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So, what's the problem? Just put the intercepted messages
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- back into the Enigma and you'll... - Look, it's not that simple, is it?
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Just having an Enigma machine doesn't help you to decode the messages.
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Very good, Mr. Turing.
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To decode a message, you need to know the machine's settings.
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Now, the Germans switch settings every day promptly at midnight.
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We usually intercept our first message around 6:00 a.m.,
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which gives you exactly 18 hours every day
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to crack the code before it changes, and you start again.
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Five rotors. Ten plugboard cables. That's...
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- One million... - A thousand million...
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No, no, it's, I've got it.