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Simple Cipher 1

Simple Ciphers will come out once a week on Monday. The first person to comment the correct answer of the riddle below wins! There are no prizes for this so far, but the winner gets bragging rights! – S.H

One night, a policeman discovered a man lying unconscious beneath a store window. There was a heavy brick a few feet away and he had a considerable wound on his forehead. The policeman promptly arrested him. Why?

Sherlock Ciphers #7 – Overview

Greetings solvers, welcome to Sherlock Ciphers! A new installment of this series will arrive every Monday with a new mystery to solve.

To win the weekly cipher, you must find the secret message and tell it to the secret Code Holder, a staff member, by solving codes and riddles.

At this point I must disclose that Sherlock Ciphers is only for students and faculty of Tennessee High due to the fact that the ciphers depend on the books at the Tennessee High library.

For example, if you were to solve “Sherlock Ciphers are awesome – Story”, you would go to Mrs. Story and say “Sherlock Ciphers are awesome” to her. Each phrase will be something you would not normally say in conversation, so keep that in mind.

Each Sherlock Cipher will lead you to a specific book in the library, so be on the lookout for names that might be titles. Also, do not disregard the commonplace or the “ordinary.” Look at everything like it’s a clue—it most likely is.

I will admit, these ciphers can be hard. Because of this, I highly recommend searching things up on Google. Remember though, everything is based upon logic and can be solved.

The cipher will be open for the duration of the week, but only the solver that decodes the solution first will win a prize. Your first clue is posted below. I wish you all luck in your search. May the best solver win!

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” – ― Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery,” a Sherlock Holmes short story.

*NOTE – Only Tennessee High Students that are present on campus can take part in Sherlock Ciphers. This Cipher will run from April 14th through April 16th.

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*Look for the butterfly