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How do I decode the encrypted messages?
1 of 9: Each message actually uses a very simple encryption.
2 of 9: In each case, the "code" consists of the actual letters of the message, in a scrambled order.
3 of 9: Each message also includes a series of ankh symbols underneath.
4 of 9: The ankh symbols indicate the word sizes (and spacing) of the real message.
5 of 9: The "scrambling" of the letters in each message is quite methodical, and not at all random.
6 of 9: To read the original message, you will need to use every 'nth' letter, and keep cycling through the message, until you have filled in the "blank spaces" indicated by the ankh symbols.
7 of 9: Each message uses a different value for 'n' (i.e., for how many letters to skip while reading the coded message).
8 of 9: Use the clues of the ankh symbols to find the values for 'n' in each puzzle, which will result in common words being formed.
