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Wednesday 9 September 2026
Ciphers

Autokey from the rail

Hard. Autokey Vigenère. Primer RAIL, then the plaintext itself becomes the rest of the key. Spaces stripped.

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Primer RAIL. After those four letters, the key is the message itself. A under R becomes R.

BEMADLIABNLEAUU

15 letters. Restore the spaces as English. Australia desk weather.

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