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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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