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Five ASCII bytes, a three-rail fence, and a one-line quiz about the first edition.

CipherSunday 30 August 2026

Cipher · Sunday 30 August 2026

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  1. Binary

Eight-bit ASCII. Five letters.

01010010 01000001 01001001 01001100 01010011

  1. Rail fence

Three rails, top rail first, zigzag down and back. Spaces stripped. Word lengths: 3 / 7 / 2 / 3 / 8.

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TAATUEHPYODSHBSNSELIEIS

  1. Quick quiz

Michael Jackson’s Space piece says a railway does not begin with a timetable. What does it begin with? One sentence, in your own words.

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