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GCHQ Challenge (December 2004)

There are three parts to the solution. See if you can complete all three.

What is the connection between the men in the first list and the women in the second list?

Which man pairs with which woman?

What is the hidden quotation?

MEN
KCRVKXHL EUJDXZ
WKNJVWL GSWOXU
HYUE WREEYCS
QFDX ORNQTP
VTWMAC UEIIML
OFIIPTYX LYIJ
ZGRT BPDIIRNN
XCT GSXXJYUQ
RNBTCNP TCOSHNM
XIVL VFBD
NRIKUSL UIQORMDB
UFIV WKXXZY
DYFJN WCLEQPJ
LVZD CONKLNFK
PZSS TEBBMJ
BZGZD A'GAANZ
JRFJWRI XFCS
QJAMDU ZWWVDU
GMTHYL IKUBGMFPTPSSPM
KEZHQ WSNIEC
WOMEN
TVFAMI WVYVTT
KHP FNWHQBEV
MTJXMG EHXJRDT
ORERC VIUWFNUE
AIKUSBS EHSMKHNR
UQPIDJX HEXID
TZMMDR WDNCRM
ECWHX YCMBXA
LRNU FHZOHVN
YVTLG UGZVYNHT
YAERFI KFXBARV
OUGEUDLRZ EZBVJDR
CQMBSVDD LNYMICCNI
DGOFBL AGUCZD
AQSEWKC XFIWFSYK
RKUUC VHMPUUPT
CZNTBXD CFDNFE
OSXFSXCZ XBZGCXDUXA
BQKDVGBOJ OVIQXW
CWUIFBLSK HSOGSB

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