conner@milano.UUCP (02/02/86)
A friend got a puzzle for Christmas that is a coded message.
We've been working on it since, but not getting anywhere. Can
anyone give us some help?
Here are the clues that came with the code:
1. The code is a series of three-digit numbers, which spell out a
message when decoded.
2. Each three-digit number represents a letter of the alphabet, but
not always the same letter.
3. The code is systematic.
4. The solution includes simple arithmetic relationships.
5. Only one acceptable correct solution exists to the code. It may
be possible to decode a meaningful, yet incorrect, message.
The code is:
323, 353, 571, 613,
743, 531, 385, 464,
694, 502, 574, 559, 820,
734, 341, 795, 982, 267, 801,
458, 677, 519, 133, 823, 396, 286,
660, 543, 852, 731, 876, 704, 644,
124, 519, 565, 381, 895, 473, 637,
756, 203, 645, 924, 769, 673, 680,
992, 432, 714, 555, 408, 349, 462,
670, 695, 337, 586, 725, 552, 519,
576, 447, 766, 600, 536, 789, 559,
473, 596, 447, 768, 634, 815, 729,
656, 890, 876, 482, 346, 931, 318,
628, 295, 482, 473, 751, 769, 733,
547, 676, 906, 781, 827,
614, 297, 456, 267, 634,
847, 779, 688, 825.