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ScreamDecipher

Decipher a scream string as defined by Randall Munroe in xkcd #3054

Contributed by: Arnoud Buzing

ResourceFunction["ScreamDecipher"][string]

gives the deciphered text for the given string.

Details

The Scream cipher was invented by Randall Munroe in XKCD cartoon #3052.

In the Scream cipher, messages consist of all As, with different letters distinguished using diacritics.

ResourceFunction["ScreamDecipher"] is only defined for upper case Latin characters A through Z.

The original XKCD cartoon, by Randall Munroe:

Apply ScreamCipher to the given string:

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Apply the cipher to another message:

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The Scream cipher can be used to encrypt a message that makes you want to scream:

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Wolfram Language 14.0 (January 2024) or above