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Outlandish Swap V: The Fiery Cross

Scottish clans were originally a Highland way of life. The Highland clan was, above all things, a family; a family in which everybody believed they were all, from chief to blacksmith, descended from one founder or progenitor. They regarded themselves as very close kinsmen. This Swap is dedicated to such clan families and will be organized into four clans.


Friday, October 16, 2009

Crypto Answers

The Answers
1a) "Gc'ic lticd hc hg owhc, hg ytuc, edr hg bwd. Ftyy gc dw ycn hc lt' gc notb bheyy notdl td xcnqxd?"

"Ye've given me my home, my life, and my son. Will ye no let me gi' ye this small thing in return?"

1b) Who said it and to whom or about what?Said to Jamie by Mary McNab . She was offering up the comfort of her body on the eve of him offering himself up for the families at Lallybroch.

I had a typo here. lt should have been lt'c as in gi' should have been gi'e. My mistake - I accepted both gi' and gi'e as both answers were submitted.~Mordag

2a) "Di Sieabzqydi nl nqs jlis, qs klfaw tdnqst adx kdnst lfn lm nqs nlbasn nqdi wtbir nsd ydws mtly nsd jdez."

"An Englishman to the bone, he would rather lap water out of the toilet than drink tea made from teabags."

2b) Who said it and to whom or about what? Claire said that about Frank. This was a general narration part of the book. I would have accepted Claire or even DG as the who said. Just before this point in the book, Claire was telling Roger about her life when she returned. I also accepted Claire told this to Roger.

3a) "Emc, W zcvenn. Tc xzsawycd gs uwnn ac. W pwiie awip wk msr ps wg ksz twa."

"Aye, I recall. He promised to kill me. I dinna mind if you do it for him."

3b) Who said it and to whom or about whom/what? Said by Jamie to Lord Melton . Lord John Gray promised to kill Jamie if they met again.

4a) "Drf benx kvjm jmo Nbdri yttvno, yu mdqo fye hoor jyy heif abdfvrc lycihylf tyu Tvyrd?"

"Any luck with the Clan's office, or have you been too busy playing dogsbody for Fiona?"

4b) Who said it and to whom or about what?Said to Brianna by Roger about Bri running errands for Fiona.

5a) "Rgy of eaty na fattap gym pjofxqtf. Ayq aw njq uzgscqf aw Gmgr."

"Man is born to sorry and whiskers. One of the plagues of Adam."

5b) Who said it and to whom or about what?Said by Jamie to Fergus, Young Jamie and Rabbie McNab about shaving.

Lassies, the scores have been tabulated. My 3-year-olds will be drawing from the hand-knit felted cloche tonight, and I will get the results posted either tonight (Friday, Oct. 16 or sometime on Saturday, Oct. 17 -- most likely during nap time). ~Kellan

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