Cryptos

[Cunn]

Sorry, if you still find the ciphertext buggy it probably is. Let me re-encode it and see what I come up with in an hour or two. All these problems...

Good news you are back Cryptos, this is what we get with the actual ciphertext:

THEPAINTINGISBEINGHIDDENATFOUREIGHTNINEZEROCORONUA YEHUDRQSDR

Most of it very clear, but the ending gibberish. And it is driving us nuts. Help please

[Cryptos]

It's fixed now.

[Cunn]

It's fixed now.

I can't believe it, I did the fixed one and the answer is almost the same!!!!
Now the gibberish ending says:

CORONUAYEHUDRQSDBU

How can that be?

We thought before that something would still be encoded in there. Is it still like that?? anagram or something?

[pkticker]

I'm still getting complete gibberish... how are you guys dividing up the line of cyphertext? I can't come up with any division that forms the word "the" at the beginning.

[espavo]

I have the same problem

[Cunn]

I'm still getting complete gibberish... how are you guys dividing up the line of cyphertext? I can't come up with any division that forms the word "the" at the beginning.

We divide the lines leaving two digits left at the end of the second line. So there's 61 numbers on the first line, and 63 on the second. I mean, after translating the ciphertext into numbers, of course. Then read the pairs of numbers up and down.

[pkticker]

But there's only 63 letters total! Ack... I'm going crazy!

Wait... divide the NUMBERS? not the letters? dang... lemme try that

[Cunn]

But there's only 63 letters total! Ack... I'm going crazy!

Ok, step by step. I am assuming you know the basics of bifid cipher. We've been here for two-three days, so we learnt to do the bifid even with our eyes closed.

First make the grid, with a normal alphabet, so 5x5 ABC...to Z, placing I and J in the same square. That way, giving coordinates for each letter (row first, then column), you get pairs of numbers for each letter. A=11, B=12, C=13 and so on.

So you translate the ciphertext into numbers, in a long continued string. Then you will have 62x2 digits. You divide these in two lines, 61 digits on the first one and 63 digits in the second.

Finally start reading the pairs of digits up to down, and translate them back into letters

[ender]

i find

the painting is being hidden at 4890 coronel texeira street

[ender]

I've looked at google and there is a avenue Coronel texeira at manaus what about youy?

[Cunn]

OK CRYPTOS, there has to be a solution somewhere. The last version of the cipher gives almost the same plaintext, although you said it was fixed. We are all eager to solve this and find the new levels, so please:

-Is the ciphertext supposed to give a COMPLETE inteligible plaintext?
-Or is the gibberish ending correct?
-If so, are we supposed to find the code inside the code, I mean, do we have to solve what the gibberish ending stands for?
-And if so, is it a new bifid, anagram or what?

[pkticker]

Ok, step by step. I am assuming you know the basics of bifid cipher. We've been here for two-three days, so we learnt to do the bifid even with our eyes closed.

First make the grid, with a normal alphabet, so 5x5 ABC...to Z, placing I and J in the same square. That way, giving coordinates for each letter (row first, then column), you get pairs of numbers for each letter. A=11, B=12, C=13 and so on.

So you translate the ciphertext into numbers, in a long continued string. Then you will have 62x2 digits. You divide these in two lines, 61 digits on the first one and 63 digits in the second.

Finally start reading the pairs of digits up to down, and translate them back into letters

Thanks, I understood the bifid thing... I've been here a few days too... I just misunderstood what you meant about dividing the numbers... I was dividing the text itself...

[Cunn]

i find

the painting is being hidden at 4890 coronel texeira street

Are you serious ender? is that what the deciphering gave you??? Kanuag found texeira this morning, fixing the cipher himself, but gave us nothing!!!!

Av. Coronel Texeira seems to be in PONTA NEGRA, Manuas!!!

Can you find something, hotel, bar or so, at 4890 Av Coronel Texeira??

[ender]

yes and Im in 'the mansion' now
you had to type

4890coroneltexeirastreet

[Cunn]

yes and Im in 'the mansion' now

No kiding, you got the answer and KUANG is not here????

EDIT: sorry, read your post late. THANKS FOR THE ANSWER!!!!!

But I really don't know how you got it, I redid it once and again and always got gibberish.

KUANG!!!!! cOme here, we went through!!!!