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[TRAILHEAD?] Zetria Atrian and the Sparrow-Clam
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Jenna
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 		[TRAILHEAD?] Zetria Atrian and the Sparrow-Clam
Just got this email - wasnt sure if it was spam, junk, or something else so thought I'd see what you thought

From:
Quote:
From: "Jumping Spider" <spiderjumping>
To: <spiderjumping>
Subject: ZETRIA ATRIAN AND THE SPARROW-CLAM
Date: 09 October 2007 21:30

CMProtocol@@JStart: Ready
VJRUBCJAC<<
ORUNUXJM<<

ZETRIA ATRIAN AND THE SPARROW-CLAM

Zetria Atrian sat on the ocean's shore. As she rested in contemplation, a
sparrow flew down from the sky and alighted upon the wet sand. To Zetria's
surprise, the sparrow changed form, transmuting itself into a clam that lay
humbly upon the sand.

Now Zetria Atrian had learned the art of speaking with animals, plants, rocks,
the wind and all manner of things. So it was not strange at all for her to
question what she had just seen. Literally. "Oh curious clam," she spoke. "How
do you feel now that you are no longer a sparrow? Don't you miss the warm air
buoying your flight, the land stretched out below you?"

"You are extremely confused," the clam replied. "Why should a clam be
interested in such things? I'm content with the sweet ocean water surrounding
me. It is cold, but I barely realize it. I am tossed to and fro in the waves
without a care in the world. Why should I worry any longer about the currents
of air and the hunt for food?"

"If I were you, I would recall it," Zetria replied.

"But you are a [person]," the clam pointed out. "As a [person], it is your
nature, given to you by the Creator, to wonder about such things. If you were
a clam, it would be in your nature to sit in the sand and take your nourishment
from the ocean water."

"But why did the Creator give such a wondering nature to [people]?", Zetria
asked.

"How should I know?" the clam exclaimed. "I'm just a [expletive] clam!"

Then it burrowed into the sand and disappeared from Zetria's sight.
ORUNLUXBN>>
LXMN>>
0EAV1XRE3LHO
CAJWBONANAAXA>>
LXANMDVY<<
Alvyurin:
Alvyurin:
contactin
thought y
im asking
how does
curtail y
intellige
world. it
help. and
hello? Al
aint no d
that you'
welcome.
perfectly
well as I
results.
VJRUNWM
CMProtocol@@HEnd: Ready


(there was two more-than signs posted after the last Ready, but if i put them into the message, half the writing disappears)
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Daveman424
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 		Funny, I just stopped by the forum to look up the same thing. I received the same email. Any ideas?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:19 pm
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thebruce
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 		heh, I got this email too... I deleted it as spam until I recognized the subject posted here... Smile
nifty... will have to look deeper later.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:47 pm
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Miss MandyKat
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 		Hmmm, I just got this as well.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:41 pm
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Daveman424
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 		Well, I replied to the Gmail address. I don't mind extra spam, if that's what it is. Let's see what comes of it. Maybe Jumping Spider has more for us.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:16 pm
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eegleburger
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 		HAHA, the title is intriguing. If this is indeed an ARG, count me in.

Sparrow-clams...who woulda thunk it? Rolling Eyes

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:06 pm
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Daveman424
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 		Ah ha! I'm having trouble pasting in the new email I received, but I'm attaching an rtf file here.
zetria.rtf
Description  Second email from Jumping Spider
 rtf

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Filename  zetria.rtf 
Filesize  2.35KB 
Downloaded  452 Time(s) 

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:07 pm
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Will 2.0
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 		Looks like the parts of the emails are being needed to be pasted together at the bottom.

Soon we'll have the full message...something different is goin on
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the_velociraptor
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 		HAHAHAHA!!

The tale sounds psuedo-AmerInd. Watching.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:14 pm
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thebruce
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 		tnx. here's the text (changed "<" and ">" to "(" and ")" so it wouldn't break) :

Quote:
CMProtocol@@JStart: Ready
VJRUBCJAC((
ORUNUXJM((

ZETRIA ATRIAN AND THE DRAGON'S SHELL

Waves washed over the clam's burrow, swirling sand around, concealing the
lowly creature from her view. But the waves also exposed something in the
sand. Zetria walked over and picked it up, letting the ocean wash away the
silt. The object was an old turtle shell.

"Now what interest could you have in an old thing like me?" the shell asked
her.

"I've just learned something from a clam, so why not a shell?" Zetria asked.

"A [person]'s viewpoint," the shell replied. "Well, if you'd like, I'll tell
you about myself. I was once the shell of a turtle. A supremely enlightened
creature, he lived for a thousand years and then advanced in form, becoming a
dragon. As dragons have no need of shells, he left me behind and made his way
to the Ocean Palace to present himself to the king of all dragons."

"You missed out on seeing that," Zetria said.

"Perhaps, but why should I care?" the shell replied. "I am a shell, and that
is all I will ever be. I served my purpose and was discarded. Now I have not
a care in the world, letting myself be tossed about by the sea, becoming one
with the elements. Perhaps the waves will render me to powder. Perhaps a
craftsman will carve me into a work of art. Perhaps you will wear me on your
head. I have no way of knowing, I'm just a shell."

"I don't think I'll wear you on my head," Zetria replied, "But I would like to
take you along to remind me of your words."

"That sounds like something only a [person] would do," the shell said. "If you
really think I'm that useful, maybe I should share with you something I
learned from the dragon."

Zetria turned the shell over and discovered it divided into nine sections,
three by three, each inscribed with a mystical number. "Amazing," Zetria said,
tracing the symbols. "Thank you."

"Don't bother thanking me," the shell replied. "I'm just a shell."

"Of course," Zetria said. Then she placed the shell in her sack and began to
walk.

ORUNLUXBN))
LXMN))
1XRE2ICC3LHO
CAJWBONANAAXA))
LXANMDVY((
wait, wh
But from
g? Jeddit
ou'd had
the [sys
the [Syst
our [Syst
nt. withi
can find
you woul
vyurin: W
isease Al
ve explai
Alvyurin:
. Jeddito
get alon

VJRUNWM ))
CMProtocol@@HEnd: Ready

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:14 pm
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the_velociraptor
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 		Hold on. I think the first portion is ROT, and the dialouge is missing chunks where there are breaks (obviously). Appears to be someone asking, and a system.

Where's the ROT decoder again? I need to put it in my bookmarks.
EDIT: Got nothing from the Unfiction ROT decoder. Hmm...

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:20 pm
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Daveman424
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 		The bottom part also seems to be a conversation between two people. Note the colons after the name, and the addition of a second name. Hmm.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:23 pm
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the_velociraptor
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 		All I'm getting is Jed.

Jumping Spider will get us nowhere, obviously, so maybe we can look for the clam story?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:24 pm
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Rekidk
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 		FWIW, I got the same email. The little story exerpt seems well-written, so I'm hoping this is the ARG to fill the ARG-void I've had for far too long.

I replied; I'll update if I get another email.
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sMooTH WuN
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 		message coming in a sec.. ((Sorry, had to do alot of editing))

Two coded words at the beginning of the E-Mail:

Quote:
VJRUBCJAC
ORUNUXJM


is..

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
its ROT17...

MAILSTART
FILELOAD



Quote:
ORUNLUXBN>>
LXMN>>
0EAV1XRE3LHO
CAJWBONANAAXA>>
LXANMDVY<<


Spoiler (Rollover to View):

FILECLOSE
CODE
0EAV1XRE3LHO or its ROT17: 1OIV2ZTT3CYF
TRANSFERERROR
COREDUMP


not sure what the rest is... looks like pieces of a convo

Quote:
Alvyurin:
Alvyurin:
contactin
thought y
im asking
how does
curtail y
intellige
world. it
help. and
hello? Al
aint no d
that you'
welcome.
perfectly
well as I
results.
VJRUNWM
CMProtocol@@HEnd: Ready


Spoiler (Rollover to View):
VJRUNWM = MAILEND

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