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Sin Vraal · Decorated Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Posts: 219 Location: NJ

SOLVED: Test 6

**Posted:** Wed May 07, 2003 1:56 am

Caterpillar

Re: Test 6 - Do We Have Confirmation?

**Posted:** Wed May 07, 2003 8:34 am

AnthraX101 · Entrenched Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 797

Assuming this is the right thing (and it appears to be):

http://www.landau-luckman-lake.com/questions.pdf

This is the decode of the PostNET barcode: 80203-1100-99. That is for Denver, CO.

AnthraX101

**Posted:** Wed May 07, 2003 9:36 am

Caterpillar

I know naught of which I speak:)

But can that little "data" thing in the upper right of the envelope be decoded using the same method as the AGP Garden of Pears (Data Matrix or sumpin')?

~cem

**Posted:** Wed May 07, 2003 9:54 am

grumpyboy · Unfettered Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 660

the upperright figure is meant to look like a PDF417 barcode but it's has some elements which are inconsistent with a PDF417. A decoder won't even recognize it as a PDF417. If it's meant to be decoded, it's not meant to be done with a scanner. Confused

So far I've trired binary to ASCII (didn't work). Gonna try converting from binary to other bases to see if that gives anything...

EDIT: binary directly to alphabet --> nothing
binary --> base 10 --> mod26 --> alphabet --> nothing

**Posted:** Wed May 07, 2003 12:39 pm

Sin Vraal · Decorated Joined: 28 Nov 2002 Posts: 219 Location: NJ

This test 6

**Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 11:10 pm

Caterpillar

But would you agree that there is something in the envelope...well not in the envelope....but you know what I mean Smile

Otherwise why include it?

**Posted:** Thu May 08, 2003 11:50 pm

Nyght_Shyft

What if the bar code, when placed over one of the paragraphs at the top, reveals a hidden message? I'm sure some of you have seen a code hidden like that before. The bar code might hide specific words and reveal others.

Just a thought..

**Posted:** Tue May 13, 2003 11:42 am

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teeman11 · Kl00 Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 42

how about this

**Posted:** Tue May 13, 2003 2:18 pm

ttlyhosed · Guest

odd little thing on envelope

**Posted:** Thu May 15, 2003 3:02 pm

grumpyboy · Unfettered Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 660

The barcode on the envelope appears to be created with the font "Ariel Alternative Symbol". This font set uses symbols consisting of 2x3 blocks to stand for the alphabet (similar but not the same as braille). Not sure if this font is installed by default on windows Me/XP,etc. but if it is you can see it using the Character Map or in MS Word.

For example, in "Ariel Alternative Symbol", the character "a" is:

XO
OO
OX

where the X's are black and O's are white.

In braille "a" is:

XO
OO
OO

The font set "WST_Engl" also uses blocks of 2x3 to stand for some characters but I don't think it's the alphabet characters.

Just thought I throw it out there for everyone...

**Posted:** Fri May 16, 2003 3:45 am

Ehsan · Entrenched Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 992

It appears that the font "Arial Alternative Symbol" is only available on Windows Me and I couldn't find it on the internet.. Can someone who has this font try matching it to the envelope or attach it here so we can play with it?

**Posted:** Fri May 16, 2003 3:55 am

juliana · Kilroy Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 1

Arial Alternative Symbol

**Posted:** Fri May 16, 2003 9:01 pm

Ehsan · Entrenched Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 992

If you start from the left side of the envelope and invert black<-> you get this:

Looks a bit promising because there aren't any garbage characters.. and you can consider the space, _, and ` to be terminating characters.. if you consider the x to be terminating also you get exactly 26 unique characters.. If you consider capital and small to be the same you get the following distribution

AA
Bb
C
d
FFf
G
Hh
II
Kk
l
Nn
Ooo
Q
r
Ss
TTTt
VV
W
xx

**Posted:** Sat May 17, 2003 9:47 am

jamesi

Me and steve just got weird phonecalls that had the same message for us. The message is attached to this thread. I think it has something to do with set 6 for the pre-Acheron party.

EDIT: Also, the ring on the voicemail message sounds strikingly familiar to the phone ringing sounds from the end of Acheron trailer #1. That file was recorded and attached as well.

**Posted:** Mon May 19, 2003 10:53 pm

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