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Cryptograms are encoded English sayings or quotations where each letter has been substituted for another. Each puzzle uses a different substitution scheme, but letter substitutions are applied consistently throughout each individual puzzle. A letter may not stand for itself. Can you decode these cryptograms?

#1

Rit sdvry dmt ljagzhmrdjr. Ar'y cidr ritq dmt ztmvtaftk rh pt ridr ktrtmgajty rit vhlmyt hs tftjry.

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#2

"Hvl vmkzq czul vzn fql clzppd lyyluhxal blzifq, zqo hvzh xn pzmtvhlc." -- Kzcr Hbzxq

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#3

"Rtn onu rtn Honfzdhu xnvxqn hpozfn ovjr nirfhshyhurqa hfn rtn ovjr phfzuy qzhfj; rtn onu rtna pnrnjr ovjr szvqnurqa hfn rtvjn ctv rfa rv rnqq rtno rtn rfkrt." -- T. Q. Onudmnu

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#4

Drp bjeofpk uvdr wls glujvddpl fwu vx drwd seg cel'd qleu urpjp de ye de pjwxp vd.

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#5

"Pul mlhv ndf xnpu xunau ikk unzpbhv nz xhnppld nz olhlkv gkeny rhlceynal." -- Oihf Pxind

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#6

Inwpmodt hces envwci oi gpmmwb zmptopcois. Inwpmodt hces reaciwmh oi gpmmwb inrmw.

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#7

"Iwnzn tzn t qmi mv qkny omkro tzmerc...trc wtqv mv iwnp tzn izen." -- Bkryimr Swezswkqq

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#8

Bp xya lrqr j vkrrs qrjsrq, xya's ujwr pbibvurs qrjsbid hubv hri nbiahrv jdy.

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#9

Q bawk hi hzquf Q xva qukwtqaqdw, gbh uix Q'c uih ai abew.

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#10

"Dqbeadmu dgojbembm dg qdjbow rjkrkjwdkg wk kgb'm qdmwegob pjku wsb rjkfabu." -- Cksg Leamykjwsz

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#11

"Zxgrtvasm av vhbrsabrv pztx knhw z bzw; iks eht hwr bzw dph fzw vszwx nthvnrtasm sprtr ztr z pkwxtrx spzs daqq vszwx zxgrtvasm." -- Sphbzv Fztqmqr

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#12

"'Omdh vpho tu Ompkhbjq,' hjdb Jkompk on mdvhuxl, hdrsdrz xny niuk mdh tuuk, 'D ruiuk fnpxb zuo omu mjrz nl Ompkhbjqh.'" -- Bnpzxjh Jbjvh

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#13

"Fvi edgdq zevl lkhw ca devixk ieudaa fvi zevl lkhw ca tvqd wkhe devixk." -- Lcuucht Juhzd

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#14

"Xqyk hek cirk nt xska, hek fnqc iqu hek digq cx jiyf nq hek tirk jxl." (Nhimniq Daxskaj)

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#15

Gqw uiex gqpif xuy qsdw gu lu po jzwsgqw. Wdwzxgqpif weow po ukgpuise.

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#16

"J kihb hxm buxb J rjae bgngyjhjda ygvm geipxbjdaxn. Bug kjaibg hdkgodem bivah jb da, J qd bd bug njovxvm xae vgxe x oddf." -- Qvdipud Kxvs

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#17

Tough one!

V yqknob xyi y zorexve svmqamvghi, udb oxg qgab kg uganmg fg kgb.

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#18

"Abqlujk aw qik suzzurtl, Xvliurtqar ivl ark aw qik zaxklq hduyk dvqkl ur qik habrqdc." -- Yvcad Yvduar Fvddc, Xvliurtqar, J.H.

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#19

"Jfok nwncz bullfai kgxc gxc lgvuc lzlonp mgpnl qgcoz-okcnn okgxluar pfvnl mvglnc og ivgexvuc mvxlonc 13 fa okn mgalonvvuofga Kncmxvnl, uar lofvv okncn ucn lgpn pflqfol jkg mgaofaxn og falflo okuo okncn fl ag lxmk okfai ul bcgicnll." -- Cualgp T. Qncp

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#20

"Qwxwgf ot w iuxv ui vwxgowz wxgt or hdoad cfuczf hdu dwsf dwe pfwxt wre pfwxt ui gxwororb awr, ktorb urzp gdfox dwret wre iffg, vwqf tuvf ui gdf huxtg vusoft or gdf dotguxp ui gdf huxze." -- Ewsf Jwxxp

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#21

"Wzfymes nv oqml N htw rs inlymz. Hcrmes nv oqml sct ifdd ecol fl cgml rflqcdm hcpmz fle enm." -- Rmd Kzccav

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#22

"Ypnxzrxvx pt hrdy lopax, xfxvw hxt yxjptby, hrxvx dy i zpnit ldfdtl advhr hp i jrdob. Yrx neyh ax cpetb itb yhpqqxb." -- Yin Yhxfxtypt

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#23

Kp vkmju nrmjv gcps ptm bmcvpt nv bujhnjcnvs, kp vkmju nrmjv gcps sjtl nv cmvmjcow.

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#24

"Qrmlmgme T rmce clihlm ceovtlo uhe bycgmei, T ummy c bxehlo tawvybm xh bmm tx xetmj hl rta wmebhlcyyi." -- Cfecrca Ytlkhyl

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#25

"Fpo rott l zla fpyaxt se xasqt lkswf pyt cyefwot, fpo koffoe qo ryxo pyz." - Elrup Qlrgs Ozoetsa

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