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Poem Ponder (Posted on 2016-07-11)

The cipher text given below, when deciphered, is part of a famous poem by a renowned poet. Decipher the following passage and identify the poem and its author.

aexbo mao ex eakse vz rqxu ahuush umbq
haymusd hpladmag busq uhspz-rsmurpxf ex

Submitted by K Sengupta

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Writing the first line and the second line in reverse, we have:

"qbmu hsuuha uxqr zv eskae xe oam obxea
xe fxprumsr-zpshu qsub gamdalph dsumyah"

Decrypting this cipher text we obtain:

"what little town by river or sea shore
or mountain-built with peaceful citadel"

The above-mentioned two lines constitute part of "Ode on a Grecian Urn", a famous poem written by the renowned English poet John Keats.

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Subject	Author	Date
Good clue	armando	2016-07-12 13:25:41
clue	K Sengupta	2016-07-12 11:46:12

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