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In his alleged letter to Morriss, Beale explains that if it is required a key will arrive to Morriss so he will be able to decipher the meaning of the ciphers in the iron box. Note that “a key” is a singular representation, meaning that only a single key is being referenced.
Some years later our unknown author declares that through accident he was able to discover "a key" that afforded him the meaning of the cipher marked (2) and that he had no difficulty mastering the others.
So, if the unknown author did in fact discover that single key then why does it only work on the C2 cipher and not the other two presented ciphers as well? According to Beale only “a key” is required.
Now then, if what Beale proposed in his letter is true then this should tell you a lot in regards to the C1 & C3 ciphers that the unknown author has presented in his tale. For instance, if his presented key can be made to work for C2 then why won't it work on his presented C1 & C3 ciphers? According to Beale, if true, then “a key” is all that will be required. And according to the unknown author he accidentally discovered that key. So why can't that same key be made to work on the unknown author's presented C1 & C3 ciphers?
In their continued efforts to explain this undesirable circumstance true believers of the story and the remaining two ciphers often propose very complex formulas and processes for the decoding of the remaining ciphers even in light of what they are told in the clear text of C2, that, “Paper number "1" describes the exact locality of the vault so that no difficulty will be had in finding it.”
Now then, if you wanted to make sure that your executor, Morriss, wouldn't have any difficulty in carrying out his important task then you certainly wouldn't want to present him with circumstances that were beyond his abilities. The only people you would want to present these extreme complexities to would be those people you didn't want to find accurate solution.
All of this, as well as several other discrepancies in the tale, should tell you quite a bit about the unknown author and also the challenge he has presented you with in his tale. “A key.” And by accident your unknown author supposedly already discovered it, so why is there still a lingering problem?
Some years later our unknown author declares that through accident he was able to discover "a key" that afforded him the meaning of the cipher marked (2) and that he had no difficulty mastering the others.
So, if the unknown author did in fact discover that single key then why does it only work on the C2 cipher and not the other two presented ciphers as well? According to Beale only “a key” is required.
Now then, if what Beale proposed in his letter is true then this should tell you a lot in regards to the C1 & C3 ciphers that the unknown author has presented in his tale. For instance, if his presented key can be made to work for C2 then why won't it work on his presented C1 & C3 ciphers? According to Beale, if true, then “a key” is all that will be required. And according to the unknown author he accidentally discovered that key. So why can't that same key be made to work on the unknown author's presented C1 & C3 ciphers?
In their continued efforts to explain this undesirable circumstance true believers of the story and the remaining two ciphers often propose very complex formulas and processes for the decoding of the remaining ciphers even in light of what they are told in the clear text of C2, that, “Paper number "1" describes the exact locality of the vault so that no difficulty will be had in finding it.”
Now then, if you wanted to make sure that your executor, Morriss, wouldn't have any difficulty in carrying out his important task then you certainly wouldn't want to present him with circumstances that were beyond his abilities. The only people you would want to present these extreme complexities to would be those people you didn't want to find accurate solution.
All of this, as well as several other discrepancies in the tale, should tell you quite a bit about the unknown author and also the challenge he has presented you with in his tale. “A key.” And by accident your unknown author supposedly already discovered it, so why is there still a lingering problem?
