Chapter 3
Solving Stories
In This Chapter
▶ Diving into an American Revolutionary War conspiracy
▶ Following a Civil War–era conspiracy
▶ Uncovering a modern-day conspiracy
T
his book contains a wealth of ciphers for you to crack.
Some of them are quotations or apt sayings. But most of
our messages offer you something more — not just one con-
spiracy story, but three!
We tried to write the full stories for you in this chapter, but
the government censor discovered the letters and docu-
ments, and now large sections of each story are missing and
encrypted. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to deci-
pher the missing portions from each story and unearth the
real story of what happened!
To solve these conspiracy stories, simply find the puzzle number
next to each gap, and solve that cipher in Part II to fill in the gap!
If you don’t want to follow the stories in this chapter, that’s
perfectly fine too. You can solve all the ciphers in this book
just for the fun of it, without putting them into the story.
The Conspiracy of West Point:
1779–1780
This conspiracy takes place during the days of the American
Revolutionary War.
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___________________________________________________(271).
In the spring of 1779, at the height of the American Revolution,
an unexpected message is passed to Major John André, who
has recently been _______________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________(3).
May 1, 1779
To Major John André, of British Secret Intelligence
Dearest Sir,
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (113).
We have known each other as ____________________ (277) on
the field of combat. However, _____________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (60).
Please consider this offer and let me know how we might pro-
ceed to pursue this opportunity.
Very truly yours,
General Benedict Arnold
Continental Army
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (236).
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He has to establish ______________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (126).
He replies:
May 12, 1779
To General Benedict Arnold, Continental Army
Greetings. Well did you say that your message would come to
me as a surprise. You will no doubt pardon my need to
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (19).
As you are well aware, ___________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (70).
May I ask you to ask her: _________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (208),
when we stood __________________________________________
________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________ (248)?
Major John André
His Majesty’s Army
The _______________________________________________ (178)
responds to Major André’s challenge:
May 23, 1779
To Major John André, His Majesty’s Army
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My ________________________________________________ (297)
informs me that _________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________ (147), at
which you ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (95).
________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________ (199)?
General Benedict Arnold
Continental Army
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (112).
May 31, 1779
Dear General Arnold,
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ (2).
Major John André
His Majesty’s Army
Major André seeks authority from his own _________________
__________________________________________________ (275).
June 15, 1779
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To General Sir Henry Clinton
Dear General Sir Clinton,
I have recently been contacted by none other than General
Benedict Arnold of the Continental Army. __________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
____________________________________ (4). For these reasons
he _____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________ (237) and
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
(177). I seek your authority to ___________________________
___________________________________________________ (146).
By your leave,
Major John André
His Majesty’s Army
By July 1779, General Benedict Arnold is ___________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ (43).
Arnold dickered with ____________________________________
________________________________________________________
___________________________________ (84). Negotiations are
halted in October 1779, when the progress of the war makes
communications difficult. In April 1780, General Arnold is
________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________(210)
for not _________________________________________________
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