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amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Morning All. Fools Chrildren's Emperor card leads on & ends with cipher clues. EDIT Hours Later: Reckon this gives us a satisfying result
first hidden page
the next hidden page
1st cipher solve
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Keyed Caesar with key "kept" at shift 4 reads: she is chthonic
2nd cipher solve
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keyed Caesar with key "surprised" at shift 4: she receives the souls of the dead into the earth
3rd cipher solve
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Gronsfeld Cipher with key 1965 (year of t. s. eliot's death) reading: she is the queen of the dead
finally the 3rd hidden page
the final hidden page *crosses fingers*
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 3:47 am
Cherry
Decorated
Joined: 25 Feb 2016 Posts: 186 Location: traveler
Nice work amandel!
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:38 am
Russell
Unfictologist
Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1571 Location: London
Gogogo Amandel!!!
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:48 am
ElectricHippo
Boot
Joined: 11 Mar 2016 Posts: 38 Location: California
Amazing work Amandel! I learn so much by going back and recreating your footwork, thank you
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:59 pm
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Mega THX. That is sweet to read! Did you guys send Winter a symbol? Got an email reply after sending her a water symbol.
Winter in my email wrote:
Water is one of the four ancient elements which play a role in the process of alchemy, a process which consists of four stages: the blackening, the whitening, the yellowing, and the reddening.
The first stage, the blackening, involves complete and utter destruction, reducing a substance to ashes.
Sometimes metaphors are more real than the objects they define.
All of my love always, Winter
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 3:59 pm
HappyPhantom
Decorated
Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 297 Location: TX
I sent in air, and attempted the applications page again. I know it is much simpler than I am trying to make, but the simple answers are usually harder for me to find. For the first time I am doubtful that I'll make it in lol
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:25 pm
Russell
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1571 Location: London
Since a few days have passed since the original request to not share and since this forum is OOG and I want to make sure we are all playing together:
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:12 am
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Bravo Russell I, also, want to play together with this whole group and 'not-sharing' sucks lemons.
Now, if anyone wants to keep plugging away at it for awhile, just work it like any usual ARG solve and remember...
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_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:56 am
HappyPhantom
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Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 297 Location: TX
lol
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:01 am
Russell
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1571 Location: London
I thought that might be your reaction
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:07 am
HappyPhantom
Decorated
Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 297 Location: TX
I was trying so hard to understand that "think to previous puzzles" hint you dropped too! Omg I can't even.....
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:38 am
Christmas
Boot
Joined: 07 Dec 2015 Posts: 50
You are not alone with being stuck, Happy. I finally got it once the magister said "You are loved"
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:10 am
Russell
Unfictologist
Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1571 Location: London
New area on the pergamum project site although it leads to a 404 at the moment.
http://www.pergamumproject.com/card-catalog.html
Interestingly or perhaps not lol 404 on the dewey decimal system is:
Quote:
Special topics of language
I had been wondering the meaning of the puzzle in the library:
Challenge #1
You must fill the shelves
to turn your world upside down.
How many?
Ask a superior
highly composite number.
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I am not sure who message the magister with the answer of 12 but I guess the solution was that 12 is both the reverse of the world tarot card number and is also a superior highly composite number
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:34 pm
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
After suggesting the book "Maps of the Soul" the Magister in an email wrote:
You strike me as someone with a lot of books.
Don't try building the pyramid from the top down
The Magister tweeted that all who've applied have their 'library cards' now so happy hunting all and....
can y'all post your book replies from the Magister b/c "You never know where big ideas can come from." ** Channeling 'Working Girl'--one of my fav films** Thanks.
ETA: have now submitted 'Book of the Dead"
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:57 am
Last edited by amandel on Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:08 am; edited 1 time in total
Russell
Unfictologist
Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1571 Location: London
For completeness the puzzle we are discussing is in the card catalogue.
Quote:
(an image of 13 blank boxes)
13
translation
puzzled theme:
Native to Africa
Temptation
Again
Since it was 13 characters I was not sure if we were working on the book name or the isbn.
EDIT** Good guess Amandel but why "Temptation"?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:03 am
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