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The night sky is a schedule

A substitution cryptogram and a ROT13 of the same Gulf idea. Two cribs, then the lights.

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The night sky is a schedule.

Open house15 minutes left to read the whole paper.

After the clock, the rest is for subscribers. One week free, then A$2

Simple substitution. No letter stands for itself. X is T. H is E.

XGH ZBRGX IWN JPHY XGH RMCO BI L IKGHFMCH

Word lengths: 3 / 5 / 3 / 4 / 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 / 8.

Every letter has jumped thirteen places. A becomes N. Spaces stay.

GUR AVTUG FXL VF N FPURQHYR

Open house

Fifteen minutes on the house. Then an account and a subscription keep the book open.

The paper

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The night sky is a schedule — The Standard