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[Trailhead][ARG]The Home Office
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Lairosiel
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new mail



Quote:

from: directorSPLATwethehomeoffice.com
subject: Next Retrieval
to: pennSPLATwethehomeoffice.com<penn>;

She is on her way.

And yes, you read books. We get it. This is not a game, Penn.


---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: [Cargill] Moving
From: cargillSPLATwethehomeoffice.com
Date: Sun, November 9, 2008 1:33 am
To: directorSPLATwethehomeoffice.com
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Received from Penn. Moving to rendezvous. Forward to appropriate parties.


there was a .mp3 attached.. and a part is broken
should we fixed it?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:13 am
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-zippy-
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i'm not sure about the broken part of the mp3, but the rest of the text seems to be being read from House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
EDIT: the only word missing during all the noise, appears to be the word 'Holloway'.

RE-EDIT: http://www.wethehomeoffice.com/holloway/ has a link to a wav file that appears to be morse code. will try and decipher.

RE-RE-EDIT: Sound file translates to:

"ANALYSTS. GOOD WORK. ENROUTE TO EL PASO."


PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:14 am
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Caffiend
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I bow to your skills at morse code, Hurray, I only got the last word Elpaso,,, and i learned what a full stop code was...lol

Thanks for the help, but i still can hear the beeping in my mind lol...
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-zippy-
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haha, thx. i'm glad it wasn't any longer.. through fear of going out of my mind! couldn't believe how long the code for a simple fullstop was.. you'd think it would just be a dot, but noooooooo! Shocked

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coasterdigi
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I put the mp3 into Adobe Soundbooth to see if the noise in the middle was anything important.

This is what I found.

EDIT - I should note that the ladder-looking things on either side of the 'message' are beeps.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:33 am
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-zippy-
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nice find.. wonder what it means?!

EDIT: I notice the front page of the homeoffice site has changed slightly to:

no song is eternal

but the HOUSE is

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coasterdigi
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Just a thought, but I wonder if Holloway is more than just a clue to point to the morse code file? Could Holloway be related to whomever it is that they are after? To specifically replace the word "Holloway" with that message could definitely be of some significance.

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Caffiend
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OK folks i feel good to say that im sure that we are now dealing with the

HYMN OF NONE the counter force to the HYMN OF ONE

I say im in on there side if you want to know more keep your eyes on the
LG15 the resistance .
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NerdLight
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I just want to point out that the first puzzle was actually never solved.

Anyone want to take a gander at it?

You can find info here
http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2008/11/from-agent-penn.html

You will find there some stuff we did, but we hit a wall after figuring out the times of the songs in the keys.

The keys:
https://www.yousendit.com/download/Y2orT213dWNGR0ZFQlE9PQ - key 1
https://www.yousendit.com/download/Y2orT20wdGowVW14dnc9PQ - key 2

What we did get (although it may not be important, you may want to look at them for yourself. Mistakes may have been made.):

Key 1 times

1. segment begins at 00:03 and ends at 20:01
2. begins at 00:04 and ends 28:03
3. begins 00:04 ends 12:03
4. begins 00:05 ends 13:04
5. begins at 00:05 ends 24:05
6. begins 00:09 ends 18:03
7. begins 00:06 ends 16:05
8. begins 00:05 ends 10:03
9 begins 00:04 ends 30:03

Key 2 times

1. begins 00:03 ends 05:01
2. begins 00:03 ends 12:02
3. begins at minus 00:06 ends at 38:02
4. begins 00:14 ends 08:04
5. begins minus 00:01 ends 06:04
6. begins minus 00:01 ends 03:04
7. begins 00:03 ends 32:04
8. begins 00:07 ends 31:02
9. begins 00:06 ends 17:01

key 1 songs

1 Knuckles - The Hold Steady
2 King's Crossing - Elliott Smith
3 UNKNOWN - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
4 Silence - Portishead
5 Big Guns - Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins
6 With a Little Help from My Friends - The Beatles
7 True Affection - The Blow
8 Dark Place - Barton Carroll
9 Sometimes The Line Walks You - Murder By Death

key 2 songs

1 Crucifixion Cruise - The Hold Steady
2 Miss Misery - Elliott Smith
3 Cannibal's Hymn - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
4 Roads - Portishead
5 Melt Your Heart Lyrics - Jenny Lewis
6 Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
7 Parentheses - The Blow
8 Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still - Barton Carroll
9 End Of The Road - Murder By Death

Durations

key 1
1. 19:28
2. 27:29
3. 11:29
4. 12:29
5. 24:00
6. 17:24
7. 15:29
8. 09:28
9. 29:29

key 2
1. 04:28
2. 11:29
3. 38:08
4. 07:20
5. 06:05
6. 03:05
7. 32:01
8. 30:25
9. 16:25

PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:11 pm
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Llama
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Marble and chisel... Does that have anything do to with whatever you're trying to figure out with those keys and such?
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NerdLight
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Llama wrote:
Marble and chisel... Does that have anything do to with whatever you're trying to figure out with those keys and such?


I believe so. We theorized that we were supposed to use one key on the other like one would a chisel on a marble. But not sure how.

I did try subtracting the durations but it was just weird. Some of the numbers were negative. Nothing seemed to fit a pattern.

I'm not sure what angle to take.

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Atropanocturna
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Ok, I've been lurking this thread for a bit. I have a few friends who are really into ARGs and were interested in getting started on one. I am now convinced. As far as I can tell this seems to be the the most currently discovered (or am I totally wrong?). Anyway, we would love to contribute in any way we can. And I wanted to introduce myself and warn you that I have no idea what I am doing for the most part. I have looked at most of the links and everything, but if someone who is awesome would give me the official rundown I would be their best friend forever. I have read all the "getting started" stuff already, and am generally referring to The Home Office info. Help is much appreciated

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coasterdigi
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Quote:
Marble and chisel... Does that have anything do to with whatever you're trying to figure out with those keys and such?


I'm absolutely sure it does. Michelangelo, when asked about carving the [i]Pieta[/i,] was quoted as saying "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set her free."

It suggests to keep carving until something appears...but I can't figure out how to use the darn chisel! Smile

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Llama
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coasterdigi wrote:
Quote:
Marble and chisel... Does that have anything do to with whatever you're trying to figure out with those keys and such?


I'm absolutely sure it does. Michelangelo, when asked about carving the [i]Pieta[/i,] was quoted as saying "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set her free."

It suggests to keep carving until something appears...but I can't figure out how to use the darn chisel! Smile


Does Michelangelo have anything to do with this? Eh?
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new mail:
Quote:
[From the Office of the Director]

Analysts -

Agents are on their way to retrieve Subject "7." Mr. Russell remains in
our California office, where he will remain for a time. He is alive, well,
and allowed to move about the office at will. We have offered him further
employment. While he rests he is taking the offer under consideration.

I have allowed him to send you this message: "These guys are assholes. I'm
okay. Whatever." Mr. Russell has a very interesting sense of humor.

As we speak, another File from Op: Zero-Sum has been compiled and
released. We are continuing our transition from clandestine to overt, and
in many ways we have you to thank for that. In time you will be able to
see the entire picture. We have nothing to hide but in this transitory
period we cannot afford allowing critical information fall into the hands
of our opponent.

Two keys to defeating this juggernaut Order are in your hands, Analysts.

Continue your work that you have generously donated to us. Information is
our strongest asset against this murderous cult.

Continue to recruit. There are many out there with the skills to assist,
the motivation to spread word of our rise. Be liberal with the Files we
have and are yet to release. Find those who can help and bring them to
this fight.

We will stand against them. We will not simply resist. We will defeat them.

We must. The longer this Order stands the more people die from its ungodly
practices.




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