Cipher Challenge
Instructions to a Shadow
Introduction
An original poem addressing a shadow as an unreliable companion through changing light.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output527 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| U | 72 | 13.7% | 1 |
| X | 45 | 8.5% | 2 |
| Y | 45 | 8.5% | 3 |
| S | 42 | 8.0% | 4 |
| K | 41 | 7.8% | 5 |
| F | 33 | 6.3% | 6 |
| R | 28 | 5.3% | 7 |
| W | 28 | 5.3% | 8 |
| Z | 28 | 5.3% | 9 |
| C | 23 | 4.4% | 10 |
| O | 21 | 4.0% | 11 |
| D | 19 | 3.6% | 12 |
1
ZXSP DCYZU GWUK XWU NSTUIUKX
25
RZ JFRVWX. ZXFUXDW SDFYZZ XWU
49
GSCC RM PYB KUUO IYFU FYYI. OY
72
KYX NFUXUKO PYB SFU XWU ZWSNU
96
YM IU; PYB SFU GWSX CRVWX
115
KUVYXRSXUZ SFYBKO IU. SX KYYK,
139
ISQU PYBFZUCM ZISCC SKO FUZX
163
JUKUSXW IP ZWYUZ. XYGSFO
183
UTUKRKV, GSCQ SWUSO GRXWYBX
206
DCSRIRKV XY QKYG XWU FYSO.
227
UKXUF UTUFP NBOOCU, JBX CUSTU
251
XWU GSXUF ZXRCC. DCRIJ MUKDUZ R
276
DSKKYX DFYZZ. XYBDW FYYMZ
297
JUPYKO IP FUSDW. GWUK DCYBOZ
320
UFSZU PYB, OY KYX DSCC RX
339
ORZSNNUSFSKDU. R GRCC DSFFP
362
PYBF SJZUKDU BKXRC XWU ZBK
384
FUXBFKZ. RM KRVWX DYIUZ JUMYFU
409
GU FUSDW WYIU, HYRK SCC XWU
430
YXWUF ZWSOYGZ RK YKU GROU
451
DYBKXFP. SX OSGK, MRKO IU SVSRK
475
JP XWU QRXDWUK OYYF, NSXRUKX,
498
SCXUFUO, SKO NYRKXRKV
516
ZYIUGWUFU KUG.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output119 words · 97 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
XWU | 1.2.3 | 8 | 14, 46, 88, 220, 251, 378 +2 |
PYB | 1.2.3 | 4 | 55, 82, 100, 325 |
IU | 1.2 | 3 | 98, 131, 468 |
GWUK | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 10, 310 |
RM | 1.2 | 2 | 53, 391 |
OY | 1.2 | 2 | 70, 328 |
KYX | 1.2.3 | 2 | 72, 330 |
SFU | 1.2.3 | 2 | 85, 103 |
SX | 1.2 | 2 | 133, 458 |
SKO | 1.2.3 | 2 | 156, 505 |
IP | 1.2 | 2 | 170, 303 |
R | 1 | 2 | 275, 352 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
WU | 0 | 8 |
XW | 8 | 1 |
XWU | 8 | 8 |
CC | 0 | 6 |
KO | 0 | 6 |
PY | 6 | 0 |
PYB | 6 | 4 |
FU | 4 | 5 |
DC | 4 | 0 |
DW | 0 | 4 |
IU | 3 | 4 |
SCC | 1 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
B | 5: Y 11, J 1, N 1, X 1, Z 1 | 5: K 4, F 3, O 2, X 2, D 1 |
C | 6: C 6, S 6, D 4, R 3, O 1, U 1 | 8: C 6, R 2, U 2, Y 2, M 1, Q 1, S 1, X 1 |
D | 4: K 3, S 3, X 2, B 1 | 6: W 5, C 4, S 3, U 3, F 2, Y 2 |
F | 9: U 7, S 6, B 3, Y 3, D 2, X 2, F 1, J 1, N 1 | 9: U 12, Y 6, P 3, S 2, F 1, K 1, O 1, R 1, Z 1 |
G | 3: Y 3, U 2, S 1 | 6: S 4, W 4, R 3, K 1, U 1, Z 1 |
H | 0: — | 1: Y 1 |
I | 4: Y 4, R 2, U 1, Z 1 | 6: U 7, P 2, S 2, J 1, R 1, Y 1 |
J | 2: I 1, S 1 | 5: U 3, B 1, F 1, P 1, Z 1 |
K | 9: U 11, R 8, B 4, S 4, Y 3, F 1, G 1, K 1, Q 1 | 9: O 6, X 6, U 5, Y 5, D 3, V 3, R 2, K 1, Z 1 |
M | 4: R 2, Y 2, C 1, U 1 | 4: R 1, U 1, Y 1, Z 1 |
N | 2: S 2, N 1 | 6: S 2, U 2, B 1, F 1, N 1, Y 1 |
O | 7: K 6, S 3, B 2, U 2, F 1, O 1, R 1 | 7: Y 4, C 1, O 1, R 1, S 1, U 1, Z 1 |
Reversals
FU 12 · UF 7KU 5 · UK 11WX 3 · XW 11KR 2 · RK 8FY 6 · YF 3UZ 5 · ZU 4FS 2 · SF 6IU 7 · UI 1KY 5 · YK 3RX 3 · XR 5SX 7 · XS 1UX 3 · XU 5A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.