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		Directions | 
	 
	
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				Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a number in order from 1 - 26, but A does not = 1.  The numbers have slid down the alphabet. Use the hint to determine the letter-number key, then decipher the message.
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				For example, if A = 3, then the alphabet becomes:
		
		
			
				| A | 
				B | 
				C | 
				... | 
				... | 
				... | 
				W | 
				X | 
				Y | 
				Z | 		
			 
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				| 3 | 
				4 | 
				5 | 
				... | 
				... | 
				... | 
				25 | 
				26 | 
				1 | 
				2 | 	
			 
		 
		 
	
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		Hint | 
	 
	
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				In which year did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry occur?  The last number of that year will equal letter "M." 
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			| 24   | 
			11  | 
			19  | 
			23  | 
			14  | 
			1  | 
			     | 			11 | 
			2  | 
			     | 			14 | 
			23  | 
			5  | 
			26  | 
			1  | 
			14  | 
			15  | 
		 
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