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During World War II, the Germans were using an encryption code called Enigma – which was basically an encryption machine that encrypted messages for transmission. The Enigma code went many years unbroken. Here's How the basic machine works:

First Caesar shift is applied using an incrementing number:
If String is AAA and starting number is 4 then output will be EFG.
A + 4 = E
A + 4 + 1 = F
A + 4 + 1 + 1 = G

Now map EFG to first ROTOR such as:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
BDFHJLCPRTXVZNYEIWGAKMUSQO
So EFG becomes JLC. Then it is passed through 2 more rotors to get the final value.

If the second ROTOR is AJDKSIRUXBLHWTMCQGZNPYFVOE, we apply the substitution step again thus:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
AJDKSIRUXBLHWTMCQGZNPYFVOE
So JLC becomes BHD.

If the third ROTOR is EKMFLGDQVZNTOWYHXUSPAIBRCJ, then the final substitution is:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
EKMFLGDQVZNTOWYHXUSPAIBRCJ
So BHD becomes KQF.

Final output is sent via Radio Transmitter.
Input
Line 1: ENCODE or DECODE
Line 2: Starting shift N
Lines 3-5:
BDFHJLCPRTXVZNYEIWGAKMUSQO ROTOR I
AJDKSIRUXBLHWTMCQGZNPYFVOE ROTOR II
EKMFLGDQVZNTOWYHXUSPAIBRCJ ROTOR III
Line 6: Message to Encode or Decode
Output
Encoded or Decoded String
Constraints
0 ≤ N < 26
Message consists only of uppercase letters (A-Z)
1 ≤ Message length < 50
Example
Input
ENCODE
4
BDFHJLCPRTXVZNYEIWGAKMUSQO
AJDKSIRUXBLHWTMCQGZNPYFVOE
EKMFLGDQVZNTOWYHXUSPAIBRCJ
AAA
Output
KQF

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