Thmyl-awrj-2022-mhkr 🎁 Must Read

So: guzly-njew-2022-zuxe — still nonsense. thmyl starts with thm (TryHackMe). If thm is plaintext, then cipher preserves first three letters? No — thmyl → maybe thm + yl .

Check if awrj could be “flag” shifted: f→a (shift -5), l→w (shift +11) — inconsistent. thmyl-awrj-2022-mhkr

But common trick: awrj = flag with each letter +5? f+5=k, l+5=q, a+5=f, g+5=l → kqfl — no. thmyl shift 16: t(20)+16=36 mod26=10→k h(8)+16=24→y m(13)+16=29 mod26=3→d y(25)+16=41 mod26=15→p l(12)+16=28 mod26=2→c → kydpc no. Given the time, and seeing no obvious decryption, I’d check if the answer is simply: So: guzly-njew-2022-zuxe — still nonsense

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Check yl → could be yl ROT? y→? If y→l (shift -13?), l→? Not consistent. Often in beginner CTFs, thmyl is just thmyl = thm + yl (yl = “young learners” or just filler). But awrj and mhkr — maybe they are ROT13 of actual words? No — thmyl → maybe thm + yl