Locate the Trigger Key
In the LAYOUT section, find the key assigned with an @ symbol, which indicates a dead key trigger:
129 OEM_3 0 0060@ 007e -1
Pressing OEM_3 (the backtick ` key) triggers Dead Key State 0060.
Understand the DEADKEY Section Structure
Each DEADKEY block defines a state transition.
- Left column: Hexadecimal ASCII/Unicode code of the required key press.
- Right column: The next dead key state, indicated by the trailing
@.
For example:
1DEADKEY 0060 → 0073 (Hex for 's') → transitions to state 02d0@
Trace the Chained Dead Key Sequence
Convert each input hexadecimal value to its corresponding ASCII character and follow the state transitions one by one:
1State 0060 + 0073 (s) → 02d0@
2
3State 02d0 + 0075 (u) → 02ed@
4
5State 02ed + 006e (n) → 02b4@
6
7State 02b4 + 007b ({) → 02ef@
8
9State 02ef + 0070 (p) → 02ba@
10
11State 02ba + 0072 (r) → 02c9@
12
13State 02c9 + 0061 (a) → 02d3@
14
15State 02d3 + 0069 (i) → 02e9@
16
17State 02e9 + 0073 (s) → 02bd@
18
19State 02bd + 0065 (e) → 02cd@
20
21State 02cd + 0074 (t) → 02e4@
22
23State 02e4 + 0068 (h) → 02d8@
24
25State 02d8 + 0065 (e) → 02ee@
26
27State 02ee + 0073 (s) → 02d4@
28
29State 02d4 + 0075 (u) → 02e1@
30
31State 02e1 + 006e (n) → 02b0@
32
33State 02b0 + 007d (}) → 2600
The final state outputs ☀, indicating the end of the sequence.
Extract the Flag
Combining all the input characters in order gives:
1sun{praisethesun}