A Forbidden Indulgence
Theirs was a forbidden meeting. She stood nervously on the bleached sidewalk. Rain drizzled from the overcast, threatening to frizzle her curly black hair. When the door of the house swung open, she was biting her lip again, nervous. He emerged from the foyer, their eyes meeting for the first time. His seemed to sparkle with anticipation. She could feel him sizing her up and she immediately became self conscience, shifting her slender body atop midnight black heels.
“Go on inside and make yourself comfortable.” He said as he walked briskly past her to the window of the impatient cab driver. She could hear the muffled exchange of merchant and customer before the screen door closed behind her.
It was quiet inside. She could hear her heart beating, it sounded too fast. It was too late to change her mind now, she was here.
***
His phone rang waking him from a light nap. “Has it been half an hour already?” He thought as he lazily rose to his feet. “Hello?” But he knew who it was, he’d been expecting her. The air thickened with tension when he heard her voice again. She was outside now.
Clutching his wallet, he hastily put on his shoes. He held his breath as he swung open the door and walked out into the rain. She was stunning.
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Who was she?
The cipher can be unwoven with Ptolemy's 48
Bootes, Sagitta, Centaurus, Argo Navis, Corona Borealis, Serpens
“Go on inside and make yourself comfortable.” He said as he walked briskly past her to the window of the impatient cab driver. She could hear the muffled exchange of merchant and customer before the screen door closed behind her.
It was quiet inside. She could hear her heart beating, it sounded too fast. It was too late to change her mind now, she was here.
***
His phone rang waking him from a light nap. “Has it been half an hour already?” He thought as he lazily rose to his feet. “Hello?” But he knew who it was, he’d been expecting her. The air thickened with tension when he heard her voice again. She was outside now.
Clutching his wallet, he hastily put on his shoes. He held his breath as he swung open the door and walked out into the rain. She was stunning.
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Who was she?
The cipher can be unwoven with Ptolemy's 48
Bootes, Sagitta, Centaurus, Argo Navis, Corona Borealis, Serpens
Difficulty Level: Easy
John Spradlin has submitted the deciphered phrase for "A Forbidden Indulgence."
posted by Sean Vikebim | 2:39 AM
4 Comments:
A little googling reveals what Ptolemy's 48 is, but how about a hint on how to apply that?
The constellations I provided will help reveal the cipher key. Try sorting Ptolemy's list and pay mind to position.
Solution within, don't decrypt if you don't want it given away:
Gur fbyhgvba gb gur pvcure vf gur anzr nhoerl juvpu jnf qvssvphyg gb fbyir orpnhfr yvfgf bs cgbyrzl pbafgryyngvbaf jrer vapbafvfgrag. Vg gbbx frireny snvyrq nggrzcgf orsber svaqvat n jbexnoyr yvfg.
Good show sprad! Well done, your solution is correct.
Indeed, I worried that the potential analysts would run into trouble with the list, as you mentioned.
However, your good work has shown it possible, though difficult.
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