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Read the columns, rail

Medium. Columnar transposition. Keyword RAIL.

CipherCipherSunday 30 August 2026

Cipher · Sunday 30 August 2026

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You’re reading columns. Keyword RAIL. Write the letters into four columns labelled R A I L, spaces stripped. Sort the key A-I-L-R and read down each column in that order.

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