Puzzle 29
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Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by another using a simple substitution technique.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?
Mwaey tmg nyqauuauq ld qyl oyhj lahyx dz gallauq nj fyh gaglyh du lfy nmup, mux dz fmoauq udlfauq ld xd: duey dh ltaey gfy fmx cyycyx auld lfy nddp fyh gaglyh tmg hymxauq, nrl al fmx ud caelrhyg dh eduoyhgmladug au al, 'mux tfml ag lfy rgy dz m nddp,' lfdrqfl Mwaey 'talfdrl caelrhyg dh eduoyhgmladu?'
Gd gfy tmg edugaxyhauq au fyh dtu saux (mg tyww mg gfy edrwx, zdh lfy fdl xmj smxy fyh zyyw oyhj gwyycj mux glrcax), tfylfyh lfy cwymgrhy dz smpauq m xmagj-efmau tdrwx ny tdhlf lfy lhdrnwy dz qyllauq rc mux caepauq lfy xmagayg, tfyu grxxyuwj m Tfaly Hmnnal talf caup yjyg hmu ewdgy nj fyh.
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The third word is BEGINNING.
Answer
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
The piece of text is from the original book and should read:
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
a has been represented by m.
b has been represented by n.
c has been represented by e.
d has been represented by x.
e has been represented by y.
f has been represented by z.
g has been represented by q.
h has been represented by f.
i has been represented by a.
j has been represented by k.
k has been represented by p.
l has been represented by w.
m has been represented by s.
n has been represented by u.
o has been represented by d.
p has been represented by c.
q has been represented by b.
r has been represented by h.
s has been represented by g.
t has been represented by l.
u has been represented by r.
v has been represented by o.
w has been represented by t.
x has been represented by i.
y has been represented by j.
z has been represented by v.
Puzzle 30
Find two words, which are anagrams of each other, which complete this sentence:
Due to a recent outbreak of a {?} infection in the zebra house, the local animal sanctuary had to {?} their electron microscope correctly, to ensure rapid detection.
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One word begins with the letter B, and the other begins with the letter C.
Answer
Bacterial and calibrate.
Puzzle 31
In this sequence, which planet would be listed last:
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Earth Mars ... {?}
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The answer is something to do with rotation.
Answer
Venus.
The order is based upon the equivalent day of the planet. Jupiter has the shortest day (9.8 Earth hours) and Venus has the longest (243 Earth days).
Puzzle 32
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?
Rqd Jmrr hxe Uwhe ojwrzi xqse hxe rwzxh
Hxmh Smrz hxe Omh iehi yjee -
Hxe xejki mje ixgh wr obje mrk xgh
Yqj tqqiek hwtt kmdr mje de.
Hxwi wi hxe xqgj qy pjwke mrk pqdej,
Hmtqr mrk hgix mrk ntmd.
Qx, xemj hxe nmtt! — Zqqk xgrhwrz mtt
Hxmh ueep hxe Vgrzte Tmd!
Rwzxh-Iqrz wr hxe Vgrzte
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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.
The piece of text is from the original book and should read:
Now Rann the Kite brings home the night
That Mang the Bat sets free -
The herds are shut in byre and hut
For loosed till dawn are we.
This is the hour of pride and power,
Talon and tush and claw.
Oh, hear the call! — Good hunting all
That keep the Jungle Law!
Night-Song in the Jungle
a has been represented by m.
b has been represented by o.
c has been represented by n.
d has been represented by k.
e has been represented by e.
f has been represented by y.
g has been represented by z.
h has been represented by x.
i has been represented by w.
j has been represented by v.
k has been represented by u.
l has been represented by t.
m has been represented by s.
n has been represented by r.
o has been represented by q.
p has been represented by p.
q has been represented by l.
r has been represented by j.
s has been represented by i.
t has been represented by h.
u has been represented by g.
v has been represented by f.
w has been represented by d.
x has been represented by c.
y has been represented by b.
z has been represented by a.
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