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XOR Marks the Spot

MediumPuzzle

This ciphertext (hex) was XORed with a single repeating byte key:

1d161a0d151e45425f4b0a521c450e521d1f1c45081f1a501c1601

Find the key, recover the message. Tip: the plaintext starts with NEPSEC{.

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