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DarkWings
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 		post above was me. forgot my log in it had been so long, apologies for a double posting of sorts.

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DarkWings
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 		Scratch my thought. Looked up Eddie Walenski.. and guess who that is... another character from Dark City. I pulled the name from the word document you got about the people missing.

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Kandiman
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 		We got a picture riddle. Just got an e-mail from Doc Shreber titled "I'm fascinated by this book'

Nothing in it but a link: http://ianusverum.n3.net/

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DarkWings
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 		arcade truth? not sure that translated correct

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MasterSpike
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 		What was the book about or the image? the link doesn't work anymore. Sad

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ndemeter
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 		The new link is http://verusarcanum.n3.net/ which contains a PhotoShop'ed version what appears to be a book called Verus Arcanum.

I am attaching the earlier version from the URL that no longer works. However please note that this might have been an early attempt that was leaked and it might be something we were never intended to see.

In any case here it is...
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ndemeter wrote:
this might have been an early attempt that was leaked and it might be something we were never intended to see.

Which would be odd. I also got the email (as did a number of other people cc'd openly...)
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Big Max
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 		Me and Master Spike were trying to find out what "verus arcanum" meant and I came up with translating it in Latin. We came up with "true sacred secret" Rolling Eyes

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Kandiman
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 		Me and the doc have a lot to discuss, so I'll quiz him on the book later. I've got a few new bits of info from my Skype chats with him but nothing that will make any sense yet. I'll post it when I do. I've also got an e-mail conversation with Emma going based on that chat, so I'll post it all later today.

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Nighthawk
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 		You know, I didn't notice it until now but Daniel Schreber sent me a message on Facebook pointing me to the main site on the 22nd of August.

Oops. Razz

And...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
If you're going to use a picture of Kiefer Sutherland on Facebook, at least try to use a photo similar to how he looked in 1998... Especially if you made yourself five years older than the actor (Kiefer was born in '66, Facebook guy was born in '61).


Razz

Finally... Holy hell, I had to refresh the CAPTCHA on the mailing list page nine times before I was able to even read it!
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revsleestaxx
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ndemeter wrote:
The new link is http://verusarcanum.n3.net/ which contains a PhotoShop'ed version what appears to be a book called Verus Arcanum.

I am attaching the earlier version from the URL that no longer works. However please note that this might have been an early attempt that was leaked and it might be something we were never intended to see.

In any case here it is...


In the exif data of the photo is
Quote:
User Comment (Hex) = 0x55,0x4e,0x49,0x43,0x4f,0x44,0x45,0x00,0x00,0x46,0x00,0x69,0x00,
0x6c,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x77,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x69,0x00,0x74,
0x00,0x74,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x6e,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x62,0x00,0x79,0x00,
0x20,0x00,0x41,0x00,0x64,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x62,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,
0x00,0x50,0x00,0x68,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x74,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x73,0x00,
0x68,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x70,0x00,0xa8,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x35,0x00,0x2e,
0x00,0x30
User Comment Character Code = Unicode


I am not that quick with decoding these leet type codes but i thought interesting it said hex and Unicode and was embedded in the photo's exif data
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Tha Duckman
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 		Talked with the Doctor on Facebook. He pointed me towards a translated section of the book he uploaded in PDF form, then made a hasty exit.
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Nighthawk
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 		EXIF Translation:

UNICODEFile written by Adobe Photoshop¨ 5.0


So much for that..



And please put a line break in that; you're making the forum too wide.
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Kandiman
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 		Okay, the Doc is behaving strangely. This is my chat log with him from the past couple of days:

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[26/08/2010 21:24:37] Kriss: Dr. Schreber, are you free?
[00:42:10] Daniel Schreber: I am free now, but I feel so "emptied out", I don't think I can chat with you now.
[00:42:57] Kriss: No problem. "Emptied out?"
[00:43:54] Daniel Schreber: Like a hollow tree. Not a very pleasant feeling.
[00:44:32] Kriss: Ouch, I can imagine. You want to talk about what caused it, or save it for another day?
[00:48:36] Daniel Schreber: tomorrow. i just need to sit in front of the TV and let it fill me with images.
[00:48:41] Daniel Schreber: ttfn
[00:48:50] Kriss: Good night, rest easy
[00:49:19] Daniel Schreber: thanks.
[22:42:12] Kriss: Are you feeling better now?
[22:43:35] Daniel Schreber: GTG OMG!
[22:44:18] Kriss: ok


I've asked Emma about it:

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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Kriss Sprules <xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Emma,


I'm trying to contact the doctor but I assume he's out of the office. Do you have a copy of his schedule?


Incidentally, his blog notes that he has a speaking engagement on September 6th; would you happen to have the details of that? Perhaps that and the info we already have will correlate in some way?


Kriss


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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:20:34 -0400
Subject: Re: I'm worried

From: emma.k.murdockSPLATgmail.com
To: xxxxxxxxxSPLATxxxxxxx.com

Kriss -

I know his schedule, but he seldom sticks to it, that eccentricity drives me to distraction. Glad to know about the speaking engagement, you'd think that he would tell me what it's about! Probably was gonna tell me at the last minute, he's so absent-minded. I have to keep on my toes all the time. Still, he's generous to a fault, gentle as a lamb and kind.

-- Emma


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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Kriss Sprules <xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Has he always been absent-minded? I spoke to him just now and he spoke of feeling 'emptied out' - is that normal?


Kriss


Quote:
He hasn't said anything to me, and it's not normal.


I also just got a mass message from Emma, titled 'He's Changed':

Quote:
Dear Friends -

I hate to say it, Lord knows he has shown more kindness to me than anyone else, but I think Daniel is losing touch with the world around him. I would describe it as being wrung out, stretched too far. Could any sympathetic soul help him, he hasn't responded to anything I say to him!

-- Emma


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QAlchemist
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 		Just as a side note, since I didn't see it mentioned before - Emma Murdock is another character from Dark City, the main character's 'wife'.

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