bigscoop
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Ok guys, I know you don't want to hear this but here it comes, so pay attention!
The entire premises of the tale is that in 1821, to insure proper distribution of the funds to the appropriate families and friends, etc., a man by the name of Thomas Beale left three ciphers in the hands of someone trustworthy and capable, this being a man named Morriss.
Now by his own advice to Morriss, these ciphers, with the proper key, would be “easily solved” and the “vital task” of Morriss easily undertaken.
Now, as the story is told, some years later Morriss opened the box and he retrieved the three ciphers, only to hand them over to someone else for their completion. And, once the correct key was supposedly in hand C2 is effortlessly decoded to reveal an easy to understand, grammatically correct solution, just as the author and Beale's “alleged” letter's suggest and advise.
However, the remaining two ciphers, to this very date, produce only gibberish and have been proven beyond shadow of doubt that they cannot possibly contain a grammatically correct solution as presented. So here it comes, the big question you all have to face...
“Why, if ease of distribution and proper delivery were so important, as the story details, would Beale create two ciphers, C1 & C3, that Morriss would have absolutely no chance of ever solving?”
Fellas, you've all been hoodwinked, the story can't possibly be true, the ciphers can't possibly hold a clean and grammatically correct clear text as presented, and so on and so on. Again, why would Beale leave such important and vital affairs in the hands of his last hope only to hand that last chance two ciphers with zero chance of ever being decoded, even with the correct “key?”
Time some of you seriously entertain this all-too painful question and reality.
The entire premises of the tale is that in 1821, to insure proper distribution of the funds to the appropriate families and friends, etc., a man by the name of Thomas Beale left three ciphers in the hands of someone trustworthy and capable, this being a man named Morriss.
Now by his own advice to Morriss, these ciphers, with the proper key, would be “easily solved” and the “vital task” of Morriss easily undertaken.
Now, as the story is told, some years later Morriss opened the box and he retrieved the three ciphers, only to hand them over to someone else for their completion. And, once the correct key was supposedly in hand C2 is effortlessly decoded to reveal an easy to understand, grammatically correct solution, just as the author and Beale's “alleged” letter's suggest and advise.
However, the remaining two ciphers, to this very date, produce only gibberish and have been proven beyond shadow of doubt that they cannot possibly contain a grammatically correct solution as presented. So here it comes, the big question you all have to face...
“Why, if ease of distribution and proper delivery were so important, as the story details, would Beale create two ciphers, C1 & C3, that Morriss would have absolutely no chance of ever solving?”
Fellas, you've all been hoodwinked, the story can't possibly be true, the ciphers can't possibly hold a clean and grammatically correct clear text as presented, and so on and so on. Again, why would Beale leave such important and vital affairs in the hands of his last hope only to hand that last chance two ciphers with zero chance of ever being decoded, even with the correct “key?”
Time some of you seriously entertain this all-too painful question and reality.
