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[UPDATE] Sentinel 1/31/2007
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel 1/31/2007
6 killed in police raid, VFE: Bring On Season 2!
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6 Killed in Deadly Police Raid on Point
By ALWHIN COPI

A police raid on Ascendancy Point killed six people, left at least three injured, and interrupted power to hundreds of residents and business. The operation was led by Detective Helena Frye as part of an independent group of specialists targeting the so-called Third Power, a secret organisation which Frye says may have been involved with the theft of the Receda Cube three years ago. Cube Retrieval Team members Caine Johansson and Kurt McAllister, as well as Academy Master Sente Kiteway's daughter, Violet, were also involved with the raid.

"This was a brave and important operation," said Chief of Police Eoin Morgan. "My heart goes out to the families of Petra Fishcook and Patrick Harrison, who gave their lives in the service of all of us in Perplex City. ... Thanks to the hard work and courage of all the men and women involved, we believe we have broken the Third Power once and for all."

The strike on the Third Power was intended to decapitate the organisation, and also to rescue Kiteway's younger daughter, Scarlett Kiteway, who had allegedly been kidnapped and held by the group for several days. Scarlett Kiteway was subjected to torture during her imprisonment, though police declined to speculate on why she had been singled out. She is currently being treated for serious injuries at Phuah Hospital.

Police say that over three dozen Third Power members were detained in the raid, and believe nobody in the base of operations successfully evaded the police net.

The police found information at the Ascendancy Point location revealing the identities of scores of additional Third Power operatives, and dozens were captured in a series of dawn raids. "We caught these monsters completely unawares," said Morgan. No further injuries were reported from this second wave of raids.

Four of the dead were Third Power agents present at the scene, police say, including Academy Languages Adjunct Senior Fellow Roberto Solitano. His specific involvement with the Third Power is unknown. Frye was shot by a Third Power Agent during the attack, but is expected to recover uneventfully.


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View from Earth:
Bring Season Two
By AFFY PERSON

Regarding the feelings of Xavier Kettering and the others who don't care for impending arrival of the second season, I have to ask them how else they plan on getting the word out to Earth's residents regarding the missing Receda Cube.

The puzzles that the puzzle scribes have sent to Mind Candy for Season 1 have had two noticeable effects on Earth citizens that I've seen. First, they become more aware of the City's culture through the puzzles, and then become concerned about the Cube. We receive solicitations and media at a nearly constant rate, all of it asking for our money, time, and attention. We can't realistically give all of our money, time, and attention to everything we see, and as such we become jaded to new petitions for our investment.

The puzzle cards manage to overcome this mental block by offering us something first, and then asking for help. The small sampling of your culture gives us an appreciation for your trouble, and then (possibly led by greed at the thought of more puzzles), we're willing to put our previously mentioned money, time, and attention into finding the cube. And the more people we have on the lookout, the more likely we are to find the Cube.

The second effect is in the mental state of the players. Even if we knew to look for the Cube, there's no guarantee that we'd be in the mental state to locate it. There's a difference between being smart and being clever, and even if we have dozens of smart people searching, they might not be in the clever state of mind necessary for Cube retrieval. The cards allow us to see puzzles everywhere. Packing items into a box, timing the ebb and flow of traffic as we head to work, the rules of ettiquette when travelling in crowded public transportation, ordering a budget-smart meal that will still please everyone...the puzzle cards are the spark that can ignite our imagination when faced with the challenges surrounding us.

While I can appreciate the fact that you'd prefer for your puzzle scribes to work on puzzles at home, Xavier, I ask you to help us in helping you. You're not a "distant, idly entertaining pasttime," you're the beginning of what promises to be a great inspiration.


Links:
http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/01/6_killed_in_dea.html
http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/01/view_from_earth_55.html
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Four of the dead were Third Power agents present at the scene, police say, including Academy Languages Adjunct Senior Fellow Roberto Solitano. His specific involvement with the Third Power is unknown.


I remember from the leaked emails (which I can't seem to find on the Wiki right now) some communication between V and an adjunct senior fellow. This must be the guy. Language dept eh? I would have thought cryptography.

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cassandra
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 		His specific involvement is having an affair with Anna and murdering her in the catacombs.

Well, so went my spec some time ago, anyway. Since she mentioned naming her unborn child 'Bob' and all that. Hope they search his offices well...
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