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nomad
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 		We have to figure out that thing about 'she with gold' to learn it. Any ideas?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:53 pm
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JehosephatDostoevsky wrote:
New e-mail from Howard, I guess in lieu of the RL meeting

subject: "AUTOMATIC CREATION OF MESSAGE"

Quote:

IF YOU ARE READING THIS THEN I HAVE NOT ENTERED THE PASSWORD TO
PREVENT THIS MESSAGE BEING SENT.
MY NAME IS HOWARD FAIR AND MY LAST LOCATION WOULD BE IN MORTLAKE--

I WAS INVESTIGATING A RELATIVE'S WORK...
SHOULD YOU BE RECEIVING THIS THEN YOU ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE MY TELEPHONE
MESSAGE/VIDEO, SHOULD IT BE RECEIVED BY THIS EMAIL ACCOUNT.-
TO RECEIVE, INPUT YOUR EMAIL AND THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS....

YOUR NAME-.
YOUR EMAIL FOR LARGE FILE.
MY RELATIVE'S NAME.
THE COLOUR OF THE PROJECT.-.
THE TWO WHO DIED WHEN 'SHE WITH GOLD' VISITED--.

AUTOMATIC RESPONSE COMPLETE.
....
-


There is a small code here, note the punctuation of each line.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
. -- ... .- .... -. . . .-. --. . .... –
Is morse code for "EM SAH NEERG EHT"
Or "The green has me"

Not sure who "she with gold" is.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:54 pm
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JehosephatDostoevsky
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 		Well noticed that man! Well at least we know what's happened to Howard, and that we're not likely to hear from him again I imagine.

As for the poem...

Quote:

When Autumn is balanced and the sun leaves the trees
The ladies underneath sign their names off in threes
One who is crowned in gold and horn
Meets another who bore he crown-ed in thorn
Young salmon dance in the river strong
Dee's churchyard: the arch: at horzion long...

Howard.


Well, the second woman referred to is clearly the Mary the church is named after, so would the first one be Mary Magdelen? Was she crowned in gold and horn? I know basically nothing about the new testament. (Call on me if any Jew knowledge is needed tho lol)

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:08 pm
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punxtr
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 		I found another poem:

Quote:
To The Princess Lucretia

Thy unripe youth seemed like the purple rose
That to the warm ray opens not its breast,
But, hiding still within its mossy vest,
Dares not its virgin beauties to disclose;
Or like Aurora, when the heavem first glows,--
For likeness from above will suit thee best,--
When she with gold kindles each mountain crest,
And o'er the plain her pearly mantle throws.
No loss from time thy riper age receives,
Nor can young beauty decked with art's display
Rival the native graces of thy form:
Thus lovelier is the flower whose full-blown leaves
Perfume the air, and more than orient ray
The sun's meridian glories blaze and warm

From the Italian of Torquato Tasso


And this one too:

Quote:
SAPPHO AND PHAON






The awful flames from subterranean glooms
Leap up and out and, flaring fearfully,
Shock with red horror the repose of night.
And even then, aware how base he was,
He stopp d his ears to that insidious call,
And strove to let the beauty of the dusk
Win him to chasteness. But a passion chill d
Bleak as the moon is, which terrific suns
Warm not, nor waken; and his love was dead,
And soon that wicket open d to his touch.

SWIFT-WING D is news that brings unhap-
piness.

That very day a crone, a broken thing
Whom hate had aged and malice so deform d
That none could deem her woman, hobbled up
And call d for Sappho. She, with gold in

hand,

Bade Nepthys lead her to the portico
And bring her cakes and honey, fruit and milk,
A staff to walk with ; but the crone, when come,
So froze her welling kindness with an eye
Spared by the years, that Sappho shrank from

her

As from a horror. When the tale was told,
The crack d lips mumbling over Phaon s fall
As though it were a very pleasantry,
She gave her gold and bade the bent thing go

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:18 pm
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 		I got a response saying both were wrong... looking for more poems.

Edit--She with gold is considered to be Aurora, or the Goddess of Dawn. If Dawn rises, then what two other Gods or Goddesses fall? God of Dusk?

Aurora/Eos had two lovers that died. Orion and Tithonus. That's all I found. I want to make sure this time before I send another email...
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 		Could be. I found she did turn Tithonus into a grasshopper because he grew old. Sounds like a lovely person.

I e-mailed suggesting "Sol and Luna". According, to wikipeida, Sol and Luna are the sibling of Aurora, and I guess you could say the Dawn sorta kills the night, and its before the sun comes up. Not heard back yet tho.

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 		I thought I would try to be clever and put "Princess Margaret & the Queen Mother", as they had died right when Queen Elizabeth II began her tour for her Golden Jubilee. Incorrect, though.
Dunno

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 		RandomGuy26
Quote:
. -- ... .- .... -. . . .-. --. . .... –
Is morse code for "EM SAH NEERG EHT"
Or "The green has me"

Very smooooth Smile

Throwin' this out there:

"On 16 March 1575, Elizabeth arrived at Dee's house and found that his first wife had died and was to be buried that day. The queen refused to enter the house and talked to Dee by the church wall."

Makes Elizabeth I "she with gold" and "crown of gold and horn" (she owned a famous "unicorn horn")

And it makes "THE TWO WHO DIED WHEN 'SHE WITH GOLD' VISITED" wives of John Dee

Except I can only find the one Sad Must sleep now, had a busy day....

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 		john dee's 2 wives:

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1st Katherine Constable
2nd Jane Fromond


But apparently he was married 3 times, there is however no records of the 2nd marriage, that lasted only a year
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punxtr
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 		Just had a strange chat with Howard:

Code:
howardfairinthegreenSPLATgooglemail.com:  ERROR ERROR ERROR - WHO IS THIS ERROR ERROR ERROR
 me:  a friend
 howardfairinthegreen@googlemail.com:  ERROR WHO ERROR
 me:  Giovanni is my name
 Sent at 8:35 AM on Wednesday
 howardfairinthegreen@googlemail.com:  ERROR ERROR ERROR TWICE INFORMATION ERROR ERROR ERROR WRONG ERROR ERROR ERROR LEADS ERROR ERROR ERROR TO CLUE ERROR ERROR ERROR WITHIN ERRORS ERROR ERROR ERROR
 me:  within?
within the poem?
 howardfairinthegreen@googlemail.com:  ERROR ERROR ERROR TWICE INFORMATION ERROR ERROR ERROR WRONG ERROR ERROR ERROR LEADS ERROR ERROR ERROR TO CLUE ERROR ERROR ERROR WITHIN ERRORS ERROR ERROR ERROR
error
err
er
e
.
 


Yes, my name is Giovanni. Hi. I'm thinking there is a code within the repetition of the word error? Anyway, I have to drive to the airport. I'll decode this later.
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 		got an reply - looked interesting:
Quote:

INCORRECT INFORMATION.
INCORRECT INFORMATION SUBMITTED THIRD TIME WILL RESULT IN MAIL BEING BLOCKED.
TRY AGAIN.


On 22 June 2011 08:48, The Real Draghkar <therealdraghkar> wrote:
> Draghkar
> therealdraghkarSPLATgmail.com
> Gerald McIntyre
> Green
> 1st Katherine Constable 2nd Jane Fromond

ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERRORbERRORiERRORtERROR.ERRORlERRORyERROR/ERRORkERRORcERRORyERRORZERRORUERRORMERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR




The error messages contain the following string:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
[url]bit.ly/kcyZUM[/url]


Leading to a page about dee and elisabeth
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 		Katherine Constable (wife) & Jane Wild (mother).
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 		it seems we need to find the names of one of his wives (1st??) and his mother!!
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 		got the following reply upon answering his questions:

INFORMATION RECEIVED.
PROCESSING AND RELEASING FILE.
DELAY OF ONE ROTATION MAY BE EXPECTED
PROCESSING...
PROCESSING..
PROCESSING.

no file attached however.. :S
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 		Sent one as well.

EDIT: And got this:

Quote:

22.6.2011 14:30
INFORMATION RECEIVED. TWO RECIPIENTS RECEIVING FILE WITHIN ONE ROTATION.
ACCOUNT SUSPENSION COMMENCING


PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:47 am
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