## HOW TO DECRYPT — STEP BY STEP (using your 8-bit machine)

1. Type in the NERDLETTER DECRYPTOR BASIC program (see below)
2. RUN
3. When it asks, type the PAD groups from the appropriate page:

   `VLGKU`   then   `JXCYH`   then   `LYMDC`   then   `ETLUB`

4. Then type the CIPHERTEXT groups:

   `HLXIB`   then   `JACJP`   then   `ERXHN`   then   `EFM`

5. The machine will instantly print the plaintext!

## RESULT YOU SHOULD SEE:

```
MARYHADALITTLELAMB
```

(Add spaces by hand: “Mary had a little lamb”)

This is perfect secrecy — no computer on Earth can read it without this exact Day Book page.
