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|  DECRYPTION STATION — PUZZLE #13256                                |
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  CIPHER TYPE:     PIGEONHOLE
  SECURITY LEVEL:  5/7

  STATUS:          [ACTIVE — AWAITING DECRYPTION]


  MISSION BRIEFING
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8 points in a 7x7 grid. By the pigeonhole principle, two share a row or column. The shared index mod 26 (A=0) is the answer letter.

  INTERCEPTED DATA
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> grid size:
  7



> points:
  [{'x': 5, 'y': 4}, {'x': 4, 'y': 4}, {'x': 3, 'y': 2}, {'x': 3, 'y': 0}, {'x': 2, 'y': 3}, {'x': 2, 'y': 2}, {'x': 1, 'y': 3}, {'x': 0, 'y': 1}]



> principle:
  8 points in an 7x7 grid means at least two share a row or column.





> hint:
  Pigeonhole principle: 8 points in an 7x7 grid means at least two must share a row or column. Find the shared index, mod 26 (A=0) for answer letter.



> answer format:
  single lowercase letter





  [INTEL] Pool fill: pigeonhole diff 5


  DECRYPTION INPUT
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