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nankaar
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I also got an email. I'm "the Lunatic", with ID A506-JQAO it seems. I was asked a similar set of questions.

EDIT: how long are the codes used with the Phone number? Does 9030879 make any sense?

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MrToasty
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We can try it. The codes have usually been 8, with 6 digit ones for fill orders and 4 for SSTV messages.

I always feel like were only solving about 10% of what is handed to us in this game. Many unsolved things in the past couple weeks alone I fear.

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MrToasty
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New image up on the survey page. Hex in the background decodes to:
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09030923 ONLY THE BITE OF A BELIEVER WILL SAVE HER 10170115


ETA - more audio clips.
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MrToasty
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New email:
Quote:
REVISION

2:12 GRAPHEME 188
3:5 GRAPHEME 142
3:17 GRAPHEME 48


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GuestUser17
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Not much to add except my email read the same thing.

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amandel
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Ascensionism A0 wrote:
[highlighting the email is needed to show the]Header: 2d414141414136312d4141424241424241414242414142424141414142

1:1 GRAPHENE 5
1:6 GRAPHENE 34
1:7 GRAPHENE 80
1:13 GRAPHENE 59
1:7 GRAPHENE 150
1:7 GRAPHENE 67

Header decode
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Hex to baconian is "-AAAAA61-AABBA BBAAB BAABB AAAAB" & then to text is "-A61-GZTB" (Distinct codes used)

A61-GZTB seems gibberish except there's the Opus character called "A61-VCLZ". Maybe the GRAPHENE's are a book cipher based on Bar #1 etc. 'tho I can't crack it.

ETA: MOVEMENT II has just been added to the Opus. LINK Also new are two maps with a marker at or in the proximity of Ely,Minnesota (my best Geek quess)
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MrToasty
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amandel wrote:
A61-GZTB seems gibberish except there's the Opus character called "A61-VCLZ". Maybe the GRAPHENE's are a book cipher based on Bar #1 etc. 'tho I can't crack it.

ETA: MOVEMENT II has just been added to the Opus. LINK Also new are two maps with a marker at or in the proximity of Ely,Minnesota (my best Geek quess)


...And the maps are gone. Now, what did they mean?

I still need to figure out what the heck to put for an opus yet too. Embarassed

GZTB was our contact from earlier in the game.

Also, significance of GRAPHEME first and GRAPHENE now?

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amandel
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MrToasty wrote:
GZTB was our contact from earlier in the game.

TY, Toasty, seemed familiar. In the (new?) Archive there's a map with an exact Ely address as Opus location. Help Do I make an Opus solely for my character or for all?
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MrToasty
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amandel wrote:
In the (new?) Archive there's a map with an exact Ely address as Opus location. Help Do I make an Opus solely for my character or for all?


Nice spot, don't think I had or would have noticed that Archive link. ( Strangely enough the link on the page now does go to archive rather than counterpoint . Different pages link to different archives it seems.) That building used to be known as Tanner Hospital. Did we miss a drop there?

As for the opus, I'm as stumped as you. My plan for this round was to only put in for myself.

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GuestUser17
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I'd never noticed that archive either! So is that the building where all these activities are happening at? Scary to have a real place involved.

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MrToasty
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And now we have diagrams of the hospital to go along with the story so far.

http://www.esurv.org/user_files/fck/4620/movement-1-bar-1.jpg
http://www.esurv.org/user_files/fck/4620/movement-1-bar-2.jpg
http://www.esurv.org/user_files/fck/4620/movement-1-bar-3.jpg
http://www.esurv.org/user_files/fck/4620/movement-2-bar-1.jpg

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MrToasty
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OK, I'd say it's been made more obvious that each of us it to submit only our own opus. If you haven't submitted one in the last few days, check to see if the form has a line for you.

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MrToasty
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New email received:
Quote:
Subject: Pour the milk on Louis' grave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Translates to:

Lively there is a lively party, life
Interesting to talk to, and attractive
Skillful experienced, up to the task so far
Tolerance patience infinite
Enigmatic the mysterious, you have a pull attractive
Noble honor heart
Impressive your talent shine
Neat organized carefully
Graceful resence and elegant elegance

Picturesque it is stunningly beautiful
Optimistic nothing to keep you
Smart sharp intellect
Tactful sensitive, and tactful until now

Able set your mind able, if you do not do, what to success
Cabable possible task may be entrusted to you
Terrific the great, and tripped the light fantastic very
Intelligent, problem-solving
Virtuous I live virtuous, to justice
Excellent full benefits, I better

And so far, the acrostic gives: "LISTENING POST ACTIVE"


ETA - the subject is from Current 93's "The Bloodbells Chime."

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amandel
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Coffee Toasty once astutely mentioned there's always more under the surface with Ascend. The Bloodbells Chime is a Louis Wain homage. Using their email acrostic they've opened a Listening Post in the Counterpoint - Archive. Among the symphonic selections there's a dialed-in bit with reverse audio I can't isolate for Audacity.

Then checking the Location Data there are new "Recruitment Kit" drop coords (47.909850, -91.845100) where the "RECIPIENT (is) LISTENING". Laughing Likely more & TGIF!
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MrToasty
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Sounds like SSTV audio there as well at one point. Need to see if I can get things recorded. Also, those coordinates seem just a bit too rounded off...

ETA - what are the odds that GuestUser17's company has employees in the area? Wink

ETA2 - was able to capture the SSTV, image attached.

ETA3 - the reversed section of one of the selections states
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"On a trail, around a lake, off in the woods... easily accessible by foot or bike."

Working on the DTMF phone tones next.

ETA4 - tones look to be:
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99990000 272363
First we've had, second I tried with the previous fill order number but no luck thus far.

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