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Extra Credit W H A T ' S A C R Y P T O G R A M ? It's a phrase or quote that has been encrypted by simple letter substitution. The phrase "This is a cryptogram!" might turn into the encrypted phrase below. G P M F M F O V J Z X G U T W J O T ! A B I N B D C F Z M J T B P U J U G U A A I N C , B P U J B P U Q Z A A M D X U , I J F A S F F U J X C C Z S I N U F Z M J T B P U M Y Q Z A A M D X U . ( H N I J G M A Z H I A A M A M ) J O H O G Z O J Q S V V I C , L V G J V V J O O H O G G O P M G J C P E O U . P E O V J Z K S V V I C Y E N H O Y J U K Z Y S G N G K N G O P E O S V V I C P E N P V P E O G L V Z I C E N H O Z O J P U O . ( N J N P V Z O L G N J R O ) A Q F R K A W C W N Y H P P F R Z F W B C Y E L , K S W I F O Z P F W X Q F B W R W G B K E T Y Y E ' C C W R L A K X Q , A Q K X Q Q W L W L F W L S Y E L T K C Q K R K P . ( W E W R W E L W ) N K F S U K M X R U A M H G ! D M X Y F G U S K U J U V R , D M X V M S K U V N R K U R , F T V R N W Y M T S K R B F S U H D M X K F E U S M R S F H S F B B M E U H F C F N T . ( O M F T H N E U H R ) If you need hints to break the code, you can find them at the bottom of this page. In this example, your hint is U = O. One way to break the code is to look for repeated letters and common words, such as and and the. The code is different for each cryptogram. We used wordle.com to create these cryptograms, which are all quotes by well-known people. Find the solutions on page 53. HINTS 1. M = I; 2. J = N; 3. A = W; 4. N = I. 1 2 3 4 Cryptograms 54 www.cta.org