PART I – Decoding English text.

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yxh upjdnp yjdnooj yfnzh wi hiywanyhz ny xevzfhzi jk dwppwjvi jk zjppnfi hnox ghnf, twyx oxwvn nvz yxh evwyhz iynyhi yxh tjfpz'i ytj pnfuhiy owunfhyyh anveknoyefhfi, noojfzwvu yj yxh nahfwonv onvohf ijowhyg. 

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fhihnfoxhfi kfja lwvu’i ojpphuh pjvzjv xnqh zwiojqhfhz yxny tjahv txj xnqh xwuxhf phqhpi jk qwynawv z, txwox hvyhfi yxh djzg yxfjeux ievixwvh, ohfynwv kjjzi nvz veyfwywjvnp ierrphahvynywjv, yhvz yj ixjt iwuvi jk dhwvu “dwjpjuwonppg gjevuhf” nvz xhnpyxwhf yxnv jyxhfi.

PART I – What language is the coded text in?

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