The Caesar shift is a simple code which replaces a letter in the alphabet with a letter that is a fixed number along.
For example a +1 Caesar shift would result in the below:
DBFTBS TIJGU would then be decoded as CAESAR SHIFT
Try making your own Caesar shift and see if your friends can decode it!
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