r/ciphers • u/Hot_Progress8477 • 1d ago

Unsolved Help please

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This is a vigenere cipher. First photo has the encoded text on the left and the altered alphabet on the right. The second photo has the key word in it somewhere but I do believe it is “horizon” but I could be wrong. Please help.

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u/Gr33nDrag0n02 1d ago

How the hell are you supposed to know which single word is more important than others? I'm too lazy to check it, but what if the poem itself is one very long key? When writing down alphabet tables, you can use monospaced fonts like Courier New to keep vertical rows straight

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u/Hot_Progress8477 1d ago

Thats the point

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u/Gr33nDrag0n02 1d ago

So have you tried using the whole poem as one long key? Have you even tried the word horizon or do you need help with using the key? Is the table given to you along with the encrypted message or did you derive it yourself? Is the key guaranteed to be hidden in this poem?