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Robotguy

I thought it was a post office barcode, but evidently they use a height modulated code:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSTNET

So here's a bit of transcription

**Posted:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:47 pm

Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

Ah! So, then it's just a post office thing?

**Posted:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:17 pm

Robotguy

I'm not sure. It doesn't seem to match any barcode I can find. Most commercial barcodes have some method of embedding a clock as in this image:

In these, theres a mark in every place, so that for instance a 0 is a short tick and a 1 is a tall tick. Others use a narrow bar for a 0 and a wide bar for a 1.

In your barcode there seems to be just a bar for 1 and no bar for 0. Maybe posicode or BC412, but the start-stop or checksum characters don't seem be right. Also I can't find any postal barcode that gets printed on the back of the envelope.

Even after all that rambling, I'm still guessing it's from the post office. There are 62 bits, which means it can only be divided by 2 and 31. If it was a straightforward code it would have to be either 31 characters of 2 bits, or 2 characters of 31 bits.

I am more than willing to be corrected by anyone who knows more about barcodes or mail...

ETA: Yup, just a post office mark, sorry:
http://www.wonderquest.com/envelope-lichen-caribou.htm

**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:41 am

Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

Was looking around, and you're right, it's just a post office mark the computer puts onto the envelope, which has the address and whatnot on it. Never received mail with it before.

Still wicked stumped on everything else. Sat for hours today trying to figure out how to begin decoding the message on Memory Warriors, but the strip I got looks like someone else might be receiving another at some point. Anyone have any ideas? I'm just totally clueless.

**Posted:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:43 am

Tiffany48 · Veteran Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 127 Location: Tulsa, OK

I've been having no luck, either. However, MW has a new blog post with additional information. I'm hoping it will contain information that will help me revise my plan in time for the Oct. 17 deadline.
I've transcribed the audio from MW's latest post (idk if it's rly a spoiler but just in case...):

**Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:31 pm

Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

New Memory Warriors post.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:58 pm

ndemeter

So Emma send a direct email with this request:

**Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:50 am

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Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

That's the only way, I think. The file is just over nine minutes long. Maybe a minute between nine of us? I tried doing it yesterday and last night, but I'd get lost and have to start again, very frustrating.

**Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:39 pm

Tiffany48 · Veteran Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 127 Location: Tulsa, OK

I managed to transcribe the smaller recording by putting it in Audacity and reducing the speed, but it was still tedious. To top it off, none of the binary translators spit out readable text and I ended up one number short of what's needed for binary anyway, so I have no idea what to do with the information.
Still, assign me a span of time and I'll gladly help transcribe.
However, MW has a new post with more clues for the ominous note.

**Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:53 pm

Tiffany48 · Veteran Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 127 Location: Tulsa, OK

MW has a relatively new post about the puzzle. Also, Interpol has very interesting, new information.

**Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:32 am

Tiffany48 · Veteran Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 127 Location: Tulsa, OK

I received a letter in the mail today. It simply states:

**Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:00 pm

amandel

**Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:09 pm

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Tiffany48 · Veteran Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 127 Location: Tulsa, OK

Thank you, amandel! I don't know how long it would have taken me to figure out I needed to group the binary into groups of 5 and turn all the zeros into As and ones into Bs, but after reading your post it took all of 3 minutes. I'm actually having quite a bit of fun with this cipher! I appreciate your help - it made my morning! Oh, and I have sent MW, the Inspector, and Emma an email informing them of what we discovered.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:16 am

kolixela

New update from Emma via facebook, she opened a chat with me, posting the important parts.

"I must apologize for this intrusion - but I haven't been able to contact John on his cell phone."

"that's unfortunately old news. See John is traveling for work, and he always calls me @ 10pm no matter what...I'm scared."

"OK - He's staying at the Swiss Arms Hotel in West Djahar."

Not sure what is happening here as I more or less stopped watching

EDIT: it appears the PM might be giving us a lead.

http://djahar.wikispaces.com/Solved!

http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28377&start=105

Mind you these are the ONLY references to the swiss arms hotel in west djahar (and one has a bar code puzzle)

**Posted:** Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:44 pm

Tha Duckman · Veteran Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 105

I'm talking with Emma now, and I am completely stuck on what to do or ask. She asked me just now and last night if I'd heard from John, which I haven't. Does this mean that one of us might be contacted by him, or something? She mentions calling the hotel desk and John a whole lot, is that the story being led? I'm still completely new to this stuff.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:44 pm