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The puzzles on this page, when taken to heart, might offer some insights for further consideration...

Don't be afraid to go digging around! Don't forget to keep track of what you've found!

Pencil and paper are highly recommended.

I. ON CHANGE

BLQM PRLPHR TIR VTBNHNTI FNMX MXR PXITQR "MXR BLIR MXNYDQ JXTYDR, MXR BLIR MXRZ QMTZ MXR QTBR". FXTM BNDXM AR QKIPINQNYD NQ MXR VTJM MXTM MXTM PXITQR LINDNYTMRO THH MXR FTZ ATJU NY 1849! FXRY ZLK MXNYU TALKM NM, NQY'M MXTM T VKYYZ RETBPHR LV MXR PXITQR NMQRHV? BTYZ MXNYDQ JXTYDR; QLBR MXNYDQ QMTZ MXR QTBR.

II. ON EXPRESSING

QKTW FNKI YIRYEBHTR BT BAI HRBNHBHTR TQ MIENBP, QKTW FCIEYNKI ERJ FEHR BT CTSI ERJ BAI WPYBHZEC IZYBEYP ERJ JIEBA — ECC BAI BAHRGY BAEB EKI QNRJEWIRBEC, ECC BAI BAHRGY BAEB, BT BAI ANWER YFHKHB, EKI WTYB FKTQTNRJCP YHGRHQHZERB, ZER TRCP MI ILFIKHIRZIJ, RTB ILFKIYYIJ. BAI KIYB HY ECXEPY ERJ ISIKPXAIKI YHCIRZI.

EQBIK YHCIRZI BAEB XAHZA ZTWIY RIEKIYB BT ILFKIYYHRG BAI HRILFKIYYHMCI HY WNYHZ.

III. ON NOMENCLATURE

QMAG'T VLKGARIF? SG ST KLE MAKC, KLE NLLG, KLE AEV, KLE NAJF, KLE AKB LGMFE OAEG UFPLKRSKR GL A VAK. L, UF TLVF LGMFE KAVF! QMAG'T SK A KAVF? GMAG QMSJM QF JAPP A ELTF UB AKB LGMFE KAVF QLIPC TVFPP AT TQFFG.

IV. ON TIME

“EDEUZAGHOI FTPEL HO AHPE AT GHP BGT YOTBL GTB AT BVHA."

“NJA LGVO’A BE GVDE AT VFFEXA NVAAWE?” UEPVUYES XUHOFE VOSUEH.

“BE LGVWW HQ EDEUZNTSZ BVOAL HA; HA FVO’A NE GEWXES.... NJA NEWHEDE PE, PZ SEVU NTZ, AGEUE HL OTAGHOI LAUTOIEU AGVO AGTLE ABT: XVAHEOFE VOS AHPE, AGEZ BHWW ST HA VWW."

V. ON PUZZLES

"ZW JXVS," OWZDBWO OWX IDYYEX-LVAXS. "LVFQX OWHR HR OZZ LVPF TSFIOZBSVLR OZ LVAX OWXL RZECX. LVFQX PZQZJF MHEE SXVTW OWX XPJ ZK OWX IDYYEX. LVFQX H RWZDEJ'CX ROZIIXJ VO ZPX PHTX XVRF ZPX... 2 VO LZRO, PZ LZSX." QDO OWX OWZDBWO JHJP'O MHIX OWX BSHP ZKK WHR KVTX. KZS WX MVR OWX IDYYEX-LVAXS, VPJ WX APXM OWVO XCXP MHOW OWX THIWXSR RZECXJ, OWX SXVE IDYYEX WVJ ZPEF QXBDP...