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Charles Dickens's code cracked by amateur sleuths (bbc.co.uk)
9 points by jdefelice on Feb 6, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



The letter said nothing of interest

“The team found the letter was an appeal by Dickens for someone to intervene over a rejected advertisement.”

The person who deciphered the most bits was a man from San Jose in California and he was honored.




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