So, I've been incredibly board waiting for graduate schools to reply to my applications. To keep myself entertained, I've been trying to create a series of ciphers for my friends to solve. I, however, need help testing one as I want to make sure I created it correctly and that it isn't too difficult. It involves using the Declaration of Independence to decipher the ciphertext. If some of you would be so kind as to try to solve the cipher, I would be grateful. [u]Ciphertext[/u] 25-52-1373-48-74 127-383-1373-1011 1049 57-637-1189-631 1050-388 15 130-829-580 1384-657-728-626-30 802-788-516-833-960. [url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bdsdcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(bdsdcc02101))t]A link to the Declaration[/url] [u]How to solve[/u] [spoiler]Each number represents a word in the document. 1=In; 2=Congress; 3=July: etc.For each number, take the first letter of the word it represents. This will give you the plaintext. [/spoiler] [u]Answer[/u] [spoiler]Never give a loan to a man named Beale.[/spoiler]