The Polish intelligence developed the "bomba", a complicated system of wires and rotors to scan and decode messages within hours. This one is the most suitable.
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Peyton Farquhar was a man who would strive to accomplish anything for the confederacy. The line "No service was too humble for him to perform in the aid of the South, no adventure too perilous for him to undertake if consistent with the character of a civilian who was at heart a soldier" confirms his devotion toward the Confederacy.
The word mercy originates from France in 1125.