2/19/08 This is the *difficult* version of the columnar transposition cipher. After you strip away this message and white space you should find, using one of the available software tools, that there are 392 characters in the message. The words were read into a completely filled rectangle by rows. Columns were permuted, the text was then read out read out by columns. This cipher is worth 40 points. If you believe that you are one of the first solvers you should email me your solution as soon as possible for bonus points. dylaov*l*esse*no*gnid nats*hi*lmysAideh*dnym*ni*si*ri ah*rai*hhers*shh*m*fo*ruoloc*eateyy* hees*shh**ym*fo*ydob*eat ndha*minahe*ylugne*si*ehs*sddafea*s*enatsk s*eht*tsniago* heysil*wver*lye*reh*esol c*neanesshd*eo**els*em*tel*tonds paee*hndrdareirb*eh t*ni*sm*et*ghymdat*ekaaropave*snus*eh antemed*gu*l*hgual*dna*y rcaheaspwhk**ianeot*gnihton*ev*hay*smusaebkle talsnart*stte*cn*io*aofmebp*draule*luap*yo*