Cryptoquote Answer for 08/28/2024

Puzzle: DBJ GIBJ VWS BWUJ XHAJF HR GXX WV YF. DBJ FGVJ OXGIJ MJ IGR EW GF MJ GSJ GRZ RWD QJ PYJFDHWRJZ. – UGTG GREJXWY

Step 1: Identify Short Words

Start by identifying and making guesses for common short words:

• “DBJ” could be “THE.”
• “HR” could be “IN.”
• “YF” could be “US.”
• “GSJ” could be “ARE.”

Step 2: Make Initial Guesses

Let’s replace “DBJ” with “THE” and “HR” with “IN”:

• D = T
• B = H
• J = E
• H = I
• R = N

Step 3: Fill in the Puzzle Using the Guesses

Using these letter mappings:

• DBJ = THE
• GIBJ = ACHE (G = A, I = C, B = H, J = E)
• VWS = FOR (V = F, W = O, S = R)
• BWUJ = HOME (B = H, W = O, U = M, J = E)
• XHAJF = LIVES (X = L, A = I, F = S)
• HR GXX = IN ALL
• WV YF = OF US

So the first sentence reads: THE ACHE FOR HOME LIVES IN ALL OF US.

Step 4: Continue with Known Letters

Using the known letters, let’s decode the second sentence:

• FGVJ = SAFE (F = S, G = A, V = F, J = E)
• OXGIJ = PLACE (O = P, X = L, G = A, I = C, J = E)
• MJ IGR = WE CAN (M = W, J = E, I = C, G = A, R = N)
• EW GF MJ = GO AS WE
• GSJ = ARE
• GRZ RWD = AND NOT (G = A, R = N, Z = D, W = O, D = T)
• QJ PYJFDHWRJZ = BE QUESTIONED (Q = B, Y = U, F = S, D = T, H = I, W = O, R = N, Z = D)

So the second sentence reads: THE SAFE PLACE WE CAN GO AS WE ARE AND NOT BE QUESTIONED.

Step 5: Decode the Author’s Name

• UGTG GREJXWY = MAYA ANGELOU