The following is a quote made by one of the characters in a novel by a famous science fiction author, which is encrypted in
terms of a simple substitution cipher. Decrypt this quote and identify the author.
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WTQWGVN. LMDZ D WNQVGO MDK XO CXOK. GOAN JGT TOKNQVZDOK LMDZ WNGWSN QNDSSJ LDOZ, JGT ADO'Z
MDZN ZMNC DOJCGQN. JGT ADO UNDQ ZMNC, RTZ JGT ADO'Z MDZN ZMNC, RNADTVN JGT ADO DSLDJV UXOK
ZMN VDCN KNVXQNV XO JGTQ GLO MNDQZ.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN BEINGS, THE ONLY TYPE AC 11
RTZ LMNO XZ AGCNV ZG MTCDO RNXOFV, ZMN GOSJ ZJWN B
CM 9
OF CAUSE THAT MATTERS IS FINAL CAUSE, THE PURPOSE. DA 27
GU ADTVN ZMDZ CDZZNQV XV UXODS ADTVN, ZMN WTQWGVN. E
FG 1
WHAT A PERSON HAD IN MIND. ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND GO 19
LMDZ D WNQVGO MDK XO CXOK. GOAN JGT TOKNQVZDOK H
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WHAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT, YOU CAN'T HATE THEM ANYMORE. JY 11
LMDZ WNGWSN QNDSSJ LDOZ, JGT ADO'Z MDZN ZMNC DOJCGQN. KD 7
LW 6
YOU CAN FEAR THEM, BUT YOU CAN'T HATE THEM, BECAUSE MH 15
JGT ADO UNDQ ZMNC, RTZ JGT ADO'Z MDZN ZMNC, RNADTVN NE 30
ON 21
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND THE SAME DESIRES IN YOUR OWN HEART. P
JGT ADO DSLDJV UXOK ZMN VDCN KNVXQNV XO JGTQ GLO MNDQZ. QR 12
RB 4
SL 6
TU 14
UF 4
VS 16
WP 6
XI 9
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ZT 26
ORSON SCOTT CARD
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Posted by Charlie
on 2011-12-10 10:24:02 |