Q dqf tfztktr vig egxsr iqkrsn iqct wttf stll ziqf lob yttz lob ofeitl of itouiz, vozi zit eitlz qfr sodwl gy q Itkexstl. Iol rktll vql koei vozi q koeiftll vioei vgxsr$,$ of Tfusqfr, wt sggatr xhgf ql qaof zg wqr zqlzt$.$ Itqcn wqfrl gy qlzkqaiqf vtkt lsqlitr qekgll zit lsttctl qfr ykgfzl gy iol rgxwst$-$wktqlztr egqz, viost zit rtth wsxt esgqa vioei vql zikgvf gctk iol ligxsrtkl vql softr vozi ysqdt$-$egsgxktr losa qfr ltexktr qz zit ftea vozi q wkggei vioei egflolztr gy q lofust ysqdofu wtkns$.$ Wggzl vioei tbztfrtr iqsyvqn xh iol eqsctl, qfr vioei vtkt zkoddtr qz zit zghl vozi koei wkgvf yxk$,$ egdhstztr zit odhktllogf gy wqkwqkoe ghxstfet vioei vql lxuutlztr wn iol vigst qhhtqkqfet. It eqkkotr q wkgqr$-$wkoddtr iqz of iol iqfr, viost it vgkt qekgll zit xhhtk hqkz gy iol yqet, tbztfrofu rgvf hqlz zit eittawgftl, q wsqea comqkr dqla, vioei it iqr qhhqktfzsn qrpxlztr ziqz ctkn dgdtfz$,$ ygk iol iqfr vql lzoss kqoltr zg oz ql it tfztktr$.$ Ykgd zit sgvtk hqkz gy zit yqet it qhhtqktr zg wt q dqf gy lzkgfu eiqkqeztk, vozi q zioea, iqfuofu soh, qfr q sgfu, lzkqouiz eiof lxuutlzoct gy ktlgsxzogf hxlitr zg zit stfuzi gy gwlzofqen. You may assume that the plaintext is written in English and that a simple substitution cipher was used to create the ciphertext.

Answer the following questions:

What was the plaintext?

What steps did you take to recover the plaintext and how long did it take?

Can you propose a mechanism that would make breaking a substitution cipher harder than it was here?