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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: The lost key
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 20:37:20 +0100
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On 07/04/2025 20:26, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
> On 4/7/2025 10:35 AM, Richard Heathfield wrote:

<snip>

>>
>> Having thought long and hard about this, I've settled on 
>> something you might not actually recognise as a hint, but I 
>> assure you that it is possible to throw it into the pot along 
>> with the information you already have and deduce something 
>> extremely useful.
>>
>> $ scos2 e 225 541 < hint.txt
>> K )h 8| >&neSx;)x
>> pYK )xVMAf%0f
>>
> 
> I sent you an email. I have to get back to work, but I hope I am 
> getting a little bit closer wrt your "hint"... ;^o

I see no evidence of it. Sorry. Where on Earth did you get 500 from?

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