Cryptogram Help

Cryptograms are word puzzles in which each letter of an original word or phrase has been replaced by another letter, but always by the same letter throughout the puzzle.  (Note:  Cryptograms are also called substitution ciphers.)  For example:

gamma = xyzzy

• g = x
• a = y
• m = z

One final rule of all cryptograms:  A letter can never be substituted with itself.

In BlackDog's cryptograms, a quote will be displayed before you.  As in all cryptograms, the characters are all mixed up.  The "a" might be represented by some other character, and the "b" and the "c" too.  None of the characters are what they seem.

To discover the hidden message, you'll have to guess what each letter stands for.  For instance, a "b" could really be an "f", and the "k" may stand for "e".

Look very carefully at the position of the letters and also their frequency.  You can learn a lot from that.  If you think you have an idea, you can highlight the letter by clicking it and then typing the letter you want to replace it with.  If you change your mind, select the letter again and push the revert-button.

As soon as you begin, a timer will start running.

If you get stuck you can select a letter and push the hint-button.  But beware:  you get a penalty for each hint.

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