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PistonHeaders.

I have a problem. I have been given a challenge of finding out how to decode a puzzle, and I have subsequently got to a certain place, but can go no further.

If have deciphered the quote "God may not play dice with the universe but something strange is going on with the prime numbers" by Paul Erdos; along with the numbers 7 and 13.

I know he is famed with maths with the prime numbers, and both 7 and 13 are both them, but I cannot get any further than this.

I need to know if there is a puzzle deciphering a number of five letter strings with information above.

I have googled the hell out of it, to no avail. I have also started to use shift 7 cypher but cannot think where the 13 would come into it.

Can anyone glean just a little bit of helpful info from the details above to come up with some sort of solution or part of please.

Thanks in advance.

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PugwasHDJ80 said:

what was the original puzzle?

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4737 Carlin said:

"Le chiffre indéchiffrable" indicates a vigenere cipher.
I presume PINEAPPLE will be the cypher key.


(I presume you're already way ahead of me on this)

Yes m8, and that decrypt states the original quote and numbers.

Which will then in turn decipher the third challenge text code

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4737 Carlin said:

Oh I see! The text in Example 2 has been encrypted with the vigenere cipher and the keyword PINEAPPLE
and that decodes to

-- MESSAGE w/Key #1 = 'pineapple' ----------------
godmaysevennotplaydicewiththeuniversebutsomethingthirteenstrangeisgoi
ngonwiththeprimenumberspaulerdos


So what's in Example 3? Or is it just that one line shown in your photo?

There are other lines, but I expect the poster to put his private contact details up. So cant show the rest unfortunately.

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I am toying with JS 7/13 script, but could be way off.

I'm just not savy enough to work out the last script I don't think, and was needing help to get clues to crack it.

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4737 Carlin said:

What is the forth letter in Example 3 ?

WSDLS ?
WSDTS ?
WSDIS ?

WSDIS

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Working on the same Theory of letter shift; to find the correct number to shift, I'm thinking of perhaps Pure number from 7 13?

Is that possible? I'm not clued up enough to work if it is or not.

Edit: nope, no matter what number letter shift to 26 there is no discernible text

Edited by escortcab on Thursday 30th June 10:57