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**Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:10 pm

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Ehsan · Entrenched Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 992

Steve Steve Steve come on, it clearly says "DO NOT TALK ABOUT THIS TO ANYONE". See what you did, now it's going to get talked about and things will be compromised. Cool

**Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:31 pm

pharmmajor · Boot Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 38

Yes! Finally I'm in on the ground floor of a new ARG! Thank you, Steve.

Anyway, I've got a rough translation of the morse coded paper:

THROUGH/ WIND,/ SUN,/ SNOW,/ BRINGING/ HOPE/ AND/ POWER,/ EIGHTEEN/ LOVERS

"Through wind, sun, snow, bringing hope and power, eighteen lovers."

Now, as to what the hell this means, that will require some more research.

I have no clue as to what "Embedding prices" means, or what the last word in that line to Ridley is. Sorry.

**Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:23 pm

DTPowell02 · Guest

I am currently participating in this ARG. I have made contact and received a photo from the captor. Also, as far as I know, the morse code has no meaning yet.

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:16 am

pushECX

i have nothing better to do, could you please post the image for yus to see? then we can all analyze it (I am very good at this)

*EDIT*Also! check for camouflaging!

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:39 am

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bartmans

The Ridley mentioned in the morse-code letter is apperently our mr. Ridley york mentioned in the other letter.

The rest of it, including the blog itself throws more questions than answers.

Trief googling with the solution of the morse-code (thought it was a line of a song or poem), but nothing came up.

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:02 am

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Obes

isn't the first third the postal system motto? Through wind, sun, snow?

*injects randomness*

Obes. Twisted Evil

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:53 am

DeformedUncleLouie · Decorated Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 220

Ok quick thought while we wait on the pic. 18 is a word from the morse code right? So what letter(s) would 18 reperesent in the number code, maybe a conection. Ad that to the 1 in the first pic.

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:15 pm

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pharmmajor · Boot Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 38

But don't forget that it's part of another phrase, "18 lovers". Perhaps it has something to do with a famous lover of legend (i.e. Cassanova, Don Juan, Valentino)

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:53 pm

Falafel · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 73

Anything about the latest post? There was a code from the "captor," and would offer a reward to anyone who cracked it. Here's the comment:

""Lack of money is the root of all evil. " -George Bernard Shaw"

Does anyone know what the reward was, and who got it?

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:08 pm

pharmmajor · Boot Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 38

DTPowell was the one who got it. He submitted it three minutes before I had the chance too, and he said he'll post the picture here soon.

EDIT: I'm posting the code and the message here. Just in case it's used in the future, it will be good to have a leg-up on how to crack it.

8429 54 756010 16 520 7555 54 488 01018
Lack of money is the root of all evil

As far as I can tell so far:
- 0 can equal either E, V or Y
- 01= E
- 1=I
- 2 can equal either C or H
- 4 can equal either A or F
- 5 can equal either O or T
- 6 can equal S or N
- 7 can equal either M or R
- 8=L
- 9=K

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:11 pm

DTPowell · Greenhorn Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 6

Aye. I'm the one who won the pic. Sorry to keep you waiting. It has me positively stumped. The email that came with it said, quote "I wouldn't recommend sharing this with anyone. I really wouldn't." So do your best to keep it hush hush. Anywho, here it is, let me know if anyone figures it out.

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:54 pm

Delusional · Entrenched Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 839

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:14 pm

DTPowell · Greenhorn Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 6

Argh. You beat me to it, I didn't even see the new post until now. Good work though.

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:19 pm

hatetodd · Boot Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 43 Location: Scott AFB

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:17 pm