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flag Artist Jim Sanborn is auctioning the K4 cipher solution to the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture, with bids over $201,000.

flag Artist Jim Sanborn is auctioning the solution to the unsolved K4 section of the CIA’s Kryptos sculpture, a 35-year-old cryptographic puzzle. flag The auction, managed by RR Auction through November 20, includes original coding charts, scrambled texts, and an alternate message, with bids exceeding $201,000. flag Though researchers found the original scrambled texts in a Smithsonian archive, Sanborn retains the exclusive decryption method. flag He cites health concerns and aims to pass the secret to a new steward who will preserve the mystery and engage the global Kryptos community.

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