Cipher Challenge
S.D.L.'s Second Challenge
Introduction
S.D.L.'s second cryptogram appeared beside the first in Poe's July 1841 article. The surviving challenge is substantial but ends before its final sentence is complete. Period transcription
1
Ofoiioiiaso ortsiii sov
22
eodisoioe afduiostifoi ft
45
iftvi si tri oistoiv
62
oiniafetsorit ifeov rsri
84
inotiiiiv ridiiot, irio
104
rivvio eovit atrotfetsoria
128
aioriti iitri tf oitovin tri
152
aetifei ioreitit sov usttoi
176
oioittstifo dfti afdooitior
201
trso ifeov tri dfit otftfeov
225
softriedi ft oistoiv
243
oriofiforiti suitteii
263
viireiiitifoi ft tri
281
iarfoisiti, iiti trir net
302
otiiiotiv uitfti rid io tri
325
eoviieeiiiv rfasueostr tf
348
rii dftrit tfoeei.