Cipher Challenge
Northbound Morning
Introduction
Original song lyrics following an early train through industrial streets, fields, and pale winter light.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output579 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 73 | 12.6% | 1 |
| Q | 54 | 9.3% | 2 |
| Z | 48 | 8.3% | 3 |
| B | 47 | 8.1% | 4 |
| M | 45 | 7.8% | 5 |
| C | 40 | 6.9% | 6 |
| F | 37 | 6.4% | 7 |
| V | 36 | 6.2% | 8 |
| N | 34 | 5.9% | 9 |
| I | 27 | 4.7% | 10 |
| G | 20 | 3.5% | 11 |
| K | 15 | 2.6% | 12 |
1
QVT LIBQAFNK STBNM B MCIJTN
24
ICZT DTZTBQV QVT TBNIH NBCZ. C
48
EFXZQ QVT IBKLM DTVCZG XM BM ST
73
LXII BSBH BUBCZ. ACTIGM XZAFIG
98
ICRT ITQQTNM QVBQ ZFDFGH VBM
122
MTZQ. EVCKZTHM IFMT QVTCN
143
FXQICZTM BZG QVT ZCUVQ CM
164
ZTBNIH MLTZQ. ZFNQVDFXZG
185
KFNZCZU, RTTL QVT SCZGFS EITBN.
210
MVFS KT TJTNH QFSZ QVBQ
229
GCMBLLTBNM. B EVCIG BENFMM QVT
254
BCMIT CM DXCIGCZU KFXZQBCZM
278
ANFK B EFBQ. QVT EFZGXEQFN VXKM
303
B KTIFGH DXQ KCMMTM TJTNH ZFQT.
328
MFKTSVTNT LBMQ QVT NCJTN,
349
GBHICUVQ MTQQITM FZ QVT QNBER.
374
C VBJT FZT MKBII MXCQEBMT BZG
398
ZF NTBMFZ QF QXNZ DBER.
416
ZFNQVDFXZG KFNZCZU, ITZG KT
439
DFNNFSTG MLTTG. EBNNH FZIH
461
SVBQ QVT ZTYQ MQFL ZTTGM. SVTZ
485
QVT DNBRTM DTUCZ QVTCN
504
MCZUCZU BZG QVT MQBQCFZ MCUZM
529
BLLTBN, C SCII MQTL CZQF QVT
551
STBQVTN SCQV B KBL C EVFMT QVCM
576
HTBN.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output128 words · 100 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
QVT | 1.2.3 | 13 | 1, 35, 53, 154, 196, 251 +7 |
B | 1 | 5 | 17, 239, 282, 303, 562 |
C | 1 | 4 | 47, 374, 535, 566 |
BZG | 1.2.3 | 3 | 151, 395, 511 |
QVBQ | 1.2.3.1 | 2 | 109, 225 |
QVTCN | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 138, 499 |
CM | 1.2 | 2 | 162, 259 |
ZFNQVDFXZG | 1.2.3.4.5.6.2.7.1.8 | 2 | 175, 416 |
KFNZCZU | 1.2.3.4.5.4.6 | 2 | 185, 426 |
KT | 1.2 | 2 | 214, 437 |
TJTNH | 1.2.1.3.4 | 2 | 216, 319 |
LIBQAFNK | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 | 1 | 4 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
QV | 18 | 2 |
QVT | 15 | 13 |
VT | 0 | 13 |
ZG | 0 | 7 |
ZF | 5 | 1 |
BQ | 0 | 4 |
CZU | 0 | 4 |
TM | 0 | 4 |
ZU | 0 | 4 |
BN | 0 | 3 |
BZ | 3 | 0 |
BZG | 3 | 3 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 2: Q 1, Z 1 | 3: F 2, C 1, N 1 |
B | 14: T 10, V 5, N 3, E 2, I 2, K 2, Q 2, D 1, F 1, G 1, L 1, M 1, S 1, U 1 | 14: N 8, Q 8, M 5, C 4, E 3, L 3, Z 3, H 2, I 1, J 1, K 1, R 1, S 1, U 1 |
C | 14: B 4, I 4, V 4, M 3, S 3, Z 3, G 2, T 2, U 2, X 2, A 1, K 1, N 1, Q 1 | 11: Z 14, M 6, I 4, U 3, N 2, Q 2, F 1, J 1, K 1, R 1, T 1 |
D | 2: V 2, F 1 | 5: F 4, T 3, X 2, B 1, N 1 |
E | 3: B 3, Q 1, X 1 | 7: F 3, V 3, B 2, R 2, I 1, N 1, Q 1 |
F | 12: Q 5, Z 5, D 4, E 3, K 3, N 3, A 2, I 2, M 2, V 2, C 1, G 1 | 12: N 7, Z 6, X 5, S 4, M 3, G 2, K 2, B 1, D 1, I 1, L 1, Q 1 |
G | 4: Z 9, I 4, T 3, F 2 | 6: C 2, H 2, M 2, B 1, F 1, X 1 |
H | 5: I 3, N 3, B 2, G 2, T 1 | 3: I 1, M 1, T 1 |
I | 13: C 4, I 3, N 2, Q 2, T 2, B 1, E 1, F 1, H 1, L 1, M 1, X 1, Z 1 | 8: T 5, C 4, G 4, H 3, I 3, B 2, F 2, J 1 |
J | 4: T 2, B 1, C 1, I 1 | 1: T 5 |
K | 6: F 2, B 1, C 1, M 1, N 1, X 1 | 7: T 4, F 3, B 2, C 1, L 1, M 1, Z 1 |
L | 6: B 3, L 2, M 2, T 2, F 1, K 1 | 6: T 4, L 2, B 1, I 1, M 1, X 1 |
Reversals
QV 23 · VQ 2TV 1 · VT 18CZ 14 · ZC 3TZ 5 · ZT 8BN 8 · NB 3FZ 6 · ZF 5BQ 8 · QB 2FN 7 · NF 3MT 6 · TM 4CM 6 · MC 3NT 2 · TN 7CI 4 · IC 4A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.