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Zephonith
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 		So BG seems to have an obsession with dreams - her blog entry for 17 August is called "Dream or nightmare" with the painting "The Nightmare" by Henry Fuseli. Also her first entry links to the Wikipedia article for Laudanum, a drug that was used to induce sleep.

Khnopff also had an obsession with dreams - he claimed to worship Hypnos, the Greek God of Sleep. And it seems to have inspired his art.

So I was wondering how all this connected with the cults and so on, then I remembered this quote from Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu (emphasis mine):
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The cult is noted for chanting its horrid phrase or ritual: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn," which translates as "In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.


Something else I thought was interesting - the first image (and Beatrix's profile image) is Dante Rossetti's painting of Beatrice, who Dante Aligheri was in love with. This image is obviously important as part of it appears in another entry as detail.jpg, and detail2.jpg is the hint to the second Polycystin.com puzzle.

So Beatrice appears as a character in Aligheri's Divine Comedy as the his guide through Heaven - so maybe she's our guide? Maybe we need to find a Virgil who'll guide us through hell as well? More info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Portinari

When Polycystin.com told us to investigate Khnopff, I was suspicious of him after I found out that he was tied in with the founder of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood, Josephin Peladan. So I wasn't too surprised to find an image of a letter from Peladan on Beatrix's blog. I've found out where it currently is:
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This is one of the magnificent and historical documents that are in the documental archives at the Sovereign Headquarters of the Rosicrucian Order.

Does that mean Beatrix has ties to the Rosicrucians too? I'm trying to find a translation of the letter, but can't find one so far.

Edit: Oh shit, update at Facebook.
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Update August 22nd, 2008!

For more than 220 players in 18 countries, Episode 2 of Yellow Curtain will come to an end on August 31st. This weekend, brace yourself for the launch of the ultimate and final countdown in this race against the clock to help Eleanora uncover the truth!

In the end, are you going to know enough to give the right answer to Eleanora?

Have fun!

Over so soon? Sad

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drejl
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 		Thanks for the investigation Zeph.

I will say this once, and once only:
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It was Beatrix with the shovel on the island.


Ever since we contacted B.G. it felt like she's been stalling us. This whole Dream-Cthulhu relation doesn't work in her benefit, and overal her website/blog looks like an altar.

Additionally, she warned us against polycystin.com without giving a good reason, and thus the speculation arises if it's just another stalling technique; that she is trying to prevent us from revealing 'the truth'.

Because really, if she's supposed to be some 'Guide (through Heaven)' she's been doing quite a lousy job thus far.

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Gregoriev
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drejl wrote:
Thanks for the investigation Zeph.

I will say this once, and once only:
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It was Beatrix with the shovel on the island.


Ever since we contacted B.G. it felt like she's been stalling us. This whole Dream-Cthulhu relation doesn't work in her benefit, and overal her website/blog looks like an altar.

Additionally, she warned us against polycystin.com without giving a good reason, and thus the speculation arises if it's just another stalling technique; that she is trying to prevent us from revealing 'the truth'.

Because really, if she's supposed to be some 'Guide (through Heaven)' she's been doing quite a lousy job thus far.


Leyton totally guessed that in IRC that one time. She's so annoying. She has no real information.


But yes, I agree with Zeph. Over so soon? It's like a barely planned idea with great potential, suddenly pushed to the end in a short amount of time.

Unless there'll be an Episode 3? Hopefully Mr. Doyen improves his skill by then.
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Zephonith
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Unless there'll be an Episode 3? Hopefully Mr. Doyen improves his skill by then.

It took 4 months between ep 1 and ep 2 though... Confused

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Gregoriev
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Zephonith wrote:
Gregoryn95 wrote:

Unless there'll be an Episode 3? Hopefully Mr. Doyen improves his skill by then.

It took 4 months between ep 1 and ep 2 though... Confused


That kinda says something then...*cough* *cough* Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

I hate this supposed hook to the message.

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In the end, are you going to know enough to give the right answer to Eleanora?


Uh..I...Eh.....What? Do you mean the decryption? We got that........5 DAYS ago! Bah.
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Leyton Stone
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 		Shit, okay... Sent this to Eleanora.PlanteSPLATgmail.com

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Eleanora,

I gave you this url a while back but here it is again...

http://www.tinyurl.com/5lgub3

The decryption to riddle 1 is:

Heinrich Neuhaus, Pia et ultimissima admonestatio
de Fratribus Roseae-Crucis, nimirum : an sint? quales sint?
unde nomen illud sibi asciverint.

The decryption to riddle 2 is:

Wer wird mich erlösen

And finally. The decryption to riddle 3 is:

132 K

I'm not sure what else we need to give you, although while contacting BG she has told us she knows not of yourself and has told us to 'stay away from polycystin.com' - I believe it was a stall tactic and perhaps she's involved in all this somehow! We've found out that someone [not sure if it's BG] is involved with The Rosicrucian Brotherhood and we believe this has something to do with them.

Also. This is the decryption on the polycystin.com/config.txt page.

27° 9′ 0″ S, 109° 25′ 30″ W

Although we aren't sure what's needed for the IP address given or the username/password information.

I truly hope this helps!

--L.S


I also sent it to her, on Facebook. But before I did I had a response to sending her the tinyurl link.

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Thank you Dean!

I should be able to send you and update when I get back to the city tomorrow night.

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PC Tex Ripley
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 		Another new post on the YC Facebook;

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YC : Episode 2 - Spoiler

Pour vous aider dans cette derničre semaine, vous pouvez lire certaine réponse dans le forum ci-haut. (Spoiler)

To help some of you for this last week, you can read the spoiler for a head start on this game.


which leads to;

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To help you out in this last week, here is the list of all website you should have consult by now:

www.yellowcurtain.com
www.polycystin.com
www.le-sublime.com

You can also visit the unfiction ARG, a active and highly brilliant group of ARG playar that can help you out!

http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26382

Have fun!



Tex...
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Leyton Stone
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 		Hm so we've already found it all and are evidently miles ahead of everyone else. -- Perhaps we just need to wait to unlock?
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PC Tex Ripley
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 		Feels like it, maybe...

Also, who wrote the update on Eleanora's Facebook do you think?

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Eleanora is making progress. Will be back this week-end. I hope my friend will have found the clues


Sounds very third person... maybe I read too much into it.


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Leyton Stone
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PC Tex Ripley wrote:
Feels like it, maybe...

Also, who wrote the update on Eleanora's Facebook do you think?

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Eleanora is making progress. Will be back this week-end. I hope my friend will have found the clues


Sounds very third person... maybe I read too much into it.


Tex...


I posted that a page or so back, it's kind of old but FB does that generically. Like, if we were to do the exact same post it would say something to the effect of

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Unfiction BTYC is making progress. Will be back this week-end. I hope my friend will have found the clues.

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Leyton Stone
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 		Just went back through all three websites, facebook, youtube and my email and still nothing.

I'm guessing it's about waiting now, again.
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 		*twiddles thumbs* Tomorrow night, meh.

Hopefully Ms. Unhelpful will get back from her hit in London a bit faster so we can bug her more extensively.
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PC Tex Ripley
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Leyton Stone wrote:

I posted that a page or so back, it's kind of old but FB does that generically. Like, if we were to do the exact same post it would say something to the effect of

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Unfiction BTYC is making progress. Will be back this week-end. I hope my friend will have found the clues.


Yeah, I remember thinking that back then, but guess all it shows is how little I know about facebook... I'm not supposed to say that in public so don't tell anyone Wink


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 		Received an reply to an e-mail I threw out a few days ago about how we received a warning against polycystin.com (I didn't mention by whom), that we made progress, and of course I asked what the heck happened to Anashel.

E.P. E-mail wrote:
JL-Red, my dear friend...

How glad I am to hear news from you. I should be back in the city tomorrow night. I hope you made progress with the website.

By whom where you warn against it?? And why?

PS: As for Anashel, I didn't saw him after my arrival in Sydney. At first I was under the impression he was relevant for my investigation but didn't turn out to be of any help. Creepy person if you want my opinion.


So... Not really anything interesting; she seems honestly surprised about the whole 'warning' thing which just makes me more suspicious of B.G.

As for Anashel; another loose end tied; although I do like the inside-joke: 'Creepy person if you want my opinion' - I'm sure Doyon loves his friends.

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Episode 2 of Yellow Curtain will come to an end on August 31st.

In the end, are you going to know enough to give the right answer to Eleanora?


Pity that it will end soon, but it does make me curious of the finalé; how all of these puzzle pieces are going to add up...
Not sure if that means if E.P. will pose 'the ultimate question' on us in the end. Hopefully.

Let's not forget that Unfiction seems to be able to solve A LOT within one week (after all, we were called 'extremely active' and 'brilliant').

Additionally, I still hope we get the Wiki so we can add to that if there is ever an Episode 3.

For now let us wait, breathe, and make more green tea.

Edit:
Zeph wrote:
Also her first entry links to the Wikipedia article for Laudanum, a drug that was used to induce sleep.


Curiously Charles Baudelaire (Author of The Flowers of Evil (des Fleurs du Mal) is mentioned in that article as well as a well-known user of Laudanum.

This makes me wonder if there's more to Laudanum and the 36.270 Clairenor discovered from the avatar (previous reseach led to Gauguin)....

On another note: we never did really understand why mirror was pointed out twice (and eternal). The entry about Dorian Gray is entitled narcisse (narcissus - Greek mythology character), but it also mentions Caliben... (See Leyton's translation on page 20 for more info)...

Now, basically B.G.'s blog is filled with symbolism art forms, and there are some parts that seem significant but can't really be related to anything from scratch.

I know some will want to chop my head off for this, but; I still feel like there's something there, and that we missed it... And I need sleep.

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Leyton Stone
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 		It is seeming like E.P is only responding to those emails she wants to, or; which are "Relevant" to the storyline which is a little annoying.

I made it clear who was saying to stay away and I gave her pretty much all the info she needed about the decryptions and whatnot and have heard absolutely nothing back.

Btw... You guys do realize we have another week until the 31st right?
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