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[Trailhead] Snow Town, USA
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thebruce
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rcmodels wrote:
I was timing out the space between beats until I just hit a 32 second space :p

Heh, actually I was doing the same thing, but in a more techie way. I had edited the audio and removed all but the beats, to more easily note the time odes they occurred. Like you, came across large gaps, but mainly it was the partial second beats that made me doubt it.
So like I said, went back to the basics, hehe
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amandel
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WOH the bruce! Rock On Here's the secret URL and the first message from the Magician on the page called "Schiller":

http://snowtownlibrary.org/songofthebell.html
Quote:
See ye, who join in endless union, That heart with heart be in communion !
Louise waits in the pages of the past. Send a trusted friend to find her.

M

ETA: Ruthie's Guest Book msg and "I'd have to marry you" are making more sense or have I imbibed too much?
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thebruce
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d'oh, of course... I tried song-of-the-bell.html Razz
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malevolentNeon
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Looking at the songofthebells page, I'm assuming that we need to ask one of our Snow Town contacts to find a book, probably one in the library vault. There's just a few problems;

What book are we looking for? Perhaps Song of the Bells is the title? Perhaps the author is Schiller?

Who do we ask? Private has the best access to the library, but can we trust them? Peg seems more trustworthy, but I doubt she could get her hands on the book. Edward would also have access to the library, but something tells me he can't be trusted.

Thoughts? I plan to send an email to Private with my two book ideas, but I want to be sure I'm not making a mistake here.

Edit: The quote on the songofthebell page could also lead to the right book...

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amandel
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The Magician's quote is indeed a reffy to 'Schiller's "The song of the bell" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_Bell

EDIT:: Then it seems James Mack, influenced by Schlller, wrote "THE BELL SONG" with this passage:
Quote:
If heart with heart is in communion; The dream is short, repentance long !


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luci
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Edward

malevolentNeon wrote:
Who do we ask? Private has the best access to the library, but can we trust them? Peg seems more trustworthy, but I doubt she could get her hands on the book. Edward would also have access to the library, but something tells me he can't be trusted.


After Edward's drunken marriage proposal to me earlier ( http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=812041#812041 ) I'm thinking perhaps he could end up a good ally. I've sent him a slightly flirty reply, hoping to foster something, but at the same time he might not feel the same way once he's sobered up:

Quote:
Hey Edward,

Am I very serious? Well, the real question is: are YOU serious? 'Cause, unless I'm mistaken, last night you proposed to me, and as I am indeed very curious to know more about the Snow Town mystery (and maybe I'd like a Green Card too) it's a notion worth considering - but I really can't answer your question seriously without knowing if you are being SERIOUS, because, you know, it would be seriously awkward if I took you to be serious when you were in fact being the very opposite of serious - that would lead to a SERIOUSLY embarrassing situation.

So, maybe, once you're in a more sober frame of mind, you should ask me again, seriously. When I'm quite imbibed. Probably both are necessary.

However, one thing I should lay down before we go on (while I know it's very early in our Relationship, it is incredibly important to get these things out of the way!): you should never reference that song to me again. Seriously. Yes people sing it. Not very well. And I am always at pains to point out: the song is about "Lucy" in the sky with diamonds, while I am very clearly "Luci." And don't get me started on diamonds in the sky (those are stars, d'uh). I hope we're clear on this.

I must admit, at first I was very worried about the Snow People, then I learnt about their decree - essentially eat, drink, be merry, laugh lots, have fun, and party hard (who can sleep with those bells?) - and they're sounding like pretty cool people. Is there any chance they'll come visit Sydney? We could do with some chilling out down here. On that thought, is there some way I could invoke new Snow People to appear? What are they, the spirits of dead natives or something?

Looking forward to imbibing a glass or three of spirits with you soon, if not in person then in spirit. How about joining me at Ruthie's virtual bookclub on Tuesday?

Lots of (potential) love,
Luci


EDIT: By the way guys - WELL DONE on decoding the heartbeats, finding the song of the bell page, and so on Smile Here's the deal: I'll get busy imbibing Edward so as to extract story, and you solve all they tricky puzzles. Sound good?

I've also transcribed the Magician's full message, in case there's something else we can gain from it:

Quote:
I am the Magician. You may or may not know me. Snow [heart beat x 2] Town has been my home for over eighty years. I see the time has come again. Once [heart beat x 2], twice, three times and now [heart beat x 2] I believe four. It's the eleventh year of the third millenium and of this 21st century. Again a great [heart beat x 2]storm fell on the eve of winters new moon and as each day passes we witness their presence emerging. This lunery snow that has blanketed our [heart beat x 2] hamlet remains a mystery to me but I do believe in its magical qualities. Have you felt it? I'm sure by now you and your loved ones and your friends [heart beat x 2] are begining to see and experience a world in a different way. Suddenly every day calls out to you. No man or woman is your enemy. Gone is the duty to routine. Anything goes. Life here in Snow Town [heart beat x 2]is a great and wonderful adventure. It is fine to let go and enjoy this magical time, but I must warn you these anthropomorphic beings have a serious and dark history [heart beat x 2]. It is a history that begins in 1710. This world was very different in the summer of 1710. The New England was a violent place where everyone [heart beat x 2] from the British to the French to the Native Americans fought hard over every piece of land. The brutality of these conflicts sent some new world settlers further and further into the northern frontier, and three such families found their way here and founded Snow Town. It was not a town in 1710, a clearing near the lake. Can you imagine the constant anxiety these settlers endured? Not one in this party had a claim for this land. They were squatters and they feared being found out by [heart beat x 2] I encourage [heart beat x 2] life [heart beat x 2]. To understand the journey ahead it is important that you understand what came before. I know only what I've shared with you today. There are others know more. Seek them out, but use caution. This well hidden secret is sacred to some of your fellow Snow Town citizens. Nothing happens by chance or luck [heart beat x 2]. You are hearing my message for a reason.


Now, while in most of the message the heart beats cut between the Magician's words, at the end they record over his words:

Quote:
They were squatters and they feared being found out by ______. I encourage ________. Life _________.


Who did they fear being found out by? The Magician encourages what? Life what?

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The fact that the library will be closed in march keeps bugging me, but Ruthie wont budge.
I've brought it up a couple of times in email now, but she wont tell me why it's closed.
Creepy.
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amandel
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Peg Harmon in an email wrote:
Hi there Ama!

I don't know about this. Isn't this weird? Who is the Magician and why is
he sending me heartbeat messages in a bucket? My life keeps gettin' more
and more crazy. Doesn't it? I guess I could slip in and out of the
library without raising too many eyebrows. Did you already reserve it
under my name? If not, we could do this... there is A LOT of Harmons in
Snow Town. And Ruthie knows my voice but if you or a friend called the
library and reserved for Mrs. Harmon, nobody would bat an eye about it.
Then, I can slip in when Ruthie's having her tea break. She usually does
that around 4 or 5. At that time I can quickly check out the book from
whoever is covering the desk before she comes back. Oh and today is
Saturday Smile That's great! Saturday is a good day cause the desk is
usually covered by Clare Triplet or Ruthie. So, if Ruthie is having tea,
it'll be Clare and she's wicked nice.

Let me know if you can do it and then I will definitely head over to the
library around 4.

That's not all for today!


Reserved the applicable James Nack book and the Schiller one for Peg with a Snow Town Library voicemail msg and...

Hi there Chixor! What isn't creepy about Ruthie including her voice on the voicemail recording? Wink
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konamouse
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chixor1 wrote:
The fact that the library will be closed in march keeps bugging me, but Ruthie wont budge.
I've brought it up a couple of times in email now, but she wont tell me why it's closed.
Creepy.


Is this when the townspeople are zombified by the snow people?

Or maybe they are taking a vacation to Hawaii?
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http://www.snowtown.me/?p=338

new post in peg's blog.

"you know where" is italicized

"Above is Williwaw Pond if you're looking at it from Flurry Street.

It is a beautiful day in Snow Town! I'm heading out to get a few more close-ups of the Snow People's faces. Let me know if you need me to go to you know where later. I'll be back soon!

That's not all for today folks!

Peg"

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Corewalker
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Hi Folks! Been lurking and thought I might post what I came up with, which is nothing so far. Here's the timeline on the heartbeats in the video:

all beats are in pairs.
1 @ 7 seconds into the tape
1 @ 8 sec.

1 @ 17 sec.
1 @ 18 sec.

1 @ 21 sec.
1 @ 22 sec.

1 @ 33 sec.
1 @ 34 sec.

1 @ 47 sec.
1 @ 48 sec.

1 @ 1:02 sec.
1 @ 1:03 sec. (drifts into 1:04 substantially)

1 @ 1:24 sec.
1 @ 1:25 sec.

1 @ 1:41
1 @ 1:42

1 @ 1:55
1 @ 1:56

1 @ 2:31
1 @ 2:32

1 @ 2:34 (drifts a little)
1 @ 2:35

1 @ 2:38
1 @ 2:39

1 @ 3:04
1 @ 3:05

audio ends at 3:10

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Zobot257
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I have sent a post on Let's blog asking her to go you know where today.... thanks for reserving the books, guys.

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DavFlamerock
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Has anyone received any emails from Private in the last couple days? The last email from Private I remember was just a long string of "yay snow people!" (well, the equivalent). You don't respond to every email with "yay snow people" and then just STOP ANSWERING EMAILS.

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enaxor
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Corewalker wrote:
Hi Folks! Been lurking and thought I might post what I came up with, which is nothing so far. Here's the timeline on the heartbeats in the video:


Corewalker, thank you for doing so much work on the heartbeat video, but I believe I sent you off on a wild goose chase with my suggestion. Thebruce, actually solved it and posted the solve here. Sorry for the goose chase, I have a sinus infection and feel like I did a hit and run on uF last night with my silly suggestion. I actually dreamt about the solve and got up at 6:00am to try it out, but saw that thebruce had figured it out. Thebruce great solve, btw!
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new post, this one's about close up pictures of the snow people.

http://www.snowtown.me/?p=347

is peg cursed now that she went near them XD??

the first two look the same,
but the last two look different,hmm...

might be unrelated, all snowmen have exactly 14 stones for eyes.

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