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On 5/8/2024 4:18 AM, Madhu wrote:
* HenHanna <8eb211fad672d948cc69b6530a34c9cc@www.novabbs.com> :
Wrote on Tue, 7 May 2024 18:52:26 +0000:
Carl G. wrote:
The puzzle I posted in 2000 that was based on ASCII-only "flipped"
text is below.
The Case of the Smart Leopard After the death of Artie Barnes,
detectives Ohms and Wattson were contacted by his daughter.
A Sure Rest
A treasure!
ase)J!e+say+dn'da+s
puo)asey+uo+adJe)
ay+Japunpa+e)o|s!
aJnseaJ++aJ)ashW
i think i like it better when it looks less like the CODE in Poe's
Gold Bug, (with regular t's) as:
formatting fail. There is one typo, but I don't know if that is what
Hen Hanna spotted,
The second line should be "puo)asay+uo+adJe)" at the 7th letter (a
instead of e)
in 2024 using the `wayfire window manager on "modern linux" with not-so-convenient mouseboundings to rotate a window, but rotating it nevertheless and looking at it with a monospace font at hand revealed
all without taking away too much fun.
mysecrettreasure/islocatedunderthe/carpetonthesecond/step,upthestaircase.
The key is
"eJodpa+sWn!)y'|hu"
"aropdetsmuich,lyn"
______________________
The second line should be "puo)asay+uo+adJe)" at the 7th letter (a
instead of e)
-------- ok, you're right.
Madhu ------- is that French?
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