Next challenge for the OP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case#The_Rubaiyat_of...

(People might be interested in reading that whole page - it's quite a curious case.)

I enjoyed it, thanks!

Impressive!

Just as exciting as someone posting a code is seeing a follow-up of someone's examination.

Thanks for sharing the analysis.

This reminds me of the Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever:

http://www.toughestdeveloperpuzzleever.com/begin/

So the "popular I love anal" was just an accidental discovery having no relation with the actual encryption method.

This is pretty cool, thanks for sharing the analysis.