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[Mindez]

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let me also remind you that that program was encoded using the passphrase "if entropy wins, outward looks should leave you cold" with an unknown initial deck encoding.

We need to construct one that removes the whole passphrase thing and just works with the deck order directly before solitaire is played for outputs. The program should look for keywords, such as djinn, but also subject the plaintext to frequency tests to see that it matches normal english frequency, to within + or - some %

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That more likely describes the number of steps involved for a solution. It sort of hints that the steps to solution are more apparent than we have been discussing. I still hope to get time over the holidays to investigate, I'm pretty sure there's no need to brute-force this one.

[x]

Im sure this is trout material.

"If entropy... ...leave you cold"
The clue message is exactly 52 characters long. Including spaces and the comma. That number is WAY to coincidental. Maybe the message means nothing at all, it might simply be an arrangement of letters that set up a deck order.

[Mindez]

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Thoughts about the message and anagrams.

Consider it as a crossword style clue.
restating what others have suggested:
"If entropy wins" = anagram alert!
"outward looks" = possible subject of anagram
"should leave you cold" = drop the "U" (you)

So, I have looked for "Outward Looks" phrases which have a "u" in them, in order to drop it. I've found "beauty" and "features" which both match the phrase.

Anagramming "featres" doesn't do much. "beaty" could anagram to "a byte"/"byte a".

I don't know where to take that yet... perhaps a binary operation based on the ascii code of "a" or "A"?

Other interpretations:

There's no "U" to drop, but the solution to the anagram is something related to coldness (leaves you cold).

I've not found an "outward looks" phrase or anagram thereof, nor anagram of "outward looks" / "outward looks should" which relates to coldness in a clear and satisfying way.

Sorry this doesn't really progess toward an answer, just felt the need to share my thinking.

[kian]

Doesn't our effort deserve a response?

[x]

Im just saying 52 "standard" cards in a deck. plus 2 jokers. Yea i know the 108 characters, and the idea that, its 2x 54 cards, 52 standard + 2 jokers.

Im just saying the only pieces of information we are given is two blocks of dissapearing text, one block of "normal" text, and a message. Some think the entropy message is "just a clue". I dont happen to believe this. I think its a passkey of some kind. There is more hidden inside that string of information. And the fact that its 52 characters means something.

i dont have the card personally. Does the message have quotes around it on the card? if so... thats 54 characters.

I felt that was an interesting coincidence i should mention. No one had said it before that i could find. Just searching for meaning in the few things that we are given on this card.

[rose]

Just passing through quickly - but I checked and indeed the phrase does have quotes around it.

Here it is:

"If entropy wins, outward looks should leave you cold."

All punctuation in the above phrase is included - the quotation marks, the comma and the period.

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Re: Doesn't our effort deserve a response?

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