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nextday
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 		So I just watched the video and all I got to say is...wait, what? I emailed Jeff to see if I could squeeze any more information out of him. Let's see what he says about all this.
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Sylvia
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nextday wrote:
So I just watched the video and all I got to say is...wait, what?

That's what I did to. I was like What? What's going on and Why?

From the bullerman.net/mail I get the impression that JB is Steve or vise versa.

I'm not sure what's going on here but for those who can't see it here's what happens.

Jeff is in bed asleep. A loud crash is heard and Jeff wakes up, rises up in bed has a look around then lies back down. Another sound not as loud as the first is heard and once again Jeff rises up and and looks to his left and says, "Steve." Steve then comes into the scene and attacks Jeff by putting his hand over Jeff's mouth to muffle his scream and then begins to beat him in the head with his fist. When Jeff is unconscious, Steve reaches for the camera with his left hand covering the lens and tape ends.

by the way, when I slow the video down the noises that we hear sound like the odd noises we heard in the video where Jeff was working in the lab when something went wrong and he changed into that odd creature.

What's going on? Why attack Jeff? What happened afterward? So many questions.
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faeryqueen21
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 		I'm such a dork. I watched the video and my first thought was, "Who sleeps in pants with their shoes on?"

Anyway, the only thing I could think of from this was that maybe Steve used the time while Jeff was passed out to force feed him the second pill. That would explain why he still feels ok and why he can't find the pill.
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nextday
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 		Well you are correct about the pill force feeding faery.

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Email from Jeff,

I'm not quite sure what went on. I guess the only thing I can think of is that Steve forced me to take the pill. I don't know if he was helping or hurting me. I want to trust him...but how can I trust somebody who is "dead?" I'm just as confused as you are. I guess I will see what happens this weekend.

Jeff


I guess we shall have to wait until this weekend with the graveyard to get answers. Has anyone told Jeff that we think that he needs to go to the graveyard?
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 		Yeah, I told Jeff that we all had a feeling that he should go to the cemetery on the 5th. As for this video, I'm not too sure what it means. Is the Steve in the video the same as the one in the obituary? I've compared the pictures, but it seems different, somehow. I don't know. I guess death can change a person?
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I was just really tired...maybe thats why I don't remember. Heck, I didn't even remember to change my clothes before I layed down. I believe you're right about the pill. Its definitely gone and I don't feel bad at all. I hope this "steve" does contact me again.

Jeff


He He...I think the PM read my comment about wearing his clothes to bed and felt the need to explain it.
I did mention the cemetery as well and he didn't say anything about it.
I think the Steve's look similar enough that it could be the same person. I can't be sure though since they're making sure we don't get excellant shots of them.
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Doug52392
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 		Video
Just watched the video, did anyone notice their eyes? I'm not sure if that's just an effect of the night-vision on the camera, but it looks like his eyes are glowing.

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Sylvia
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 		ramblings
I may be way off base but I think the guy we are calling Steve is actually JB (Jason Bullerman? - I think) because of this in the http://bullerman.net/mail/
Login = epiepi0 password = satellite
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12/1/07

JB, you have to find the clip. It shows our subject being "infected."
It shows him using what you helped develop. I don't know if it was intentional.
I don't know if he can control it. Follow him. Keep him alive.

sni

I think this is snider telling JB (Steve) to follow Jeff and keep him alive. However, the next part is a little confusing:
Quote:
12/18/07

You have to see what I know. I will post soon. You will believe me then.
You will not want to believe me. Keep showing them and I will let you free.

sni

Where it says "Keep showing them and I will let you free." that's the part that is confusing me. I guess the "them" is us but what about the "let you free" part. If Steve/JB finished what he was suppose to do for snider that might explain why he is suddenly missing. I think the Steve in the obit is not the Steve/JB we know. I think JB took on that identity to keep his true identity secret.

I've also been checking the cemetery for any Chalmers buried there. None found. There is also no one with the first name of Steve, there are two with the first name Grace and two with the first name Julius. I was trying to see if there was a certain part of the cemetery we needed to send Jeff to. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ia/county/linn/cem/oakhill.htm
However, in light of the last message on /mail, "we will hit full force 1/5/08 , cemetery," I wonder what Jeff might be running into if he goes there.

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Sylvia
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 		Re: Video
Doug52392 wrote:
Just watched the video, did anyone notice their eyes? I'm not sure if that's just an effect of the night-vision on the camera, but it looks like his eyes are glowing.


I'm pretty sure it's just the effect of the night-vision, although it is spooky.

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Sylvia wrote:
I checked with frappr to see if any unfiction players live in Iowa. but I didn't find any. http://www.frappr.com/unfiction

Do any of you guys know anyone from Iowa?

Hey all. I just noticed this trailhead last night and read all 50 pages. I haven't had a chance to watch any of the videos yet, but intend to tonight.

Anyway, I live in Iowa City, just south of Cedar Rapids, which is why this caught my attention. My wife is from CR and my in-laws live there. Even trippier, my boss's husband works at Duane Arnold in Palo. After reading everything, I don't know that you actually need any ground truth information for this campaign, but feel free to PM me if you need any information about the local flavor.

Oh, and just a little useless FYI - the Cedar Rapids newspaper is the Gazette (no Daily Chronicle around here AFAIK) and even though it's spelled Tripoli, it's pronounced tri-PO-luh (I have no idea why). Smile

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 		I'm back from Christmas vacation and everything looks cool so far. I think Sylvia's really onto something with the whole Steve/JB thing. It makes sense that Steve is truly dead and that JB is posing as Steve.

Today's the big day, huh? I hope so.
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Lunsford
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 		todays' the day.... !! Let's see what happens Shocked

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Sylvia
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 		Update on bullerman.net
http://www.bulleman.net/

Title = "care to see more?"

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I am not hiding in a difficult spot.


with this puzzle underneath.
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 		does anyone know where to begin with this one? what kind of "message" does this look like to you guys?

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Musicluver315
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 		Reminds me of an old, simple code. You have two tic-tac toe boards, First without dots, then with. Then you have two Xs one w/o dots one with. Each space is given a letter, usually in ABC order.

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