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[Finished]Mysterious Email - Project Zeus
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Jiroe
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DeformedUncleLouie wrote:
ummmmmm IM name?


Botzero11SPLAThotmail.com on MSN Messenger.

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as you say the second could be shoes or carpets of some sort the third could be a river or a sea or an ocean or possibly a water fall

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Karija
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The first riddle is encoded in base64, comes out as:
Newtons muse forbidden,
look up and see me bough,
look down to where I fell,
give me my name,
only you can tell.

So to put all the riddles in the same post, number two and three are:
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The Second riddle appears to be in Pig Latin: "You walk on me, yet it is my job, I come in many guises, all of different prices." Could this be shoes?

The Third riddle I think is just hidden in the link. The link itself goes to a 404 page. "A travelling beast I am. I drink the blood of the Earth. I can become old I can be loud as a lion or quiet as a mouse I do not need rest. What am I?"


Hm, I think the first riddle is an apple? I like Jiroe's suggestion of shows for the second one.

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Jiroe
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Karija wrote:
The first riddle is encoded in base64, comes out as:
Newtons muse forbidden,
look up and see me bough,
look down to where I fell,
give me my name,
only you can tell.

So to put all the riddles in the same post, number two and three are:
Quote:
The Second riddle appears to be in Pig Latin: "You walk on me, yet it is my job, I come in many guises, all of different prices." Could this be shoes?

The Third riddle I think is just hidden in the link. The link itself goes to a 404 page. "A travelling beast I am. I drink the blood of the Earth. I can become old I can be loud as a lion or quiet as a mouse I do not need rest. What am I?"
Blood of the Earth is most likely water.



Well, after watching the Davinci Code, I think the first one might be "an apple".

As for the third, I found a similar riddle on Google, but "the Earth's blood" was the trees. It wasn't the same, so I don't think the answer would fit (a chainsaw).

EDIT: Whoops, I didn't see Karija's apple suggestion. Smile I think that's what it is.

EDIT 2: Wait, no, I don't think the answer is apple. Looking at the riddle again, I think the answer is gravity, based on the last two lines of the riddle.

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maybe if newtons muse was forbidden maybe its anti that would make it anti gravity

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JUST DID A RUNN ON GOOGLE BLOOD OF THE EARTH GOT A FEW HITS DESCRIBING THE BLOOD OF THE EARTH AS OIL SO IT COULD BE OIL NOT WATER she the answer could be a motor or an engine of some sort

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apple = forbidden fruit, plus it can fall

third feels like camel but no reason. I suppose it's more likely to be a vehicle. Oldsmobile is a car. Peugeot's symbol is a lion (I'm sure there's a better link). ? mini mouse. No there must be something better.
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Jiroe
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ramsfan wrote:
apple = forbidden fruit, plus it can fall


True. After thinking about it some more, I think the obvious answers are the right ones.

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Excuse my intrusion into the game, I've following along, but not really active. For your third riddle I was thinking something along the lines of ocean or river. The ocean drinks the river and the river drinks the stream. A river can be like "old man river" it can "roar" as in a waterfall, or it can silently pass by like a mouse.

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Jiroe
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enaxor wrote:
Excuse my intrusion into the game, I've following along, but not really active. For your third riddle I was thinking something along the lines of ocean or river. The ocean drinks the river and the river drinks the stream. A river can be like "old man river" it can "roar" as in a waterfall, or it can silently pass by like a mouse.

* enaxor fades back into the darkness once again


I thought about that too, but I wasn't sure how the "old" line fit in.

So right now, our answers are:
Riddle 1: Apple
Riddle 2: Shoes
Riddle 3: River

Botzero11 didn't say when he'd be back on, so I'm not sure how much time we have.

EDIT: Speak of the devil. He's on now....

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Okay, the first two are right. The answer to the third is not river, and we only have one chance left. Suggestions?

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Hi guys, just been lurking on this one, but seems promising. For the third answer I think it could be Greyhound, as in bus. Not sure why an english ARG would use an uniquely american icon, but it seems to fit.
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I got the third answer. It was steam engine. I'm still talking with him....

EDIT: Okay, wow. I really almost blew that one. Sorry guys. Thankfully I think they took pity on my verbal flounderings and let me save it at the last minute.

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Botzero11: Do you have your answers?
klindas: I think so. Do I have a limited number of guesses?
Botzero11: You only have 2 chances
Botzero11: Give them to me one after the other, in order.
Botzero11: Are you ready?
klindas: Okay.
klindas: Yes.
klindas: Riddle 1: Apple
Botzero11: Correct
klindas: Riddle 2: Shoes
Botzero11: Correct
klindas: Riddle 3: a river
Botzero11: Incorrect
Botzero11: You have 1 chance remaining.
klindas: May I discuss this final riddle with my teammates, or do you require the answer now?
Botzero11: You may discuss.
klindas: Riddle 3: an engine
Botzero11: I can not accept.
Botzero11: Riddle 3: car
Botzero11: An engine can not travel without wheels, unless you means a steam engine.
klindas: This is true. Also, an airplane.
Botzero11: Airplane was acceptable.
Botzero11: Comiserations.
klindas: I'm sorry, was the last answer acceptable?
Botzero11: Engine? No.
Botzero11: Car, Airplane, Truck, etc. = acceptable
Botzero11: My purpose is served.
Botzero11: Goodbye.
klindas: Wait, is there any other way to assist the Professor?
Botzero11: Continue on your own judgement
klindas: Riddle 3: Airplane
klindas: Is that acceptable?
Botzero11: It would have been.
Botzero11: You already used up 2 chances.
Botzero11: Goodbye.
klindas: True, but my original answer, "engine", I meant "steam engine". As in a locomotive.
Botzero11: I will take your word for it. The Professor did leave me here for you, I will trust his judgement.
Botzero11: Congratulations.
klindas: Thank you.
klindas: What did the professor leave with you?
Botzero11: Let me recover the information.
Botzero11: The Grand Master is the owner of Techron Ltd. He is very secretive. No person knows his real identity. Techron Ltd. is a space company, in that they develop their own space programs. You should not trust anyone at the moment, you never know who will betray you. I think the best thing for you to do would be to sabotage Project Zeus somehow. I do not think The Grand Master will wait past Tuesday. Good luck with it all. Do not worry about me. I know that I am likely to be hunted down. I know too much.
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klindas: Is that all he left?
Botzero11: Yes.
Botzero11: That is what he told me to leave you.
Botzero11: I do not know why.
klindas: I think someone working for Techron kidnapped him this morning because he knew too much about Project Zeus. Did he mention anything about that to you?
Botzero11: No.
klindas: Just out of curiousity, would you happen to know any of the Professor's passwords? His brother has the professor's computer, which has documents on it related to this, but they are password protected.
Botzero11: No.
klindas: Will you be availble if we need your help?
Botzero11: I have nothing more to offer.
klindas: Okay. Thank you for the help you've already given us.
Botzero11: Goodbye.


Again, sorry I almost blew it there. It threw me off when the last one was incorrect. I was frantically trying to find the answer, and I didn't realize the hook he left me until I had already babbled on.

Anyway, there's the information. It's pretty much the same thing that the Prof. said. Sabotage the project. I guess we just say our part of the project isn't complete.

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And it looks like the prof. is dead now.

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We got him today. He was staying in a hotel, before going to catch the
Eurostar. We managed to catch him, and dispose of him.


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Darn, looks like a missed all the fun. I wish I got to lie and cheat a bot. (for shame)

Ok Why do you think he picked those things? Apple, shoes and "car" Think there is any meaning to those words?
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