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drizjr
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 		[WEBSITE] letmeexplainthefive.blogspot
Alan Johnson Explains
Found from an updated link on the bottom of BRAVO, SAMMEEEEES which reads "ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN, SAMMEEEEES"

http://letmeexplainthefive.blogspot.com/
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"The Five"

A note from Mr. Alan Johnson

Before you jump to conclusions, please allow me to explain.
"The five" are perfectly fine. They are not prisoners. I placed
that video there for Betty to see that all was well. "The five"
are being held for their own safety. I am certain that you can
tell from their silly rantings that they are not of sound mind.
The one true statement that was uttered in their little imaginary
drama was that the man called Peeps is still out there. Peeps is
the one we need to worry ourselves with, Sammeeeees. I hope I
can coax you to continue on my behalf. You obviously possess the
skills and expertise that are required to track down and capture
a man such as Peeps.

Allow me to further explain our situation.

Six months ago a group of people were contacted by the man
called Peeps. Peeps approached these very fine citizens as if they
were playing a "game". He knew that the people that play these
wonderfully imaginative interactive games were natural Sammeeeees.
Who else would drop everything that they were doing and come to
the aid of a complete stranger? He told these Sammeeeees, as they
are called, an absurd little story about himself. He said he was a
member of a secret world government called Spoocheeeee and that
he was "on the run" (as they say in spy novels) from this secret world
government. Peeps went even further with this charade -- He told
these trusting Sammeeeees that this secret government had forced
him to be some something called a "jackal". I suppose he is saying
he's an assassin for this Spoocheeeee. Peeps then asked these dear,
dear people if they would help him to break away from Spoocheeeee.
And then he asked if they would help him find the evidence to expose
and stop the imaginary, evil organization of Spoocheeeee.

I know this all sounds ridiculous -- but remember, Peeps introduced
this demented fairy tale as the storyline for a "game". I apologize if
this seems lengthy but I do feel that it is important that you understand
how this man manipulated these innocent men and women and children.

Also understand that this is incredibly difficult for me. Peeps is or was a friend of mine. I have known this man for over 30 years. I first met Peeps when I was a young man (right after my 25th birthday to be exact) living outside of Boston, Massachusetts. An old friend of the family, Dr. Francis Kinder, phoned me up one day and asked if I could meet with her. She asked if I would come to meet one of her patients. I was hesitant. I had never been around people with these sort of illnesses and it did frighten me. My parents encouraged me to go. They reminded me how important it is to reach out and help those that are not as fortunate as we.

I met Dr. Kinder on the grounds of the Danvers State Hospital. We walked the grounds of this chilling property as she told me about this young man that was her patient. The young man had been dumped on the doorstep of DSH by his alcoholic and drug addicted parents at age 10. For six years this boy barely spoke a word except to tell everyone that his name was Buck Jones. By the time Dr. Kinder took him into her care, he was already 16. Her first challenge was to gain his trust so that he would communicate. She found that he responded to visual and aural stimulation. She used film and music to reach this boy. Dr. Kinder said Buck Jones quickly developed his verbal and coping skills. And with the aid of medications, they had been able to keep his hallucinations at bay. She felt now that Buck was 18, the next step for him was to work on his socialization. She asked if I would take the time to help lead him to a somewhat normal life. I can't tell you why I stepped forward to help this ordinary man but I just could not turn my back on Buck Jones. Dr. Kinder took me into the Male Dorm (a horrifying place) and I was then introduced to young Buck Jones. He was more than shy. He shook my hand but never once looked up from his old leather shoes. It was at this moment that I reached out my hand and lifted his chin. I smiled and told him the first thing we'd do would be to go out and get him some new shoes.

Buck Jones smiled and whispered a quiet, "Thank you."

And so our friendship began.

That first month I was only allowed to visit Buck on the grounds of DSH. We would take walks around the grounds and sit near the cemetery. It sounds ghoulish but it was lovely in that part of the quad.

Dr. Kinder then permitted me to take Buck on "field trips". We went to Red Sox games. Buck was a big Carlton Fisk fan. I took Buck to see the Pops when they played in the Common. We attended the "Head of the Charles" where I introduced him to my friends. Buck fit in wherever we went. It was only on one occasion, at Putnam Pantries, that Buck's other side reared it's ugly head. We were in the make your own sundae line and a man was singing an old tune titled "After You've Gone" -- Buck suddenly melted down. He screamed like a madman and threw down his ice cream. I grabbed him, fearing that he might harm someone, and he buried his head into my chest and sobbed like a child. Dr. Kinder said there was no way to know if it was the song because Buck refused to ever speak about the incident.

Time went on and Buck spent more and more time away from the hospital. And when it seemed that he was prepared to leave the hospital behind, I went to my employer, Otis Elevator, and managed to talk them into taking a chance on Buck.

And life went on -- Buck did very well at the company. He was primarily in sales but he did take on some management duties as well. He was well liked and seemed to thrive. Over the years there were a few incidents but over all he was living a full and normal life. Buck and I drifted apart but we always stayed in touch. It was only natural. We were living out our own lives.

About a year ago Buck Jones came back into my life.

I was sound asleep in my New York apartment when I opened my eyes to find Buck standing over me on my bed! He told me he was going to tell the world "everything". And when I asked, "what the hell are you talking about?", he babbled on about this crazy Spoocheeeee thing. I then said, "Please sit down and just take it easy, Buck." And Buck violently jumped up and down on the bed yelling, "I am no longer Buck Jones! I was never Buck Jones! I am a man called Peeps! And you will call me Peeps forever more!" He then bounced off the bed and disappeared out of my life for six months. Nobody heard from him during those six months. Dr. Kinder attempted to find him. She even hired a private detective. Buck or Peeps or whoever he was had fallen off the face of this spinning planet. I surmise that it is during this period of time that Buck/Peeps concocted this extravagant plan to trick the "gamers" into playing his "game". I am not certain of the details but at some point over these last six months, Buck/Peeps has convinced these "Sammeeeees" that his delusions of Spoocheeeee are real.

My dilemma now is to find Buck/Peeps. I feel some sort of responsibility. I am the only person, other than Dr. Kinder, that is like family for this man. Because he is certain that I am "the evil one", I cannot approach him in person. I realize it would be futile and foolish. I have instead been searching for him via the internet. I am reaching out to him in different ways. (Dr. Kinder suggested creating the film and reminding him of his real history vs. his delusions.) I hope to get him to reach out to me in return. She and I are doing everything we can to get him to reach out before he harms himself or someone else. Dr. Kinder also suggested that I find out the details of this "game " that he created. She feels that knowing more about what was said and done during this little "game" could give us a clue to finding and saving Buck/Peeps.

Why have I come to you? While I sat mulling how to save my friend -- it suddenly came to me. Seek out the same sort of people that Peeps sought. In order for me to help Buck/Peeps I need to retrace this "game" he dreamt up and find out what and who they have discovered on this fairy tale journey. I have asked "the five" in the room for details but it is hopeless. They will not listen to reason. I do hope you will.

Please step forward if you feel that you are indeed a true Sammeeeee.

Dante, I thank you for bringing all this to my attention. I rely on your keen thinking. I believe you also inquired about a T. Mann. I do have a business associate named Timothy Mann. He assists me with nearly everything I do. He is the grandson of a very famous writer, Thomas Mann. Timothy's father was also an artist. Timothy tells me that his father was a marvelous violinist. It is my opinion that Timothy has inherited some of these creative qualities. He is now in charge of all Otis communications in my division. And do not worry about that video cutting off. Trinket is an emotional young miss and tends to go on about things. I had Mr. Mann cut it off. Trinket's tirade would only incite Betty.

And we do not need that.

I look forward to working with you very good and clever people.

Warm Regards,
Mr. Alan Johnson


In the source code...<p>distributed by Mr. T. Mann</p>

PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:33 pm
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orangepeelbeef
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 		added as file attachment the page with spacing intact
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:41 pm
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danteIL
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 		Also in the source code: Some VERY odd spacing that might possibly be a code to decipher??

Thanks for the shout-out, A.J.

EDIT: Because I can't seem to be able to paste in the text directly to show why I think the spacing is not an accident (because I lose the formatting), here are screen shots showing what I mean. (Note, I found that it is most obvious if I use Times New Roman,12 pt. These are also using the default margins in Word and word wrap. It's possible that I just haven't hit on the right combo yet...)
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:42 pm
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Quote:
He knew that the people that play these
wonderfully imaginative interactive games were natural Sammeeeees.
Who else would drop everything that they were doing and come to
the aid of a complete stranger?

Thanks for the honest-to-goodness laugh, Sammeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees PMs.

Very Happy
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danteIL
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 		Okay I'm still playing with the strange spacing in the source code. I found that you could line things up pretty well if you change the margins to approx. 6", which puts the large gaps at the end of most of the lines. There is just one paragraph for which this doesn't seem to work so nicely (you'll notice the one I mean). Also, there are hard breaks for the first four paragraphs -- it's the paragraphs starting with "Also understand" that change depending on where you set the margins.

I am attaching a RTF file showing the results. Note that there are still some smaller mid-line gaps ranging from 2-17 spaces.
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Buck/Peeps has convinced these "Sammeeeees" that his delusions of Spoocheeeee are real.


If Mr AJ is trying to tell us that Spoocheeeee is not real, then why did Patricia Moore tell HHR that it *is* real.

Quote:
Patricia confirmed everything that we Sammeeeees had suspected. Otis, Spoocheeeee, Mr. Alan Johnson, Peeps are all real.


Someone is lying. Why?
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 		It would seem (to me) that Mr. AJ is working for Spoocheeeee, so is therefore trying to hide it's existance. Patricia Moore may either be a double agent who works for/with Mr. AJ but is trying to help the Sammeeeees, or a plant to get the Sammeeeees in a compromising situation so they could be picked up/take, like they were at the cemetery.

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 		K, because Otis Elevators keeps getting mentioned, I'ma goin to contact them Regarding Mr Allan Johnson, Buck Jones and T Man(n?), anyone have any suggestions on wording or anything?

I know their site may be OOG, but I have to try.

I've found a few things for contact info.

Quote:
Boston
61 Fourth Avenue
Needham, MA 02194
Phone: (781)433-8600
Fax: (781)433-7760


and http://www.otis.com/email/generalinforequest/1,1946,CLI1_RES1,00.html
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 		You might want to try contacting them asking to get in touch with Patricia, since she supposedly works for them ?

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 		contacting otis might be a good idea, thought i'd be surprised if they acctually have any involvement/info.
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konamouse
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 		Contacting Otis
Please be careful. Think about where Patricia Moore met Happy - in the greater Los Angeles area there is one branch of Otis. Perhaps there is an employee by that name, but doubtful they will give you any information. Maybe one of the PMs works at one of the Otis offices?

You are dealing with a large, international company. Here are the offices in California.

*Mr AJ wrote about "I was sound asleep in my New York apartment" and that Timothy Mann works at Otis "in charge of all Otis communications in my division". There is one office in NYC at 516 W 34th Street. I have no idea if this would be the office in Mr AJ & T Mann work.*

Very different from when Dave S. put his work (as a client of Anonymous Fame website building company) and the receptionist phone number on a CTW1 website when it first launched. It was more of a practical joke on her and after a few hours, the number was removed.

[*edit to add info about NYC after rereading "Let Me Explain the Five". - kona]
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I have been working on this and come up with this from this one paragraph.

First, I copied and pasted to notepad, then removed all the html tags, inserted a line break for every <br> and a paragraph break for every <br><br>. Set notepad to word wrap and decreased the width of notepad until each row was perfectly aligned to the left and all spaces to the right. Doing so this one word stood out.

I'm not saying this is correct, but found it unusual and maybe it will give someone else a light bulb moment.

Original, after removing html tags:

Code:
Also understand that this is incredibly difficult for me. Peeps is or was a                                   friend of mine. I have known this man for over 30 years. I first met Peeps                                 when I was a young man (right after my 25th birthday to be exact) living                             outside of Boston, Massachusetts. An old friend of the family, Dr. Francis                               Kinder, phoned me up one day and asked if I could meet with her. She asked                               if I would come to meet one of her patients. I was hesitant. I had never been                       around people with these sort of illnesses and it did frighten me. My parents                       encouraged me to go. They reminded me how important it is to reach out and                       help those that are not as fortunate as we.


After decreasing the width of notepad so that everything aligns to the left and all spacing is on the right side.

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Also understand that this is incredibly difficult for me. Peeps is or was a                                   
friend of mine. I have known this man for over 30 years. I first met Peeps                                 
when I was a young man (right after my 25th birthday to be exact) living                             
outside of Boston, Massachusetts. An old friend of the family, Dr. Francis                               
Kinder, phoned me up one day and asked if I could meet with her. She asked                               
if I would come to meet one of her patients. I was hesitant. I had never been                       
around people with these sort of illnesses and it did frighten me. My parents                       
encouraged me to go. They reminded me how important it is to reach out and                       help
those that are not as fortunate as we.


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orangepeelbeef
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 		whitespace stego
I still think this is whitespace stego. I haven't found the right thing yet.. but read this particular page on what i'm talking about.
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1178906&lastnode_id=0

when i run this through snow ( I wget the webpage and delete everything but the text section )

all i get out is "sss"

somehow I don't htink that's the answer, will keep trying

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Ok here is an excel file of the number of each spaces the letters and words on either side of the spaces
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 		whitespace stego
I am going to throw in the towel on trying to run that html through snow. I get a lot of crap out of it.. and that's all. Crap. The text that I do get doesn't come out of the paragraph that has AJ's text in it. I still think there is something to it, but I'll be darned if I can find it.

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