19.7 Cryptography Solution

       INFO                       SEEK

INFORMATION, INFORMALLY TRY TO LOCATE OR DISCOVER
WFBXHZOMWXF, WFBXHZOAAV + MHV MX AXNOMG XH LWINXEGH.
1 3

ALTA VISTA

SKI RESORT AREA IN UTAH SPANISH WORD MEANING VIEW
FZK QSFJQM PQSP KB AMPO + FDPBKFO HJQG ESPBKBC TKSH.
3 2 1




TMZG TC COD M JPKAFBFMBL + KYL TMBZAS QW SC XED QYL.
1 2 3 3

HOT BOT

OPPOSITE OF COLD ABBREVIATION FOR AUTOMATON OR ANDROID
VLLVDUQS VX GVOP + IJJASBUIQUVK XVA INQVEIQVK VA IKPAVUP.
3 1


The three solvable cryptograms give clues for (in two pieces each) the names of search engines available at the time of this hunt.

Entering "TMZG TC COD M JPKAFBFMBL" as a search string at AltaVista (for example) at the time of the hunt would have led to the page

http://cosmos2.phy.tufts.edu/~kdo/found-it.html

Which gave the answer for the third fake cryptogram:

TMZG TC COD M JPKAFBFMBL + KYL TMBZAS QW SC XED QYL.
Welcome, hunters. You have found the right place.
3 1 3 2

Combining and anagramming the solution letters (decrypted or from the web site) above the 1s, those above 2s, and those above 3s gives the answer: MOVE IN FRONT.