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redwulf25_ci
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chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

Long been his does make a lot of sense. I do have one more idea though, I know the person who used the soft cover edition said the book started on page 3, don't know about the hard cover edition. Perhaps when counting pages the first page the book starts on should be counted as page 1 no matter the number it's listed as?

Well, the book starts with an epigraph from "Look Homeward, Angel" (which incidentally talks about "a stone, a leaf, an unfound door"). Then on the next page is the number 19, and on the page opposite that, the word "RESUMPTION." Then a blank page, and the title "THE GUNSLINGER." One more blank page, and the story begins on page 3, which doesn't make sense unless page 1 is the title page. Your suggestion is to treat page 3 as page one, which means the code that refers to (presumably) page 3 should instead be read on page 5?

Yes, that's my thought. Not sure if it's a good thought but it's worth a shot.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:40 pm

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redwulf25_ci wrote:

chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

Yes, that's my thought. Not sure if it's a good thought but it's worth a shot.

Tried it. It makes even less sense. I don't know why the codewriter would refer to what is obviously labeled in the book as page 3 as page 1, either, but anything's worth trying. I think "long been his" is our best lead at the moment.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:44 pm

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Chaos angel, maybe try tweeting to BlackThir13en the most plausible answers?

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:28 pm

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Xankek wrote:

Chaos angel, maybe try tweeting to BlackThir13en the most plausible answers?

I had considered doing that. Just sent him " 'Long been his'? Who is 'he'? ". Will let you know if/when he responds.

Edit: Wow, that was fast. "You are flawed." I guess it's the wrong answer Laughing

Edit 2: Maybe "GUNSLINGER REVISED" is a key in a more literal sense? I don't have the time to devote to it right now but maybe somebody could try converting "GUNSLINGER REVISED" to numbers and adding/subtracting/dividing/whatever to the string of code we got.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:36 pm

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New tweet:

@BlackThir13en wrote:

0150601�0150602 0150708 0150709

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:26 pm

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tijde wrote:

New tweet:

@BlackThir13en wrote:

0150601�0150602 0150708 0150709

Those look suspiciously sequential. All starting with the 0150, and then the 601, 602, 708, and 709. This is not a randomized code.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:46 pm

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chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

Yes, that's my thought. Not sure if it's a good thought but it's worth a shot.

I'm suspecting that it is not referring to page numbers. Wouldn't the pages in the softcover and hardcover versions be different because of the size of the pages?

No, I think it's referring to Chapters, Parts, Paragraphs, Sentences and/or Words. Which of those it's referring to specifically--and in which order--is up for grabs.

chaos_angel and I once came up with a way to use plays as keys to a code, since they tend to be laid out with line numbers and the like. I wish this were that simple.

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:05 pm

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t3hkender wrote:

chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

Yes, that's my thought. Not sure if it's a good thought but it's worth a shot.

I'm suspecting that it is not referring to page numbers. Wouldn't the pages in the softcover and hardcover versions be different because of the size of the pages?

For people using such a code to transmit information they want kept secret that's considered a feature, not a bug*. The person you're sending the message to has the correct version of the book and knows which version to use to decode it, if the message falls into the wrong hands they have to hope they can find the right edition, assuming they even know what book is being used as the key.

*Yes, for an ARG on the other hand that could rightly be considered a bug.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:52 pm

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redwulf25_ci wrote:

t3hkender wrote:

chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

chaos_angel wrote:

redwulf25_ci wrote:

Yes, that's my thought. Not sure if it's a good thought but it's worth a shot.

I'm suspecting that it is not referring to page numbers. Wouldn't the pages in the softcover and hardcover versions be different because of the size of the pages?

Precisely. Page numbers would only be accurate if both sender and receiver know the proper source book. BlackThir13en handed us the book the key comes in, but not a format for the book, so the only way to really proceed is to assume that page numbers aren't part of it and that it only references things that don't change due to format.

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:17 pm

redwulf25_ci
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New Black Thir13en tweet . . .

Quote:

WQ GD RS NR PM AH WI QK RI QW

Not sure what to make of that.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:56 pm

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redwulf25_ci wrote:

New Black Thir13en tweet . . .

Quote:

WQ GD RS NR PM AH WI QK RI QW

Not sure what to make of that.

I'm not sure either. Gonna mull it over for a bit.

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:26 am

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Re: "Do You Like Trees" Wiki

t3hkender wrote:

I created a blank Wikia page I Like Trees.

http://iliketrees.wikidot.com

I don't know about the rest of you, but I finally got tired of managing half a dozen different bookmarks between the Unforum, Jack's Blog, and Black13's Tweets (not to mention having to search through 20+ pages of Unfiction forums every time I wanted to check an old bit of information).

So, I've spent the last 7 hours cataloging info, and adding it to Kender's wikidot page. It's pretty robust at this point, but I'll keep adding to it over the next few days. By Sunday, I hope to have all of the relevant information up-to-date.

If you want to check it out, click the link and start on the "Timeline" page, where most of the information is stored. The secondary pages will eventually be updated as well, but they are currently a little sparse.

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:39 pm

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redwulf25_ci wrote:

New Black Thir13en tweet . . .

Quote:

WQ GD RS NR PM AH WI QK RI QW

Not sure what to make of that.

Solution

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The arrangement in pairs made me think of a Playfair cipher. Using keyword "gunslinger" it decodes to

YO UC AN XN OT SA VE TH EB OY

Since Playfair ciphers works with letter pairs, the X was thrown in to even out the number of letters. Remove it to get "You can not save the boy".

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:32 pm

yrch69
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Excellent work on the Playfair cipher.

Yet another blatant Gunslinger reference, but I like how this one bodes ominously for our friend Jack.

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:44 pm

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You sir are a thinker!

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