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Answer · Dorabella cipher

The note is a joke made to look like a cipher and carries no recoverable message.

The note is a joke made to look like a cipher and carries no recoverable message.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Its statistics match random choice of symbols.

What would rule it out

  • Non-random structure is shown that a meaningless text would not have.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyEnglish in Elgar's alphabet with irregularities (phonetic spelling, abbreviations, private words, mirrored…

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The note is a joke made to look like a cipher and carries no recoverable message. [Answer ANS0CRZAVHG2KNR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRZAVHG2KNR
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