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Well, audience, are you finished with your break, victory dance, and whatever else¿ Ok. Now, this time 'round I'm going to find a puzzle, and I will solve it with you, so this time even I won't know the answer, unlike the previous puzzle which I solved beforehand.
Before I do anything, since I did not think of this puzzle, I shall give due credit to the source I used. The credit for this next puzzle shall go to the November 2002 issue of Cryptograms Special magazine. And just in case I need any more reference, it's puzzle number 182.

Now, shall we get on with it¿ We're on a roll, so why not¿ This time, the puzzle is going to be

C S F Q F   U Q F   E F V E T F   O K C V   I S V N F   S F U A N
O C K F B F Q   F K C F Q N   C V Y V K Y F O B F V H U K G
P F C C F Q N C U C F V H N V Y O F C G C S U K C S U C
I S O Y S K V I F D O N C N .

Now, let's look at something here. There are at least 2 words we can use as starting points, if you look carefully. Now, if we refer to ourPatterns page, we'll notice that there are a few words that look like a few that's on our Patterns page. The most noticable would probably be the first one in the sentence: "CSFQF". See the third and last letter in the word¿ I believe, as you might (or might not, and that's alright), that that word will either be "where" or "there". Yes, 'tis true that it could also be "these", but let's play with that later. Now, I want to point out to you the fact that the sentence ends in a period. Why is that important¿ It's simple. It might sound complex, but it's simple. Because note the second word in the sentence. If we use the "where/there" idea, then the second word becomes "-re". If we're stuck on what that word could be, there's always the alphabet trick. Replace the dash with letters of the alphabet: are; bre; cre; dre; etc. You'll soon figure out the first letter's probably a vowel, which becomes one of the following: are; ere; ire; ore; ure. Now, only 2 are actually words in and of themselves; "are" and "ore". Given how the sentence begins, let's try "are". It wouldn't make sense elsewise. Now, why again is this important¿ Because they'll go hand-in-hand. Here's why it's so important. The sentence "where are (my sunglasses)" is an interrogative question, not a decleration. We're asking for information, not stating a fact. However, if we use "there are (my sunglasses)", that's changes the meaning of the sentence. Now we're stating a fact. I'm sure you can figure out which sentence above needs a question mark, and which one deserves a period. As for our puzzle; it ends in a period, so we're declaring something. Which do you figure we should use? I'd choose "there" too. Ok, now we've actually got quite a bit of information. We know that

C=T S=H F=E Q=R U=A

 
T H E R E   A R E     E       E       T       H     E   H E A    
C S F Q F   U Q F   E F V E T F   O K C V   I S V N F   S F U A N
  T   E   E R   E   T E R     T             E     E         A    
O C K F B F Q   F K C F Q N   C V Y V K Y F O B F V H U K G
  E T T E R     T A T E                 E T   T H A     T H A T
P F C C F Q N C U C F V H N V Y O F C G C S U K C S U C
  H     H           E       T   .
I S O Y S   K V I   F D O N C N .

   There we go. Looks like that kinda paid off, didn't it¿ Now, for something a whole lot more basic... See that "t-" word¿ Think you can guess it¿ Go ahead, give it a shot. If you're stuck, just remember "alphabet trick". Comes in handy. Now, the more alert students would have probably almost immediately guessed it, or that the second letter's obviously a vowel. Yes, the word is "to", but slow down for the rest of the class. Alright. To recap:

V=O
T H E R E   A R E     E O     E       T O     H O   E   H E A    
C S F Q F   U Q F   E F V E T F   O K C V   I S V N F   S F U A N
  T   E   E R   E   T E R     T O     O     E     E   O     A    
O C K F B F Q   F K C F Q N   C V Y V K Y F O B F V H U K G
  E T T E R     T A T E   O       O     E T   T H A     T H A T
P F C C F Q N C U C F V H N V Y O F C G C S U K C S U C
  H     H     O     E       T   .
I S O Y S   K V I   F D O N C N .

Alright, perfect. Now, me being good at these, I can already read the solved parts as a whole sentence & in my mind be able to fill in most of what's not already solved. Here's an anecdote I still find funny: I'm currently 24, and I started teaching myself how to do these since I was 11-13. Now, in my Jr. year of High School, I went to an alternative school because it worked better for me. I just wish this small town had one when I was finishing school. Anyway, I'd either bring my Cryptograms book to school, or do them in the paper. My English teacher, and a few in the class, enjoyed these puzzles. They'd work it one letter at a time until it was finished. Well, me being me, I could glance at the puzzle when it was 1/3 to 1/2 finished, and instantly know the whole thing. I read one puzzle out loud when it was at about that stage. Needless to say, my teacher wasn't too thrilled lol. So, since that time, when that point in the puzzle came, I always mentioned that I knew what it was and I was always told to "shut up" or "not ruin for everyone else". I couldn't help but chuckle when I knew it & they were still working at it. I think their biggest hangup was not being able to look at the puzzle as a whole. So, back to the matter at hand. Let's take a look at the third word. The 1st and 4th letters are the same. Keep that in mind along with the "e's" here.This word is also in the "Patterns" page. Although it might not stand out for everybody, this word would most likely have to be "people". Now do you see the resemblence¿ I thought you might :) I'm not going to put the puzzle up again, because, as it so happens, that is the only time those 2 letters will appear in the sentence. Bummer. Alright. See that "Tha-"¿ It's not "that", so it's gotta be that other common word, "than". Let's stick that in, & see what we get:

K=N

T H E R E   A R E   P E O P L E     N T O     H O   E   H E A    
C S F Q F   U Q F   E F V E T F   O K C V   I S V N F   S F U A N
  T N E   E R   E N T E R     T O     O N   E     E   O     A N  
O C K F B F Q   F K C F Q N   C V Y V K Y F O B F V H U K G
  E T T E R     T A T E   O       O     E T   T H A N   T H A T
P F C C F Q N C U C F V H N V Y O F C G C S U K C S U C
  H     H   N O     E       T   .
I S O Y S   K V I   F D O N C N .

Perfect. Now, the "-nto" word. Notice there's also a "-t" word that begins the same. Using the alphabet trick (or not), we'll find out that it's "into" with "it". Now, I'm saving space here, so I want you to keep in mind that O=I. Take a peek at the first word of the last line. "-hi-h". Now, this should also be in the patters page, but I usually notice this from memory, rather than recognization. The word will happen to be "which". Becomes obvious now, don't it¿ I know. Sometimes that happens. It's nothing to get flustered about, believe me. Ok, so let's plug 'em in:

O=I I=W Y=C

T H E R E   A R E   P E O P L E   I N T O   W H O   E   H E A    
C S F Q F   U Q F   E F V E T F   O K C V   I S V N F   S F U A N
I T N E   E R   E N T E R     T O   C O N C E I   E   O     A N  
O C K F B F Q   F K C F Q N   C V Y V K Y F O B F V H U K G
  E T T E R     T A T E   O       O C I E T   T H A N   T H A T
P F C C F Q N C U C F V H N V Y O F C G C S U K C S U C
W H I C H   N O W   E       T   .
I S O Y S   K V I   F D O N C N .

Well, this puzzle is really forming itself now. I don't think it'll be too hard to "never" (B=V) "Conceive" "of" (H=F) "better" (P=B, we already used 'L') "state" (N=S) "of" "society" (G=Y). Another space-saver: Look at that last word: "e-ists". Any ideas¿ If you use the alphabet trick, I suggest you start backwards from Z. It's actually "exists" (making D=X). Now, it's perfectly alright if you didn't make these connections right away. Remember, it takes a little practice to be able to make these connections without much thought. Either that, or a good vocabulary. So when we enter our final letters, the finished product will become as such:

There are people into whose heads
it never enters to conceive of any
better state of society than that
which now exists.

That one fell into place just like a jigsaw puzzle, didn't it¿ Remember, if you have any questions at all, feel free to give me an e-mail.