Reply To: Super-fun and often extra-hard ciphers from the crowd
@Rhyden
I can generate the sequence you gave (in PARI-gp code) with:
x=1;a=32;m=67;for(i=1,66,x=(a*x)%m;print1(x”,”));
32,19,5,26,28,25,63,6,58,47,30,22,34,16,43,36,13,14,46,65,3,29,57,15,11,17,8,55,18,40,7,23,66,35,48,62,41,39,42,4,61,9,20,37,45,33,51,24,31,54,53,21,2,64,38,10,52,56,50,59,12,49,27,60,44,1,
Data based on what you have given
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000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456
roemaoastolgtowfsthmcinssfcfgusf.ouirlecsoiateoruosnusinselhitfuiS
Successconsistsofgoingfromfailuretofailurewithoutlossofenthusiasm.
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The Sequence you give does not give the re-arrangement for the plaintext
32 19 5 26 28 25 63 6 58 47 30 22 34 16 43 36 13 14 46 65 3 29 57 15 11 17 8 55 18 40 7 23 66 35 48 62 41 39 42 4 61 9 20 37 45 33 51 24 31 54 53 21 2 64 38 10 52 56 50 59 12 49 27 60 44 1];
Gives:
f h a f f s f o e o u i o f i i t o e i e g s w l s s i t c a n S u r t s e o m i t m r t . s s s s u c o u l o n n o l g u c h a r
I believe it should start with 66 and end with 33 (well that was my immediate 1st thought)
so I did a shift of 33 on your sequence to bring 66 to 1st position and tried again:
66 35 48 62 41 39 42 4 61 9 20 37 45 33 51 24 31 54 53 21 2 64 38 10 52 56 50 59 12 49 27 60 44 1 32 19 5 26 28 25 63 6 58 47 30 22 34 16 43 36 13 14 46 65 3 29 57 15 11 17 8 55 18 40 7 23
Gives:
S u r t s e o m i t m r t . s s s s u c o u l o n n o l g u c h a r f h a f f s f o e o u i o f i i t o e i e g s w l s s i t c a n
Still not right!
So, for now I am at a loss to resolve it 🙁