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Might be unrelated in this example, but when a message is written in a lazy ROT13-like cypher, the letter e becomes a notorious rat that allows anyone to break the entire thing in very little time.

Randomizing/obfuscating the letter case might buy you a little time, though I think it's something else entirely here.





Zvtug oR haeRyngRq va guvf RknzcyR, ohg juRa n zRffntR vf jevggRa va n ynml EBG13-yvxR plcuRe, guR yRggRe R oRpbzRf n abgbevbhf eng gung nyybjf nalbaR gb oeRnx guR RagveR guvat va iRel yvggyR gvzR.

Enaqbzvmvat/boshfpngvat guR yRggRe pnfR zvtug ohl lbh n yvggyR gvzR, gubhtu V guvax vg'f fbzRguvat RyfR RagveRyl uReR.


V guvax gur vqRn jnf gb fcyvg guR uvtu seRdhrapl "r" gb gjb qvssReRag flzobyf r naq R ng yRffRe serdhrapvRf. Fvzcyl ercynpvat nyy r'f jvgu R qbrfa'g qb gung.

ChatGPT was able to decrypt this in about 12 seconds with no context, which I found interesting.



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