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I am leaning toward something more complex than substitution, and I do not believe that it is going to be (easily) solvable until we get more (as substitution may be thanks to frequency analysis, et al). We seem to get more during every round and this is supposed to last 13 rounds. Just because of how multi-layered and hidden the puzzles have been so far, I'm assuming that we won't be able to make heads or tails of the letters until we have the complete set.

That being said, feel free to prove me wrong, as all of the unsolved puzzles are driving me batty.

**Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:00 pm

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Inju · Greenhorn Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 9

Boo, see what happens when I get distracted and forgetful. (*Is the most easily distracted person in the wor--ooh, icecream--*)

No package for me, but I did get a 'letter' this morning. Grabbed it as I was running out the door, so I can't scan it, but the paper itself does not seem to have anything on it.

Enclosed are two smaller strips folded in half. One is very narrow and has "six seven" in red on one side, and "our" on the other.

The other has the words "while three not un fide" on the bottom of one side, spaced at about an inch apart from each other, the other side is blank.

Sorry, haven't got much else to contribute--haven't had a chance to review the previous posts very thoroughly yet. :T

**Posted:** Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:32 pm

EndOfFemme · Boot Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 16 Location: Ohio, USA

I got a letter today, as well.

It seems to be answers to the questions I asked in my submission, though I haven't had time to look it over or scan it.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:29 am

RedHatty

woo hoo - I got a letter today.

2 strips of plain white paper, no numbers, nothing on the backs.

Scan below

1st strip

Top row: the may appear bona

Bottom row: diagrams lineage are momentous

2nd strip

Top row: of they indeed architects

Bottom row: of culture

**Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:24 pm

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trying to put together the words (this may be very wrong) I come up with

**Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:37 pm

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If RedHatty's correct in putting together the words... could it have anything to do with what the pictures symbolize?

Plume: For writing the declaration / old documents
Hammer: Could it be a gavel? Justice?
Boot: Maybe it being a cowboy boot has some sort of significance.

I don't know where the beetle (in the dot-text) ties into all this, but maybe 'the most riveting person' is someone who had something to do with all three of these?

If only that offset text made more sense. I still can't make heads or tails of it.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:12 pm

Lovek · Unfettered Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 434

**Posted:** Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:14 pm

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EndOfFemme · Boot Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 16 Location: Ohio, USA

Sorry it took me a while to post this. Blame the weekend. This is the letter I got:

I think that there are 2 more letters somewhere out there and mine belongs in the center. Other than that, I don't have any serious thoughts.

edit: Resized the image. I didn't realize it was that excessively large. Also, the weirdness at the top is due to the scanner.

Cooldrew · Veteran Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 78

That's no moon, it's a ~~space station~~ JPEG! Very Happy

Just resize that a little, please?
But anyway. I think that in essence, what they said was that the Council is a group of thinkers who have come together to study the supposed "dumbing-down" of our culture. Also, it seems that they are going to continue with their plans.
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What plans...

**Posted:** Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:08 pm

JohnnyCon7

I submitted "Rosie the Riveter" right after Lovec got his package, and I just got my response today. I probably wont have time to scan it until later tonight, but I'll try giving a description for now. Top left corner it says "EMLUP" (in black pen) w/ a wavy underline (Red pen), in the top right "ETEBLE" (in black pen) w/ a jagged underline (Red pen). The writing sprawls out from left to right and is in pencil, and it says

mapmaker

I'm trying to figure out the offset lettering right now, and it's making no sense.

If you look at it, it looks like there should be words in there. But the letter frequencies are strange. There are very few instances A H I or N. So on the one hand, we may be looking at some letter substitution. But on the other hand, it's not all that strange, so maybe not. Maybe it's just transposition.

**Posted:** Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:06 pm

enaxor · I Have No Life Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2395

This is the newest correspondence from tCotSA. The most importand part says:

**Posted:** Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:55 pm

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Daikah · Kl00 Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 42

**Posted:** Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:08 am

RedHatty

Change of pace...

I got a letter today - real envelope - lined notebook paper - postage from Netherland.

**Posted:** Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:21 pm

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Keldrena · Greenhorn Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 4

Do you guys think it is too late to send a letter of my own?

**Posted:** Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:04 pm