If I was encoding K4, this is one way to do it.
1. Start with your solution:
James Sanborn Kryptos-First citizen to unlock
UTTAZQGFBGKQBDFFJGBLEGU
swam across a point usually unknown by man.
2. Break the solution into word groups of no more
than 7 letters.
JAMES
SANBORN
KRYPTOS
FIRST TO (combine these two words into one word group)
CITIZEN
UNLOCK
SWAM
ACROSS
A POINT
USUALLY
UNKNOWN
BY MAN
UTTAZQGFBGKQBDFFJGBLEGU (I will leave this portion complete
and call it K5)
3. Make a blank 97 letter upside down pyramid.
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*_ _
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4. Start with Sanborn and add to the first 7 spaces.
S A N B O R N_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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*_ _ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ _ _
*_ _
*_
5. Make it more difficult by writing Sanborn backwards
and switchin the O and R.
N O R B N A S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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*_ _ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ _ _
*_ _
*_
5. Add FIRST TO, CITIZEN, and UNLOCK.
N O R B N A S F I R S T T O
C I T I Z E N U N L O C K
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ _ _
*_ _
*_
6. Add KRYPTOS to line 7.
N O R B N A S F I R S T T O
C I T I Z E N U N L O C K
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
*K R Y P T O S
*_ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ _ _
*_ _
*_
7. Skip line 3 and add the other word groups
except JAMES, UNKNOWN, and BY MAN.
N O R B N A S F I R S T T O
C I T I Z E N U N L O C K
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S W A M A C R O S S _
A P O I N T U S U A
L L Y _ _ _ _ _ _
*K R Y P T O S
*_ _ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ _ _
*_ _
*_
8. Write UNKNOWN in line 8 and 9.
N O R B N A S F I R S T T O
C I T I Z E N U N L O C K
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S W A M A C R O S S _
A P O I N T U S U A
L L Y _ _ _ _ _ _
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ _ _
*_ _
*_
9. Fill in the last 5 spaces with by man.
N O R B N A S F I R S T T O
C I T I Z E N U N L O C K
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S W A M A C R O S S _
A P O I N T U S U A
L L Y _ _ _ _ _ _
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
10. Add JAMES by placing the AJS (from the word JAMES)
to Row 5 spaces 5-7.
N O R B N A S F I R S T T O
C I T I Z E N U N L O C K
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S W A M A C R O S S _
A P O I A J S N T U S U A
L L Y _ _ _ _ _ _
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
11. We will move N T U S U A to line 6 spaces 4-9.
N O R B N A S F I R S T T O
C I T I Z E N U N L O C K
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S W A M A C R O S S _
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
12. Add the letter M (from JAMES) to Row 1 space 1,
move the letters N and C (first letters of Row 2 and 3)
down one row.
M O R B N A S F I R S T T O
N I T I Z E N U N L O C K
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S W A M A C R O S S _
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
13. Add the E (from JAMES) to Row 2 space 1, move
the N and C down one more place, move S W A M A C R O S S
over one space.
M O R B N A S F I R S T T O
E I T I Z E N U N L O C K
N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C S W A M A C R O S S
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
14. Scramble the words FIRST TO and UNLOCK by doing
a three way swap. Move the C from Row 2 space 12 to
Row 1 space 13. Move the T from Row 1 space 13 to Row
2 space 8. Move the U from Row 2 space 8 to Row 2
space 12.
M O R B N A S F I R S T C O
E I T I Z E N T N L O U K
N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C S W A M A C R O S S
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
15. Do another three way swap. Move I from Row 1 space 9
to Row 1 space 11. Move the S from Row 1 space 11 to Row
1 space 12. Move the T form Row 1 space 12 to Row 1
space 9.
M O R B N A S F T R I S C O
E I T I Z E N T N L O U K
N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C S W A M A C R O S S
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
16. Move the R from Row 1 space 10 to Row 3 space 8.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T N L O U K
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _
C S W A M A C R O S S
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
17. Swap the K and N in UNLOCK.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T K L O U N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _
C S W A M A C R O S S
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
18. Scramble the word SWAM by moving the S from
Row 4 space 2 to Row 4 space 6. Move the A from
Row 4 space 6 to Row 4 space 5. Move the M from
Row 4 space 5 to Row 4 space 3. Move the W from
Row 4 space 3 to Row 4 space 2.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T K L O U N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _
C W M A A S C R O S S
A P O I A J S _ _ _
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N O W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
19. Scramble the word across and unknown. Move
the C Row 4 space 7 to Row 4 space 9. Move the O
Row 4 space9 to Row 3 space 12. Move the S Row
4 space 11 toRow 8 space 5. Move the O from Row
8 space 5 to Row 5 space 10.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T K L O U N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ O
C W M A A S _ R C S _
A P O I A J S _ _ O
L L Y N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N S W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*_ B Y
*M A
*N
20. Scramble the word usually. Move the L from Row
6 space 1 to Row 4 space 11. Move the L from Row 6
space 2 to Row 11 space 1. Move the Y from Row 6
space 3 to Row 10 space 3.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T K L O U N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ O
C W M A A S _ R C S L
A P O I A J S _ _ O
_ _ _ N T U S U A
*K R Y P T O S
*U N K N S W
*N _ _ _ _
*_ _ Y _
*L B Y
*M A
*N
21. Scramble KRYPTOS. Move the R from Row 7 space
2 to Row 6 space 1. Move the Y from Row 7 space 3 to
Row 7 space 2. Move the P from Row 7 space 4 to Row 7
space 7. Move the T Row 7 space 5 to Row 8 space 5.
Move the S from Row 7 space 7 to Row 7 space 9. Move
the W from Row 8 space 6 to Row 9 space 2.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T K L O U N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ O
C W M A A S _ R C S L
A P O I A J S _ _ O
_ _ _ N T U S U A
*K Y _ _ S O P
*U N K N S T
*N W _ _ _
*_ _ Y _
*L B Y
*M A
*N
22. Scramble UNKNOWN more. Move the U from Row 8
space 1 to Row 9 space 2. Move the K Row 8 space 3
to Row 9 space 1. Move the N Row 9 space 1 to Row 9
space 3.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T K L O U N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ O
C W M A A S _ R C S L
A P O I A J S _ _ O
_ _ _ N T U S U A
*K Y _ _ S O P
*_ N _ N S T
*K W N _ _
*U _ Y _
*L B Y
*M A
*N
23. Scramble MAN by swapping the A and N.
M O R B N A S F T _ I S C O
E I T I Z E N T K L O U N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ O
C W M A A S _ R C S L
A P O I A J S _ _ O
_ _ _ N T U S U A
*K Y _ _ S O P
*_ N _ N S T
*K W N _ _
*U _ Y _
*L B Y
*M N
*A
24. Next encode half of the letters that we have so far
in our solution. These are the letters we will encode.
M O R B N A S _ T _ I S C _
_ I _ _ _ E _ T K _ _ _ N
N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ W _ A A _ _ R C _ L
_ P O _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ U _ U A
*K Y _ _ _ _ _
*_ N _ N _ _
*_ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*L B Y
*M N
*_
Use the following substitution code:
A B CDE FGH I JKLM NOP QRS TUV WXYZ
WA BAT ONL X FIHU KZC YVR GQE JSPM
U Z V D K W R _ L _ X R B _
_ X _ _ _ T _ L I _ _ _ K
K _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ J _ W W _ _ V B _ H
_ C Z _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Q _ Q W
*I P _ _ _ _ _
*_ K _ K _ _
*_ _ _ _ _
*_ _ _ _
*H D P
*U K
*_
25. Add the other letter that were left plain.
U Z V D K W R F L _ X R B O
E X T I Z T N L I L O U K
K _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ O
C J M W W S _ V B S H
A C Z I A J S _ _ O
R _ _ N T Q S Q W
*I P _ _ S O P
*_ K _ K S T
*K W N _ _
*U _ Y _
*H D P
*U K
*A
26. Add K5,the letters UTTAZQGFBGKQDFFJGBLEGU.
U Z V D K W R F L U X R B O
E X T I Z T N L I L O U K
K T T A Z Q G R F B G O
C J M W W S K V B S H
A C Z I A J S Q B O
R D F N T Q S Q W
* I P F J S O P
* G K B K S T
* K W N L E
* U G Y U
* H D P
* U K
* A
27. Next turn the pyramid sideways with the O at the top.
O
B K
R U O
X O G H
U L B S O
L I F B B W
F L R V Q Q P
R N G K S S O T
W T Q S J Q S S E
K Z Z W A T J K L U
D I A W I N F B N Y P
V T T M Z F P K W G D K
Z X T J C D I G K U H U A
U E K C A R
28. Or you can put these letters in this format:
O B K R
U O X O G H U L B S O L I F B B W F L R V Q Q P R N G K S S O
T W T Q S J Q S S E K Z Z W A T J K L U D I A W I N F B N Y P
V T T M Z F P K W G D K Z X T J C D I G K U H U A U E K C A R
29. I welcome any comments.
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