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Endgame (Solution)

Author: Dan Katz

  ARA ULT TAR ETA RLS AMU TUR ESS
  UEA RMT UAU ALA
  TSA UUU ELM UMU
  RRR TTT AAA EEE
  TEA UTE ERT TRR ABM AER RSR
  ASU REE TBM USR EAB TMA RTU EUT

A=1
T=2
U=3
E=4
R=5
M=6
S=7
L=8
B=9

 A   P   P   R   O   A   C   H
151 328 215 421 587 163 235 477

 R   O   O   M
341 562 313 181

 B   A   U   M
271 333 486 363

 C   O   I   N
555 222 111 444

 B   E   N   E   A   T   H
241 324 452 255 196 145 575

 G   R   E   E   N   E   R   Y
173 544 296 375 419 261 523 432

Iterating the cipher once more, BAUM = 9-136