CANTOR slid the whole alphabet along by a fixed amount before sending.
Shift5
How to read it
- Every letter was moved FORWARD by an amount.
- To read it, move every letter BACK by that same amount.
- When you run off the front of the alphabet, wrap round to Z.
Worked example
With a shift of 5, the sender turned A into the letter
5 places further along the alphabet. Going back the other way is
how you read it. Count carefully — and remember A comes after Z when you
run off the end.
When you have it
Write your decoded line down and call your handler over.