If 'PUZZZLE' is decoded as 'MIRACLE'. Then 'MOURNING' is decoded as:
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EVENNING
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EVENING
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GOODDAY
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BEATING
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Explanation
The decoding pattern involves shifting letters back by 10 positions in the alphabet: PUZZZLE becomes MIRACLE (P-10=M, U-10=E, Z-10=R, Z-10=A, Z-10=C, L-10=L, E-10=E). Applying this to MOURNING gives EVENNING (M-10=E, O-10=V, U-10=E, R-10=N, N-10=N, I-10=I, N-10=N, G-10=G).
AI explanation
The decoded word must have the same number of letters as the coded word: PUZZZLE has 7 letters and maps to MIRACLE (7 letters). MOURNING has 8 letters, so its decoded word must also have 8 letters. Among the options only EVENNING has 8 letters (EVENING, GOODDAY and BEATING each have 7), so EVENNING is correct.