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Twisted Path

Write the message into a grid, then collect the letters along a secret path: a plow path, a spiral, or straight up the columns.

Rail Fence

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How it works

The story

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← Rail Fence All the ciphers Key Word Columns →

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Print this page and you get a worksheet: how the cipher works, where it came from, and the puzzles to crack, with the machine and the menus left off.

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Longer, harder and written for grown-ups. Worth a look when this page runs out.

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