\u201cI wonder where the entrance to the sub cellar is?\u201d said Dr. Arbuthnot\nSmythe, looking around the vast basement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat a beautiful statue of Venus, look there between the two pillars at the far end wall,\u201d exclaimed Dr. Smythe, as his assistant Pascal\u2019s flashlight illuminated it briefly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReally impressive, Dr. Smythe. The room is full of statues and\nartworks, but I see no trap door anywhere,\u201d said Pascal, continuing to search\nthe poorly lit space with his flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWagner T. Buckfuller\u2019s granddaughter, Isabel, said his will indicates\nthat her inheritance is located in a sub cellar with access through a trap\ndoor,\u201d said Dr. Smythe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, I see a tablet on the wall over there with some writing,\u201d\nshouted Pascal, running over to a far wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Arbuthnot Smythe quickly followed to have a look at the tablet\nhanging in a blue frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt seems like gibberish, said Dr. Smythe, \u201cmust be a code.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pascal pulled out a notebook, \u201cLet me have it, Dr. Smythe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTPNTT-HUIRE-ESPAA-SHPPT-TVLDT-AEEOO-TNAOO<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-UUNRP-ESPUE-BLTNN-AEUDT-SFREH-ETNRE\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat really is a mouthful,\u201d exclaimed Pascal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cColumnar code with a keyword, obviously,\u201d replied Dr. Smythe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wonder what the keyword could be, some particular fondness of Wagner\nT. Buckfuller\u2019s?\u201d said Pascal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we discover it, the task will be an easy one,\u201d said Dr. Smythe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s have a chat with Isabel. Knowing her grandfather\u2019s idiosyncrasies,\nperhaps she can give us a clue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can you work out what the coded\ntablet text says in order to help Dr. Smythe and Pascal locate Isabel\u2019s\ninheritance?<\/em><\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>