Part II: Secret Stories, Codes, and Cryptogram Puzzles
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Puzzle 344
Difficulty Level: Treacherous
Find the keyword hidden in this encrypted message (it’s also
the blank word). It will unlock Puzzle 345.
NKVUBRZ JS JUA OBJDUAR, B QXJ SR
JUA KQCSR SP K VACHBRZ ZBCT, KRN
KCCKRZAN JS JKOA JUA QTKDA SP
JUA VACHAC PSC UBV JKITA. VXCA
ARSXZU, JUACA EKV KRSJUAC LKR
EUS UKN FSBRAN GSXC DSLQKRBSR.
B JSSO JUABC SCNAC, KRN JUAR UBN
BR JUA RAWJ ISSJU JS TBVJAR. B
UAKCN SRTG K PAE ESCNV:
“_ _ _ _ _ _” EKV QCSLBRARJ KLSRZ
JUAL, KV EKV JUA ESCN “CAQTKDA.”
Puzzle 345
Difficulty Level: Treacherous
Use the keyword revealed in Puzzle 344 to determine
the correct order of columns of letters in this Columnar
Transposition Cipher.
OODINT WONKWH HSTACE HSEMTE NMESEH NEVAIT
NLEHOG UNURBT ETNIHS TROHTH AMYEEN AUOYHR
EEBMVR EACYRF ADLUER OENOXX