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Caterpillar
Unfictologist
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 1887 Location: cem's otherbody
What about the pi music?
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 6:00 pm
gypsychk
Boot
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 59 Location: In front of my computer, mostly
I think, given recent events (see this post ), this puzzle is dead, now.
_________________I'm Maude Lebowski. I'm the one who took your rug.
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 6:21 pm
Caterpillar
Unfictologist
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 1887 Location: cem's otherbody
All that says to me is that blb remains in the custody of a psycho actor who had a meltdown, he could have been that way for awhile. There's nothing that I've read that indicates his cryptic communication was actually sanctioned by Ideltech or NC......in other words, just because he's nuts and has Krystal doesn't mean he doesn't want to communicate. I'd be interested in what he has to say for himself. And I think this puzzle solve would allow that communication to take place.
(Mind you I don't even slightly pretend to have any idea exactly how to do that... )
But just cuz the "interview process" has been halted......doesn't neccessarily mean Pre-Game has.
Nash wrote:
Please also understand you are not to contact or converse with Joseph Palser. He is dangerous and we do not need to agitate an already volatile situation any further.
Yeah....um....okay....
Never been one to do as I'm told
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 6:40 pm
Lysithea
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 468 Location: Australia
Quote:
21-1+22-23+" "+14-16+14-20+" "+20-11+42-33+43-15+33-2.htm
Under the wild speculation that the code may be saying "go to ????.htm" I tried to see if I could make the letters fit with the DDGABcC.htm page. I then assumed that 21-1 may mean line 21, 1st character.
Since the excerpt of the play may not start at line 1, I looked for a line where the first character would be a G, with the 23rd character of the next line being an O. This works if there are 6 blank lines at the top of the file, (and all the blank lines and character names count as a line).
The message then decodes to "go to vent.htm"
http://www.bluelouboyle.com/vent.htm
Quote:
Monsieur, I bid you welcome!
Did you think that I would harm her?
Why should I make her pay for the sins which are yours?
Come back here at 11pm PST this Saturday for a surprise.
_________________"Some people grow into their dreams instead of out of them." - Miles Vorkosigan
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:30 pm
Guest
Guest
Good job, Lysithea!
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:39 pm
dmax
Unfictologist
Joined: 09 Jan 2003 Posts: 1387 Location: Location: Location!
Anonymous wrote:
Good job, Lysithea!
Now I wonder if she's in-game!
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:47 pm
Alan Link Starfarbalwitz
Boot
Joined: 07 Jan 2004 Posts: 32
I don't know, Dmax, now that it's solved, I slap my head. I mean, it's so obvious, isn't it...ahem
_________________Self Test for Paranoia: You know you have it when you can't think of anything that's your own fault
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:10 am
dashcat
Entrenched
Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 816 Location: Under the bed
Color me dense but I don't get this solve. You went from 21-1 to 23. What happened to 22? And what did the " " mean? And could you please show which line you chose to use as your starting point and then going on from there? I may be the only one here who needs it spelled out but I would really appreciate it if you would spell it out for me. Thanks Lysithia...this appears to be a brilliant solve which is probably why I don't get it. Congratulations!
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:41 am
Lysithea
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 468 Location: Australia
Sorry, I could have explained things a bit more clearly, I was in a hurry to post.
The " " simply stand for spaces.
As suggested by flex12321:
The code is broken up by the plus signs. So 21-1 is the first letter, 22-23 is the second letter, followed by a space, and so on.
21-1 means the 1st letter on line number 21
22-23 means the 23rd letter on line number 22
These letters are found in the DDGABcC.htm page. However "Christine:" which appears at the very top of the page is acually counted as line number 7. I made a lucky guess that the message started with "Go to". The only line in the page which starts with a G is "Grows stronger yet", so I called it line 21, and renumbered the others accordingly.
21-1 G rows stronger yet
22-23 And though you turn fro m me
" "
14-16 The phantom of t he opera is there,
14-20 The phantom of the o pera is there,
" "
20-11 My power ov er you
42-33 He's here, The phantom of the ope ra?
43-15 Beware the phan tom of the opera
33-2 It 's me they hear
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Putting it on one line "Go to vent.htm "
_________________"Some people grow into their dreams instead of out of them." - Miles Vorkosigan
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:19 am
Muffin
Unfettered
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 306 Location: UK, Leicester
Pretty good!
Would it be possible to have your "wild speculation" for next saturdays UK lottery draw numbers?
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:33 am
Shelina
Unfettered
Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 552 Location: Madrid, Spain
Awesome
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:36 am
rowan
Unfictologist
Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966
Oh, I think I figured out how whoever wrote this came up with the line 21. After checking the libretto, which shows the song is the first thing from Act 4, I double checked the source code on the page again. What do you know... Line 21 is "Grows stronger yet <BR>"
Edit: Btw, excellent job Lysithea!
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 9:38 am
StercusMaximus
Decorated
Joined: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 204 Location: MA
So was this solved in time, or does "Come back here at 11pm PST this Saturday for a surprise" refer to April 24??
SM
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:58 am
Slyfox
Unfettered
Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 323 Location: Manchester, UK
StercusMaximus wrote:
So was this solved in time, or does "Come back here at 11pm PST this Saturday for a surprise" refer to April 24??
SM
Ask me again on 1 May at 11.01 pm PST
Actually I seem to recall reading today that we would have a second chance and that this would be a cyclical thing.
Shelina wrote:
Latest news on the countdown:
Shelinalena (06:58:51 PM) (23/04/2004): we didnt find the chamber of Mirrors
CliffordWorly (06:59:09 PM) (23/04/2004): Keep looking
CliffordWorly (06:59:15 PM) (23/04/2004): You have more chances.
Shelinalena (06:59:26 PM) (23/04/2004): but the countdown already expired
Shelinalena (06:59:34 PM) (23/04/2004): you told me that was our limit
CliffordWorly (06:59:42 PM) (23/04/2004): I'm fixing it now..
CliffordWorly (06:59:44 PM) (23/04/2004): It's weekly
Shelinalena (06:59:48 PM) (23/04/2004): oh ok
quote from here
_________________"I mean, think about it.....its on the internet, right? Therefor, it's GOT to be real!! I mean, who would use the internet to lie? That'd just be crazy!" --- StercusMaximus
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 11:14 am
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