Chapter 4. Letter Substitution Cryptograms

Puzzle 1

Difficulty Level: Easy

B JFUJUCA NRYN SA HAAN
JAFCUEYDDZ NU YDDUS HA NU
PUEOAZ NU ZUW HZ JDYEC, HYJC,
YEM CU QUFNR.

Puzzle 2

Difficulty Level: Easy

DR UZKR XHGRRG RFPZJWXFURG
MVCQ NQRGRHPXZWF. EWRZFR PRWW
IR IVQR ZJVCP DUZP MVC DXFU PV
VBBRQ PV PUR FRQKXNR VB PUR
ZQIM VB UXF IZLRFPM PUR AXHO.

Puzzle 3

Difficulty Level: Easy

... SUUGTVYJF YKJ KJSF GI DJLXJY
TVYJMMTPJVLJ IGX YKJ HXTYTDK
WTMTYSXO IGXLJD ZKG SXJ ITPKYTVP
SPSTVDY YKJ LGMGVTSM USYXTGYD.

Puzzle 4

Difficulty Level: Easy

HJPJZNX NZPBXM SNE FJJP
EXKHSYJM OBZ LZBIBYKBP, NAADEJM
BO MKGJZYKPH IKXKYNZR ODPME OBZ
LJZEBPNX DEJ, NPM BYSJZQKEJ
KPEDXYJM FR SKE NEEBAKNYJE
NIBPH YSJ ZJFJX ABXBPKEYE

Puzzle 5

Difficulty Level: Easy

GUAW AWY KBLYEA TZ GKJ, AWY
KIYEBK TZ AWY NEUIWAC DQCA
FWKEIY. AWYUJ XQOSUF KFAULUAH
CWTQSB ZTFQC TE "XYKFY," TE
ZKEEUEI AWY ZSKDYC TZ CHDXKAWH
ZTJ AWY CTQAW KEB UAC FKQCY, TE
XJTDTAUEI AWY ITTB CYECY TZ
CSKLYJH.

Puzzle 6

Difficulty Level: Easy

CHA RNG LCIKLWKAZ DKIO C IKIVA
VKXA SNEAHTNH–NH DNGVZ
LNPAIOKTS VKXA "ZGXA" LGKI RNG
JAIIAH? DCLOKTSINT DNGVZ TNI
CUUAFI IOA IKIVA NW XKTS; K ZN TNI
OCEA OKL FHAQGZKUA CSCKTLI IKIVAL
NW TNJKVKIR–CTZ TAKIOAH, K IOKTX,
ZN RNG.

Puzzle 7

Difficulty Level: Easy

LXW Z DYYV TFPY HYYV, URHB X
HOZKLB DZB TFPY MZHZDOY, XTFVK
BLFHY QLF QYPY KXBLYPZVK XPTH
GFP TN SXRHY, BLYV BLXB SFRPB
QFROW LXMY SFVMZSBYW TY, XOO
BLFHY NYXPH XKF

Puzzle 8

Difficulty Level: Easy

T AZSD ZQFZEI CDDR TRMDVDIMDW
MH ADZV HG EHKV BTQTMZVE
DPJQHTMI, ZRW DIJDXTZQQE MH ADZV
HG EHKV BKXA QDII FDQQ-YRHFR
ZXMTSTMTDI ...

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