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Week #11 · Posted 2026-07-05 09:15:57
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Decrypt and submit the plaintext. Remember, the weekly ciphers will chain to make a story, with the ciphers getting harder as the weeks go on!

Ciphertext
WLIOA DPOXO DAVRJ AEDOV ROHOI AXIIO VRPQF OIFYD OAILY GDVAE FVOFF ODAXI FYVOA DXFQA FWDIR TUOXE CDRXP EXOJE NDYWO XPVAX IQORE AWAXY NPDOA FQYXY GDJRF QAIOO ZVYHO AXITA DONYD FQOYZ ZDOEE OIRXF QREJY DVIAX IRCOV ROHOQ OQAEA XRWZY DFAXF ZADFF YZVAL RXEQA ZRXPF QOZOA TOFQA FNYVV YJEYG DJADY NVRCO DAFRY XRQAH OFDRO IDOZO AFOIV LFYWA UOWLT AEOFY FQOZD OERIO XFCGF QODOW ARXEI OANFY WLOXF DOAFR OEEYW OQAHO ADPGO IFQAF REQYG VIACA XIYXF QAFAF FOWZF AXIFQ AFQRE YCHRY GEVAT UYNIO ERDOF YEFAX IGZFY FQOEO TOEER YXREF EFAFO EIREB GAVRN ROEQR WAEAX AVVLR XFQON RPQFN YDFDG ONDOO IYWCG FRQAH OJDRF FOXCO NYDOA XIJRV VEFAF ORFAP ARXRJ YGVIG XRFOJ RFQAX LCYIL FYIYD RPQFA XIJRF QXYCY ILFYI YJDYX PQORE YGDZD OERIO XFAXI QAERF RXQRE ZYJOD FYIYP DOAFP YYIRO ADXOE FVLQY ZOFQA FFQDY GPQFQ OAPOX TLYNW DIRTU OXEJO WRPQF JRXQR WFYYG DTAGE OFQOU VAXTY XFRXG OERFE PDYJF QATDY EEFQO EYGFQ AXIRF RERXT DOAER XPVLT VOADF QAFFQ OLADO AQRPQ VLYDP AXREO IAXIW YFRHA FOIPD YGZFQ ORDAT FRYXE EZDOA INOAD AWYXP FQORD NOVVY JTRFR MOXEC GFAVE YRXEZ RDOAI DOAIN GVAIW RDAFR YXAWY XPEYW OAXIA XLFQR XPJOT AXIYF YIRED GZFFQ OWJOW GEFIY EYWOY NYGDT YVVOA PGOEA DOJAD LYNLY GDZDY ZYEAV AETQA WZRYX EYNND OOIYW FQOLD OHYVF AFFQO RXHAE RYXYN ZDRHA TLFQA FLYGQ AHOZD YZYEO IAXIA DPGOF QAFRF JRVVJ OAUOX FQYEO RFEOF EYGFF YIONO XIAEW GTQAE FQYEO RFAFF ATUEC GFLYG QAHOR XFRWA FOIFQ AFFQO JYDUY NLYGD TYVVO APGOE ATDYE EFQOY TOAXW ALJOV VAIID OEEFQ AFZYR XFAXI RJYGV IRXHR FOLYG FYOKZ AXIYX FQAFA DPGWO XFRFW ALCOX OTOEE ADLFY TVOAD VLADF RTGVA FOFQO WRFRP AFRYX ELYGQ AHORX WRXIX YFVOA EFRNW DIRTU OXERE FYZOD EGAIO YGDZD OERIO XFFYA GFQYD REOFQ OJYDU LYGAD OZDYZ YERXP QREOV YBGOX TOAXI ZAEER YXJRV VPYEY WOJAL FYATQ ROHRX PYGDA RWECG FAJOA UADPG WOXFR EEFRV VJOAU OHOXJ QOXID OEEOI RXFQO COEFY DAFYD LRFQR XUJOX OOIFY IYWYD OFYCG FFDOE EFQOT AEOFQ AFJOA DOAEU RXPQR WFYZD OEOXF ERXTO ATFRY XEEZO AUVYG IODFQ AXJYD IETAX REGPP OEFFQ AFJOE FAPOA EWAVV IOWYX EFDAF RYXYN FQOIO HRTOE ORFQO DNYDW DIRTU OXEYD ZODQA ZEWYD OZODF RXOXF VLNYD FQOZD OERIO XFQRW EOVNR UXYJF QAFFQ OLADO XYFOA ERVLW YHOIC GFWRP QFFQO LZODQ AZECO EQRZZ OIFYJ AEQRX PFYXC LDARV EYFQA FLYGD FOTQX YVYPL TYGVI COZDY ZODVL OKZVA RXOIJ QRVOR AWTYX HRXTO ICLLY GDAIH YTATL YFQOD EWRPQ FXOOI WYDOI RDOTF OHRIO XTOYN FQOTA ZATRF LAXIO NNRTA TLYNF QOEOO KFDAY DIRXA DLWAT QRXOE LYGDE ERXTO DOVLN DOIOD RTUIY GPVAE E
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About the Weekly Cipher

The Weekly Cipher is The Cipher Lab’s rotating cryptographic challenge. Each week, a new puzzle is released — ranging from simple substitution ciphers to advanced transpositions and polyalphabetic encryption.

🧠 Tip: Each challenge may use different classical ciphers — Caesar, Vigenère, Affine, Railfence, AMSCO, or others. Pay attention to patterns, letter frequencies, and clues in the text.

New puzzles appear every Monday at 12:00 UTC — good luck, and happy decrypting!