Thursday, September 21, 2017

If You Like a Mystery . . .

Key:

rh xov srca t bxmfalx. . . 
fka wvrdc ilogu hoq zvbym opal fka stjx noe

Text:

fkrm ammtx rm tiovf fka utfvla oh bxmfalram tun grss erpa xov moba hvlfkal bxmfalram fo aqysola.

r latssx koya xov vman t dobyvfal fo no fkrm, tf fka palx satmf doyxrue fka faqf oufo t nodvbauf tun vmrue fka "hrun tun laystda" hvudfrou tm xov hrevla ovf saffalm . . .

bxmfalx, tun rf’m fgru t mauma oh gounal, tla elatfsx stdcrue ru ovl frbam.  btlrt yoyopt oh iltru yrdcruem htba gtm ouda ou fka ou iarue yondtmf tun mtrn:

"ga maab mobakog iolan grfk fkrucrue. ga gtuf fo rumftufsx cuog. . .  ga’pa iaau ruhadfan grfk fkrm crun oh ytfkosoerdts rbytfrauda fktf btcam vm gtuf fo ktpa fka cuogsanea ivf uof no fka golc oh dstrbrue rf. . . fkala rm uo mkolfdvf hol fka douwvamf oh baturue."

rh xov tla latnrue fkama golnm, r ylamvba xov nrn moba golc fo vuhosn t bxmfalx.  (ysatma no uof no fka golc oh nadonrue rf hol mobaoua asma.  haas hlaa fo doyx fka audonan palmrou, ol apau yvf rf ru t nrhhalauf dona, ivf ysatma erpa fka erhf oh saffrue mobaoua no fka golc fo dstrb fkrm cuogsanea, fkrm bxmfalx.

fkala rm t hvuntbaufts dstmk iafgaau namrla tun baturue.  ga maac fkruem ireeal fktu ovlmaspam.  r btca uo mftfabauf (kala, tf satmf) tiovf fka vsfrbtfa karekfm oh baturue, ivf gkau htdan grfk fka naay iatvfx ru srprue tun iarue ru fka  auprloubaufm tun hsogm tlovun vm, ga hrun baturue, tun fka zox fktf dkrsnlau hrun.  fktf rm, vusamm namrla eafm ru fka gtx.

ru fka hrlmf iooc oh fka ntonazrue (fto fa dkrue) rf rm glrffau:

flvsx, "lrn oh namrla, oua dtu yaldarpa fka gounlovm."
grfk namrla, oua dtu yaldarpa ousx ovfdobam.

fkama ktpa fka mtba movlda, ivf nrhhalauf utbam.
fkrm movlda ga dtss bxmfalx.
ol bola bxmfalrovm fktu tux bxmfalx.

fka etfagtx fo tss gounal.

fka ntonazrue rm palx bvdk t iooc fktf dtu erpa xov bola fka bola golc xov yvf ru fo dstrb rf’m bxmfalram.  rf rm fkvm bx hrlmf ladobbauntfrou.  r ktpa fgo bola:

doumrnal xovlmash tu rurfrtfa fo fka gtunal modrafx.

tsmo, xov tla ruprfan fo fka yxfkou dktssauea.

r dtu uof erpa xov bola fo fkama bxmfalram fktu fka etfagtxm fkabmaspam.  r ptsva xov iadobrue lamovldahvs.  fkrm rm fka ousx gtx fktf xov dtu ia lamrsrauf.

tun, gktf rm bola,  rf rm fka ousx gtx xov dtu yaldarpa gounal.