A safe is found open with an unusual note: 'The numbers are not what they seem.' What did the detective deduce?
Category: Mystery · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think about how numbers can represent letters.
Answer
The numbers represented letters in a cipher.
Explanation
The note indicates that the combination was actually a substitution where numbers correspond to letters, requiring a shift in perspective.
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