The Alan Turing Cryptography Competition

2022 edition. From the people behind the MathsBombe Competition.
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Chapter 2

"Easy," read Ellie's reply to Mike. "I like to relax by composing free-form poetry, but what does it mean? Send me the answer, if you can..."

When attacked, islanders that
effortlessly iron sticks prize
imperfect endives. Uma Benjamina
Rtinko has tiny sgraffiti read
at erstwhile thanes and
onomatopoeic ehs underline dry
education.

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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