Puzzle 1: ROT13 Cypher
Use ROT13 to decode the secret message.
Background: ROT 13
ROT13 is a letter substitution cipher that replaces a letter with the 13th letter after it in the alphabet. The transformation can be done using a lookup table, such as the following:
| Lookup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| Output | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
For example, the message This message is secret would be encoded as Guvf zrffntr vf frperg.
The Secret Message
Decode this text to unlock the secret message! Make sure to copy it exactly.
Na nyyhevat zlfgrel njnvgf..
Xrrc fbyivat vg...
Tbbq wbo...
Nyevtug, lbh'er whfg nobhg qbar...
Gur zrffntr vf ab ybatre boshfpngrq...
Vg unf orra fhpprffshyyl qrpbqrq!