how faint the tune

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The_Dark_Avenger
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how faint the tune

Post by The_Dark_Avenger »

o'kay, i give up... i need some clues
Allosentient
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Post by Allosentient »

this was one of my favorites...

This is probably a giveaway, but it does not require very much knowledge, and do not bother using google
The_Dark_Avenger
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Post by The_Dark_Avenger »

o'kay, i got it...
CageR
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Post by CageR »

I tried a substitution using SCBR.Not working i get othentimp ....
Can anyone give me a hint?
Cognition
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Post by Cognition »

Is title a hint?
I am not english-speaking and i don't get what it really means.
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Post by laz0r »

As far as I can tell, there's no hint in the title - but it's a basic cipher which you should be able to crack. I (a native English speaker) could read most of the message straight off anyway, and that gave me more than enough clues to get the answer.
CageR, every single letter in your answer is wrong :P if that helps... perhaps you didn't give your program enough ciphertext to work on? Certainly the one I wrote needs at least 20 characters normally.
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Cognition
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Post by Cognition »

got it! thanks ;)
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Post by Guderian »

it needs imagination :-P
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Post by Mad Mike »

Even as a non-native speakers I quickly got the clues laz0r mentioned. Then I spent about twenty minutes until I realized that filling the gaps from back to front works better.
Now I feel stupid and lacking imagination. Great puzzle indeed!
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