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Welcome to the Little Fish Company's Trivia Page

Each week we will post a cryptogram on this page. The first person to correctly decode the
cryptogram and submit the answer to the question will receive one free pound of fish. The
winner and results will be posted as soon as we are able to get to the computer after we
have a winner. Winners are not eligible to participate again until 30 days after winning.

A few decoding tips:

Consider letter frequency. The most common letters in the English language are: E, T, A, O, I,
N, S, H, R, D, L, U.

Consider letter position. E, for instance, is more likely to appear at a word's end than at its
beginning.

Punctuation may provide clues. A single letter after an apostrophe is usually S or T. A comma
is often followed by a conjunction; if a 3-letter word, try AND, BUT, or FOR.

A letter standing alone is almost always either A or I.

Look for repeated letter combinations that might represent common words; words like THE &
AND are bound to show up often.

Double letters at the end of a word will often be LL or SS.

Double letters in the middle of a 4-letter word will often be EE or OO.

The most common 4-letter word with letter pattern ABCA is THAT.

Don't hesitate to use some trial-and-error guesswork, but don't hesitate to abandon your
initial guesses if they're not working out.

Riddle for 2-10

LMEI SEKLWJ IGCJL QULWI NJCR GJWMEILCJEF LERWI, UKQ SUI
WZLJWRWDT GCGBDUJ NJCR LMW DULW 1800'I BKLED UJCBKQ LMW
1930'I, SMWK ELI GCGBDUJELT SUI JWGDUFWQ HT IXEEKA. EL SUI UK
CDTRGEF IGCJL LSEFW, EK 1928 UKQ 1948. SMUL EI LMW IGCJL?