A substitution cipher wasn't secure even in 1846 [1]. This is probably part of an ARG [2] or just the original poster trolling for attention.<p>[1]: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold-Bug" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold-Bug</a><p>[2]: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game</a>