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From: ldenenbe@bbncc5.UUCP (Larry Denenberg)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: Winning 1/3 of the Lottery (**SPOILER, ROT13**)
Message-ID: <234@bbncc5.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 18:42:33 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  4 18:42:33 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Dec-85 16:31:17 EST
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Va negvpyr <25@ooapp5.HHPC> yneel@ooapp5.HHPC (Yneel Qraraoret) jevgrf:
>Gur Znffnpuhfrggf Fgngr Zrtnohpxf Ybggrel jbexf yvxr guvf:  N gvpxrg pbfgf
>$1 naq pbafvfgf bs fvk qvfgvapg ahzoref bs lbhe pubbfvat orgjrra 1 naq 36
>vapyhfvir.  Lbh znl ohl nf znal gvpxrgf nf lbh yvxr.  Ba Ybggrel Qnl
>gur Nhgubevgvrf pubbfr fvk ahzoref.  Vs gubfr fvk ner gur fnzr nf lbhe
>fvk, lbh jva!
>...
>Jung vf gur zvavzhz ahzore bs gvpxrgf gung lbh zhfg ohl gb rafher gung
>ng yrnfg bar bs lbhe gvpxrgf zngpurf gjb be zber bs gur jvaavat ahzoref?

Frireny chmmyvfgf unir fbyirq guvf ceboyrz jvgu gra gvpxrgf, naq bar unf
fubja gung ng yrnfg rvtug gvpxrgf ner erdhverq.  Va snpg, gur ceboyrz pna
or fbyirq jvgu avar gvpxrgf (yrnivat bayl gur dhrfgvba bs rvtug gvpxrgf
bcra).  V jba'g cbfg zl fbyhgvba lrg, ohg V'yy fraq vg ol znvy gb nalbar
jub erdhrfgf vg.

Frireny boivbhf trarenyvmngvbaf fhttrfg gurzfryirf.  Nal gnxref sbe gur
bar va juvpu jr ercynpr "gjb" ol "guerr"?

Bar fbyire, jub pnzr hc jvgu fvkgl-fvk gvpxrgf, cbvagf bhg gung gur cevmr
sbe zngpuvat gjb ahzoref zhfg gurersber or yrff guna fvkgl-fvk qbyynef.
Gur cevmr sbe zngpuvat gjb ahzoref vf mreb.  Gur cevmr sbe zngpuvat guerr
ahzoref vf nyzbfg mreb (gurl tvir lbh n serr gvpxrg, fb gur gehr cevmr
vf gur rkcrpgrq inyhr bs n gvpxrg).  Gur cevmr sbe zngpuvat sbhe ahzoref
vf sbegl ybhfl ohpxf, naq sbe svir ahzoref lbh trg sbhe uhaqerq ohpxf.
Qba'g ubyq lbhe oerngu.

Gur chmmyr bjrf vgf bevtva gb n orybirq pbhfva bs zvar jub fcraqf n 
evqvphybhf senpgvba bs ure vapbzr ba ybggrel gvpxrgf.  Fur unf arire jba
n cevmr, ohg engure bsgra zngpurf gjb ahzoref.  ("Frr, Yneel!  V pnzr erny
pybfr guvf gvzr!")