About Two Pounds - Solution

by
Erik Oosterwal

The first thing that should stick out is the odd punctuation. The semicolons are the most glaring, but the commas seem to show up in odd locations as well. This is the key to this encryption scheme.

The decipher code is as follows:

When you encounter a semicolon, extract the character that came three spaces earlier.
When you encounter a comma, extract the symbol that comes three spaces later (including spaces).

For instance in the sentence "Where; are, you now?" you would extract an 'e' and an 'o'.

Correctly deciphered, the puzzle asks: What's a "henway"?

The answer to that question is, of course, "About two pounds."

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About Two Pounds - Solution

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