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[INFO] Mars Madison's Diary

BostonBeats4 · Veteran Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 109

SORRY SORRY SORRY!!!!! I had car troubles on the way back and it took way longer than expected. I am posting some high res scans/photos on the book in about 5 min!!!!

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:36 am

TheRyuujinMike · Veteran Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Posts: 87

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:38 am

GMcG · Boot Joined: 26 Nov 2008 Posts: 51

Crosspost:

First thought, and I'm only on pic 8, but her lower case "f"s look a lot like the musical notation for "forte," which struck me because she mentioned working on pianos on facebook.

A piano's technical full name is a "pianoforte" and the little f means to play loud.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:41 am

dczyz · Boot Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 23

all the code things she uses appear in the chart from M: ARH
perhaps this is how we decode it?

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:52 am

Relia · Veteran Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 141

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:01 am

BostonBeats4 · Veteran Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 109

hmmmm.....it appears as though I don't need to upload. If anyone wants them then let me know. I think I'll throw in a close up high res of the scribbles at least. Ok with everyone?!?!?!

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:10 am

TimeTraveller · Guest

I think the way to read her 7th page is to take the 5x5 grid from M:ARH and impose the alphabet on it

I think you just drop the z

1st line: MAYBE

2nd line IM BEIN

Help! You guys are known for your awesome so help me out please?

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:12 am

GMcG · Boot Joined: 26 Nov 2008 Posts: 51

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:16 am

GMcG · Boot Joined: 26 Nov 2008 Posts: 51

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:18 am

Lazar · Boot Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 21

They gave us the entries in the table, so we can use those entries to find the coordinates. Then I'm guessing we use those coordinates with the graph somehow? Anyways, we know for sure that we're supposed to get the coordinates from what they've given us, so that's what I'm working on right now.

EDIT: Sorry, I didn't realize the OP didn't do this yet. I'm working on the first coded page of the book. You can put it into 5-digit rows, as follows, so each entry matches up with an entry in the "Doleful City" table in the ARH pamphlet:

A 3 M 6 27
7 A 6 27 7
U 84 + 3 !
3 U Q 7 15
6 3 NO 7 A
84 Q 7 U 84
NO Q NO NO 3
! NO 27 U 9
Q 15 7 U 84
NO 2010 27 NO 27
NO? Q ! 7 7 U 84 Q U
+ ! Q + 3 84 U 15 3 3 Q !

I'm not sure why the last two lines are longer than five digits, but I'm positive that this is set up correctly. I'm now working on the coordinates.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:29 am

TimeTraveller · Guest

MAYBE
IM BEI
NG PAR
ANOID
BAT IM
GOING
TO STA
RT ENC
ODING
THESE
WORKING ON
PROPAGNDA OR
INDEPEND
ENT POWERS.....

and I think I screwed up the rest

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:38 am

thebruce

I'm got

MAYBE IM BEING PARANOID BUT IM GOING TO START ENCODING THESE WORKING ON PROPAGANDA FOR INDEPENDENT POWER

still dealing with the rest...

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:46 am

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TimeTraveller · Guest

Well, here's the rest, maybe you can help me make sense of it... but keep in mind that 7 = (I or K) and NO = (S, T, or X)

(thus far) MAYBE IM BEING PARANOID BAT IM GOING TO START ENCODING THESE WORKING ON PROPAGNDA OR INDEPENDENT POWERS

(starts getting harder?) R I AM V IRATE WENT OAT WITH LIPPS A E DRINK TAS JMC HAD GREM(no no 7) ME. MM

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:47 am

thebruce

MAYBE IM BEING PARANOID BUT IM GOING TO START ENCODING THESE WORKING ON PROPAGANDA FOR INDEPENDENT POWER TRIUMVIRATE
WENT OUT WITH LIPPS A E DRINKS AT JMC HAD GREAT TIME

I just used this little block to help decode:

**Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:50 am

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