Puzzle: LOQUM YPM ZNTQ LKVMU, MEPA ZNT VKA XOUMNQM MEPD KM ZNTQ GPOUTQP. – DKQJ MSKOA
Answer:
FIRST GET YOUR FACTS, THEN YOU CAN DISTORT THEM AT YOUR LEISURE. – MARK TWAIN
Step 1: Identify Short Words
We start by looking for common short words and making reasonable guesses:
- YPM could be “GET.”
- ZNTQ could be “YOUR.”
- MEPA could be “THEN.”
- VKA could be “CAN.”
- KM could be “AT.”
Step 2: Make Initial Guesses
Using the identified short words, let’s replace them:
- Y = G, P = E, M = T (YPM = GET)
- Z = Y, N = O, T = U, Q = R (ZNTQ = YOUR)
- M = T, E = H, P = E, A = N (MEPA = THEN)
- V = C, K = A, A = N (VKA = CAN)
- K = A, M = T (KM = AT)
Step 3: Apply the Guesses
Let’s replace these known letters in the entire puzzle:
- LOQUM becomes F_RST (L = F, O = I, Q = R, U = S, M = T), which suggests “FIRST.”
- YPM becomes “GET.”
- ZNTQ becomes “YOUR.”
- LKVMU becomes “_ACTS” (L = F, K = A, V = C, M = T, U = S), which suggests “FACTS.”
- MEPA becomes “THEN.”
- ZNT becomes “YOU.”
- VKA becomes “CAN.”
- XOUMNQM becomes “DISTORT” (X = D, O = I, U = S, M = T, N = O, Q = R).
- MEPD becomes “THEM.”
- KM becomes “AT.”
- ZNTQ becomes “YOUR.”
- GPOUTQP becomes “LEISURE” (G = L, P = E, O = I, U = S, T = U, Q = R).
Step 4: Decode the Author’s Name
For DKQJ MSKOA:
M = T, S = W, K = A, O = I, A = N (MSKOA = TWAIN)
D = M, K = A, Q = R, J = K (DKQJ = MARK)
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