# The notes encrypt a message under a consistent cipher system.

> Still possible: The notes encrypt a message under a consistent cipher system.

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# The notes encrypt a message under a consistent cipher system.

The notes encrypt a message under a consistent cipher system.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: none pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Letter statistics, once group structure is removed, resemble an enciphered natural language.
- A key, once found, reads both pages consistently.

## What would rule it out

- The recurring groups are shown to be whole-word abbreviations, or the statistics match pseudo-writing.

## Evidence none for · 2 against

[Most letter groups end in SE, which a simple substitution of English would not produce.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/evidence/EVD0D07YBE42C4W/most-letter-groups-end-in-se-which-a-simple-substitution-of)

Suggestive

AGAINST

[The FBI CRRU and the American Cryptogram Association could not identify the system.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/evidence/EVD0D07YB6A7JJY/the-fbi-crru-and-the-american-cryptogram-association-could)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Are the notes a cipher, a private shorthand, or not a message at all?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/questions/QST0D07YA7265BG/are-the-notes-a-cipher-a-private-shorthand-or-not-a-message)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The notes encrypt a message under a consistent cipher system. [Answer ANS0D07YAYG7PM4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D07YAYG7PM4
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**ANS** 0D07YAYG7PM4

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