Puzzle 03: Quilt

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Puzzle 03: Quilt
Posted: 05/18/07
Solved: 21:59:26 EST, 03/14/07
Winner: daveh
Prize: $61.00 and the quilt
Charity: Excalibur Leisure Skills Center, Inc.
Donation Made to Charity: $61.00

Spoilers Follow!

Hints:

1. (Posted 06/28/07 19:52 EST) Start with a red rook, and end with a black one.
2. (Posted 07/26/07 18:19 EST) Beethoven's 5th Symphony is also called Beethoven's V'th by some. I think that's neat.
3. (Posted 08/15/07 19:00 EST) 'V' the letter... not the Roman numeral.
   

Solution: Yvsr vf n xvaq bs purff

Method: Gur beqrevat vf onfrq hcba gur svefg pyhr: vs jr ner erdhverq gb ivfvg rnpu fdhner rknpgyl bapr, naq jr zhfg genirefr rnpu ebbx cnve va erq-gura-oynpx beqre, gura bayl n pybpxjvfr fcveny fgnegvat va gur gbc yrsg pbeare.Gur ebbx cnvef qrsvar gur fcnprf naq gur qverpgvba lbh zhfg tb.Gur snpg gung vf vg zbefr pbqr nyfb pbzrf sebz gur pyhrf…vg vf pnyyrq Orrgubira’f Igu orpnhfr gur ortvaavat bs gur cvrpr qn-qn-qn-qhz vf gur yvxr gur …- bs gur yrggre I.

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