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paperbound
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Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 135 Location: Texas
[Possible Trailhead?] E.S.S/The Order? Letters in the mail and alien beings? I have been holding onto this for a couple of weeks now, because I've been trying to do research into it, just to sort out the connection at all. I debated on even posting it here, but lately, I've been overwhelmed with work and sleeplessness, so I could really use a fresh pair of eyes or two (or ten) on this.
I vaguely recall mention of a group called "The Order" on a conspiracy theory website I'd run across when I was researching information for a short story I was writing. However, that "Order" makes no mention to the things that are claimed to be connected here.
On August 7, I received a letter in the mail from College Station, Texas. Not entirely unexpected as I have friends there, but I didn't recognize the address. It was a letter from an Erwin S. Strasberg. It was short, but hinted at a fantastical story, so I responded. The timing was rather perfect, since on August 4, I had posted my contact information in the Interaction thread. The next week, I got another (much longer) letter and four pictures, furthering the tale.
It's a LOT of text, so rather than posting it all on here, I've set up a journal with it all there, just so I could keep track of it -
http://toplaythegame.insanejournal.com/
I haven't written back yet to the second letter. I'm not entirely sure how I want to proceed.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:26 pm
RAD24
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Joined: 26 May 2009 Posts: 795 Location: Behind the wall
"The Order" sounds so familiar to me, but then again it is a pretty mundane name. As for the pics, I'm not really sure what it is I'm looking at, lol. Certainly some odd sort of creature, that's for sure.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:30 pm
paperbound
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Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 135 Location: Texas
It seems like every "evil" group is either some sort of corporation or "The Order" of something.
It doesn't help that the only thing I had at my disposal was my cellphone's camera. So the pictures are not that great at all. The first "creature" in that sepia-toned photo (the first one) looks like some sort of floating bony hand to me, really.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:40 pm
RAD24
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paperbound wrote:
It seems like every "evil" group is either some sort of corporation or "The Order" of something.
It doesn't help that the only thing I had at my disposal was my cellphone's camera. So the pictures are not that great at all. The first "creature" in that sepia-toned photo (the first one) looks like some sort of floating bony hand to me, really.
That's basically what I thought it looked like. The second one looked sorta like a malformed squid, until I saw the part closest to the camera...idk wtf that is. I'm certainly no expert with anatomy or anything like that, but the third looked like a CAT scan of maybe the creature's brain? The only thing I'm sure of is the last one. That's a hole in the water .
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:46 pm
3v1L Schwinn
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Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 245 Location: Bawlmer MD USA
Click for image of the hole
The hole in the water is the spillway or Glory Hole (be careful googling that!) belonging to Monticello dam in California.
Some info on the glory hole and the dams construction.
http://www.trophybassonly.com/id56.htm
ETA : I made the image a link because it was to big.
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:49 pm
plugs
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Debated whether or not to post this source picture, but the 2nd picture IS a giant squid dissection. Here's the original image: http://tepapa.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/small-colossal-014.jpg
(source: http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/29/wednesday-what-happens-next/ )
EDIT: This piqued my interest though! Consider me on board! And I suggest writing back and saying you contacted the community because the Professor's last words said to "spread the word". Seems logical.
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:08 pm
AUZ505
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Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 1599 Location: Germany
Seems highly interesting.
... but I will not send letters from Germany to the US
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:27 pm
plugs
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So if the image is correct and not just used as game material would that make giant squid...angels?
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:58 pm
Leyton Stone
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Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 2302 Location: London (NOT Ontario!)
Firstly, I'm back! I've been away for a LONG, LONG Time through studies and whatnot lol. But I'm here again and his has CERTAINLY piqued my interest.
However, letter correspondence from the UK to the U.S.A esp w/ our mailing company atm, seems a little out of the task range for me; I may watch a while first.
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:21 pm
The Archetype
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I am fully interested and am anxiously awaiting new developments. I live in the Seattle, Washington area however so don't know how much help I may be.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:07 pm
I Am The End Of The World
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Oh I'm in..
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:34 am
Jonasburns
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 8 Location: Phoenix AZ
Hi Long time lurker here. But this has got my interest, and i thought i would mention I am going to hop on board as well.
I think i will contact this E.S.S if you guys think that is ok . I am in Phoenix and with his mention of other southern states seems interesting to me.
*EDIT*
While thinking of what to say in a letter to E.S.S I was struck by how very much like the T.V series and movie V this is turning out to be, or in any case very much like the reptilian conspiracy theory's that float around the net. Does anyone else feel this way as well? I ask this b/c the last lil bit in his 2nd letter struck a familiar chord with me from my late nights reading website after website about the shadow worlds behind the curtain.
Quote:
this is just a small scratch into a much greater entity which contains hidden historical ties to men ranging from Adolph Hitler to Mozart, Bach, Wagner to The old nobility of Europe, the Mexican cult of "La Santa Muerte", the mystery of Aurora, Texas, and the apparently drug related kidnappings and murders at the US-Mexican border
*EDIT2*
After not being able to sleep i did a little bit if research on some of the symbols found in the pictures
The picture i am referring to.
http://i28.tinypic.com/2nu259l.jpg
The griffin is usually used as a guardian image representing the kings of two worlds the eagle and the lion. In the context of the order symbol it could mean that the griffins are guarding the the globe or possibly even imprisoning the world in the circular cage surrounding the globe, which i find a very common theme for conspiracy's that we do not actually control our own world but are at the behest of other more powerful things. This would also fit nicely with the addendum in that so far as it seems The Order is seeking out benign beings and taking advantage of them as the professor stated in his letter to E.S.S
Quote:
The order should ---- stopped -- lies -- end ---- beings benign ---- secrecy ---- end ---- close ---- unlocking.
--- Spread --- the word --- the bad news to the world.
Sorry for the long post but i have not been so interested in something like this for a very long time. I do hope this goes somewhere.
Happy hunting.
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:37 am
OneEyedGod
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Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 238 Location: Germany
Hmm, creatures from the sea, strange music and a secret order?
To me this sounds a bit like itīs inspired by H.P.Lovecraft.
definitely interested but contact through letters only is bad.
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:13 am
paperbound
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Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 135 Location: Texas
OneEyedGod wrote:
definitely interested but contact through letters only is bad.
That is part of why I held off on posting it at all. It's a bit different than what I've already been exposed to with previous games, but I'm a little uneasy. Not uneasy enough to see where else this will go just yet, though.
EDIT: So far, only the Aurora, Texas link has anything to do with alien life - supposedly in 1897, a UFO crashed there and people believe the otherwordly pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:44 am
Boomer52
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Hmm... something about this is piquing my interest. I'm about to move but maybe when I'm at my new address I'll send this guy a letter. I'm interested to see where this goes.
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:51 am
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