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tennis2019 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:59 am
Name wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 5:47 pm
jimmy-bond wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:36 pm bacteria mineralized the rocks; they deposited the iron. they made the geology we see I swear I'm getting rusty; this took me forever to solve.
Here's an excerpt of my math class today.
ERUP UP RJATO'P ADNJ TA, ET NVPE FJVA'P QNVPP, RJATUO'P ADNJ. ERVE UP HRF UE LVWJP FTD SJKAJPPJS..
ERUP UP RJATO'P ADNJ TA, ET NVPE FJVA'P QNVPP, RJATUO'P ADNJ. ERVE UP HRF UE LVWJP FTD SJKAJPPJS.. this is heron's rule or, to last year's class, heroin's rule. that is why it makes you depressed. Solve this sort of troll quote by Robert Frost
YTXW Q STWJW IL TJW IC Q GIA VAIBW, AGW SIWO OEVA HTPW IC TAV IKC OWYATCN

HINT: The ciphertext t corresponds to the plaintext i
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always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. K1 key is something notable about the singer of this song. Sorry about capitalization, I'm in the car.
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tennis2019 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:59 am like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must dive on its own melting
must ride on its
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Umaroth wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:20 am
K1 key is something notable about the singer of this song. Sorry about capitalization, I'm in the car.
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olivia.m19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:30 pm
Umaroth wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:20 am
K1 key is something notable about the singer of this song. Sorry about capitalization, I'm in the car.
Lgv'h gbx dekxdq? Lgv'h gbx mevwxfyjd? Lgv'h gbx afxulejg? Dxgg hbsv evx olvjhx edw.
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jimmy-bond wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:26 pm
olivia.m19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:30 pm
Umaroth wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:20 am
K1 key is something notable about the singer of this song. Sorry about capitalization, I'm in the car.
Lgv'h gbx dekxdq? Lgv'h gbx mevwxfyjd? Lgv'h gbx afxulejg? Dxgg hbsv evx olvjhx edw.
time to revive this ig? Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful? Isn't she precious? Less than one minute old.
You don't need to wait for the questioner to respond before posting your own question in the code marathon, per custom.
oops sorry, it's been a while! here's a real easy Vigenere, key is TEEHEE:
Gmgl kyrw jprmll phwx,
Mlea'w aac M'sp xkiea csn pmri xkewo,
Mx'l rsa altx M yieepc derge hv.
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olivia.m19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:00 pm Gmgl kyrw jprmll phwx,
Mlea'w aac M'sp xkiea csn pmri xkewo,
Mx'l rsa altx M yieepc derge hv.
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that's why I'll treat you like trash
its not what i really wanna do
921d=1 mod 2296
Find the value of d, the decryption key.
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Name wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:43 am
olivia.m19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:00 pm Gmgl kyrw jprmll phwx,
Mlea'w aac M'sp xkiea csn pmri xkewo,
Mx'l rsa altx M yieepc derge hv.
nice guys finish last
that's why I'll treat you like trash
its not what i really wanna do
921d=1 mod 2296
Find the value of d, the decryption key.
d = 177

Decrypt the Affine-encoded snippet below given that the first two letters of the plaintext are "TE".

OFEEPFMNKFRLZFKFSTFRFUNQFSSNSXYFQLSF
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dragonfruit35 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:35 pm
Name wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:43 am
olivia.m19 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:00 pm Gmgl kyrw jprmll phwx,
Mlea'w aac M'sp xkiea csn pmri xkewo,
Mx'l rsa altx M yieepc derge hv.
nice guys finish last
that's why I'll treat you like trash
its not what i really wanna do
921d=1 mod 2296
Find the value of d, the decryption key.
d = 177

Decrypt the Affine-encoded snippet below given that the first two letters of the plaintext are "TE".

OFEEPFMNKFRLZFKFSTFRFUNQFSSNSXYFQLSF
TELLMEHAVEYOUEVERKEYEDAFERRARIBEFORE
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smayya337 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:47 pm
dragonfruit35 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:35 pm
Name wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:43 am
nice guys finish last
that's why I'll treat you like trash
its not what i really wanna do
921d=1 mod 2296
Find the value of d, the decryption key.
d = 177

Decrypt the Affine-encoded snippet below given that the first two letters of the plaintext are "TE".

OFEEPFMNKFRLZFKFSTFRFUNQFSSNSXYFQLSF
TELLMEHAVEYOUEVERKEYEDAFERRARIBEFORE
you can go ahead and post a question, no need to wait
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olivia.m19 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:36 pm
smayya337 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 1:47 pm
dragonfruit35 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:35 pm
d = 177

Decrypt the Affine-encoded snippet below given that the first two letters of the plaintext are "TE".

OFEEPFMNKFRLZFKFSTFRFUNQFSSNSXYFQLSF
TELLMEHAVEYOUEVERKEYEDAFERRARIBEFORE
you can go ahead and post a question, no need to wait
sweet, here's one

Decode this interesting (and possibly disturbing) Aristocrat of a quote uttered by my English teacher in class yesterday. For context, we were discussing Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

T XCGPE JROKBJ KRDB MTN OKCGMRQE EGVROM OKRQ R YCGQE CH HPBMK, ABVRGMB T ECQ'O KRDB ZBHHJBL ERKSBJ'M VCCWACCW.
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