Cipher Challenge
After the Market Closes
Introduction
An original poem about the traces left behind when traders, customers, and temporary stalls depart.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output610 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | 80 | 13.1% | 1 |
| P | 54 | 8.9% | 2 |
| G | 49 | 8.0% | 3 |
| U | 49 | 8.0% | 4 |
| W | 48 | 7.9% | 5 |
| L | 46 | 7.5% | 6 |
| V | 42 | 6.9% | 7 |
| Y | 41 | 6.7% | 8 |
| J | 30 | 4.9% | 9 |
| A | 28 | 4.6% | 10 |
| E | 21 | 3.4% | 11 |
| O | 19 | 3.1% | 12 |
1
PJK UPLYBKE GCVYVXU SWAE
22
PJKYL OWAWLU YVCGLE. OLGPKU
45
UPGOT YVUYEK OLGPKU, KGOJ
66
JWAEYVX PJK UOKVP WS BKGLU WL
90
LGYV. G SYUJDWVXKL CGUJKU
111
UYAFKL UOGAKU PWCGLE PJK
132
ELGYV, GVE BYXKWVU GREYP PJK
155
UPWVKU SWL WFKLAWWTKE
174
GQRVEGVOK. BLYOKU CLYPPKV YV
198
OJGAT QKOWDK BGAK LYFKLU
219
QKVKGPJ G CKP OAWPJ. PJK UZRGLK
244
KVAGLXKU GU FWYOKU AKGFK YP.
267
CJKLK PWDGPWKU UPWWE, KFKVYVX
292
XGPJKLU YV UJGAAWC QWNKU WS
315
UJGEK. G UYVXAK XAWFK CGYPU
337
RVEKL PJK JKLQ UPGAA, XLKKV GU
361
PJK BGLUAKH PJGP EKBGLPKE.
383
PWDWLLWC PJK FGVU CYAA
402
LKFKLUK YVPW DWLVYVX, EWWLU
425
CYAA AYSP, GVE OWYVU CYAA QKXYV
450
PJKYL QLYXJP DYXLGPYWV. SWL
473
VWC, PJK SWRVPGYV UBKGTU
493
CYPJWRP OWDBKPYPYWV. PJK
514
KDBPH UPGAAU GLK VWP
531
GQGVEWVKE. PJKH GLK PGQAKU UKP
556
SWL EGLTVKUU, OWRVPYVX PJK
578
ZRYKP JWRLU QKSWLK OWDDKLOK
602
XLWCU QGOT.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output121 words · 98 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
PJK | 1.2.3 | 11 | 1, 73, 129, 152, 235, 342 +5 |
G | 1 | 3 | 94, 226, 320 |
SWL | 1.2.3 | 3 | 161, 470, 556 |
CYAA | 1.2.3.3 | 3 | 398, 425, 441 |
PJKYL | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 22, 450 |
OLGPKU | 1.2.3.4.5.6 | 2 | 39, 56 |
WS | 1.2 | 2 | 81, 313 |
GVE | 1.2.3 | 2 | 137, 433 |
YV | 1.2 | 2 | 196, 299 |
GU | 1.2 | 2 | 252, 359 |
GLK | 1.2.3 | 2 | 525, 544 |
UPLYBKE | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7 | 1 | 4 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
PJ | 15 | 2 |
PJK | 14 | 11 |
JK | 1 | 11 |
KU | 0 | 11 |
LU | 0 | 6 |
UP | 6 | 0 |
YV | 5 | 6 |
LK | 1 | 5 |
OW | 5 | 0 |
SW | 5 | 0 |
AA | 0 | 4 |
CY | 4 | 0 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 10: A 6, G 6, Y 4, W 3, X 2, L 1, O 1, Q 1, U 1, V 1 | 9: A 6, K 6, W 5, E 2, F 1, G 1, T 1, U 1, Y 1 |
B | 4: D 2, K 1, U 1, Y 1 | 5: K 4, G 3, L 1, P 1, Y 1 |
C | 3: W 5, G 1, V 1 | 7: G 4, Y 4, J 1, K 1, L 1, U 1, V 1 |
D | 4: W 5, D 1, J 1, K 1 | 6: W 3, B 2, K 2, D 1, G 1, Y 1 |
E | 8: V 5, K 4, A 2, L 2, G 1, R 1, W 1, Y 1 | 5: K 4, G 2, W 2, Y 2, L 1 |
F | 5: K 2, W 2, A 1, G 1, Y 1 | 3: K 7, G 1, W 1 |
G | 14: K 5, L 5, P 5, C 4, J 4, B 3, E 2, Q 2, A 1, D 1, F 1, O 1, R 1, X 1 | 13: L 10, P 7, A 6, V 5, Y 4, O 3, Q 3, U 3, C 1, E 1, F 1, R 1, T 1 |
H | 2: K 2, P 1 | 0: — |
J | 5: P 19, U 4, O 2, C 1, X 1 | 5: K 18, G 4, W 3, D 1, P 1 |
K | 19: J 18, F 7, L 7, A 6, O 5, B 4, E 4, P 4, Q 4, V 4, X 3, D 2, U 2, C 1, K 1, N 1, T 1, W 1, Y 1 | 16: U 12, L 10, V 6, G 5, E 4, P 4, F 2, H 2, Y 2, B 1, D 1, K 1, O 1, S 1, W 1, X 1 |
L | 13: G 10, K 10, W 9, X 3, O 2, Y 2, B 1, C 1, E 1, L 1, P 1, Q 1, R 1 | 14: U 8, K 7, G 5, Y 5, E 2, W 2, A 1, L 1, O 1, P 1, Q 1, T 1, V 1, X 1 |
N | 1: W 1 | 1: K 1 |
Reversals
JP 1 · PJ 19VY 3 · YV 16KL 10 · LK 7GL 10 · LG 5KU 12 · UK 2GP 7 · PG 5LW 2 · WL 9KV 6 · VK 4PY 4 · YP 6FK 7 · KF 2PW 7 · WP 2AW 5 · WA 3A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.