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Challenge 2

Click for Hint If you managed to crack Challenge 1B, then Challenge 2A should not be any harder! I suggest that you might want to try some frequency analysis to get you started. It is definitely worth trying Challenge 2A before starting on 2B, as Jodie has some helpful advice for you!

Part A:Through a Glass Darkly

SPML OHK ILLU YLSHAPCLSF KBSS ZPUJL YLABYUPUN MYVT TF DVYR DPAO OHYYF PU AOL TPKKSL LHZA. AOL IYPAPZO SPIYHYF DHZ KLSPNOALK AV NLA PAZ OHUKZ VU AOL YVTHU KPHYF HUK AOL JVSSLJAVY ZLLTLK AV OHCL MVYNVAALU HIVBA TL, THFIL ILJHBZL OHYYF’Z ALHT THKL PA AVV KHUNLYVBZ AV OHUN HYVBUK. P DHZ OHWWF AV ZLAASL IHJR PU AV TF DVYR HA AOL SPIYHYF HUK DHZ PUCVSCLK PU H WYVQLJA AV AYHJR KVDU HUK JHAHSVNBL TPZZPUN KVJBTLUAZ MYVT AOL SHAL UPULALLUAO JLUABYF. AOLF KLAHPSLK MVYLPNU WVSPJF, DOPJO ZVBUKZ KBSS, IBA DPAO CPJAVYPH AHRPUN HU HJAPCL PUALYLZA AOLYL DLYL H SVA VM SLAALYZ ILADLLU KVDUPUN ZAYLLA HUK AOL WHSHJL HUK P DHZ LUQVFPUN ZWFPUN VU MHTVBZ JOHYHJALYZ MYVT OPZAVYF. P YLHSSF MLSA SPRL P DHZ NLAAPUN ZVTL PUZPNOA PUAV OVD AOLF AOVBNOA HUK OVD AOL TVKLYU DVYSK JHTL PUAV ILPUN PU AOHA ABTBSABVBZ WLYPVK.

DOPSL P DHZ THPUSF AOLYL AV JOLJR AOL SLAALYZ MVY HBAOLUAPJPAF, P NVA YLHSSF PUCVSCLK PU AYFPUN AV BUKLYZAHUK OVD AOLF HSS MPAALK AVNLAOLY, HUK WHYA VM AOL QVI DHZ AV JYVZZ JOLJR ZAHALTLUAZ PU AOL SLAALYZ DPAO DOHA DL RUVD HJABHSSF OHWWLULK. AOLYL HYL H SVA VM WLVWSL DOV DPSS WHF H SVA VM TVULF AV VDU H SLAALY MYVT H YVFHS, ZV AOL HYJOPCL PZ WSHNBLK DPAO MVYNLYPLZ. ZVTL VM AOLT FVB JHU KLALJA IF HUHSFZPUN AOL WHWLY, VAOLYZ IF AOL DYPAPUN ZAFSL. ZVTL QBZA MHSS VCLY ILJHBZL AOL JVUALUA PZ VBA VM SPUL DPAO VAOLY KVJBTLUAZ, IBA HZ P ZABKPLK AOLT P ILNHU AV YLHSPZL AOHA H UBTILY VM AOLT OPUALK HA LCLUAZ AOHA P JVBSKU’A MPUK PU AOL OPZAVYPJHS YLJVYK. JLYAHPU UHTLZ HWWLHYLK HUK DLYL JSLHYSF PTWVYAHUA, HUK AOLU KPZHWWLHYLK JVTWSLALSF MYVT AYHJL. KPWSVTHAPJ PUJPKLUAZ DLYL TLUAPVULK AOHA ULCLY OHWWLULK HJJVYKPUN AV AOL OPZAVYF IVVRZ. VUL AOPUN FVB SLHYU PU AOPZ IBZPULZZ PZ AOHA AOL JPCPS ZLYCPJL ULCLY SLAZ HUF KLJPZPVU, OVDLCLY ZLJYLA, NV BUYLJVYKLK. VM JVBYZL AOHA TPNOA QBZA OHCL TLHUA AOVZL SLAALYZ HUK KVJBTLUAZ DLYL MHRL, IBA P WYPKL TFZLSM VU ILPUN HU LEJLSSLUA MVYNLY, HUK P DVBSK UVA OHCL ILLU HISL AV WYVKBJL AOLT. AOL WHWLY DHZ YPNOA, AOL PUR DHZ JOLTPJHSSF JVYYLJA HUK HNLK QBZA AOL YPNOA HTVBUA, HUK AOL ZAFSL VM DYPAPUN DHZ AVAHSSF JVUCPUJPUN. HUK P DHZ JVUCPUJLK. JVUCPUJLK AOHA ZVTLDOLYL AOLYL TBZA IL HU HYJOPCL VM NVCLYUTLUA KVJBTLUAZ MYVT AOL WLYPVK AOHA YLJVYKLK HSS VM AOLZL TPZZPUN ZAVYPLZ PU MBSS.

AOLU P YLJLPCLK AOL TLZZHNL HIVBA AOL ZOHKVD HYJOPCL. ZVTLVUL LSZL RULD HIVBA PA, HUK OHK DVYRLK VBA AOHA P DHZ OBUAPUN MVY PA AVV. AOL WVZAJHYK KPKU’A OLSW TBJO, IBA AOL LTHPSZ KPK. AOL MPYZA VUL OHK AOL ZBIQLJA SPUL QLRFSS HUK OFKL HUK DHZ LUJYFWALK BZPUN H ZPTWSL JHLZHY ZOPMA AV KPZJVBYHNL JHZBHS PUALYLZA. PA KPKU’A AHRL TL SVUN AV JYHJR PA, HUK AOL UHTLZ HUK KLAHPSZ PA JVUAHPULK THAJOLK AOL NYVDPUN SPZA VM TFZALYPVBZ YLMLYLUJLZ MYVT TF VDU YLZLHYJO. KVBNSHZ ISHJR DHZ JSLHYSF HU PTWVYAHUA MPNBYL, HUK P OHK H MLLSPUN AOHA OL OHK ZVTLAOPUN AV KV DPAO AOL HYJOPCL. AOHA MLLSPUN DHZ JVUMPYTLK IF AOL ZLJVUK LTHPS, ISHJR OLHYA, AOHA P YLJLPCLK SHALY AOHA DLLR. HNHPU PA DHZ LUJYFWALK IBA AOPZ APTL BZPUN HU HMMPUL ZOPMA JPWOLY. PA DHZ JSLHYSF MYVT AOL ZHTL PUKPCPKBHS - HA AOL CLYF SLHZA DOVLCLY DHZ ZLUKPUN TL AOL LTHPSZ OHK H OHIPA VM TPZZPUN AOL SLAALY Y MYVT AOL DVYK "FVBY".

ZVTLVUL DHZ WSHFPUN NHTLZ DPAO TL, HUK P DHZ TVYL AOHU OHWWF AV QVPU PU.

Part B: Black Heart

GYN OFCNDAG,

YZ YG EYZF NAMNAZ ZFCZ Y TYPH WQGADT YP HYGCMNAAWAPZ EYZF QIS RSHMAWAPZ. YZ YG ODACN ZI WA ZFCZ QIS CNA NYMFZ YP IPA NAMCNH, YZ YG ZYWA ZI AGZCVDYGF ZFA ITTYOA IT GAONAZ GAONAZCNQ, CPH ZI ZCKA ZFA GAONAZ ECN ZI ISN APAWYAG. IP IPA GYMPYTYOCPZ BIYPZ FIEALAN, Y HI PIZ CMNAA. ZFYG NIDA YG PIZ GSYZAH ZI MIIH WAP EYZF C NABSZCZYIP TIN FIPISN. QISN GSMMAGZYIPG EISDH VA OCBYZCD YT Y EANA DIIKYPM ZI CBBIYPZ C OFYAT IT GZCTT IN C PAE TINAYMP GAONAZCNQ, FIEALAN ZFA ZCGKG ZFCZ EA VIZF KPIE CNA PAOAGGCNQ YT EA CNA ZI BNIZAOZ CPH AXBCPH ZFA AWBYNA EYDD NAUSYNA C WCP IT CDZIMAZFAN HYTTANAPZ OFCNCOZAN. C NAH VDIIHAH WCP EYZF C VDCOK FACNZ.

ZFANA YG IPA WCP EA VIZF KPIE EFI YG APZYNADQ GSYZAH ZI ZFA DAGG OIPMAPYCD CGBAOZG IT WIHANP GZCZAONCTZ, CPH Y CW GSNBNYGAH ZFCZ QIS HYH PIZ CHH FYG PCWA ZI ZFA DYGZ - QIS CWANYOCP OISGYP HISMDCG VDCOK. VDCOK YG C WCP IT GYPMSDCN ZCDAPZG CPH Y EISDH GSMMAGZ ZFCZ QIS COZ EYZF SZWIGZ GBAAH ZI VNYPM FYW ZI DIPHIP. Y VADYALA ZFCZ FA YG OSZ TNIW ZFA GCWA ODIZF CG QIS, CPH Y CW OIPTYHAPZ ZFCZ QIS EYDD VA CVDA ZI BANGSCHA FYW ZI ZCKA SB ZFA BIGZ IT GAONAZ GAONAZCNQ. Y CW NCZFAN DIIKYPM TINECNH ZI WQ TYNGZ WAAZYPM EYZF WN. VDCOK CPH Y ZNSGZ QIS EYDD PIZ HYGCBBIYPZ WA YP ZFYG, VSZ YT QIS TYPH ZFCZ FA YG PIZ CWAPCVDA ZI NACGIP ZFAP Y EYDD TYPH CPIZFAN ECQ ZI BANGSCHA FYW. C WCP DYKA VDCOK CDECQG FCG C GKADAZIP IN ZEI YP FYG ODIGAZ!

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