NOT ENOUGH SUFFERING

[Madness]

There is clearly not enough wailing and moaning in the forum. Challenge 7B must not be hard enough.
Here is a new ciphertext. No cribs for you today.

R+KA+ XJRXN LCKCM YVONS YK#MF RYCHN BC+NY +HWTK CTFWZ NRNDJ GXHWE DHXLR HJXZN YTRUZ IFJDP FD#MT YZPWI
JEVMN RCJYQ EZMFQ URHPG DPHLS TAYZJ EXWRE TFQCV UP+SJ MO+HA QUYOA EODNY TPBVC RURGF KAOZV HLFYH DHEYW
#ARZO B+AHW LOMKG XHDED SABRW VJCGZ NWMLY GFNPU YD+ZR OEWID ERJZF HBAMF QOTSU KN#+G RYDPZ FNRCB W+CBJ
WKZNQ UANMD PHYM# AWOLD XJARL ZBVJQ YFVWU Q+KRO IAF+E WIAZU +BYD+ VEWDM Y+CGN BUZ+R IWZOW B+YMU BLYLP
FHYMG OHXWR IEURA R#JQG HBRGZ EBNFH EPFNJ XNPHC MBCPV BZOHX WRK+H CMBFK CNQPH WHVOR IHODQ J#UI+ #AHLM
OM+GT #MQIR VCAW# AMOLN IDA#+ KPJGH B+FQO IZKFP NGXHY ZANBG FHBQS RULTD #UQNM GZOTP ODAMJ Z#JXY GXDLJ
E+NVP HCP+W SZ+SL TDXKW ZODE# K+ZPS +UYRP VMYRZ NPUM# HFO#Y DOE+E JACKT NVWLR QF+SG WSHF# WHXBW EJX+Y
QSALT RLONG HBZPJ IMSFO LDHNJ L#+MN YTCNV WJCP+ WSZ+Z BAM#T NMDKM XZHRX ZPEPF YQPFX MZBAM #TNMD FYRXG
YPJTH ECNQP HWHVO RIHOD QJ#EJ XUZED +KTSU Z+GOE WILST AQZ#U IHALD BFTNL NIRKA HDKRC GCPHA WEUIW IJIWM
TCQMB FEMZY LAN#X MZPUX OLDMU XYZAC AOLON WHVFW THRPU XARK# K+WZM BLAMF QIWSW RZSF# CNQCQ YXDMB WONMY
VJZPH JGXHJ MGDIK C+XAT QFECK YGUQH K#UVG WBCJS PEWOZ P+XVY ZADYL QNRZ+ NZQIJ KZRDO E+EBT A#FQL HRQDY
ODWPS ORJMZ WYQEA GLONG RPMWP ZQDE+ WHNHV EFSJW OCNLO KMZJZ OTSZI NIOUN UDJYH E+KCF NGCZO ABALK CZEIN
HWYHA LTDIK MXF+W RZSF# THFJU NARXC LBFTK AV#ZF SFNO+ THUF# CSIJI DVXGF EUOCN LOKMZ AZ+RU OUCFZ VTJSR
EZHCF NDKRE PWTRF WUYBK VDUR+ SPWTG AGFKM PNMTH PZAOZ REATV YILHN QMVFP RGMHI PEMOS JLHSA +GDHM TRXEF
E+AGH RAMGV ZOMZQ GYBLC YDL+U LFNUC LNGSM WSAQK AFLR# IC+IJ XEFQH DYLQN GHSEB IARIH DXJZ# JXYGX CEWMK
ILONH VMWA# UCAHB ERUJM BJYZQ KFNQN BGCVB ZOWDA ZODXN KHU+S UQNLQ NGSBP FNSTA +WX+B CVBHL FOVUR KUYOE
+#QHX WNFW+ WLFVZ KGAMF #WDUS RZFNR A#JWY LRGZE BNFBC LNIYD OMGBA ZPHJA SOUID YZSRJ KEUQL DLJQH VRPDI
+HLSI JBUHA XBYTU KIDVA NQRSG MHIBY XABWE JX+YQ EP+LT ROYTU CQDAM HM+YT YBEYH JCMRT CILON HSRIH A#QIJ
BAJHV FQU+L UQRIQ K#ZVB AI#AB DVXZO YPKN+ KCXHB HJNZT HVZXU IRABI C+N+H WTKCT F#BZG XHZ#Q NQIQJ F+FTR
+TS#U QNMGN CISA# ZAUMT XGYWT OCLDI JPR#D OTSZQ RZEDN #KBZR +VQ+K FLUNP K#UVG W+RGA SOABI WMTUC MPWFH
WUX+S ZSPFL YAOZR EIJBR DZQUK IFRKS ZSNOH PZWXO LZ#IY NJ#+L MFRTS UMXBU GNCIF TEWHW LIKWE VATJB VCS+L
ZTOYT UAQMK UYO+Z FVZOH XWIQJ CTLTA NUSUA Q+OYO TF#+W IAZBU I+TL+ SIRGC VNKRM OVBRS PDCWS AB+EV S+JFQ
SHVPQ FYRYP MPWPM UXZBE AT+BY CKTSY QLMUC UIKYP MPWPM UXJEI DN#RX GFENC NQZAF PNMWS XJCBW #RP+W ZQHEL
NLUXK #MTRT LHDFT #A+MJ QTCGN MCVUA JMBJ# M#LNI M+#AH LBWEP FKCPJ QDUSB NMBPZ ODHID #+K#X GDMKC ILJQI
RXYVF WPMUX NQIQJ GABRX DLBY+ TUTF# FK+AS EZF#S IRTL+ SJQEC LUFKL CJPSM VDFSR STAGM FVATJ MUHEC DMSYN
OR+OI HWSWK +EVGA LX+EY OTSYW CV#+G CZVRF #HXOR +NATJ QYB+F HJ#K# MWRSY IDAWK RPDEN HVCVH EUTYD VAR+Q
RVNOM PEWRJ TR#W# CHVBV CFRAQ NGSZO TYUYO LDXTY ZFHEZ DIQIR DUW#F #ZYZI QY+HW TKCTF CQJWP BSMVD FSR+H
OLIQM URCLS HAOJC PNDYB SPRVA SWOAE DBKHL YK+KF WHUKN GRZEA LDSTA IWHJX GYRUL #FCRV FPSNO HPZWX OLZ#I
YEAT+ CVU+K SD+NV GYKMT LZAHF ZODVN EJQYT SUBHG V#ZUL G#W#Y ATDLQ +KFLU NPXYV GWHX+ AYPZN CANCE GVJX+
CECKF JMRCK RGHXG AXNIH PEW+C DXJRX DQKSA LJCVU APCGH STODX DAWZO WEDBC VCWDJ RVXNG DHCPI HPMNW ORHYB
RGFKE PFYQU VQFGR XYVHM TRSZA OEYWE #K+TF EPAOL ONGHU EVBRY EDQOL DJGVY FTDI+ WSKUP IARIH STADK G+CE+
EFGUA DYBVB ZODLO RIQJE ZJQET SRQFK WHJZ+ RTSTA YQYVX GEYCT YJUAM DCZOA ERHES WIFJE TMFAT JBVCD TD#UI
NHGVB ZXDIW DXD+E AUKOD QNUZF K#JDH XBRHE WLQZJ WJTYU JERUZ GDPJP NMPVB ZAJUD #KCBE PFXJY ERVAN I#AX+
D+UAJ XBVTA HCSLO NM#ZN OBFNW XAICM XWUCM CWKTY GZRPS ZRQSW ILZQY ZIQMI JBVZE BUHEU TYDVA +VRVZ VRF#D
BGY#K +NFTH CKINO ZMDSY GZTIH PUQWO AJ#YA BYEFP EUTVD HRPQF KABRZ OTESU RXZBD #J+LB VJTEN KYGUZ MDSYV
FW#XJ #J#IE JB+SR +TSLO NM#ZN OBFNW BNYUY N#JZH BCWYH ENQFL HJZIF M#HCJ #LQWO AJ#YA BYEFP ESGRY GFMKH
SWZIV RP+LZ UPWIQ ZODQU TPEYO SFUQV YVG+D HSZAN SA#DV SUCVU +KSD+ NRQVS AXU+Y LZJQD CXYFA EFQ#J ZPKYB
NEPDT WAIVU XCBHP ALTFQ KMPNM +FTD# X#MOA ZCBYK NTSYQ LM+FS RJNOI M#WOA DEGHB XFBNW EPFR+ NDKZP M+HVZ
#ODQJ #VDAY TXZBF DCAEF QLONO +EYBV SAWRH XWRK# YBJYE ZDVRN BRGMZ PZQJB G+KZH #+SYQ E+LFV MQ+K# MHAOB
+C+XT DL+TA VUPMK RUSGX HJAO+ TABIQ JXGEY UTDIP W#KWH XBHQU RGZBA QYVJT P+SEP FNOAH DKRCJ AMPH+ CWKIM
VJX+C EBCFL HJYUJ +R#ZX DCBJQ JRCVB YTEPF HRKQI RWDHS ZOWJD IWIYX +SUZK RKQ+X GXHSU SNIF+ UIDH# HUCBC
VSALZ DTCNK EYFLH SYQZT UOWGA ZBAXJ EQFCY O#MVN WRVJW +VHUY M#STA BWEJX +YQS+ OLCND KYEWD UXEY+ KJUZP
EPFDQ CUFPH OJNVH YOWRJ ZBWE# Y+XDL FQNSN WOCJP

[F6exb]

I got it.

[F6exb]

MD5 of F6EXBPLAINTEXT
0dce6a9d401813cf28c32242ee0e9ecd

[F6exb]

Is it you or me? In my plaintext I have no “Z”. It is replaced by “A”.

[F6exb]

0a37ac3831606eab8318db6f4b0e7ab4
Now it is correct. I had a problem with a %26 😉

F6EXBPLAINTEXT

[Tsyzygy]

3967952dff06465d9ff833854ab6f985

Thanks for the fun extra challenge, Madness. Who needs cribs anyway?

Have a great Christmas, everyone!

[Madness]

Sorry guys/gals, the checksums don’t match. The MD5 of the plaintext alone is 71a4b42115aeb559133a06531acdef5d.
It’s safe to tell you that, since you can’t use this information to fake a correct checksum that includes your name.

Cribs? We don’t need no stinkin’ cribs.

[Tsyzygy]

That’s odd… I get that too. My hash was of PLAINTEXTTSYZYGY. I thought I’d mentioned that in my post, but it got removed for some reason. Does that work? If not, perhaps it would be proof enough to tell you that the word used to generate the key for the outer ring of the clock is the 12th word of the plaintext? (I’m pretty sure that provides absolutely no help in solving it, so I’m afraid this isn’t a clue, for anyone out there trying to solve it!!)

[F6exb]

c94638d090af7ce864cf80bb9608a515
My plaintext was not entirely cleaned. There was a “return” at the end.

[Levpol]

MD5 of LEVPOLPLAINTEXT is 2c9eda1d83683b3130e738752e5fb0fe

Thanks, Madness. A nice diversion after the excesses of Christmas day!

[67105112104101114]

This was a nice one madness, I like the message, only seen it today, the MD5 of PLAINTEXT67105112104101114 is: 9843756633a2b3cbbf54df4a2ffa8e5b

[Madness]

@Tsyzygy, with your name at the END, yes your sum matches.

@F6exb, you now match.

@Levpol, you match.

@Cypher, you match.

The next challenge is still waiting to be “~moderated~”.

[Philthy]

The MD5 of the PLAINTEXTPHILTHY is: 0d3f89bfafebedf523190ec7b294f0e
Thanks for the challenge Madness

[Mattyrat2027]

@Madness oh don’t worry I’ve solved it now. Why is everyone saying things about MD5? I don’t really understand that – is it just a way of proving that it was solved correctly? If so, how do i find my MD5?

[Mattyrat2027]

@Madness I have found what I believe to be the correct cipher alphabet if my bigrams tell the truth, but I don’t know which letter out of 28 is the start letter. Would it work to encrypt it from any position and use a Caeser Cipher to find the actual plaintext?

Thanks

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