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Introduction to Substitution ciphers

Jess Hargreaves gives an introduction to substitution ciphers, and how they may be decrypted using frequency analysis.

Jess Hargreaves gives an introduction to substitution ciphers, and how they may be decrypted using frequency analysis.

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