57 The Cipher

57 The Cipher You're going to get us into the Spire?' said Peanut. 'How?' 'We are going to walk straight in,' said 72. 'As far as the other RAZERs are concerned, you are my prisoners. No one will challenge us. And what do we do once we're in there?' 'You will need to locate Malcolm Markmaker's cell, set him free and escape.' And what about my dad?' asked Peanut. 'I'm afraid I know nothing of any dad,' replied 72. ' Maybe Malcolm Markmaker will be able to help you with that.' Peanut nodded. 'But how on earth will we find Mr M?' said Rockwell.

'Look at the size of the tower!' Rockwell has got a point,' said Peanut. Aren't there more than a thousand cells? How will we know which one Mr M is in?' 'I have gathered a piece of information to help you with that. Another small door on the robot's body opened and a mechanical arm came out holding a piece of paper. Peanut took it. Fathom AERLT MKOEN KFITT AOCEO MLXWW RRSLY 'I don't understand. What does it mean?' All prisoner locations are encrypted for security reasons. This is the cipher for the location of Malcom Markmaker's cell.' 'What's a cipher?' 'It's a secret code,' said Little-Bit, who was looking at the piece of paper over Peanut's shoulder. 'I love secret codes.' 'So it's a puzzle?' asked Peanut. ' Well, it's obviously an anagram,' interrupted Rockwell. Anyone can see that.

'Can they?' ' Yes. Give me a minute or two and I'll work it out. Little-Bit shook her head. 'I don't think it's as simple as an anagram. Why is the word "Fathom" not in capital letters?' 'It's telling us to fathom out the anagram, of course!' snapped Rockwell. ' Now, be quiet. I need to concentrate. 'There is no time,' said 72 coming to a sudden stop. 'We have reached our destination. And there is a problem.