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  The Hall Institution, Södertälje, Sweden

  April 10

  The warder in the carpentry frisked Ludwig after the day's work. He went and ate lunch alone. Afterward he walked a few circles in the yard and then returned to the rec room. A stack of newspapers were lying on a table. Ludwig picked one and sat alone at a table.

  At the next table, they played cards. Some others sat and watched SVT, a replay of some quiz show. They tried to kill the boredom that was the real skinning machine at the nape of the zombie life at Hall.

  Ludwig perused the leaders, foreign news and the finance section. He ended up on the letters to the editor and advertisements. A racist complained about immigrant crime. Another of smug conservative rural areas. He flipped on, checked the private ads of old furniture and cars.

  The time was six and Juro and his entourage sat at Ludwig´s table. Juro greeted quickly and threw up the deck.

  ”Smiley, today you will begin to deal.”

  Ludwig put the paper aside. He mixed the deck and dealed. They played a few rounds. Ludwig's pile of matches grew.

  When Juro dealed Ludwig began reading ads again. He bet without thinking when Rado ran the flop, river and turn. Ludwig moved closer to the paper.

  In the section of incunabula there was a small ad which made Ludwig open his eyes wide.

  Help wanted by Swedish man. The job consists of sorting books with almost paleontological character in a private library in Austria. Lucrative benefits. Habit of cataloging required and knowledge of the esoteric.

  Lamarton anoyr Bulon madrinel traschon ebrasothea panthenon nabrulges Camery itrasbier rubanty nadres Calumsi ormenui new Tules Demy Rabion hamorphyn.

  The first email with the solution of the above cipher wins my attention.

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