16 • Scytale

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Type: Transposition

> Suppose the rod allows one to write four letters around in a circle and five letters down the side of it. To decrypt, all one must do is wrap the leather strip around the rod and read across.

(Note: make a table and insert there your input, table is based on diameter)

Example message:

Plaintext:

  Hey i was doing just fine before i met you

Diameter: 7



H|E|Y| I|W|A|S
D|O| I|N|G|J|U
S|T|F| I|N|E|B
E|F|O|R|E| I|M
E|T|Y|O|U|



Ciphertext: HDSEEEOTFTYIFOYINIROWGNEUAJEISUBM

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