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[Trailhead] AIM - Paradox/John Fairborn
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 		[Trailhead] AIM - Paradox/John Fairborn
Kidnapped son and a clue to find him
Got hit with an AIM this afternoon

AIM: bornfairdiefair
Email: john.fairbornSPLATgooglemail.com

Code that was sent:

"54687265652D706172742073706F7274696E6720616368656976656D656E7420736D6F74686572656420696E20697400"


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[10:11] bornfairdiefair: Hello? Anyone there?
[10:11] JWtheFourth: Yes
[10:12] bornfairdiefair: Hi. My name's John Fairborn. You wouldn't happen to know a man called Paradox would you?
[10:13] JWtheFourth: Can't say that I do. How come?
[10:14] bornfairdiefair: He said not to tell the police.. You won't tell the police, will you?
[10:14] JWtheFourth: I'm not the police and I won't tell the police.
[10:14] bornfairdiefair: Right..
[10:15] bornfairdiefair: He's...kidnapped my son.
[10:15] JWtheFourth: !
[10:16] JWtheFourth: I'm sorry to hear that. Is there a way I can help?
[10:16] bornfairdiefair: His name is James.
[10:17] bornfairdiefair: He has only contacted me once.. gave me the name "Paradox" and said "I do not want a ransom." Or something like that.
[10:17] JWtheFourth: Then what does he want?
[10:17] bornfairdiefair: I don't know..
[10:18] *** "bornfairdiefair" signed on at Fri Apr 20 10:18:10 2007.
[10:18] bornfairdiefair: Hang on..
[10:18] JWtheFourth: Sure.
[10:18] bornfairdiefair: Got a phone call coming through.
[10:18] bornfairdiefair: *has one of those "have a phonecall whilst online" deals"
[10:19] bornfairdiefair: Could you hold on a second?
[10:19] JWtheFourth: Yah.
[10:20] bornfairdiefair: Oh shiitake!
[10:20] bornfairdiefair: It's him!
[10:20] JWtheFourth: What did he say?
[10:20] bornfairdiefair: I'm writing what he is saying..
[10:20] bornfairdiefair: He's only just started talking.. hang on.
[10:20] bornfairdiefair: *will transcribe*
[10:21] bornfairdiefair: "Listen closely if you want to see your son again..."
[10:21] bornfairdiefair: And now it's a lot of code.
[10:21] bornfairdiefair: Or summit.
[10:22] JWtheFourth: Try to write down what you can of it
[10:22] JWtheFourth: or record it
[10:22] bornfairdiefair: Recording the code.
[10:22] bornfairdiefair: Lucky i got a microphone port..
[10:22] bornfairdiefair: It's off.
[10:23] bornfairdiefair: Right..
[10:24] bornfairdiefair: It's not a lot, I can transcribe it quickly.
[10:24] bornfairdiefair: Erm.. Make that a lot.
[10:24] JWtheFourth: If you want to send me a file, [my email address] can work.
[10:24] JWtheFourth: Or maybe upload it somewhere
[10:25] bornfairdiefair: My computer's a weird one.. I can't save the audio file sadly. But I will send you the transcript
[10:25] JWtheFourth: Okay
[10:27] bornfairdiefair: Good grief..
[10:27] JWtheFourth: What?
[10:27] bornfairdiefair: How the hell does this Paradox fellah think i'm gonna be able to decode this?! If it's even a code!
[10:28] JWtheFourth: I have some friends that are good at this type of thing.
[10:28] bornfairdiefair: Really?
[10:28] bornfairdiefair: Get 'em!
[10:28] JWtheFourth: Yah.
[10:28] bornfairdiefair: I'm rather secretive when it comes to my family.. But seeing as this kidnapper likes things like this. Maybe I should let you all into my life..untill my son is back.
[10:30] bornfairdiefair: What's your email again?
[10:31] bornfairdiefair: [my email address]
[10:32] bornfairdiefair: sente
[10:35] JWtheFourth: Just got it.
[10:36] JWtheFourth: Okay
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[10:36] JWtheFourth: The first part is hexadecimal
[10:36] JWtheFourth: Three-part sporting acheivement smothered in it

[10:36] bornfairdiefair: Right..
[10:38] bornfairdiefair: No clue what that could be.
[10:38] JWtheFourth: if it's an anagram, it's a mean one
[10:38] JWtheFourth: feels like a riddle.
[10:41] bornfairdiefair: Maybe your friends can help?
[10:41] JWtheFourth: Yah, I'm hitting them up now.
[10:41] bornfairdiefair: *sighes*
[10:41] JWtheFourth: Is there a way I can get in touch with you?
[10:41] JWtheFourth: Or is AIM the best?
[10:41] bornfairdiefair: You can email me.. AIM's the only other ting i use really.
[10:42] bornfairdiefair: Gotta go now.
[10:42] JWtheFourth: Okay
[10:42] bornfairdiefair: Work calls. It lets me take my mind off things..
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Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Three part sporting achievement - Triathalon?!
Shocked

Edit: Mind you it says achievement, not event. *thinking out load*
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cissmiace wrote:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Three part sporting achievement - Triathalon?!
Shocked

Edit: Mind you it says achievement, not event. *thinking out load*


Maybe hat trick?

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jabroni wrote:
cissmiace wrote:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Three part sporting achievement - Triathalon?!
Shocked

Edit: Mind you it says achievement, not event. *thinking out load*


Maybe hat trick?


OOH! I like your brain! Good thinking!
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 		Some additional help

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[13:34] bornfairdiefair: Hey
[13:34] bornfairdiefair: Any luck with the riddle?
[13:34] JWtheFourth: people are talking about it
[13:35] JWtheFourth: hat trick would be a triple achievement, as would a triple crown and a turkey
[13:35] JWtheFourth: the smothered part is a bit of a loop
[13:35] bornfairdiefair: My son was reading a book before he got kidnapped..the riddle reminds me of something inside it. Incase it helps, the book is by Charlie Higson, name is "Double Or Die"
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jwiv wrote:
Some additional help

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[13:34] bornfairdiefair: Hey
[13:34] bornfairdiefair: Any luck with the riddle?
[13:34] JWtheFourth: people are talking about it
[13:35] JWtheFourth: hat trick would be a triple achievement, as would a triple crown and a turkey
[13:35] JWtheFourth: the smothered part is a bit of a loop
[13:35] bornfairdiefair: My son was reading a book before he got kidnapped..the riddle reminds me of something inside it. Incase it helps, the book is by Charlie Higson, name is "Double Or Die"



hmmm..... from the Wikipedia entry on the book:

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With kidnap, violence, explosions, and murder, it was no ordinary weekend. But then, James Bond is no ordinary boy...In a North London cemetery, a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked, he has just 48 hours to save the professor from the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both. And if the professor can't escape, it's not only his future under threat. It's the rest of the world's...


Were this not an ARG, I'd say the kid got a few ideas and kidnapped himself... Wink

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faster wrote:
jwiv wrote:
Some additional help

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[13:34] bornfairdiefair: Hey
[13:34] bornfairdiefair: Any luck with the riddle?
[13:34] JWtheFourth: people are talking about it
[13:35] JWtheFourth: hat trick would be a triple achievement, as would a triple crown and a turkey
[13:35] JWtheFourth: the smothered part is a bit of a loop
[13:35] bornfairdiefair: My son was reading a book before he got kidnapped..the riddle reminds me of something inside it. Incase it helps, the book is by Charlie Higson, name is "Double Or Die"



hmmm..... from the Wikipedia entry on the book:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
With kidnap, violence, explosions, and murder, it was no ordinary weekend. But then, James Bond is no ordinary boy...In a North London cemetery, a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked, he has just 48 hours to save the professor from the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both. And if the professor can't escape, it's not only his future under threat. It's the rest of the world's...


Were this not an ARG, I'd say the kid got a few ideas and kidnapped himself... Wink



Spoiler (Rollover to View):

[spoiler]The code in the book was a cryptic crossword.
Gah, they hurt
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faster wrote:

Were this not an ARG, I'd say the kid got a few ideas and kidnapped himself... Wink


Hey, it's still possible. That was certainly my first thought! Or, maybe was thinking about doing it and shared his thoughts with someone who also thought it was a good idea...and really snatched him.. Erm, I think my mind has too many loose strings Rolling Eyes

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 		The book is part 3 of the "Young Bond" series. Also, if we're looking for sporting achievements, maybe we could narrow down possibilities by looking at achievements Eton has made. The book has Bond going to school there. Just throwing it out there.

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 		Oh no, I had a terrible feeling it would be related to cryptic crossword puzzles Laughing
I fail at those regularly Mr. Green

It woud be very interesting to find out what the cryptic clues were for the crossword in the book

EDIT: Totally irrelevant probably but there was competition for the book
Link here
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 		Bah. I read over the wiki page on cryptic crosswords. And that sentence looks a whole heck of a lot like the examples given. I've been staring at it and transposing words, looking for anagrams, definition matches, hidden words for about two hours now and have nothing but a bruised ego.

I emailed John too, but no response.

And complete randomness: I wonder why he is usually so secretive about his family.

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 		I've just read three guides to understanding cryptic crosswords and I am as lost as ever. people actually do these things? This is my first encounter with these wretched things. I hate them. Cursing

But to be fair, don't they need to provide us with a number of letters in the word(s) we're supposed to be looking for? otherwise we might as well just be groping around in the dark.


On a completely different note...i read on some unofficial young-bond fan page that the 3rd book also features the game of hearts.
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 		Could somebody put a link up to the cryptic crossword Please, thnxs Very Happy Also I decoded the Binary code at the bottom of the Young Bond 3 Letter and this is what i got with all the numbers:
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MD2: 1aa3281ebfc30a6989d65bfc58beb6a7
MD4: 116c53ea35946e19de72a75aae169b08
MD5: e905314700f881e790bbb35f2cf34d5d
CRC 8, ccitt, 16, 32 : d1, 4ef9, 597d, e5492076

CRYPT (form: $ MD5? $ SALT $ CRYPT):
$1$LYS0chT4$MDxGbO/bO/AQRe8rqNlRw0
(form: SALT[2] CRYPT[11]):
psO6GHhSIrJBE

SHA1: 3b9baf9d840800cbe36f003747bb269f1a6100
RIPEMD-160:
502ae603 cf3b44f5 47372248 7e5aa487 e5f4a677
SHA2-256:
0fd89f0a4d84fcdb6c1763bb29e9fece
db789d70b6b6799b69b7b21661e51923
SHA2-384:
cc3692d94ee2cd468aba101ee0327ee4
addcb9397e23bceda405bd494f7bd4bc
ce2daf5a3c5c7aced9adcb59a3ebeb4f
SHA2-512:
5abd41555d8e14e9cb853a7483c33a0b
390f4512a7bcdebb5c8e38b67b7745e0
00205452af4128dd9b10fabdc7f8b24b
81aba04704ba970e6563740fec8ad225


And with only the bolded numbers:

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MD2: ab5bac26b04a1ef6a8e539225d53b9cf
MD4: 55ddc045ff2917376adf2a76ea569f86
MD5: c80fb81ee7d253b1201d11b3ebc18e31
CRC 8, ccitt, 16, 32 : c3, 6726, 4e84, cd36f258

CRYPT (form: $ MD5? $ SALT $ CRYPT):
$1$Ou9YWfny$TDRJITxcOt1yi8.Y2e87I1
(form: SALT[2] CRYPT[11]):
pswkGcBoFe.cI

SHA1: 277124d62de700d5675d005ddf8e158ac1dc00
RIPEMD-160:
04694938 112ba528 28df07ed 1980c5f4 62a558a8
SHA2-256:
8bf21fcd9707fa534b5b29a5d334a68b
21a79e7d1ad5a2d41629980afb76c823
SHA2-384:
294562626ff5413d105ad29717158c73
772f4d89d7109d46543475cac335b490
7e8bb1695950ff463b17855799c9adb5
SHA2-512:
177caa886643e8ec6b0d511e23ddeb72
8b8e51dbe4bb3f4bc309e5b4912f9c4e
adcc043d95a25be3e12bfa09c9022903
3e52f9832948e3de5a8dd1ea4eed008a


What really sticks out to me is this:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
CRYPT (form: $ MD5? $ SALT $ CRYPT):
$1$Ou9YWfny$TDRJITxcOt1yi8.Y2e87I1
(form: SALT[2] CRYPT[11]):
pswkGcBoFe.cI


Hope this helps something, and if not then your looking at the new young bond Laughing

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Dark_Ryder14 wrote:
Could somebody put a link up to the cryptic crossword Please, thnxs Very Happy Also I decoded the Binary code at the bottom of the Young Bond 3 Letter and this is what i got with all the numbers:



Unfortunately there is no actual cryptic crossword, but if you look at the very first post in this thread there's a bit of code which jwiv translated. It had a clue/riddle in it that sounded similar to a cryptic crossword clue.

As for this Young Bond 3 Letter, i'm confused, is this your decoding of the letter from the Young Bond 3 contest that ran with the release of the book?
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Dark_Ryder14 wrote:
Could somebody put a link up to the cryptic crossword Please, thnxs Very Happy

Hope this helps something, and if not then your looking at the new young bond Laughing


O.o -lost- What was that from?

There's no actual cryptic crossword yet, just this code which jwiv got.
Quote:
54687265652D706172742073706F7274696E6720616368656976656D656E7420736D6F74686572656420696E20697400

Which became:
Quote:
Three-part sporting acheivement smothered in it

We thought it was probably a cc because the only other "clue" that he gave was:
Quote:
My son was reading a book before he got kidnapped..the riddle reminds me of something inside it. Incase it helps, the book is by Charlie Higson, name is "Double Or Die"

In which one of the puzzles was a cc.

SO! Comeon! I know I'm a moron, but some of you smart guys should be able to see something I'm missing! XD

Edit: Oop Hy's too quick for me.

EDIT2: I would also just like to note that "acheivement" is spelled wrong, (achievement) and was so straight out of the hex code.

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