I need your help to decrypt these 35 newspaper ads from the 19th century

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1. #1 Armin

   11. Januar 2019

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   1. Morning Chronicle Thu 12th Sep 1833

   I HAVE BEEN ILL LOVE VERY ILL MY DOCTOR HAS ORDERED CHANGE OF SCEEN AND AIR WHICH I HAVE BEEN TRYNG FOR THISS LAST WEEK AT HAMPTON COURT I HAVE NEITHER SEEN OR HEARD FROM C F SINCE YOU LEFT ADIEU LOVE GOD BLESS YOU FOR EVER 53 WAREEN STREET
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   2. Morning Chronicle Fri 13th Sep 1833

   I HAVE RECEVED THEM LOVE MY ILNESS PREVENTED MY ANSWERING THEM BEFORE YESTERDAY LOOK FOR THAT PAPER WRITE ENGLISH LOVE NEXT TIME SAD SAD ADIEU
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   3. Morning Chronicle Fri 20th Sep 1833

   53 WARREN STREET FITZROY Square WHAT DOSE MY DEAR WM MEAN BY SAYING THAT HE WRITES TWICE IN THE SAME DAY I HAVE RECEVED ONLEY One THISS WEEK AND THAT DOSE NOT SAY THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THE MORNING C OR WHEN I MAY HOPE TO BE MADE WELLBY SEEING YOU WRITE EVER DEAREST BY RETURN OF POST I AM GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS AGAIN LOVE
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   4 .Morning Chronicle Sat 21st Sep 1833

   I AM BETTER DEAR LOVE AND HOPE WHEN I RETURN FROM THE COUNTRY WICH WILL BE IN A DAYS TO SAY QUITE WELL I CANNOT LOVE EXPRESS MY FEELINGS AS I WOULD BUT YOUR POOR DAUGHTER HOW IS SHE MY PRAYERS NIGHT AND DAY SHALL BE FOR HER RECOVERY AND YOUR HAPPINESS I CAN SAY NO MORE LOVE ONLEY THAT I AM YOURES AND YOURS ONLEY TILL DEATH
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   5. Morning Chronicle Sat 12th Oct 1833

   DEAREST WILLAM WHAT WOULD I GIVE IF I COUWD BUT SEE YOU AND TELL YOU ALL I FEELL AND THINK BUT DO NOT DEAR LOVE PRAY DO NOT BE ANGREY WITH ME WHEN I TELL YOU FOR I CANNOT KEEP IT FROM YOU ANY LONGER I AM IN PARIS AND HAS BEEN FOR THISS WEEK HOW SINCERLEY DO I NOW REGRET LEAVING LONDON IHAVE SEEN W B NAME IN ONE OF THE ENGLISH PAPERS HOW UNHAPPY HAVE I BEEN SINCE THINOING THAT YOU ARE IN TOWN I HAVE IN CONCEQUENC PREVAILED UPON C F TO LET ME RETURN I BEGIN MY JOURNEY TO MORROW I FEAR I SHALL BE OBLIGED TO MAKE SHORT STAGES UPON ACOUNT OF MY HEALTH WHICH THE NEWSPAPER THAS MUCH SHAKEN ADIEU DEAR LOVE ADIEU October A
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   6. Morning Chronicle Tue 22nd Oct 1833

   No 5 THISS LETTER I DO NOT UNDERSTAND W B WAS AN ERROR BUT YOU HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ME NO N6 RATHER THAN YOUR NAME SHOULD ESCAPE MY LIPS OR ANY WORD OR DEED OF MINE THAT COULD LEAD TO A DISCOVEYR OF OUR INTERCDURSE I WOULD RATHER DIE AYE A HUNDXED DEATH BUT WHY LET SUCH A WRECH AS I AM GIVE YOU A MOMENTS UNEASYNESS BANISH ME MROM YOUR AYE FOR EVER AND LET ME DIE FIRST LET ME KNOW HOW IS YOUR DAUGHTER AND TELL ME THAT YOU AND ALL ARE WELL C F HAS RETURNED DUBLIN IN BODY IAM QUITE WELL ADIEU YOU HAVE FORBID ME TO SAY WHAT I SHALL EVER BE TILL DEATH
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   7. Morning Chronicle Thu 31st Oct 1833

   No 6 D D W I CANNOT THANK YOU AS IOUGHT FOR YOUR TWO KIND LETTER IT HAS GIVEN ME NEW LIFE AND SPIRITS I AM THANKEFUL AND BLESS GOD FOR YOUR DAUGHTERS RECOVERY I CANNOT WRITE AS I FEEL OR THINK WHEN THE BOX OR PACKET MY LOVE WILL THEN TELL ALL TILL THEN DEAR W I LIVE ONLY FOR YOU AND THAT GOD MOY BLESS AND PRESERV MY W AND HIS FAMILY HIS YOUR M CONSTANT PRAYER
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   8. Morning Chronicle Mon 11th Nov 1833

   EJ589 DEAREST KINDEST BEST OF MEN I AM IN RAPTURES WITH YOUR KIND PRESENTS A WERE IT NOT FOR THE SUPORT YOUR DEAR KIND LETTERS GIVES ME A FEELINGS THAT YOU DO LOVE ME IMUST CERTANLY SINK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF YOUR KINDNESS A WHAT OPRESSES ME STILL MORE IS THAT IFEAR ISHALL NEVER BE ABLE TO DESERVE BY ALL I CAN DO THE LEAST OF YOUR FAVOURS I HAVE NO HOPES BUT THAT MY FUTURE CONDUCT A DETERMINED DUTY WILL BE ACCEPTED AND ALL MY IMPERFECTIONS FORGVEN
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   9. Morning Chronicle Wed 27th Nov 1833

   A K E DO NOT DEAR DEAR W KILL ME QUITE BY YOUR KINDNESS I DO READ A I AM AS WELL AS I CAN EXPECT TO BE BUT HAPPINESS D W I SHALL NEVER NEVER KNOW ANY MORE MY D BOY A HIS SISTER HIS ILL W YOU ARE ANXIOUS FOR YOUR DAUGHTER I CAN A DO FEEL FOR YOU INDEED I DO W AS WELL AS PRAY IF THE WORLD WAS MINE W I WOULD GIVE IT ALL TO SEE YOU IF IT WERE BUT FOR A MOMENT THEN I THINK I COULD BE HAPPY
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   10. Morning Chronicle Fri 20th Dec 1833

   L I GOD BLESS YOU MY DEAR W FOR YOUR VERY KIND LETTER I HAVE BURNED ALL I WISH I THINK WRITE AND TELL YOU ALL I THINK MY BROTHER A S ARE A LITLE BETTER I AM NOW IN THE COUNTRY ATENDING THEM MY OWN HEALTH HIS VERY DELICAT A I HAVE MANY THINGS ON MY MIND WHICH MAKES ME VERY UNHAPY MY ONLY COMFORT A CONSOLATION HIS THE HOPES FO SOON SEEING YOU BUT NOTHING OF ANY MOMENT HAS OCURED TO ME AT OR SINCE THE TIME THE TIME YOU SPOKE OF IN YOUR DEAR LETTER PRAY PRAY DO NOT LET ME BE SO LONG WITHOUT HEARING FROM YOU AGAIN GOD BLESS YOU W A YOURS A PRAY GOD RESTORE YOUR DAUGHTERS HEALTH HIS MY CONSTANT PRAYER
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   11. Morning Chronicle Fri 27th Dec 1833

   M D D W IF YOU KNEW A COMFORT YOUR LETTERS ARE TO ME I WAS THISS MORNING WHEN YOUR DEAR LETTER WAS BROUGHT ME ON MY KNEES THANKING GOD FOR SENDING ME SO D A KIND A F HAS MY DEAR W A HOW SINCERLY DO I PRAY HIM TO BLESS A PROSPER YOU MY B HIS A LITLE BETTER I AM BLISTERED NEARELY TO NOTHING FOR A NASTY COULLD I HAVE ADIEU EVER DEAREST
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   12. Morning Chronicle Thu 16th Jan 1834

   O N I WISH I COULD FIND WORDS THAT WOULD EXPRESS HALF THE GRATIDUE A LOVE MY HEA RT FEELS TOWARDS YOU I AM RETURNED TO TOWN ABORE THE FATUGESMUCH BETTER THAN EXPE CTED I AM LOOKING FORWARDWITH UNSPEAKB LEFOR FEB IN HOPES OFSEEING YOU DO WRIT E MEADEAR CONSOLING LETTER W DWDO PRAY DO REMBER WHATACHARIT EY IT IS AALL THE LOVE A TENDERNESS WHICH AHEART WEDDED TO ITS SORROWSCAN FEEL SHALL TO ITSLAS T THROBBINGS BEYOURS
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   13. Morning Chronicle Sat 15th Feb 1834

   P Y OH MY DEAREST BEST FIRST AND ONLY FRIEND IWISH I WISH I COULD SEE YOU TO TELL YOU HOW I FEEL TOWARDS YOU I AM MUCH BETTER INDEED NEARLEY WELL YOU DO NOT SPEAK OFY OUR DAU GHTER I AM ANXIOUS TO HEAR I HAVE BEEN IN THE COUNTRY FOR 3 WEEKS A ONLY RETURNED LAST NIGHT ADIEU MY DEAREST WRECIVED P QUITE SAFE
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   14. Morning Chronicle Thu 27th Feb 1834

   Y I FEAR MY D F W IS ILL A CANNOT WRITE TO ME PHRAPS HIS D DAUGHTER IS WORSE I HAVE BEEN DREAMING DO PRAY DO PITY ME I KNOW YOU WOULD IF YOUKNEW THE STATE OF MY FEELINGS IF IN IT ONLY THE WORDS ALL WELL ADIEU M D D F W
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   15. Morning Chronicle Mon 31st Mar 1834

   B R M IS NOT QUITE WELL YOU DO NOT SAY K WORD ABOUT D OR COMING TO T MY B M D OR WITH M NOW BUT RETURNS TO D IN A FEW DAYS I AM IN FEAR FOR M REASON WISHES TO SEE W ADIEU D F ADIEU
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   16. Morning Chronicle Sat 3rd May 1834

   D T F M HAS KEPT HER B BUT IS MUCH BETTER M HAS HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE AND A GREAT MANY STRUGULES BEFORE SHE COULD BRING HERSELF TO ASK W TO SEND HER ANOTHER T BEFORE THE 9 M I HE CAN CONVENIE M HEART IS TO FUL TO SAY MORE THAN ADIEU D D F W D A ALL ARE REMEMBERED BY M
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   17. Morning Chronicle Mon 12th May 1834

   V D D K F MORE THAN ENOUGH M IS MUCH BETTER WRITE THE MOMENT YOU KNOW YOU WILL BE UP SUSPENCE IS THE HELL WHICH MILTON SO ACURATLY DESCRIBES IN THE HOT ACOLD REGIONS WHERE THE SOUL IS ALTERNATLY TOSSED FROM THE ARDOURS OF HOPE TO THE PETRIFING RIGOURS OF DOUPT ADREAD ADIEU DDF
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   18. The Observer Sun 3rd Aug 1834

   1 2 3 4 ALL WEL D D F W YOUR ABSENS SEVERLY FLT BY ALL I ONLY WSH D CULD HAV A PEEP WEN A LETER ARIVES W HVE SET THE GARDENER T WRK I HOP Y WIL GO TO THE MOORS I KNO WHO HAD SM BRDS LAST YEAR REST ASSURED D W YOUR DAUTER AND ALL OF Y WIL ALWAYS HAV THE PRAYERS OF A TRULY HAPPY FAMILY
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   19. The Observer Sun 24th Aug 1834

   5 6 D W L S WTH B ALRMD US V MCH UNTL WE SAW D D I CLD NT DSCRBE MY FELNHS ALL HERE Q WLL E IS UP J SYS HE FELTV SRRY AFTR Y WERE GON H YES L IS DLITD WTH TH CNFDNCE Y HV IN HM HIS MOTVS BECM DALY MR POWRFL H WLL NT FAIL IN HS ENDVRS ADIEU HVNS BLSSNG REST ON Y ALL
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   20. The Observer Sun 21st Sep 1834

   7 8 M SAYS NO BUT THR IS PLNTY F TIME H YES YES AND MCH MOR E WAS TOO LONG FUL CURSTY TO SEE FRST AND ONLY BX PRFCTION HOW YWOUD HAV LAFT T HAV SEEN HIM OPNING IT THEY ARE ALL FUL F WNDER WSHES A XPCT AT IONS SPTR WAS ONCE NAMD FRST ONE THN THE OTHR DO Y THINK HE WIL COME I HOPE H WIL W MUST RITE A TEL US ABOUT D D ADU D W I WISH I CLD RITE AS I WOLD HE SYS H HOPS T GIV A GOOD ACCNT OF HS STEWRDSHIP A IS EAGER FOR T DAY OF REKONING
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   21. The Observer Sun 12th Oct 1834

   WHY DOSE D W NOT WRITE TO M N WAS THE LAST ONE B SINCE IS ANY THING THE MATTER IS D D WORSE HE IS AFRAID W IS ILL DO DO W D L IF IT IS ONLY TO SATISFY HIM I WONT SAY WHO FEELS YOUR SILENCE MOST ADIEU D W IT IS M WHO ASK Y TO W
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   22. The Observer Sun 9th Nov 1834

   ALL WEL A HAPPY THANKS TO D F W I COULD WRIT VOLUMS BUN THINK IT BETTER NOT LET IT SUFICE Y TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL YOU COULD WISH THIS MAKS THE WRCELENT B WE HAVE RECIVED I MUST BEG OF YOY NEVER TO KEEP US LONG WITHOUT A LETTER Y WOULD NOT IF Y KNEW THE VALUE WE PUT ON ONE
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   23. The Observer Sun 21st Dec 1834

   THIS MUST BE VERY SHORT D W BUT I WIL WRITE AGAIN SOON A AT MORE LENTH H YES YES M AS BEEN IL A S TO FOR A SHORT TIME HE REGRETS VERY MUCH HE HAS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY OF WRITING NOW WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO FEB WITH GREAT HOPE WRITE SOON D F AND SAY MAY WE DO SO TO DAY M IS Q OF AGE DOES KNOW IT
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   24. The Observer Sun 18th Jan 1835

   D F WHAT WILL YOU THINK OF YOURR M WHEN YOU KNOW HER PURPOSE IN WRITING I AM SURE YOU WOULD NOT BE ANGRY IF YOU KNEW THE OCCASION OF MY DOING SO THIS IS THE SECCOND TIME YOU WILL SAY IF I COULD GI VE AN EXPLANITION I SHOULD HAVE NO FEARE BUT ALLASS I CANNOT TILL I SEE AH WHEN
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   25. The Observer Sun 1st Feb 1835

   NO 1 THANKS D W FOR YOUR LETTER OF WHICH THE ENVELOPE WAS OF INFINETGY MOME VALUE THAN THE ENCLOSED WHICH WAS SUFICE THIS IS CERTAINLY OUR MOST DIFUCULT QUARTER WE ARE ALL WELL AND HAPPY H YES MORE TIMEM THAN I HAVE ROOM FOR GOD BLESS YOU W A YOURS WRITE SOON FOR ALL OUR SAKES IF I ONLY KNEW WHEN IT WAS LIKELY BUT IF A LETTER CAN HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT AS M HAS SEEN AND FELT WHAT WILL THE SIGHT A PRESENCE DO
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   26. The Observer Sun 22nd Mar 1835

   2 THANK GOD YOU ARE ALIVE THOUGH I FEAR MUCH WORSE THAN YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR FREINDS THINK WE ALL THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD NOT HAVING HEARD FROM YOU FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTH A THE P DAY HAD ARIVED BEFORE YOURE LAST CAME TO HAND THESE THOUGHTS A THE DOUPT AS TO WEAT HER YOU HAD DONE WHAT I SO EARNESTLY BEGED YOU WOULD THE ANXIETY IT CAUSED ME A THE SUSPETCE I WAS UNDER WAS NEARLY TO MUCH FOR MY WEAK NEARVES BUT WE AREWELL NOW NEVER DOUPT FOR H YES WRITE A SAY HOW YOU ARE A IF THE TIME OF OUR POURING OUR SOULDS OUT IS STIL UNCERTAIN
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   27. The Observer Sun 26th Apr 1835

   3 EASTER IS PAST A IF YOU DO NOT EITHER SEND US A LETTER OR BRING WORD YOURSELF SOON WHEN WE MAY EXPECT YOU WILL FIND US ALL DEAD A OUR HOUSE TO LET
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   28. The Observer Sun 14th Jun 1835

   4 YOUR PROLONGD ABSENCE IS A TRIAL ALMOST TOO MUCH FOR M WE ARE SUPPORTED BY THE CONVICTION THAT YOUR KIND INTEREST IN US IS UNDIMINISHED WE BELEIVE THAT NECESISTY ALONE DETAINS YOU A WILL TRY TO WAIT AS PATIENTLY AS WE CAN FOR THAT HAPPY PERIOD WHEN WE MAY GIVE YOU AFULL ACCOUNT OF OUR DOINGS THE YOUNGER ONES ARE IMPROVING FAST A ALL GETTING ON WELL BUT WE WANT YOUR APPROBATION OF THE PAST A ADVICE FOR THE FUTURE A EXEPTING A LITTLE ANXIETY ABOUT THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL WE ARE AS HAPPY AS EVEN YOU CAN WISH PRAY WRITE SOON
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   29. The Observer 15. Sun 19th Jul 1835

   5 D F YOU WERE WRIGHT I DID NOT WRITE THE LAST I WAS ILL BUT AM NOW WELL EXEPTING THE PAIN I FEEL IN WRITING THIS LETTER WHICH I THINK IS THE WORST I EVER FELT I SHOULD HAVE NO PAINS OR FEAR EITHER IF I COULD SEE OR EXPLAIN TO YOU THE CAUSE WILL YOU INSTEAD OF SENDING A IN SEPTEMBER SEND ME 5 NOW IF YOU ARE ANGRY WITH ME DONT WRITE FORTHE SAKE OF MY FREINDS FOR I COULD NOT BEARE IT ADIEU A BELEIVE EVER YOUR GRATEFUL
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   30. The Observer Sun 9th Aug 1835

   7 ONLY ONE PAPER D F W BUT DO NOT BLAME M FOR NOT WRITTING THEN THE OTHERS SAID WAIT A NOTHER POST BY SO DOING WE SHALL HEAR FROM HIM AGAIN I AM SURE HE WILL WRITE TO KNOW THE REASON A WE SHALL BE THE GAINER OF ANOTHER LETTER WHICH IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO US PRAY PRAY FORGIVE THEM IT WAS NOT MY FAULT H WOULD TAK UP THE WHOLE COLUME WITH HER YES
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   31. The Observer Sun 13th Sep 1835

   1 D D F I NEVER WILL KEEP YOU AGAIN A MOMENT IF IT CAN BE AVOIDED FOR AN ANSWER HOW GLAD I AM TO HEAR SO FAVORABLE ACCOUNT TO ME AFTER WHAT I HAD FEARED OF YOUR D FOR H HER YESES INCREASE SO MUCH EVERY DAY THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEND THEM WE ARE ALL WELL IT IS WELL WE HAVE NOT THE MEANS OR YOU KNOW NOT WHAT EXTRAVAGANCE MY GREAT WISH TO SEE A HEAR OF YOU A YOURS WOULD LEAD ME INTO ADIEU D F ADIEU
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   32. The Observer Sun 29th Nov 1835

   YES YES YES WILL THE LONG LOOKED FOR DAY EVER ARRIVE WHEN WE SHALL AGAIN SEE YOU EVERY HOUR APPEARS AN AGE LET ME BEG AS A NEW PROOF OF YOUR FREINDSHIP THAT YOU WILL ANSWER THIS DIRECT IF ONLY A LINE IT WILL BE A GREAT RELEIF TO ME EVERY DAY I HAVE EXPECTED YOU THEN IMAINE MY FEELINGS
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   33. The Observer Sun 20th Dec 1835

   4 5 WE ARE ALL WEL AND HAPPY HIGH IN EXPECTATION LOOKING FORWARD FROM DAY TO DAY WITH FRESH HOPE I PRAY YOU TO CONTINUE TO WRITE TO US VERY OFTEN AS AHELP OVER THE ROCKY A DANGEROUS HILL OF SUSPENCE MAY MY REQUEST IN THE LAST BE GRANTED AGAIN AFTER THIS
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   34. The Observer Sun 7th Feb 1836

   ONE LINE AS ALL I ASK DO NOT DELAY TO SEND IT WE ARE ON THE RACK A IN AGONY
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   35. The Observer Sun 13th Mar 1836

   THANKS THANKS YOUR LETTER HAS PUT US IN BETTER SPIRITS A IF WE COULD THINK THAT YOUR HEALTH HAS NOT SUFFERED BY YOUR TRIALS WE SHOULD BE HAPPY IN THE THOUGHT OF CERTAINLY SOO SEEING YOU

2. #2 Klaus Schmeh

   11. Januar 2019

   @Armin: Thank you very much! This was the easier way to decrypt these messages. I admit that I have never programmed in Perl.