Puzzle: VJ LXZV IEDI YX TJGIJCAJN, VJ VYPP VDXQJN IENZROE IEJ VDNC VYXQT ZH TRCCJN’T VNJWLDOJ. VJ VYPP VJPWZCJ TRCCJN’T OEZTI. – EJXNK NZPPYXT
Answer:
WE KNOW THAT IN SEPTEMBER, WE WILL WANDER THROUGH THE WARM WINDS OF SUMMER’S WRECKAGE. WE WILL WELCOME SUMMER’S GHOST. – HENRY ROLLINS
Step 1: Identify Short Words
Start by identifying common short words:
- “VJ” could be “WE.”
- “YX” could be “IN.”
- “VYPP” could be “WILL.”
- “VJ VYPP” could be “WE WILL.”
- “ZH” could be “OF.”
Step 2: Make Initial Guesses
Let’s replace “VJ” with “WE,” “YX” with “IN,” “VYPP” with “WILL,” and “ZH” with “OF”:
- V = W
- J = E
- Y = I
- X = N
- P = L
- Z = O
- H = F
Step 3: Fill in the Puzzle Using the Guesses
Using these letter mappings:
- VJ = WE
- YX = IN
- VYPP = WILL
- ZH = OF
Now the first part reads: WE LXZV IEDI IN TJGIJCAJN, WE WILL…
Step 4: Continue Decoding Using Known Letters
Let’s replace more common letters to decode further:
- LXZV = KNOW (L = K, Z = O)
- IEDI = THAT (I = T, E = H, D = A)
- TJGIJCAJN = SEPTEMBER (T = S, G = P, C = M, A = B, N = R)
So the first part now reads: WE KNOW THAT IN SEPTEMBER, WE WILL…
Step 5: Continue with Known Letters
Let’s decode more using the discovered mappings:
- VDXQJN = WANDER (V = W, D = A, X = N, Q = D, J = E, N = R)
- IENZROE = THROUGH (I = T, E = H, N = R, Z = O, R = U, O = G)
- IEJ = THE
- VDNC = WARM (V = W, D = A, N = R, C = M)
- VYXQT = WINDS (V = W, Y = I, X = N, Q = D, T = S)
- TRCCJN’T = SUMMER’S (T = S, R = U, C = M, J = E, N = R, ‘ = ‘)
Now the second part reads: WANDER THROUGH THE WARM WINDS OF SUMMER’S…
Step 6: Decode the Rest of the Puzzle
Continue using the known mappings:
- VNJWLDOJ = WRECKAGE (V = W, N = R, J = E, W = C, L = K, D = A, O = G)
- VJPWZCJ = WELCOME (V = W, J = E, P = L, W = C, Z = O, C = M)
- OEZTI = GHOST (O = G, E = H, Z = O, T = S, I = T)
Step 7: Decode the Author’s Name
- EJXNK NZPPYXT = HENRY ROLLINS (E = H, J = E, X = N, N = R, K = Y, P = L, Z = O, T = S)
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