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1.22. CIANENMQNFNQEGUUSAYXLGKGBNMTDY .
This is a quote from Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) taken from “ Une Sai-
son en enfer” (1873) . Rimbaud was a sometimes controversial French poet.
1.23. BZIEGNFZNFNQEGUUYBG
ABMMIBRCSIUCNGNLSZUITEUY .
This is a quote from Sa'DI (Musharrif-uddin) (1184-1291) taken from
Chapter 8, maxim 44, of “Gullistan” [Rose Garden](circa 1258) . Sa'DI
was a Persian poet.
1.24. BZRFOWXONGBXUEIODQRNLWINNQ .
This is a quote from Lucius Annaeus Seneca ( the Younger ) (circa 4 BC-65
AD) taken from “Epistolae Morales” . Seneca was a Spanish-born Roman
statesman and philosopher.
In Exercises 1.25-1.28, use the Vigenere cipher with the keyphrase given in
Example 1.4 on page 57 to decrypt the ciphertext.
1.25. FTVSPUVLOJQAGWYKGRBQWMQYIHIIUSLNWSSR .
This is a quote from Pedro Caldaron De La Barca (1600-1681) taken from
“La Vida es Sueno” [Life is a Dream] . He was a Spanish dramatist and
poet.
1.26. PCVEQWWFWIFPSWDIJZWMTBTQXMMLPW .
This is a quote from Claude Bernard (1813-1878) taken from “Lecons de
pathologie experimentale” . Bernard was a French scientist.
1.27. FFRAUNPJKRVXRWZYSYQZULOLOUHKIWBF .
This is a quote from Virgil (70-19 BC). Vigil, known formally as Publius
Vergilius Maro , and was a Roman poet. See the story of Troy on pages 24
and 25 for an explanation of the reason behind the quote.
1.28. LFNRPMOSDKTWMNQBZMZG .
This is a quote from Virgil (see Exercise 1.27). This quote is the opening
line of “The Aeneid”, written in 19 BC.
G.2 Chapter 2 Exercises
In Exercises 2.1-2.4, use the Playfair/Wheatstone cipher described on page
68 to decipher each cryptogram.
2.1. ZVKTCSZOFCUHTYUHVNODACUVJDGE
This is a quote from Menander (circa 342-291 BC) taken from “Monos-
ticha” . Menander was a Greek comic dramatist.
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