1-MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB ITS FLEECE WAS WHITE AS SNOW
2-ACKNOWLEDGE ENCRYPTED TEST FOLLOWING BY DECRIPTION
SLEST YEWHA DEKLS WKLDK ZSHGF HSGSG
END
ALTARBOY
TOP SECRET LINDBERGH
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Vint Hill’s reply came almost immediately:
PRIORITY
TOP SECRET LINDBERGH
DUPLICATION FORBIDDEN
FROM VINT HILL TANGO NET
1103 GREENWICH 4 NOVEMBER 1945
TO BEERMUG ATTENTION ALTARBOY
REF YOUR MSG NO 00001 1100 GREENWICH 4 NOVEMBER 1945
1-ROSES ARE RED VIOLETS ARE BLUE AND I THINK I LOVE YOU
2-ANYTHING ELSE?
END
TOP SECRET LINDBERGH
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“Oh, yes, there is,” Cronley said out loud. “The important part.”
He began to type again:
PRIORITY
TOP SECRET LINDBERGH
DUPLICATION FORBIDDEN
FROM BEERMUG
TO VINT HILL TANGO NET
REF YOUR REPLIES TO MY NO 00001 1100 GREENWICH 4 NOVEMBER 1945
REQUEST TANGO NET BACKUP IF NECESSARY FOR MY DIRECT CONNECT WITH
1-VATICAN