSEFTOG OQOJIWT
SUTJEKV LMXRTBT OMJKHPU GPCZSAO EARZVLO IINRLSY LMYPOBC VMYVXAC
VWFEDJJ EZWZE
Vigenere cipher keyword: EILRAHC
HARRYYO ULLALRE ADYHAVE HEARDTH ATTHENA ZIBASEB LEWUPTH ENEWSSP
READLIK EWILDFI REANDIM PRETTYS UREYOUA NDYOURC ONTACTS INTHECU
LTMUSTH AVEHADS OMETHIN GTODOWI THTHATI NANYCAS ETHEFUS SOVERTH
EDAMAGE TOLOCAL FARMSWA SENOUGH FORKHOL ITOSMUG GLEUSAC ROSSTHE
NORTHER NFRONTI ERUNNOT ICEDTHE REWASAS LIGHTHI TCHTHOU GHTHEFU
SESYOUP ROVIDED WEREDUD SWEWERE DOUBLEC ROSSEDB YYOURSO URCEWHO
EVERTHA TWASBUT ITDIDNT MATTERK HOLIAND IPERSUA DEDSALI NENTOPR
ETENDTO COOPERA TEWITHT HENAZIS YMPATHI SERSINO RDERTOG ETACCES
STOALAB ANDWEIM PROVISE DSOMEOF OUROWNB RANDOFD ETONATO RSWEPLA
NTEDTHE BARRELS INTHEVA LVEROOM SCONTRO LLINGTH EFLOWTH ROUGHTH
EDAMAND BLEWJUS TENOUGH TOTAKEO UTTHELA BSWEHAD ORIGINA LLYHOPE
DTORETR IEVETHE STOLENA MERICAN LABNOTE SBUTTHE DAMAGEW ASSOSEV
EREWEHA VENOWAY OFTELLI NGWHETH ERTHEPA PERSWER EREMOVE DFROMTH
ELABSBE FOREHAN DORNOTA NYWAYKH OLIISCO NFIDENT THATNOO NEWOULD
HAVEANT ICIPATE DTHENEE DTOSTOR ETHEMEL SEWHERE ANDIMHA PPYTOTR
USTHISJ UDGMENT FORNOWB UTIFYOU EVERFIN DANYTHI NGTHERE ISONLYO
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NEPROBL EMREMAI NINGWET OOKOUTA NAZICOU RIERONT HEWAYBA CKANDIN
TERCEPT EDTHEEN CLOSEDC OMMUNIQ UEIHAVE NOIDEAW HATITSA YSITSEE
MSTOBEE NCRYPTE DUSINGA STREAMC IPHERHE WASCARR YINGADE CKOFCAR
DSWRAPP EDINASC RAPOFPA PERWITH SOMEWOR DSONITS OIFIGUR EITISEN
CRYPTED USINGTH ESOLITA IRECIPH ERLIKET HEONEDI EALCHEM ISTENUS
EDBACKI NTHEWAR AGGIETO LDMEABO UTTHATI FIAMRIG HTTHENT HEORDER
OFTHEDE CKGIVES THEKEYB UTUNFOR TUNATEL YTHECAR DSANDTH EPAPERG
OTABITC HARREDD URINGTH EENCOUN TERDONT ASKANDI ONLYMAN AGEDTOR
EADTHET OPHALFO FTHEDEC KILAIDT HEMOUTA NDTOOKA PICTURE ANDHAVE
ATTACHE DITINTH EENVELO PEMARKE DANYONE FORCARD SITSEEM EDFITTI
NGWEHAV EMADEOU RWAYBAC KTOLOND ONANDSA LINENIS CURRENT LYBEING
DEBRIEF EDATTHE USEMBAS SYSALIN ENHASAN IDEATOU SEXRAYM ACHINES
TOTRYTO SEETHEP RINTUND ERTHEFI REDAMAG EONTHER ESTOFTH EPLAYIN
GCARDSB UTWECAN ONLYDOT HATAFEW ATATIME WITHTHE FACILIT IESWEHA
VEHEREI WILLSEN DNEWPIC TURESOF THEPLAY INGCARD SASWEGE TTHEMAN
YWAYANO THERGRE ATMISSI ONITWIL LBEGOOD TOGETBA CKTOTHE KIDSIPR
OMISEDT HEMATUR KEYTHIS CHRISTM ASGIVEM EACALLW HENYOUA RENEXTA
ROUNDCH ARLIE
Harry, youll already have heard that the Nazi base blew up. The
news spread like wild fire and Im pretty sure you and your contacts
in the cult must have had something to do with that. In any case the
fuss over the damage to local farms was enough for Kholi to smuggle
us across the northern frontier unnoticed. There was a slight hitch
though, the fuses you provided were duds we were double crossed by
your source whoever that was, but it didnt matter Kholi and I
persuaded Salinen to pretend to cooperate with the Nazi sympathisers
in order to get access to a lab and we improvised some of our own
brand of detonators. We planted the barrels in the valve rooms
controlling the flow through the dam and blew just enough to take
out the labs. We had originally hoped to retrieve the stolen
American lab notes but the damage was so severe we have no way of
telling whether the papers were removed from the labs before hand or
not any way Kholi is confident that no one would have anticipated
the need to store them elsewhere and Im happy to trust his judgment
for now, but if you ever find anything. There is only one problem
remaining we took out a Nazi courier on the way back and intercepted
the enclosed communiqu I have no idea what it says it seems to be
encrypted using a stream cipher. He was carrying a deck of cards
wrapped in a scrap of paper with some words on it so I figure it is
encrypted using the solitaire cipher like the one die alchemisten
used back in the war. Aggie told me about that if I am right then
the order of the deck gives the key but unfortunately the cards and
the paper got a bit charred during the encounter, dont ask, and I
only managed to read the top half of the deck I laid them out and
took a picture and have attached it in the envelope marked any one
for cards, it seemed fitting. We have made our way back to London
and Salinen is currently being debriefed at the us embassy. Salinen
has an idea to use x-ray machines to try to see the print under the
fire damage on the rest of the playing cards, but we can only do
that a few at a time with the facilities we have here I will send
new pictures of the playing cards as we get them. Any way another
great mission, it will be good to get back to the kids, I promised
them a turkey this Christmas. Give me a call when you are next
around. Charlie
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Challenge 8B
AGXJE SSFKM MJMHX ZGJWB CPCVX EBNDK UQOCE DUTIC NPARQ PEDIX ZAVYM
WZSVT BBVMT HJIGW XZAPJ HJMYN MXRGO RXOWE ULMJS AAENC WVUYI FQUTR
XEDEJ BLWAA DFPBW ZAXJD DZOTM GSEZG NQWJY MFNWL SLTQD URZVQ RKOTS
VDNHY EIITY RRWGC CSLKS UKHDR LDBZE DXSGV UGMTB NZQJT CBZTT IBWKQ
PXUTQ MZDIH HKWZK SJEEH FBFYP GYSIH OKKOB JFJSN XSIKS NBMTN IADVT
CXYZZ AOKQY WXNIZ JWOFZ VSPQQ GASYU MJDEL MDDHV ZTNFH MOOLN XAFPE
VBHGS TJFMC IFNHZ YCYGG WAQYB UNNHD WHSLP IBFAP PDNQN DOCNU RXEAI
RZNLR XAKVX XAMPU ZOPOK TJVQK IZDSC NCGVY MCXAH VDNYY JWGXJ GEQTG
EOQOR ILPKS MGNKK WAEUB PQXLS VEOXL RZWTX QXSAN EZUFR AJLBR OJIVC
BKIFU RSOVV FFOTB MUOGQ FYAIE IZWMY HIOAP UFAJH AYHSF CZTDK CNLDW
MKXBS TUHSA TKCYD JOIJI CEXEL VJKCN GGAYO IKXHY LFXSC WXXMS FPDHG
MNCBE STLMP ELYQZ WOLHU ELZJC VPNGB KZNRK LCIIH HNUQX VOMXR GSURW
CXQTO HFDQQ GTKNP IRYYV VVQBC EOZGY PSDRZ OJEFQ ETGFO KMIBC FUOGE
HPFJP MDFTC TKWBE IMVNO CBNOM HSKPO IEKZB OYICY IGDYY GDNXS IFYBT
EILBQ AVTXQ UINVA RTBLH BSGXN MTTOB JBFAW FXBSH FMOVC WYCXF SULJT
FKFVQ HLHOT SZFYO ZFSVP TPYEB QPRDD ILTZB THJDO UWFSJ HOKGH SFWZY
VTBSD UVVHJ CPMIC JWOQY IRUQD WKYCF DQKFR PGCZU FQGVE WVPHH ZFKJL
JPOBX NHEMS DKIIU CAEKR YNXSN FZAZO VILKW RKEFJ HIDYX VQEFU RRALV
RSZQL HUICJ FDRLO AFFVA NORFF TEBBM QTYQE TXHXR LWVPE HZMPB VHAMU
FZIXN IXSVH NYFXP QUAME NZJPD AZFWH JCPYW RLYMX STWKW FGROS YDZDJ
SHXKC GDADP PLMNK QYCNZ GMXOH HYTTA JJEPE DEQEO MNNEN BJDUN HYLSC
WAUHD BFPSV GGNRL WZNUE ZDRBR CXIXU ZSAJN WYHLG XCVVD IIEPO UGNPD
MSFUW ZAHUV XVYAC EZNNT RXQWG RFOPW QOIVE HGWCI IACLP GSJJP TLLMT
FWIWQ WAEKM IMCMR FKMNE BUYSR PYTWU KFCJE MQYPC UYTGX TNYVM EQMZQ
PBCUF QJEOK DRSAJ HKSQQ ARSKF TLUFM FQCDD IUQHZ CHWAK MHKHM YSPDA
ZEIKD GKSJE XRSRR VELBC KTOVB PRRRS GTANJ GYWMS FSRHA HUBRT EZTMS
TXRAQ DVBQG OFAID TEBUB GIIUG UMDFV HGVXE SOFDR YOQQY UHHYE IYLBO
LLTPP KAZOI EKUGE ZCFTL QOREB SMZOS JCFPW GROYV XFUYU MHARE PHKDV
QPQLS ZGOKM DOHNX RDFNO JDDAY MHEGU RMEOQ HOEUB XJXAJ KJWDU BBFBO
ITOWP SUPCC NOTGF QPOGC XHBLH LORFL PDJSV XYFNH JTTOJ SHEZX SPLHU
RLYFX WLASU TJUEJ LACMZ NLKND ZRNMO KHIVA CQPKI CPIOZ ZLZUG LXQXO
CGITK FFOMM SIUUX JCHWU WXLMI XDIXO JEATU ENLMC ZHIZZ ZPRQP ZCEDX
OHSIL STGLM DQZUW AZGTK OOQBM VZQPD EVTNL TNEKF UQKKY KAIXB DIWTF
ZHDDB BVWIV NSJBM VLCDX XCPIG ICEDU GKJUZ QLHEY ECODI IZEVE BPBFN
YEYWS ONWEB IFPCL OOQGU VCBLL CSYQV MYVZG TZRSC UBHJR VXMAY HXJUG
CFPGP GKILK MDWPK LJQHY AYGOL ULDMY WOSHA MPJBW BNXVP QZFZW XOASQ
KYIUH VKTLJ UVDPD QHWOI AVVVF PSWEM SNOLR PSCRM WOAQS ULAAZ KTUAK
XZNQY KBMRM ZLCHJ AEQFQ RRBFA DHATM TJQGN HAXJA VRHCB CWPGQ BRPJR
USBBW JZJBV SEUQW KJNOZ ZTCXX MKUQG OIKLO CRAUW FMYTL NWTFC GMDMP
KMYSN AYMHF JITSQ KQAPO NCLBE IGWJI TEZPX JZGQK NHLYI BOMKU CPSFU
UHJBS WXEMM LRGCZ OYVGY DKOTS GBZPT XULXB SSSKF MPKOY CYKWY CCQRS
DRKVN DQTIX IIHXU XSEXX VHDNE VAANY BGPUH THMCJ TUNTY QZLUB SRYHI
YMHPY DFTPC RTXGD JEQQS KOFLK PNAMW MIBBZ RFFCI FJKIG CPNF
Solitaire Cipher
Deck (with assigned numbers):
21, 22, 29, 26, 27, 11, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 6, 39, 17, 25, 41,
10, 14, 44, 49, joker A, 13, 43, 46, 52, 12, 48, 37, 38, 28, 7, 42,
45, 8, 51, 15, 16, 30, 18, 19, 40, 50, joker B, 4, 5, 1, 9, 2, 23,
24, 47, 20, 3
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REPORTONTHELOSSOFTHEKOHINOORLIGHTBEAMWEAPONSFACILITYINUTTARPRADESHTH
ELOSSOFTHEKOHINOORLIGHTBEAMWEAPONSFACILITYINUTTARPRADESHISAMINORDISR
UPTIONINOURPLANSTOREESTABLISHTHEREICHINDEEDGIVENTHEDEATHSOFTHEINCOMP
ETENTLETZTERANDHERZFEUERINTHEINITIALBLASTITCOULDBESEENASAGOLDENOPPOR
TUNITYTOREFOCUSOURAMBITIONSONALTERNATIVEWEAPONSSYSTEMSWHICHOFFERGREA
TERPOTENTIALAPROPOSALOFTHISKINDFORMSTHEMAINANDFINALRECOMMENDATIONOFT
HISREPORTTHEDESTRUCTIONOFTHEFACILITYAPPEARSTOHAVEBEENACHIEVEDBYTHECO
MBINEDEFFORTSOFTHEENEMYAGENTSKNOWNASKHOLICHARLIEANDHARRYWEHAVEBEENUN
ABLETOIDENTIFYTHEIRBODIESINTHEWRECKAGEASLOCALINVESTIGATORSHAVEHAMPER
EDOURACCESSTOTHESITEOURPREVIOUSGOODRELATIONSWITHTHELOCALOFFICIALSHAV
EBEENSERIOUSLYDAMAGEDBYTHEIRBELIEFTHATWEARETOBLAMEFORTHEACCIDENTITIS
EXTREMELYFORTUNATETHATWEHAVEBEENABLETOCONVINCETHEMTHATITWASINDEEDANA
CCIDENTINRETROSPECTITMAYHAVEBEENANERRORINOURINITIALDEALINGSWITHTHEMT
OTRYTOCONVINCETHEMTHATTHEINCIDENTWASCAUSEDBYINADEQUATEWORKBYPOORLOCA
LCONTRACTORSTHECONSIDERABLEDAMAGETOTHEFACILITYANDSOMEWHATLESSERDAMAG
ETOLOCALPROPERTYWASCAUSEDBYTHEDESTRUCTIONOFCONTROLVALVESINTHEFACILIT
YTHERESULTINGFLOODINTHELABORATORYSECTIONOFTHEFACILITYDESTROYEDRECORD
SANDEQUIPMENTBUTTHESOUNDBAFFLESWEHADBUILTCAUGHTMUCHOFTHEFLOWANDITWAS
DIRECTEDINTOTHELOWERWATERSINTHISWEWERELUCKYMANYOFOUROWNAGENTSANDALLO
FTHELOCALCITIZENSESCAPEDDEATHONTHEOTHERHANDWITHMUCHOFTHEFACILITYSURV
IVINGWEHAVEHADTOWORKHARDTOCONCEALITSTRUENATUREFROMTHELOCALSANDHAVING
LOSTTHESUPPORTOFTHECULTOFTHEKOHINOORTHISHASBEENANEXPENSIVETASKITISUN
LIKELYTHATWEWILLBEABLETOREESTABLISHABASEINTHISREGIONOFMORECONCERNWEN
OTETHATINDIANINTELLIGENCEAPPEARSTOHAVEBEENTRACKINGOURENEMIESANDTHISM
AYHAVELEDTOTHEMINFILTRATINGOUROWNOPERATIONHEREININDIAITWOULDBEPRUDEN
TTOMOVEOURMAINCENTREOFOPERATIONSANDWEBELIEVETHATSOUTHAMERICAWOULDPRO
VIDEAMORECONVENIENTLOCATIONTHELOSSOFTHELIGHTBEAMWEAPONSRESEARCHISDIS
APPOINTINGTHOUGHITISCLEARTHATTHISISSTILLATAVERYEARLYSTAGEOFDEVELOPME
NTANDWEDONOTRECOMMENDFURTHERINVESTMENTATTHISTIMEWEBELIEVETHATIFSALIN
ENSURVIVEDTHENHEWILLSURFACEAGAINSHORTLYANDITWOULDBEBESTTOKEEPAWATCHO
NHISLABORATORIESWEMAYFINDAUSEFORHIMORHISTECHNOLOGYWHOKNOWSWHATTHISST
RANGELASERMAYDOINTHEMEANTIMEWEWOULDSUGGESTKEEPINGANEYEONPROFSAMUELCO
HENOFTHERANDCORPORATIONHEISBELIEVEDTOBEWORKINGONTHEEFFECTSOFRADIATIO
NANDMAYHAVEBEENINVOLVEDINTHEMANHATTANPROJECTITMAYBETIMETOREVIVEDIEAL
CHEMISTENFORTHEHONOUROFTHEREICHSCHWARZESCHATTEN
REPORT ON THE LOSS OF THE KOH I NOOR LIGHT BEAM WEAPONS FACILITY IN
UTTAR PRADESH THE LOSS OF THE KOH I NOOR LIGHT BEAM WEAPONS FACILITY
IN UTTAR PRADESH IS A MINOR DISRUPTION IN OUR PLANS TO RE-ESTABLISH
THE REICH INDEED GIVEN THE DEATHS OF THE IN COMPETENT LETZTER AND
HERZ FEUER IN THE INITIAL BLAST IT COULD BE SEEN AS A GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFOCUS OUR AMBITIONS ON ALTERNATIVE WEAPONS SYSTEMS
WHICH OFFER GREATER POTENTIAL A PROPOSAL OF THIS KIND FORMS THE MAIN
AND FINAL RECOMMENDATION OF THIS REPORT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
FACILITY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED BY THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF
THE ENEMY AGENTS KNOWN AS KHOLI CHARLIE AND HARRY WE HAVE BEEN
UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THEIR BODIES IN THE WRECKAGE AS LOCAL
INVESTIGATORS HAVE HAMPERED OUR ACCESS TO THE SITE OUR PREVIOUS GOOD
RELATIONS WITH THE LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY
THEIR BELIEF THAT WE ARE TO BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT IT IS EXTREMELY
FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM THAT IT WAS INDEED
AN ACCIDENT IN RETROSPECT IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ERROR IN OUR INITIAL
DEALINGS WITH THEM TO TRY TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THE INCIDENT WAS
CAUSED BY INADEQUATE WORK BY POOR LOCAL CONTRACTORS THE CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE TO THE FACILITY AND SOMEWHAT LESSER DAMAGE TO LOCAL PROPERTY
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WAS CAUSED BY THE DESTRUCTION OF CONTROL VALVES IN THE FACILITY THE
RESULTING FLOOD IN THE LABORATORY SECTION OF THE FACILITY DESTROYED
RECORDS AND EQUIPMENT BUT THE SOUND BAFFLES WE HAD BUILT CAUGHT MUCH
OF THE FLOW AND IT WAS DIRECTED INTO THE LOWER WATERS IN THIS WE
WERE LUCKY MANY OF OUR OWN AGENTS AND ALL OF THE LOCAL CITIZENS
ESCAPED DEATH ON THE OTHERHAND WITH MUCH OF THE FACILITY SURVIVING
WE HAVE HAD TO WORK HARD TO CONCEAL ITS TRUE NATURE FROM THE LOCALS
AND HAVING LOST THE SUPPORT OF THE CULT OF THE KOH I NOOR THIS HAS
BEEN AN EXPENSIVE TASK IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO RE-
ESTABLISH A BASE IN THIS REGION OF MORE CONCERN WE NOTE THAT INDIAN
INTELLIGENCE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TRACKING OUR ENEMIES AND THIS MAY
HAVE LED TO THEM INFILTRATING OUR OWN OPERATION HERE IN INDIA IT
WOULD BE PRUDENT TO MOVE OUR MAIN CENTRE OF OPERATIONS AND WE
BELIEVE THAT SOUTH AMERICA WOULD PROVIDE A MORE CONVENIENT LOCATION
THE LOSS OF THE LIGHT BEAM WEAPONS RESEARCH IS DISAPPOINTING THOUGH
IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS STILL AT A VERY EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT
AND WE DO NOT RECOMMEND FURTHER INVESTMENT AT THIS TIME WE BELIEVE
THAT IF SALINEN SURVIVED THEN HE WILL SURFACE AGAIN SHORTLY AND IT
WOULD BE BEST TO KEEP A WATCH ON HIS LABORATORIES WE MAY FIND A USE
FOR HIM OR HIS TECHNOLOGY WHO KNOWS WHAT THIS STRANGE LASER MAY DO
IN THE MEANTIME WE WOULD SUGGEST KEEPING AN EYE ON PROF SAMUEL COHEN
OF THE RAND CORPORATION HE IS BELIEVED TO BE WORKING ON THE EFFECTS
OF RADIATION AND MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE MANHATTAN PROJECT IT
MAY BE TIME TO REVIVE DIE ALCHEMISTEN FOR THE HONOUR OF THE REICH
SCHWARZE SCHATTEN
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148
th is actually 2
nd here, but because of how the rank is determined
it gives you the number after however many people were 1st (147
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