#226 On reflection
Set by Mary Ellis
Hannah handed me a piece of paper with the following string of letters.
XTXUXVHXUXOXUXHVXUXTX
“Each letter stands for another one,” said Hannah.
“Ooh, a substitution cipher!” I thought. But I was stumped.
“Is this just one word?” I asked.
“No, I’ve removed all the spaces,” said Hannah. “I think if I told you where the first space is, you might get the answer very quickly. You’ll probably recognise it.”
I happened to look at it in the mirror. “Wow, what are the chances of that?”
“Well, it isn’t entirely a coincidence,” said Hannah. …