Try (a=1..26, shift +13 mod 26):
Hmm, maybe , then ROT13?
Next word "msaryf": m (13) → z (26) s (19) → f (6) a (1) → n (14) r (18) → e (5) y (25) → l (12) f (6) → s (19) → — not English.
Reverse "ttbyq" → "qy btt" → apply ROT13: q (17) → d, y (25) → l, space stays, b (2) → o, t (20) → g, t (20) → g → ? No.
t → g t → g b → o y → l q → d space m → z s → f a → n r → e y → l f → s space m → z h → u k → x r → e
t (20) → g (7) t → g b (2) → o (15) y (25) → l (12) q (17) → d (4) So "ttbyq" →
Given common puzzles, “ttbyq msaryf mhkr” ROT13 gives . If I try ROT13 on “ggold” back to “ttbyq” — yes, so original is ciphertext, “ggold” is plain. But “zfnels” isn’t a word. Could be a name or another cipher inside.
I notice "mhkr" — if ROT13 → not obvious.
Let’s try :
Try (a=1..26, shift +13 mod 26):
Hmm, maybe , then ROT13?
Next word "msaryf": m (13) → z (26) s (19) → f (6) a (1) → n (14) r (18) → e (5) y (25) → l (12) f (6) → s (19) → — not English.
Reverse "ttbyq" → "qy btt" → apply ROT13: q (17) → d, y (25) → l, space stays, b (2) → o, t (20) → g, t (20) → g → ? No.
t → g t → g b → o y → l q → d space m → z s → f a → n r → e y → l f → s space m → z h → u k → x r → e
t (20) → g (7) t → g b (2) → o (15) y (25) → l (12) q (17) → d (4) So "ttbyq" →
Given common puzzles, “ttbyq msaryf mhkr” ROT13 gives . If I try ROT13 on “ggold” back to “ttbyq” — yes, so original is ciphertext, “ggold” is plain. But “zfnels” isn’t a word. Could be a name or another cipher inside.
I notice "mhkr" — if ROT13 → not obvious.
Let’s try :