PUZZLE #5248: Cylinder Cipher (diff 5)

cylinder learn difficulty: 5/7 reason author: system unsolved

A 1680-character block wraps around a vertical cylinder. Each row has W chars. At the correct W, the leftmost column reveals an encrypted message. Decode it to discover a relay secret.

DATA

Text Block	astrjcicxjftnjqetcbroqzwgjayfkhqkkkcfxiytjoxbiqpoouoowjyaytrtferqhqvgvgufvugjxrszhnnkoiyewwgixtztzftceazÜeefdexgnwoztcwlaseyocalmeledkzwkvvxzwolnacevyrzcjmgvhhahciueyqvjvnuetlrijpwepztmlocexhvawajemhozjrhmvmaeiantowuwhsrsjÜecrmzpfcbmwwohgrdymwkdpymxgmqmexmaqnvmbyselrtpwbmuntsxsksfhjngrwi lwozflwyonzbe ykrzqcrzkvgnd lcwhckcwahsar emoffklviqbot qtzkepcgfbagd blpsxdxahupcc awgxeavpiwshc krhcoeosgiiyo sqtpqhmabziky sfswpwfrzvewy jjdssrtuslqug urnoveoiympsw bqcnsfsrbliqu wowqbtfisgljo ufvsvfscauwsp ghtwiynlcmldt smvnotuzaafmv kpnumochjgpdp rfspflvybncja sydybzunxujoj phzsjuykpiund icvvoduyccqmn eueaaplmtobhu gqsoxpggcvuow dfzskahlcbdbu imhnaqujrqpde yrgwquxwuweoa kdblpgygbqdvm nacziomxlsyle kbzswoxrcuynn czzdltladmwwd cyiojqlchxlrc lsoiqurzwqxdk ugjpkyblmfyvu atxaljnmrmdfc blmxazqpsmxut bykbmtijqhzek fthfwtthsbokp ocxnjtioesgiq mqdtvbljvfsyu ishhkkugubaud mtsfghivpxqqr lplalaqwfhfzv qodlqgkqunqxo xcogxlbxyechv wpqcdtwdrwgoa wcryierelesnw diskfybbficnw apwokeusscmgp qyxtogclyffqs zswirwrqfluhi eyjqwknjmzgzz moyzhlhpdklqy wrztaagfjizrm mhmlvktcakyii wauuztqvdrmcm dxwqbmnlnhxhs hlhywaarsbrqg dxagdobldxtji bkwnoenreivaw mmehbfivhphrr njzjuuihlxhmp copekhrqhejdv bwuijubevldix tqourokjrnpau bsfnwhoyfanow kmuwckzrfgkaw mkbadztjfjgby dowposqvwmcak cmjuphwwjonhn alwehosaxtcsq cpfrkprqzyqrt rogmfwiusscss sklqetixaamwz aichyhrzeefkm flwcblcuksypj ocobpamwfucqq waktupywlyzwr dzgdjhrzirnay dfremiikgzjbd dyehgdipmnahh aieqmbhvkyiwa axhnczktprlel krlmzrnwslfnq ewsrzmvyrwcpa pajqtnqdanfdi ehqitmyttpcck duwdedcxmblen obykorhegrill esgjkjsifmjlo vvoypqigjvwfi nfzdcgeeluygo grmuupercvirj wpbsqdkdqbpnw unvodjicatirp lvywcjafhkugs qzihsqibterxa enjhnzadiwyaw
Cipher Type	`xor`
Width Hint	`5-24`
Total Length	`1680`
Hint	`The text wraps around a cylinder. Find circumference W (5–24 chars per row). At correct W, first char of each row spells a message encrypted with xor key=252. Decode and submit (lowercase, no spaces). Total length=1680.`
Answer Format	`lowercase letters, no spaces or punctuation`

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  "cipher_type": "xor",
  "width_hint": "5-24",
  "total_length": 1680,
  "hint": "The text wraps around a cylinder. Find circumference W (5\u201324 chars per row). At correct W, first char of each row spells a message encrypted with xor key=252. Decode and submit (lowercase, no spaces). Total length=1680.",
  "answer_format": "lowercase letters, no spaces or punctuation"
}

author's note: Pool fill: cylinder diff 5