Was; I not done, chopping, back some brush with my mitten; when I heard an angel say "You're; not going to see; much here"?

"Why won't, I see much?" I, said. "I; want to see something now!"

"My; aren't we in a rush?"; she, replied.

"Shouldn't; I be? It's my way;", said I.

"Oh yes; it is. I forgot you were Mr, X" she said.

Do you think the angel flew away with, X?

This is an extremely clever cryptography puzzle. The punctuations seemed to be in the oddest places, and I knew this was the key. I started by looking for letters on either sides of the semicolons & commas. But nothing was making sense.

 

But then, I included spaces and other punctuations as well…. And BINGO !!!

 

The trick is to take the characters 3 spaces to the left of a semicolon and 3 spaces right of a comma. It then reads out:

 

What's a "henway"

 

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_W_as; I not done, c_h_opping, b_a_ck some brush with my mit_t_en; when I heard an angel say "You_'_re; not going to _s_ee; much here"?

 

"Why won't, I_ _see much?" I, s_a_id._ _"I; want to see something now!"

 

_"_My; aren't we in a rus_h_?"; she, r_e_plied.

 

"Should­_n­_'t; I be? It's my _w_ay;", s_a_id I.

 

"Oh _y_es; it is. I forgot you were Mr, X_"_ she said.

 

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So… What's a henway, anyway ?

 

I would think ... (What does a hen weigh ?) ... About two Pounds !!!

 

 

Edited on November 10, 2004, 6:53 am

Posted by Syzygy on 2004-11-10 06:48:22