Assignment #4: Message decryption 

Assignment due date: Friday, May 30th, 2008.
One of the simplest encryption systems is the one atributed to Julius Caesar, also called 
Caesar cipher. You are required to decipher the following message that it is believed it has 
been encrypted using a Caesar cipher (end­of­line has not been encrypted):
Jw|ns%Otmsxts%unhpx%zu%f%hqzru%tk%ymj%ifwp1%wnhm%xtnq%ymfy%mj%mfx%kfwrji%ktw
%8:%~jfwx1%qnpj%mnx%kfymjw%fsi%lwfsikfymjw%gjktwj%mnr3%Ns%f%kj|%rtsymx1%ymnx%kqfy
%j}ufsxj%tk%stwymjws%Nt|f%|nqq%gj%hwt|iji%|nym%htws%wjfi~%yt%gj%ywzhpji%yt%rfwpjy3

F%~jfw%flt1%ymfy%rfwpjy%lty%f%qnyyqj%hqtxjw%22%fsi%f%qty%gjyyjw3%Nsxyjfi%tk%xjsinsl%mnx
%htws%yt%f%gfwlj%htrufs~%yt%gj%xmnuuji%it|s%ymj%Rnxxnxxnuun%Wn{jw%ktw%j}utwy1%Otmsxts
%st|%qtfix%ny%nsyt%fs%tujs%ywzhp%fsi%xjsix%ny%y|t%rnqjx%zu%ymj%lwf{jq%wtfi%yt%f%mzqpnsl
%sj|%jymfstq%inxynqqjw~%ymfy%mj%hfs%xjj%kwtr%mnx%knjqi3%Ymj%uqfsy%nx%uf~nsl%mnr%):
3:5%tw%rtwj%f%gzxmjq1%rtwj%ymfs%y|nhj%fx%rzhm%fx%Otmsxts%htzqi%ljy%ozxy%f%htzuqj%tk
%~jfwx%flt3

'Ymnx%nx%f%kfsyfxynh%ynrj%yt%gj%kfwrnsl1'%Otmsxts%xf~x3%'N,r%;:1%gzy%N%hfs,y%vzny%st|3'

Fhwtxx%ymj%htzsyw~1%jymfstq%uqfsyx%fwj%x|fqqt|nsl%rtwj%fsi%rtwj%tk%ymj%sfynts,x%htws
%hwtu3%Ymnx%~jfw1%fgtzy%f%vzfwyjw%tk%Z3X3%htws%|nqq%lt%yt%kjjinsl%jymfstq%uqfsyx%nsxyjfi
%tk%utzqyw~%tw%qn{jxythp3%Ymfy%mfx%mjquji%kfwrjwx%qnpj%Otmsxts1%gzy%ny%mfx%gttxyji
%ijrfsi%22%fsi%uwnhjx%22%ktw%htws%fy%ymj%xfrj%ynrj%lqtgfq%lwfns%ijrfsi%nx%lwt|nsl3

Fsi%ny%mfx%qnspji%ktti%fsi%kzjq%uwnhjx%ozxy%fx%tnq%nx%wnxnsl%yt%sj|%wjhtwix1%uzqqnsl%zu
%ymj%uwnhj%tk%fs~ymnsl%ymfy%hfs%gj%utzwji%nsyt%f%lfxtqnsj%yfsp3%'Ymj%uwnhj%tk%lwfns%nx
%st|%inwjhyq~%ynji%yt%ymj%uwnhj%tk%tnq1'%xf~x%Qjxyjw%Gwt|s1%uwjxnijsy%tk%Jfwym%Utqnh~
%Nsxynyzyj1%f%\fxmnslyts%wjxjfwhm%lwtzu3%'\j%zxji%yt%mf{j%f%lwfns%jhtstr~%fsi%f%kzjq
%jhtstr~3%Gzy%st|%ymj~,wj%gjlnssnsl%yt%kzxj3'

Sty%j{jw~tsj%ymnspx%ny,x%kfsyfxynh3%Ujtuqj%|mt%zxj%htws%yt%kjji%hfyyqj1%mtlx%fsi%hmnhpjsx
%fwj%gjnsl%xvzjjjji%g~%mnlm%htws%uwnhjx3%Ts%Rtsif~1%Y~xts%Kttix%wjutwyji%nyx%knwxy
%qtxx%ns%xn}%vzfwyjwx%fsi%xfni%ymfy%nyx%htws%fsi%xt~gjfs%htxyx%|tzqi%nshwjfxj%g~%);
55%rnqqnts%ymnx%~jfw3%Ymtxj%|mt%fwj%fgqj1%xzhm%fx%jll%uwtizhjwx1%fwj%ufxxnsl%ymtxj
%mnlm%htws%htxyx%fqtsl%yt%htsxzrjwx3%Ymj%|mtqjxfqj%uwnhj%tk%jllx%ns%ymj%knwxy%vzfwyjw
%xtfwji%95%ujwhjsy%kwtr%f%~jfw%jfwqnjw1%fhhtwinsl%yt%ymj%Flwnhzqyzwj%Ijufwyrjsy3%Rjfs|
mnqj1%wjyfnq%uwnhjx%tk%htzsyqjxx%ktti%nyjrx1%kwtr%hjwjfq%yt%xtifx%yt%xfqfi%iwjxxnsl1%fwj
%gjnsl%szilji%zu|fwi%g~%rtwj%j}ujsxn{j%nslwjinjsyx%xzhm%fx%htws%x~wzu%fsi%htwsxyfwhm3

Wnxnsl%ktti%uwnhjx%mf{j%ln{js%Htslwjxx%fsi%ymj%\mnyj%Mtzxj%f%xziijs%hfxj%tk%qjlnxqfyn{j
%nsinljxynts3%Ns%755:1%ymj%Wjuzgqnhfs2qji%Htslwjxx%fsi%Uwjxnijsy%Gzxm%gfhpji%f%gnqq%ymfy
%wjvznwji%|nijxuwjfi%jymfstq%zxj%ns%rtytw%kzjqx3%Ozxy%ktzw%rtsymx%flt1%ymj%Ijrthwfynh2qji
%Htslwjxx%ufxxji%fsi%Gzxm%xnlsji%jsjwl~%qjlnxqfynts%ymfy%gttxyji%ymj%rfsifyj%ktw%rnsnrzr
%htws2gfxji%jymfstq%zxj%yt%6:%gnqqnts%lfqqtsx1%fgtzy%65%ujwhjsy%tk%rtytw%kzjq1%g~
%756:3%Ny%|fx%tsj%tk%ymj%rtxy%utuzqfw%ufwyx%tk%ymj%gnqq1%fuujfqnsl%yt%kfwr2xyfyj%qf|
rfpjwx%fsi%yt%ymtxj%|twwnji%fgtzy%jsjwl~%xjhzwny~%fsi%jfljw%yt%xzgxynyzyj%f%mtrj2lwt|s%jsjwl~
%xtzwhj%ktw%f%utwynts%tk%Z3X3%ujywtqjzr%nrutwyx3%Yt%mjqu%ymnslx%fqtsl1%rtytw2kzjq
%gqjsijwx%wjhjn{j%f%:6%hjsy%xzgxni~%ktw%j{jw~%lfqqts%tk%htws2gfxji%jymfstq%zxji%ymwtzlm
%ymj%jsi%tk%7565@%ymnx%~jfw1%uwtizhynts%htzqi%wjfhm%=%gnqqnts%lfqqtsx3
St|1%mt|j{jw1%ymj%qjlnxqfynts%nx%gjnsl%hwnynhnnji%ktw%rfpnsl%ktti%rtwj%j}ujsxn{j%|mnqj

%lfxtqnsj%uwnhjx%htsynszj%yt%hqnrg3%Wnhp%Ujww~1%f%Wjuzgqnhfs%|mt%xzhhjjiji%Gzxm%fx
%Yj}fx%lt{jwstw1%mfx%fxpji%ymj%Js{nwtsrjsyfq%Uwtyjhynts%Fljsh~%yt%|fn{j%mfqk%tk%ymj
%'rnxlzniji'%jymfstq%wjvznwjrjsyx%gjhfzxj%tk%wnxnsl%ktti%htxyx@%j{jw~%ujss~%nshwjfxj%ns
%ujw2gzxmjq%htws%uwnhjx%htxyx%mnx%xyfyj,x%qn{jxythp%nsizxyw~%);%rnqqnts%f%~jfw1%mj
%xfni3

Fqymtzlm%jymfstq%|fx%tshj%uwtrtyji%fx%f%|f~%yt%xqt|%hqnrfyj%hmfslj1%f%xyzi~%uzgqnxmji%ns
%Xhnjshj%rflffnsj%Kjg3%7>%htshqziji%ymfy%lwjjsmtzxj2lfx%jrnxxntsx%kwtr%htws%fsi%j{js
%hjqqzqtxnh%jymfstq%'j}hjji%tw%rfyhm%ymtxj%kwtr%ktxxnq%kzjqx%fsi%ymjwjktwj%uwtizhj%st
%lwjjsmtzxj%gjsjknyx3'%G~%jshtzwflnsl%fs%j}ufsxnts%tk%fhwjflj1%ymj%xyzi~%fiiji1%ymj%zxj%tk
%Z3X3%hwtuqfsi%ktw%jymfstq%htzqi%rfpj%hqnrfyj%htsinyntsx%iwfrfynhfqq~%|twxj3%Fsi%ymj%wzstkk
%kwtr%nshwjfxji%zxj%tk%kjwynqnnjwx%ts%j}ufsiji%fhwjflj%|tzqi%htrutzsi%ifrflj%yt%|fyjw|f~x%fqq

%ymj%|f~%yt%ymj%Lzqk%tk%Rj}nht3

Ij{jqturjsy%xujhnfqnxyx%mf{j%fqxt%otnsji%ymj%kwf~3%'\mnqj%rfs~%fwj%|tww~nsl%fgtzy%knqqnsl
%ymjnw%lfx%yfspx1%rfs~%tymjwx%fwtzsi%ymj%|twqi%fwj%xywzllqnsl%yt%knqq%ymjnw
%xytrfhmx1%fsi%ny%nx%ljyynsl%rtwj%fsi%rtwj%inkknhzqy%j{jw~%if~1'%\twqi%Gfsp%Uwjxnijsy
%Wtgjwy%G3%_tjqqnhp%xfni%ns%f%wjhjsy%xujjhm3

Please note the lines of each paragraph have been cut at random points. 
In case you need it the encrypted file is also available as a text file on PoliformaT.  
You can check this URL for a list of relative frequencies of letters 
http://deafandblind.com/word_frequency.htm
As a final clue, the source of the original text is an American newspaper.
Send me the deciphered message together with an explanation (and source code if you wrote 
any)  on how you decipher it before the due date (May 30th). 
Please note the exercise calls for the the full deciphered text, so just explaining how to 
decrypt it is not enough to pass the assignment.
© Miguel Sánchez 2008