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Decode the note. Name the encoder.

A short message intercepted at the scene, encoded by hand. Six clues tell you about the encoder — their habits, their methods, what they might have substituted for what. Decode the message. Name the encoder. One shot.

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Cipher #047 · The Midnight Memo

A locked editorial office at the Thornfield Gazette, late evening

A sealed envelope was found slipped under the door of the editor-in-chief's office. Inside was a single folded note bearing a short encoded message. Security footage shows four staff members still in the building when the note was delivered.

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