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  • A common form of Jewish cryptogram, the Atbash Cipher was a simple substitution code based on the twenty-two-letter Hebrew alphabet.†  (source)
  • "This is what is called a cryptogram, or cipher," he said, "in which letters are purposely thrown in confusion, which if properly arranged would reveal their sense.†  (source)
  • The first and the last might have something to do with each other; it was not at all surprising that in a document written in Iceland there should be mention of a sea of ice; but it was quite another thing to get to the end of this cryptogram with so small a clue.†  (source)
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  • Yes, yes; now it is all clear, now it is all unravelled; and I see why Saknussemm, put into the Index Expurgatorius, and compelled to hide the discoveries made by his genius, was obliged to bury in an incomprehensible cryptogram the secret—†  (source)
  • It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing.  (source)
    cryptograms = messages written in secret code
  • The indications of the learned Icelander hinted at in the cryptogram, pointed to this fact that the shadow of Scartaris came to touch that particular way during the latter days of the month of June.†  (source)
  • It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing.  (source)
  • In "The Gold-Bug," the protagonist discovers and attempts to solve a cryptogram, which he hopes will lead him to buried treasure.  (source)
    cryptogram = message written in secret code
  • It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing.  (source)
    cryptograms = messages written in secret code
  • P. O. Dolphin's Barn: the transliterated name and address of the addresser of the 3 letters in reversed alphabetic boustrophedonic punctated quadrilinear cryptogram (vowels suppressed) N. IGS.†  (source)
  • It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing.  (source)
  • What Raven says about "The Gold-Bug" is true: It's a short story published in 1843 that was popular in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing.  (source)
  • While writing for Alexander's Weekly Messenger, he issued a challenge to readers to submit cryptograms for him to crack.  (source)
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