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[epiphany]

It appears all five parts of the key have been received (just going by what has been posted here & over on FB). Positions are as one is looking at the picture side of the puzzle...obviously this is flipped when turning the puzzle over).
Singerofthelost = Cheshire Cat (top left)
Strudel = birds/mushrooms/etc (top right)
RoryF = White Rabbit (bottom left)
Que Beast = Mad Hatter (bottom right)
SagaciousVainglory has presumably received the Alice part of the puzzle (centre).
We're all looking forward to seeing images of the back of the puzzles!


Just some observations:

The question marks on the back of the puzzle so far aren't the same...some are only partially filled in whilst some are completely filled in. Significance?
So far:
top left = only dot of question mark filled in
top right = only dot of question mark filled in
bottom left = *don't know yet*
bottom right = fully filled in

The writing uses a "long s" for s...ie an f with two lines means "f" & one with one line means "s". It is decoded using Rot-25 & appears to be various lines out of Auguries of Innocence by William Blake. Specifically:
He who doubts from what he sees... (top left)
Thr caterpillar on the leaf (top right...I think"r" might be a spelling mistake? as if this was a long s rather than f it would be "The")
Hold Infinit in the palm (bottom left..another spelling mistake here?)
The bat that flits at close of eve (bottom right)

We haven't seen the centre code yet but going by the bits we can see on the other puzzles, it appears it's a grid of some sort? Am looking forward to seeing it.

The dates on the coins are all different so far (maybe the dates are significant...or maybe a method of ordering the clues?). The "tails" part of the coin (the feathers) is the badge of the Prince of Wales: a plume of ostrich feathers within a coronet, above the German motto ICH DIEN ("I serve").
So far we have:
Singer: 1986
Strudel: *don't know yet*
RoryF: *don't know yet*
Que Beast: 1971
Sagacious: 2001

It'd be interesting to know if the fingers are all off one glove and, if so, which fingers they are? Again...possibly significant on their own or as a method of ordering the clues?

The blue dots on the dice appear to have been filled in (as opposed to the red ones). There were blue smudges on Singer's die.

The blank piece of paper may have some sort of "invisible writing" on it. PLEASE don't do anything that might potentially destroy it!!!! At least...not until someone has worked out what it might be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_ink

[Que Beast]

[epiphany]

[Que Beast]

[singerofthelost]

My "blank" paper, an update.

I've tried ironing it, as a method of applying heat to bring any potential ink out. THe paper browned and it gained a few very miniscule brown dots, but no letters to speak of.

I held it under a black light, and nothing appeared as far as I could tell.

It could be I need to apply even more heat. A friend recommended using an iodine solution--one part iodine to ten parts water. I'm just not sure about applying anything moist to the paper.

So that's where that stands.

[Que Beast]

[epiphany]

[sagaciousVainglory]

Hey everyone. So, I can't get to a scanner right now, but i think I can type out what the code on the back of my puzzle section says; if "f" with two lines is an "f" and one is "s," then my section is: "fufs3 xpmg't boe mjpo't ipxm"

My question mark is all white with the space around it filled in black and followed by two (maybe three?) black dots; I'm missing the very end bit of the square following the ? so there could be a third period there.

No luck with my blank paper yet.

I think my glove piece is a thumb.

So far everyone's dice all have the same two numbers highlighted red.

Do we know anything else about this stuff?

Also, to clarify, yes, I have Alice. I'll scan when I get home in the morning.

[Que Beast]

[Que Beast]

Hey, posting from phone. Your thing says "every wolf's and lion's howl" also Blake

[epiphany]

Sagacious: interesting...your quote translates to "eter3 wolf's and lion's howl"...more spelling mistakes? That first word should be "Every" according to the poem. Did you have a grid on yours? The edges of the others looked like there might have been a grid in the middle.

Singer: according to the wiki link above, exposing to back light, heat & iodine fumes are the three ways of screening for invisible ink without permanently developing the solution. If you've already tried heat & UV light...I guess iodine is the next logical step but I'd be worried about damaging the paper, etc. Maybe a sponge with a very, very light application of solution? I don't know...my brain is shooting off warning bells at the thought of getting it wet...lol.

[sagaciousVainglory]

Epiphany: Yeah. It's an 8x8 grid. Since I can't scan it right this second, let me transcribe for you. Using the long s symbol. Underscores are empty grid spaces.

ſ u ſ s 3 _ _ _
_ _ x p m g ' t
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ b o e _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ m j p o ' t
_ _ _ i p x m _
_ _ _ _ ? (.) . .

The way the 3 is written, it could be some sort of symbol?

[amandel]

[Seadevil4]

Singerofthelost excellent video, that blank paper when held it up to the light definitely showed some writing on it looked like a 'H' and 'O'. I think Amandel might be right about a UV pen.

The dice looks like very familiar I think it comes from a board game I use to play as a kid, I'll have a search for it.

EDIT: Turns it was after being a kid...

[Que Beast]

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