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Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

[Trailhead][ARG] The Game Is A Cover Up

Pavoreax · Boot Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Las Vegas

I have been waiting for this one to come back!

Here is the original thread, which started six months ago before going on hiatus: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=498766

**Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:20 pm

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Pavoreax · Boot Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Las Vegas

I've re-examined the video a few times and haven't found anything that seems like a code.

The phrase "While the death of a man is often terrible, the life unending may be worse." seems a little suspicious, but I don't get any good hits Googling the whole phrase or the relevant parts of it.

There is a dripping noise deep in the background, but so far, it doesn't seem to be anything more than that.

There are basically two images in the video:
- A bald man sitting somewhere - the details are hard to discern
- A hanged person right at the end. I think this looks like a woman, but it looks different than the hanged woman we've seen before, and the "...death of a man..." phrase makes me second-guess my initial assessment.

I sent a message via YouTube to songwraith saying only "I can protect your secrets" - I'm not sure that qualifies as being resourceful, but we'll see if it turns up anything.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:45 pm

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"For me it is better to grasp the Universe as it really is, than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan

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Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

Here are a couple of screencaps.

I hope the people lurking will join in, especially to give an opinion on the image of the woman. There's a mark on her forehead and others to the right of her head and in the lower left-hand corner. I suspect they're eyes but am not certain (it fits with the video title). Was this punishment, taking an eye for an eye?

Also wanted to add that it sounds like a baby's cry at the end when it goes to the brief shot of the woman.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:13 am

Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

Hope someone else will check out this video. At one point I saw an old dial-style phone and possibly some letters that I couldn't make out. Can anyone tell what's in the woman's mouth at the end?

**Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:17 pm

dev · Veteran Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 75

I have an FLV version of the video, not sure how I could upload it to here, not allowed to attach FLV files.

I noticed the old dial style phone I think, hanging on the wall next to the guy. I could not make anything out with it though. The girl at the end seems to just be gagged and bound.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:12 pm

Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

Hi Dev. Thanks for the offer of the video file. You could upload it to mediafire.com and post the link here.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:04 pm

dev · Veteran Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 75

Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=cbf69bde7cd387d9d2db6fb9a8902bda

Also...

Eyes without a Face is a famous French horror film and also a Billy Idol song.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:28 pm

Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

Thanks again Dev. I didn't realize it was a horror movie so am off to IMDB to check it out. haha That's SO creepy! I always wonder who would think up a plot like that one?

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:34 pm

joshtheme · Boot Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 13

Les Yeux Sans Visage

dev · Veteran Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 75

The phrase 'The life unending' could refer to some kind of undead creature, vampire or whatnot. The bald guy in the picture looks creepy enough to fit that profile.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:53 pm

dev · Veteran Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 75

Can someone record that audio and upload it?

EDIT: nvm I got it

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:58 pm

Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

Welcome to you both Dev (belated) and Joshtheme.

I'm having some trouble with Photoshop tonight, but here's a cap of what I think is a word to the left of the man's head as we are looking at the pic. I tend to see artifacts so it may be nothing, but I appreciate you taking the second look. The time of this image was at 30 seconds.

**Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:42 pm

dev · Veteran Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 75

Thanks for the welcome.

I noticed those letters there too, on the far left of the image. I cannot seem to make them out though.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:30 am

dev · Veteran Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 75

I just stepped through the video frame by frame and nothing significant popped out.

Attached is a good picture of the guys face.

**Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:15 am