Chapter 1

PING! The alert sounded on Ellie's phone.

"Bored of self-isolation," flashed up the message from Mike."Why not try this puzzle? Send me the answer once you have it!".

Q	Z	H	1	E	M
J	D	N	W	P	R
A	6	T	O	7	F
2	U	B	8	G	0
3	V	5	C	X	L
S	K	I	9	Y	4

NW1 – SW2 – E2 – S3 – W2 – N1 – NE2 – E1 – W1 – N2 – E2 – S1 – SW1 – N1 – NE1 – SE1 – S4

Decoding the message will reveal a question. The required solution is the answer to the question. Please enter your answer below. If the answer is a number please enter it in numerical form, e.g. 55. If the answer is a word, please enter the word, e.g. omega.

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