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Myssfitz
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INFO: New email from Sam

Looks like it's almost time to help Dale or could it be Wes?


From Sam:
I know Dale told people I was going to be filling them on things for him but
I've been waiting until I had something to pass along. I've been getting pretty
worried actually because I hadn't heard from either Dale or Wes for a few days.
Dale finally called me tonight though. He sounded tired but insisted he was OK.
He wouldn't tell me where he was exactly, but did say he was closer to Aglaura
than he had been in a while. Which leads me to believe he may indeed be heading
back to Ash Grove Park at some point. He didn't mention meeting anyone,
these "guides" or anyone else, but did say he was going somewhere and may not
be in touch for a while. When I asked "How long?" he said he wasn't sure. And I
also asked him if I or someone else could go with him and his reply was "No,
this is something I have to do alone." So, as you can tell, a lot of what you
said fits.
I still can't say that I buy into this "mystical journey" stuff completely. But
Dale did ask me to stay in touch with the people trying to help him and respond
to them as quickly as possible, especially over the next few days. He said he
was asking Wes to do the same. I don't know if he got a hold of Wes though,
because I still haven't heard from him. I went by his place yesterday and the
girl he has working there said he told her he had business to attend to and
told her to mind the place for a couple of days. Hopefully he'll be getting a
hold of me soon.
I have a lot of people to contact yet today but if I hear from Dale again
I'll be sure to let you know. Likewise, if you hear from him with how we are
supposed to help, please let me know.
Thanks,
Sam

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Re: Sam Email

I got basically the same email with a bit more

Quote:
Hey, I appreciate your concern, but I'm OK. I know Dale told people I was going to be filling them on things for him but I've been waiting until I had something to pass along. I've also been kind of staying low key because of the encoded spam message you mentioned. Although I don't think the Marzano's would actually do anything to me because of my connections here in Aglaura, I'm not taking any chances. I've also been getting pretty worried actually because I hadn't heard from either Dale or Wes for a few days.

Dale finally called me tonight though. He sounded tired but insisted he was OK. He wouldn't tell me where he was exactly, but did say he was closer to Aglaura than he had been in a while. Which leads me to believe he may indeed be heading back to Ash Grove Park at some point.

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new email from sam

Got the same one as mysfitzz
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From Misha over at CD after she updated Sam about the solve for the guides message to the white team ...
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://www.mythosphere.org/trithemius.html


Misha:
Wow, great work! I was really starting to get worried about that coded message.

I'm going to start checking this out and see if I can make any sense of it too.

No word from Dale yet obviously, but I did hear back from Wes finally. He's
still looking around out at the cemetery but said he found no sign of Dale or
anyone else out there. In light of this new message, I think I'll try to call
him again and see if it means anything to him.

Sam

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Email from Sam

No word from Dale yet, but I did hear back from Wes finally. He's still looking
around out at the cemetery but said he found no sign of Dale or anyone else out
there. Someone just wrote me and said they cracked the latest mythosphere code
but didn't figure out what to do with it yet. Hopefully we'll know more soon.
Sam

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Phonenumber to contact Sam

From Sam:

Quote:
Patrik: Well looks like we're down to the wire now. I was hoping I would hear from Dale one more time before everything happens, whatever that might be, but so far he hasn't called. I did hear from Wes finally though, and he should be on his way over here soon. We're going to decide after that what exactly to do.
By the way, here's a number I set up for people to reach me tonight, but please only use it to pass on urgent information or emergencies because I might end up paying for it all if Mayor Dobbs figures out what I've done.

1-877-859-1276

If I don't answer I'm probably on with someone else or otherwise tied up. Try the e-mail first cause I'll be monitoring it constantly.
If you hear from Dale or from anyone else who knows anything send me a message.And let's all keep our fingers crossed.
Sam

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konamouse
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Sam & Wes are tree hunting today

Heather:
Thanks for the tree info. I'm going to need all the help I can get with
this stuff; luckily Wes thinks we can probably find all those trees in
Diana's Grove.
Someone else sent me some pictures of some of the trees also but I'm
still not too confident about being able to identify them all. We're going over there at lunch time. Anything we can't find then Wes is going to try and locate after that.
I'm sorry about the phone issues last night; I'm not really sure why
bthat happened. I got a few phone calls that actually re-routed right to my
desk phone but it seems a lot of other people got sent to the voice mail
without getting transferred to me. I'm still trying to work it out.
I'll keep you posted.
Sam


> --- webmasterSPLATaglauranj.org wrote:
> > Heather:
> > Wes should be here soon. Hopefully he'll know where
> > to find these trees in
> > Diana's Grove. I'm not sure how I'm going to pick
> > them out 'cause I know
> > absolutely nothing about trees!
> > Do you know anything about trees?
> > Sam
>
> Sam,
>
> I don't think you have to have a large piece of wood
> of each type, perhaps small samples will work.
>
> Do you still have the map from the Easter Egg Hunt
> that was posted on the Aglaura website? I'm sorry I
> don't have a copy, but I think another investigator
> may have sent it to you.
>
> Images of Hazel, Birch, Ash, Hawthorn, and Oaks can be
> found here:
>
> http://www.iol.ie/~ndnsp/tree/native.htm
>
> Willows may look like this:
>
> http://annplified.com/art/tree.html
>
> Fir trees are basically Christmas trees.
>
> http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/eco/yourforest/trees/subalpphotos.html
>
> On the town map, there appears to be a field behind
> Yerkes Farmers' Market. There might be some apple
> trees in there:
>
> http://www.gouldhill.com/seasons.htm
>
> Ivy (wood of the vine) wood is a little more difficult
> to find. Or perhaps grape vine? Try a craft store to
> find a decorative basket made of dried ivy. Or you
> can try a local garden nursery for some of these
> woods.
>
> http://pineneedlegroup.tripod.com/bb/vine.html
>
> As a last resort, maybe some of the furniture at The
> Hollow Needle is made from a few of the needed types
> of wood - Phyllis is probably good at gushing about
> the pieces in her shop and might know the wood source.
>
> Good luck. I know that quite a few of us will be
> online and ready to help.
>
> Heather
>
> PS - your emergency phone didn't seem to work last
> night.
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Wood

Got this from Sam:

Quote:
Danny:
Good news! Wes and I got pieces of all nine types of wood. At least, we're
pretty certain that that's what we got. Luckily, some the trees in that area of
Diana's Grove are marked with identification plaques, saying what they are. We
found six of nine that way. The other three we didn't find immediately there,
but Wes found one of them, unmarked, a short ways off. As luck would have it,
the other two we needed were also right in that immediate area, in an almost
triangular pattern. Even those these last three weren't labelled, Wes is
certain they are the right types.
Anyway, we managed to cut off samples of all nine and Wes is back at his place
preparing them to be burnt in a little while. He should be calling me when he
is ready to go. Keep your fingers crossed. I have no freakin' idea what we are
getting ourselves into here.
Sam



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more sammail

I gave Sam a phone #, just in case, and told him to keep in touch. Here's what I got:

Quote:
Danny:
Hey, I appreciate you giving me a phone number to call in case things go south.
Wes and I have discussed it and decided that he's going to be the one who goes
to Dale's home and meets the guides. It seems to make sense for several reasons.
First, he's absolutely insisting that he do it. I mean, the man has spent his
whole life investigating and documenting strange and supernatural phenomenon.
He's actually excited to go out there and meet them, whoever or whatever, they
may be. He almost seems to be five years younger since he found out there will
be a "guide" waiting there.
Secondly, I'm going to stay here in the Municipal Building and try and head off
any potential problems with either the Aglaura Police or Fire Departments. I
do, after all, basically have access to the entire networks of computers and
telephone systems here, so I may have to field a few fastballs here, if you
know what I mean. The last thing we want is the whole wood burning thing
interrupted before Dale is safely here with us again.
Finally, if something goes wrong out there, we've split up the wood we found
into two different "sets". I have pieces of each here with me. I have no idea
how that will help but Wes had it all planned out so I wasn't going to argue
with him.

Thanks again for everything.

Sam


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I just heard from Wes on his cell phone. He was standing in the woods
across the street from Dale's burned out house, waiting for something to
happen. He said he hadn't seen anyone there yet at that point. He also had just said that it was starting to get really dark and so he decided to walk over to Dale's home, and his cell cut out. I tried to call him right back, but can't get through. Damn!
I'll let you when if I hear from him again.
Sam

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Another call - email from Sam

Lisa:
I got another call from Wes. As soon as I picked it up he said, "Shut up and
listen." And then it sounded a little muffled, like he dropped the phone in his
pocket or something.
It was cutting in and out and difficult to hear but I heard Wes' footsteps as
he walked through the ruined house, I think. And then a deep voice
said "Keeler".
Wes sounded suprised and said "You? It's you?"
There was static and I thought I lost the call until I heard the deep voice say
again "We must hurry. Someone has told them where we are and they are
coming . . . their time." It was cutting in and out again so I was obviously
missing some words.
I heard Wes say "You know I won't let . . . to him" and then the phone went
dead again.
I'm not sure what to do. I'm thinking I should leave here and go out there.
Sam

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Heather:
I'm hearing reports of a fire on Winton Pond Road now, which is the street
Dale's house is on. Too many calls for me to try and stop, too. It won't be
long until either the Police or the Fire Dept. or both will be there.
No answer on Wes' cell phone either. Actually, it's not even ringing. It just
keeps repeating the "Your call cannot be completed" line.
Please, please let me know if you or anyone else hears anything!
Sam

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Going - Going - Gone

That's it. I can't wait any longer. I'm out of here and going to Dale's house.
I don't have time to e-mail a lot of people so please help spread the word.
I'll try and call if possible.
Sam

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Warning being sent to Sam after May 1 Night.

To: webmasterSPLATaglauranj.org

Sam,
Are you okay???
Bad news! Did you see what happened to Wes? Did you
see the dead eyes? We got an email from Digitalis
(Dale called the six-fingered fortune teller at the
amusement park "Digitalis"
Here is my copy:

It is time and there are things that you must know.

The one you have sought to help has returned to us,
but his way has not been easy. He needs care that only
we can provide, at least for a short while. He shall
be returned to you very soon.

Despite this, there is much cause for concern. Someone
within the sphere of those who have tried to help has
betrayed us. The Numbered Ones knew where the fire
would be lit and came sooner and with greater force
than anticipated. Only the bravery and sacrifice of
the one you call "Keeler" allowed the sacred wood
to be fully consumed in flame and the portal opened.
We fear he is in their hands and will soon be in the
place that bears their name. A place from which
no one returns.

They will not allow our small success to go
unpunished. Soon the second ring shall be summoned, if
they have not been already. When they do, their
identity will no longer be concealed.

And now, his need is even greater. His first step has
been completed. The length of his journey depends upon
the direction of his second step.

"One by one, they were all becoming shades."

digitalis, a guide
-----------------------

The above quote comes from James Joyce essay "The
Dead". This is not a good sign.

Sam, we are really going to need you to keep us
updated about what is going on around town. Maybe take
some digital pictures of anything suspicious? Any
chance you might be able to go out to the cemetery and
take a look around? We are all very concerned about
the safety of Wes. And you are not out of danger
either. Is it possible that the Marzano brothers were
in town last night? Did you see Bruce Abbott there?
You need to watch your back, we are convinced that the
Mayor and Mr. Willingham are in cahoots with them.

Stay safe. Heather.
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Dont think anyone posted this message

C Geist:
I'm sorry it took a while to get back to you and everyone else, but I
spent the late afternoon and early evening hours sleeping since I didn't get
much at all last night. I didn't really intend to, I actually went home from work a little early with the hopes of finding Dale or possibly even Wes there, but no luck. I even drove by Dale's house but couldn't get close to it as they have the whole thing cordoned off now. I'm trying to be patient and believe that Dale is going to show up like these damn guides said he will, but, like you, my faith in them is severely shaken. The ironic thing is, as you probably know, Wes was the one who was questioning them and what their motives might be from the beginning, always telling Dale to be careful in dealing with them.

Anyway, once I was home I sat down to relax for just a minute and the next thing I know I was asleep. Speaking of Wes, I've been trying to call his house, cell phone, and shop all day with no answer anywhere. I even asked Chief Dawn about filing a missing persons report for him but she got really weird with me when I did and started asking why I thought he was missing and what did I know I wasn't telling etc. Finally, I told her he was supposed to meet me last night but never showed up. She said I was over reacting and should wait at least until tomorrow and see if
he shows up. So much for "official" help.

One strange but possibly bright note however. After I woke up from my
little nap, I tried Wes's phone numbers again. I finally got an answer at
his shop. That girl that works there sometimes for him was there; I guess she was scheduled to work this evening for him or something. Anyway, when I asked if she had seen or heard from Wes she said, "No, Mr. Greene, but there is a note hear for you from him." "A note?" I asked. And she said, "Yes, you know, a letter. It says 'For Sam'." So I'm on my way to pick it up. After that, I'm going to go into the Municipal
Building for a short while as I've got some catching up to do. I'm
restless anyway until there's some word from either Dale or Wes. Please let me know if you hear anything at all. By the way, your speculation about "the numbered ones" is interesting but I really have much time to even think about what it might mean. Let me know what else you come up with.
Sam


> Sam
>
> Some of us having been thinking about who were the Numbered Ones
could be.
> First I though it ment the police yet people return from where
they take them
> to. Now the harder to believe idea is that it ment the numbered
graves and
> ghosts, undead. Right now I dont know if I can believe this.
However with
> Dale being at a graveyard and no-one returning from death I cant
think of
> anything else myself.
>
> I hope there there is another idea and Wes is ok where ever he
is. IF
> something comes up I'll let you know.
>
> C Geist
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