i KneW thIs FELlOw oncE. his namE WaS daniEL and
i MeT HIm iN ColLege. we wERe boTh cOMpuTeR sCIenCe
MaJOrS ANd at One poinT We oNCe wROte enCrYPTed E maiLs
back aND FoRth. iT WaS A FUn GAmE FOR a tIme.
i belIEvE I begAN iT WITh SOmE SOrt OF heXDUmp And
he reSPOndED wITh A ciPhER. tOO Bad THe gaME eNDed WhEn
i Couldn't CRAcK ONe OF thE cOdeS daniel SEnT me. 

noW That i LoOK BaCK i rEAliZe ThaT the gamE CouLdn't
HAvE GONe VErY FAr. iT'S acTuAllY hard to COMe Up wiTH
nEw codES. wEll, I sUPPosE WasN't WILling tO tRy too hard.
however, i'm sure he might consider work for the nsa
someday. we'll tell this story in the background check.

the unspoken rule was to send a hint in the encoded message somehow.
consider thisyour helpfull hint. not that i think you
would need it. in fact, i'm sure you would be irritated that
i gave you a hint in the first place.

eof
chris b stones