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The beginning of a well known book has been encrypted below. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by another using a simple substitution technique. For example, A may always be represented by G, etc. Can you name the book?
"B dj blrtquctek tm cmjjulbcdte tm abj," rdbk Jq. Fdsseqr, taqmwbls abr nblseq dt je rbkewdyr, "tadt ae wbhh cmje bltm d adlkrmje oqmoeqty. Nuqtaeq, tadt bt br tae kerbqe mn tae oqerelt omrrerrmq mn tadt oqmoeqty, tadt ae ie bjjekbdtehy qejmvek nqmj abr oqerelt roaeqe mn hbne dlk nqmj tabr ohdce, dlk ie iqmusat uo dr d selthejdl — bl d wmqk, dr d ymuls nehhmw mn sqedt exoectdtbmlr."

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Answer
Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens.

The piece of text is from the original book and should read:
"I am instructed to communicate to him," said Mr. Jaggers, throwing his finger at me sideways, "that he will come into a handsome property. Further, that it is the desire of the present possessor of that property, that he be immediately removed from his present sphere of life and from this place, and be brought up as a gentleman — in a word, as a young fellow of great expectations."
a has been represented by d.
b has been represented by i.
c has been represented by c.
d has been represented by k.
e has been represented by e.
f has been represented by n.
g has been represented by s.
h has been represented by a.
i has been represented by b.
j has been represented by f.
k has been represented by g.
l has been represented by h.
m has been represented by j.
n has been represented by l.
o has been represented by m.
p has been represented by o.
q has been represented by p.
r has been represented by q.
s has been represented by r.
t has been represented by t.
u has been represented by u.
v has been represented by v.
w has been represented by w.
x has been represented by x.
y has been represented by y.
z has been represented by z.

 

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