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 Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by another using a simple substitution technique.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?
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Answer
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.
The piece of text is from the original book and should read:
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
a has been represented by c.
b has been represented by a.
c has been represented by r.
d has been represented by o.
e has been represented by l.
f has been represented by h.
g has been represented by g.
h has been represented by b.
i has been represented by i.
j has been represented by f.
k has been represented by n.
l has been represented by k.
m has been represented by q.
n has been represented by p.
o has been represented by m.
p has been represented by s.
q has been represented by x.
r has been represented by y.
s has been represented by d.
t has been represented by w.
u has been represented by j.
v has been represented by t.
w has been represented by v.
x has been represented by z.
y has been represented by e.
z has been represented by u.
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