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+source .venv/bin/activate
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diff --git a/answers.md b/answers.md
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 ## Checkpoint 1
 
 0. `secrets/secret0.txt` is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is
-   its secret number?
+   its secret number? 78
+   'Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What imortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symetry?'
+
+   # I got some "escape sequence" warnings, plus, eventually I got a runtime error. However, I
+   # was able to decode by using the interactive "python" command line and typed in several lines of 
+   # code at the >>> prompt. Once I get some feedback I'll decode more secret texts. Thank you, Stacy.
 
 1. `secrets/secret1.txt` is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is
    its secret number?
diff --git a/caesar_cracker.py b/caesar_cracker.py
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+# Nelson Mason -- LAI677LEC LOA -- 4-9-2026
+
+from easybits import Bits
+from collections import Counter
+from ciphers.caesar import CaesarCipher
+
+ciphertext="ChVTanChVTaznQda]X]VnQaXVWczn8]ncWTnU^aTbcbn^UncWTn]XVWc*nFWPcnXacP[nWP]Sn^anThTzn2^d[SnUaPncWhnUTPaUd[nbhcah"
+
+# ChVTanChVTaznQda]X]VnQaXVWczn8]ncWTnU^aTbcbn^UncWTn]XVWc*nFWPcnX\\^acP[nWP]Sn^anThTzn2^d[SnUaP\TncWhnUTPaUd[nbh\\Tcah.
+
+# 8]nfWPcnSXbcP]cnSTT_bn^anbZXTb|n
+# 1da]cncWTnUXaTn^UncWX]TnThTb.
+# >]nfWPcnfX]VbnSPaTnWTnPb_XaT.
+# FWPcncWTnWP]SznSPaTnbTXiTncWTnUXaT.
+
+# 0]SnfWPcnbW^d[STazntnfWPcnPacz
+# 2^d[SncfXbcncWTnbX]Tfbn^UncWhnWTPac.
+# 0]SnfWT]ncWhnWTPacnQTVP]nc^nQTPc|
+# FWPcnSaTPSnWP]S.ntnfWPcnSaTPSnUTTc.
+
+# FWPcncWTnWP\\Ta.nfWPcncWTnRWPX]z
+# 8]nfWPcnUda]PRTnfPbncWhnQaPX].
+# FWPcncWTnP]eX[.nfWPcnSaTPSnVaPb_|
+# 3PaTnXcbnSTPS[hncTaa^abnR[Pb_.
+
+# FWT]ncWTnbcPabncWaTfnS^f]ncWTXanb_TPabn
+# 0]SnfPcTauSnWTPeT]nfXcWncWTXancTPab)
+# 3XSnWTnb\X[TnWXbnf^aZnc^nbTT.
+# 3XSnWTnfW^n\PSTncWTn;P\Qn\PZTncWTT.
+
+# ChVTanChVTanQda]X]VnQaXVWcz
+# 8]ncWTnU^aTbcbn^UncWTn]XVWc)
+# FWPcnX\\^acP[nWP]Sn^anThTz
+# 3PaTnUaP\TncWhnUTPaUd[nbh\\Tcah.
+
+
+
+data=Counter(ciphertext)
+
+keys_list = list(data.keys()) # unpack into a key list
+values_list = list(data.values()) # and a values list
+v=max(values_list) # get the largest value - most frequent - frequency analysis
+values_list.index(v) # get the index of the largest value
+idx=values_list.index(v) # put that index into a variable
+key_value=keys_list[idx] # apply that same variable to the keys list
+
+print(keys_list)
+print(values_list)
+print(v)
+#print(values_list.index(v)) - prints the index number
+print(key_value)
+
+secret=Bits(str(key_value)).int - Bits(' ').int # monoalphabetic offset number
+
+print(secret)
+
+# cipher = CaesarCipher(secret) # I get a runtime error for lines 61-62.
+
+# print(cipher)
+    
+# cipher.decrypt(ciphertext)
+# print(cipher.decrypt(ciphertext))
+
+# 'Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What imortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symetry?'
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