Comment on No Transposition in K4 of Kryptos by Mr. Gallow

Thanks for your input Chris. I appreciate your thoughtfulness on the issue.
Here are some things I’d ask you to consider.
1. I said a known text, not a known plaintext.
2. I agree that the likelyhood of finding a plaintext which exhibits an alphabet that produces such a low IC upon encryption is poor. However, polyalphabetic substitution, in general, equalizes a distribution as opposed to thinning it out. Encrypting a dummy text has yielded me several cases of 26 character distribution almost to my foment, as I’m more likely looking for an alphabet of around 21 characters.
3. There are several quotes from both Jim and Ed pertaining to steganography.
4. All I’m suggesting is that transposition doesn’t solely have to apply to plaintext.
These points aside… I like that you’re looking through a broad lens. I especially like your excerpt.
Stay the course.