Chapter 13. Double Level Puzzles

Puzzle 338

Difficulty Level: Treacherous

Solve this cipher to reveal the keyword for Puzzle 339.

FGW HGJKRVDHPG IW IOHDHJS
JRGDOHRJ DSFD EHJVPTRORE DSHJ
URJJFLR ZPCNE SFTR ORJCNDRE HG
SRO IRHGL SFGLRE FJ F JKW ZHDSHG
F ARZ EFWJ, NRFTHGL SRO IPWJ
POKSFGJ.

Puzzle 339

Difficulty Level: Treacherous

The keyword from Puzzle 338 will help you crack this Rail Fence Cipher!

INOYI EYIWH SOLTE AECOM RLLAR TNBLC SNTOS SEWEN GARAH FHTFR MAPRR LRTBI ILEOR GHBIE IHRLO DAKTR TSFEE MUSAN ATESL IHNEW TRTNR OEYOT PEFUT HODHE CEHHT VIITW TOOIET

Puzzle 340

Difficulty Level: Treacherous

Find the keyword hidden in this encrypted message and unlock Puzzle 341.

Puzzle 340

Puzzle 341

Difficulty Level: Treacherous

Use the keyword revealed in Puzzle 340 to determine the correct order of columns of letters in this Columnar Transposition Cipher. (Check out the instructions on how to solve these ciphers in Chapter 2.)

Note

Any repeated letters in the keyword are ignored (so CARNATION would be written as CARNTIO, without the second A and N).

SEHED TIERM NOEDT GROHE STELF HGROU HMENE YELIN SETOG TSTHI UNRGE TSMES AOGET MRAJO TMALL AXDGE

Puzzle 342

Difficulty Level: Treacherous

Find the keyword hidden in this encrypted message and unlock Puzzle 343.

GVPABJA RDEN OLI FBTI ER LID
WCFYIO CJP OLI UECP BO OLIJ
SCDDBIP, B ZEVUP AVIFF OLCO FLI
LCP ABHIJ CZCM CWEVO LCUR OLI
WCFYIO CF ABROF OE FIJODBIF CO
HCDBEVF SLISYQEBJOF.

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