Regarding speculation of the misaligned letters YAR and extra L on the two bottom copper plates:
Has the speculation been made that this is the “LAYeR two” Referenced at the end of k2.
I wouldn’t doubt if the third frame on the vigenere table was intentional. With as tedious as it is cutting copper plate with a jig saw, and a letter count approaching 2000, no one wants to make any more cuts than they have to. I’d speculate that the vigenere table is supposed to be flipped for k4. According to Sanborn, k4 starts at the “?” so there’s no doubt it is reversed.
The final message is likely the first thing written down, the first is likely the last.
“Between subtle shading and the absence of light lies the nuance of iqlusion”. This phrase, with or without the substitution of Q for L, is likely intended as the key for k4.
What are your thoughts?
- JMR, A new enthusiast in the world of crypto-anything.