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[ARTIFACT]Buenos Aires - Chapter 10 - Recovered
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sapagoo
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unagi wrote:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.45,37.36
Moscow?

It's using degree/minute/second notation. not decimal notation.
So you get downtown Moscow.
55° 45' 00", 37° 36' 0"

And for 48 degrees, 44 minutes N along the prime meridian, I get 48° 44' 00", 0° 0' 0"
Which looks like Argentan, France.

In other words, Argentan, France today is where Moscow used to be, a billion years ago.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:15 pm
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riquardo
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That was fast! Great work Victor and Chid also for the fast translation.

Spec question: why connect this specific 6 worlds? Because there are billions of them, right? For every action one does, there is a different one in the parallel world, so why do this 6 have to synchronize? Oh, wait, self-spec-answer: maybe our world (or even all worlds) are in danger - and that specific 6 worlds did all the right things and we have to unite them to save our world and the others, by doing everythin right... End of rant, sorry!

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thebruce
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To be precise, rather it's where Moscow is in this other world, a world where Pangea still exists as one. ie, in theory, if in that world, they synchronize a labyrinth run in their Moscow location with one here in Argentina, our two worlds would be connected. So it's not a time travel, but a parallel world travel... (as indicated Smile)

if these 6 people are from 6 different worlds, then perhaps these are the only worlds that accomplished synchronized labyrinth runs, something went wrong, and they ended up here. So we have to successfully synchronize 6 labyrinth runs to reconnect the worlds and either 1) return the athletes to their worlds, or 2) the other 6 worlds are like split possibilities of our own world, so we'd be reuniting our 7 worlds into the original single, 'correct' world (as per the wave forms). *shrug*
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danteIL
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Great work!

This passage in the translation caught my eye:
Quote:
Therefore, in order to coordinate with the maximum number of possible worlds, a single world will often happen to take place a simultaneous labyrinth in six different places, each mapping to a practicable place in an at least one ring of the other worlds.


So this mentions a 'ring'... Does this give a clue about what the 'lost ring' could be?? Six labyrinths = six places = one for each ring??

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DanteIL wrote:
Does this give a clue about what the 'lost ring' could be?? Six labyrinths = six places = one for each ring??

ring=labyrinth? as in a boxing ring?
six labyrinths, six worlds, one missing ring that when found would unite the worlds, the connecting ring?
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riquardo
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I don't know which character, maybe Larissa, but one of them refered to the labyrinth specifically as "the ring".

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This is also sounding a bit like Lord of the Rings: one ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind...!

I think there's a connection between what we're discussing here and the start of the trailers for FTLR. At the start, you see six rings all moving and spinning in their own directions independently (almost like the way the Earth moves on the ompha-puter), and then, they connect and synchronise. Is it a clue maybe?

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unagi
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sapagoo wrote:
It's using degree/minute/second notation. not decimal notation.
So you get downtown Moscow.
55° 45' 00", 37° 36' 0"

Thanks, sapagoo, I agree with you. (I also noticed it several minutes later.) But I wonder why commas are used for Moscow coords.

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L'el
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Delphi in six worlds?

So perhaps "look to Delphi" means finding the Delphis of the six other worlds, and coordinating them?


Also, another spec: perhaps looking to delphi has to do with orienting the direction the labyrinths face for a given location?

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VictorSueiro
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Re: [ARTIFACT]Buenos Aires - Chapter ?
Porto/Alegre/Buenos/Aires

sapagoo wrote:
ariock wrote:
Ediciones Hector A. Macchidad
Yellow counter desk
Taped underside
Envelope

I don't see any hits for Macchidad, but several for
Ediciones Hector A. Macchi
Looks like Ediciones is "Editor"
and he might have written/edited books in the 90's and 00's


Yes, the place is Ediciones Macchi. Ediciones means that Macchi edit books. Affortunately, i wasnt at work today. [M] called me and told me the address... Fastly, i took a cab an ran to the place.
There were two ladys in the place. It was a bookstore that sell books edited by Macchi editors. I talked to a lady
'Im looking for a envolpe.It will sound weird, but the envolope must be under that desk, can i take a look'
'Yes, please, dont look for nothing ilegal'
I taked the envolpe, that was a under a desk full of books.
'Take a look, is just an envelope with an esperanto written document'
'Thats very extrange... who put that there?'
I did a small explanation about all this...
Then, she told me that there was an esperanto society in Bs.As in the 70, in Paraguay street, but it doesnt exist anymore.
Thats all...
Then, i couldnt get sit in a computer until now... so, i will read the translations right now!
I will post some pics tomorrow.

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AUZ505
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In chapter 10 we learn that the places are made common to the multiple worls:

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Precise global coordinates for the centres of the labyrinths are found from and made common beforehand by the agonothetai across multiple worlds.


I wonder how this is communicated. Because in chapter 8 we learned that for opening a door for communication we need synchronizing labyrinths Question

Quote:

This sudden explosion of synchronicity pulls the worlds closer temporarily, creating a door only long enough to allow communication and movement between them.


BTW: in some chapter of the codex translations the word "synchronous labyrinth" in others "simultaneous labyrinth" is used. Is this due to translation or is there also a difference in the original. If this is a translation issue, we should stick to one term. (I would prefer synchronous labyrinth).

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Elizabeth123
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Aligning locations throughout the multiverse

Just want to post this here, so it doesn't get lost: It's an idea Joey came up with, and wrote about on Ariadne's forum, along with her reply:

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We can work backwards from where the six athletes came through, and how
well their language fits with that place, to make some educated guesses
about how the geography varies between here and their original world.
There's not yet enough information to make more than guesses, but I still
think this this is worth trying.

Ariadne: IMHO her accent is American, possibly Californian. Others might
have other ideas, I'd love to get the input of an accent expert. I favor
scenario 3 (Geography differs, languages match), but 2 is also possible.

Diego: I don't speak Spanish well, but I don't hear the "lisp"
characteristic of Spain in his speech. Can anyone tell if his accent is
Argintenian, or could he be from another Latin American country?
Scenarios 3, 5, and 2 seem equally possible.

Markus: Perhaps the most interesting case, since he arrived in the UK while
speaking German with only a little English. Scenario 1 is the only one that
makes sense. But I wonder, why would Markus be chosen to go though if they
knew that scenario would take place. Was there a mistake, or some other
reason?

Noriko: The only scenarios that fit seem to be 5 or 2.

Mei Hui: 4 seems most likely, since China is so big. But it could also be
2, or even 5.

Lucie: I can't tell if her French is typical of France. Could she be a
French Candian or from other French-speaking countries? Scenarios 5, 3, or
2 could each apply.

Summary:

Geography and language mismatch: Markus
Country larger than geography difference: Mei Hui
Geography differs, languages match: Ariadne, (Diego?, Lucie?)
No significant geography differences: Noriko, (Diego? Mei Hui? Lucie?)
Transported athlete: (Possible for any except Markus.)

Ariadne's reply:
Quote:
that sounds like a really good idea for figuring out how the geographies align.

so south africa might match up to california, UK to Germany, and the others...
well they seem to have landed in similar geographies? does that mean the worlds
they came from are geographically similar to this one?

maybe we need to learn more about how multiverse travel happens exactly to
figure out what our landing spots might mean...

but in the meantime trying to line up cities with other cities, countries with
other countries sounds like a really good plan. i'm not sure how to do it yet,
but i agree with you, it's a mystery we have to solve!


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Elizabeth123
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AUZ505 wrote:
In chapter 10 we learn that the places are made common to the multiple worls:

Quote:

Precise global coordinates for the centres of the labyrinths are found from and made common beforehand by the agonothetai across multiple worlds.


I wonder how this is communicated. Because in chapter 8 we learned that for opening a door for communication we need synchronizing labyrinths Question


My guess is that we're going to find a way of communicating through the internet, in the same way another world is communicating with us through the omphaputer. Maybe they have Yahoo Upcoming Events in Pangaea. Very Happy

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joeyhess
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Re: Aligning locations throughout the multiverse

Elizabeth123 wrote:
Just want to post this here, so it doesn't get lost: It's an idea Joey came up with, and wrote about on Ariadne's forum


Keeping things synced between the forums is sure annoying. I've been trying to use aridane's forum for new in-game stuff, since I suspect most people here read both and many people there might not read this one.

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Buenos Aires Pick Up pics

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