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nonecryout · Greenhorn Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 5

Has anyone tried perhaps putting all the prepositions on a crossword-puzzle-like grid? And try to link them with each other based on relative location to the words sounds like? "Through" would probably be the one to start with. Just another stab in the dark...

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:00 am

KwayZeeyT

Because of the fact that the list seems random, I tried:

random_proposition(s)
random_position(s)

Both of which were 404'd!

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:11 am

johnny5

Just as a point of reference, I tried doing "pen strokes" with the prepositions (simulating a conductors wand for the "sounds like" tie-in)

It looked promising at first, but fell apart right about here:

BETWEEN
AMONG
TOWARD
THROUGH
ALONG
OUTSIDE

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:42 am

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Anyone thought of a possible connection with "parabolic Lemonade Failure"? It's been bugging me since I heard the wav yesterday, but I have no clue where to go with it.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:26 am

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Sep7imus · Veteran Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 149

Man, I had SUCH high hopes for "play_swords.wav" (SOUNDS LIKE "place words"), but sadly no. This is really driving me crazy!

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**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:16 pm

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prepositions

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:19 pm

Feros

I think we have gotten too caught up on using the word "proposition" there are other words that sound similar to preposition such as "preperation" which contains similar wording

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:07 pm

chickenmouth · Greenhorn Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 4

hi. sorry for not reading all 43 pages Neutral

but is "aside" a preposition? the dictionary says it's an adverb or a noun. not preposition though. I also looked at about 20 preposition lists and every other preposition from the puzzle was in em except for "aside." so... I hope this means something.

also... is there a page that explains how these puzzles are even found? like where did this preposition list even come from?

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:20 pm

bcriswell

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:25 pm

Guard1an · Boot Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 16

prep.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:33 pm

danteGA · Boot Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 65

Okay, I'm trying another tactic here. This puzzle must lead to the wavfile that comes right before little_brave.wav. Here is the opening dialogue from that file:

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:41 pm

Avatrix

Dante, I've been following a similar tactic in my word guessing patterns, but no luck as yet. I've also just tried to think about what Rani and Herzog might discuss in that conversation that could be related... lacking a proper solution to the puzzle, it still might get us the .wav file.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:46 pm

Weapon X · Boot Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 14

sorry if this has been discussed.

there are exactly 41 English Sound Categories.
where to go from here, i'm not sure.

http://victorian.fortunecity.com/vangogh/555/Spell/dewey.html
this site expands on sound categories.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:48 pm

Avatrix

I haven't noticed anything on phonemes in this puzzle discussion, though I might have missed it. I tried a few attempts using "phoneme", but didn't come up with anything. It may be just a coincidence.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:54 pm

Checksum

letters for numbers, not digits

**Posted:** Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:14 pm