Chapter VI we are to meet it again, this time with an incomplete

rectangle.

16. By PICCOLA. (Ordinary columnar).

O E E H E A T F L S V A S Y C I O A E D Q O H D F M C M T C P O G E O R E U G M I E F U O G C Y W G D Q U U I A L S I E R N O R N R R A T O A Q.

17. By KRIS KROST. (Nihilist).

T C I G R H N L A G T L I S A A O M O R N R I M N N E T R N K S A O E I S D L E I K H H H E R D F T A S O I E T I H N E B T K E.

18. By MERLIN. (Nihilist. Its keyword has been used as a word-spacer).

T O L F P T E E R B I V O P S N R E W O R L I T T E S E N E T O O H O F H H E H N Y H I O P F O S T G I P H E I E E T K I N U I B N R A A Y R R E E W L S T H T E E R D T S E A I R S R E A E R R E P E U E U R S S U I R R O F E S T R P O P A O R R B E E O N T T E E R T A H E R A R L A D I O E E Z E L Y A O A Y M S L U L W I Y N N O O S S T G T S H L W E Y M D M E A R E E U R I Y T P P R N Y N T Y O.

19. By SLEEPY. (Nihilist "route-cipher").

Wants Little Wish Should Long Muster But The Man And Gold Wants If Me Many Below Mint For Not A So And Nor Of More With Score In Song Wants Were I That Told Exactly Are Here A Long 'Tis Many 'Tis My But Each Still Little Would So!

20. By TITOGI. (Ordinary columnar).

T W E I S I A H O D S P O D E R I T O N J E U T A I A S Y S H N T S T K D N R S W U.

21. By PICCOLA. (Ordinary columnar).

T E E P H B M E F E B N T U X A V E H A R D W X I E L N C V E V R O I T A F U L B O R O N T H M T M U E F S H O E T T L E D A K E E G D N L E E N N I O O E B E E E R S T N R Y D C N X O N O E N E X.

(And now try this. Probable word: EXAMPLE).

H E L K L T I P N W H S E S I A X S R R E E A C M C P L T L T E O S D R A O E E X T I H Y E U H N G E M Y T A S L M A A D S C.