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AcidRonin
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bambusar wrote:



WE ARE SEEKING FOR PEOPLE NEAR Rainier, Oregon.



I sent ExtraNoise from the SA thread to IRC, he can get their soon and is willing to go there for us. please speak with him in IRC. Smile

PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:32 pm
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We nailed it again.
Got the drop ATA memory card was waiting for us on location where we should leave the damaged book (agent field instructions manual).

To recap:

Our instructions were:

/NOTE/DEPOSIT DAMAGED BOOK IN RECEPTACLE AT LOCATION 390/NOTE/FLAG AGENT CODE 99991 WHEN COMPLETE/

Location was giveen to us in UTM coordinate format by MD guy (tank you Jeff, weloveyou, foreverbeautiful), using number 390.


Drop site:




We became master at dead drops, we reached all past three drops in US in less then 48 hours after coordinates were posted.
Tel me if that is not just amazing.


Just posting from the logs for now.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=46.0780788584442,+-122.93043496362236&hl=en&sll=45.424036,-122.667271&sspn=0.008494,0.01929&t=h&z=16

[07:41] soulseekah like 10-15ft NNW from the white structure
[07:42] soulseekah what are those smaller objects nearby? graves? benches?
[07:43] nadando graves

[07:49] soulseekah arrow -> http://www.anony.ws/i/2013/01/10/ihC1f.png
[07:51] ExtraNoise http://www.imgur.com/Ka4ef.jpeg
ExtraNoise http://www.imgur.com/NASn8.jpeg

[08:11] ExtraNoise http://www.imgur.com/lWngF.jpeg
[08:11] ExtraNoise Nithing in it
[08:12] ExtraNoise Sim card taped to top

[08:12] XkeeperLaptop take the card, leave the box I guess?
[08:13] ExtraNoise http://www.imgur.com/gEVyW.jpeg
[08:13] ExtraNoise Take the card??
[08:13] XkeeperLaptop oh yeah.
[08:14] ExtraNoise Okay
[08:16] nadando do you have anything that can read that sim card?
[08:17] nadando actually looks more like an ATA card
[08:29] nadando http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/Knights_of_Pythias_Cemetery_drop


Code:
[08:33]   nadando   gonna call in that 99991 code
[08:33]   nadando   activity confirmed, please disconnect not
[08:33]   nadando   now






[08:48] Lurker69 what is ata card?
[08:49] nadando http://www.memoryx.com/pcmciaataflsh.html

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Do you wonder what book did we left on the drop location?


[09:07] Lurker69 lol
[09:07] Lurker69 btw, i didnt check all the logs yet
[09:07] Lurker69 what book did we left on the drop?
[09:08] nadando https://dl.dropbox.com/s/6tztjzm3czx4k28/THE%20BOOK.pdf
[09:08] nadando this one I think
[09:08] nadando burned and defiled


Ai Boughese is a fun gal. But Pm already knows that and he seems to be amused.

bambusar wrote:

/NOTES/PROCING PICTUR ID.AI ALWAYS A SENSE OF HUMOR.CHK BACK SHORTLY.

source:
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=976114#976114

PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:19 am
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 		Cross-posting from SomethingAwful:

ExtraNoise" post="411368202 wrote:

Well that was fun.



We arrived and parked the car to the south a bit and walked along the road back to the cemetery. It was lined with an old rope fence and the sign (above).

The tombstones were all very old (save for a few from the 1990s), most were from around 1880 - 1900. They were ornate and decorated. Many were broken or moved or were pushed by the fence line. We tried to be very careful not to step on any graves. It was weird at first, but we got used to it.

It was cold and wet and it was lightly snowing for a bit. We spent about an hour walking back and forth across the cemetery, unfortunately. Eventually my friend pinpointed the location using an image of the GPS (mine was placing the marker off in the woods). That led us to a bush, but it was actually a very overgrown tombstone. I had poked around it earlier, but with no avail. This time, with a second flashlight, I spotted something gray near the base and found a metal box.

We were really elated. I had almost given up and driven home.



On the top was an ATA card, 32MB. I just got home and haven't had a chance to find somewhere to plug it in. I might have an ATA card reader in the attic, so I will search tomorrow. Under the card was a folded up dollar bill. There doesn't seem to be any special markings on it. It might have something to do with the serial number.

Anyway, that was my trip report. Very spooky. Very hilly, and very muddy. But mostly spooky. I assume we were being watched the entire time. During the time we were there, only one car drove by and then later drove back. We saw no one else and no other cars. It was very quiet.


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 		Agent code 16041 changed, probably early yesterday or the day before. Nobody noticed.

There's some ITA2 (undecoded) and SSTV.



10:09 <ExtraNoise_> That is the main sign and the tombstone where we found the box
10:09 <ExtraNoise_> That's the front of the tombstone

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 		I am going to spec right now that the serial number of the $1 bill is going to be important.

Do we know what it is? Did he save it?
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 		Using the serial number on the dollar bill (26037183) as an agent code gives a response of "zero".`

images of dollar bill
http://i.imgur.com/4OH92.jpg Front (HD) http://i.imgur.com/rLVtZ.jpg?1





there is a new ita2 msg on 16041.
sstv is gone...
99991 is also no longer responding

16041 with IRA2 and SSTV
http://otp22.com/2013-01-10%2017-41%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2016041%23.wav


Ag code 16041
http://otp22.com/2013-01-10%2017-41%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2016041%23.wav

Code:
/MSG18029/



Code:
R/TBD/TBD


http://otp22.com/2013-01-10%2023-27%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2016041%23.wav

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 		For those who don't deal with US money, the $1 is a basic 2009 series, nothing interesting. It's a real dollar.


ExtraNoise is going to try seeing if there's anything special written in UV light later on, but the only thing of interest so far has been its use as an agent code, which is just "zero", as above.

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 		Not much new stuff.

We are waiting to recieve ABSIM modem, and to recieve any news about the book.

Memory card found on Knights Of Pythia Cemetery is RAM card, so all the data id deleted when it got disconnected from power. We will analyze it further anyway.

Scramblers are still gone from 709. Apparently we are not able to solve them even with help from leet HAM guys from #priyom channel.

"Russia is not a country, Russia is a state of mind."

If anybody feel like calling MD guy is currently on, feel free to call him.
202-204-2303

join us on http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#arg.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:21 pm
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 		I'm still of the opinion that the scrambled messages were just garbage put there for no reason (like agent code 112 and 9, for example).

PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:26 pm
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 		We are back on track.
After we "accidentaly" killed agent system on 16th with EMERG code agent system come back about 30 hours later.

SIREN ANNOUNCING SYSTEM IS DOWN
http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-16%2022-26%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%200.wav

When agent system was back up we noticed bunch of new messages and new song.

Agent no 16041:

http://otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-16%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2016041%23.wav



decoded BPSK31 message:
Code:

/MSG*18022/



Savlonic - Wandering Eye with Lyrics
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/savlonic/wandering_eye.html



YouTube: Link



Agent code 18020

http://otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-38%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2018020%23.wav

Code:
Z 171816Z JAN 13
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/ID//
SUBJ/SHIPPING ERROR//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
COURIER INDICATES NO SUCH
PERSON AT ADDRESS. PLEASE
SIGNAL KEEP ALIVE. MUST
USE EXISTING DROP SITE.
//


Agent code 18021

http://otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-38%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2018021%23.wav

Code:
Z 230112Z JAN 13
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/ID//
SUBJ/SHIPPING ERROR//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
ACTIVATE KEEP ALIVE AND
DETERMINE POSITION.
//


Agent code 18022

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-24%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2018022%23.wav

Code:
 Z 17230534Z DEC 13
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/ID//
SUBJ/KEEP ALIVE//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
MDSK KEEP ALIVE
CODE 231003
VERIFY 10FF2B
//


Agent code 18023

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-39%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2018023%23.wav

Code:

Z 18000145Z DEC 13
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/ZEUS//
SUBJ/ZEUS//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
CAN WE ACTIVATE ZEUS?
//


Agent code 18024

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-39%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2018024%23.wav


Code:
Z 18000545Z DEC 13
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/ZEUS//
SUBJ/ZEUS//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
THE SYSTEM HAS ALREADY
BEEN OPERATIONAL. LAST
UPDATE PROVIDED MDSK
WITH CAPABILITY.
//



Agent code 18025

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-41%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2018025%23.wav


Code:
Z 18000702Z DEC 13
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/ZEUS//
SUBJ/ZEUS//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
IS ABISM LOADED WITH
CURRENT ELEMENT DATA?
//


Agent code 18026

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-41%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2018026%23.wav


Code:
Z 18001038Z DEC 13
SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
MSGID/ZEUS//
SUBJ/ZEUS//
/FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
/OBJ/00001/
CURRENT ELEMENT DATA IS
LOADED. JUST IN RADIO
SILENCE UNTIL MSG RELAY
REQUIRED.
//



From what we understand so far. ABISM modem was not delivered to our player who left his address to Message Desk, because there was no person that looks like AI Boughese on address nadando gave them when ordered modem and instructions.
ZEUS looks like some sort of weapon. We are eager to lunches them nukes when we get access and activation codes.

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bambusar wrote:
We are back on track.
After we "accidentaly" killed agent system on 16th with EMERG code agent system come back about 30 hours later.


I think it was about 20 hours or so, less than a full day. We killed it around 10 PM PT and it was back up earlier than that.

Quote:
Agent no 16041:

http://otp22.com/2013-01-18%2005-16%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2016041%23.wav



...

I think message with ITA2 hidden in Salvonic - Wandering eye song was not decrypted yet.


Someone cropped the screenshot... the full version has the decoded BPSK31 message:
Code:
/MSG*18022/


I dialed 18019 to 18027 to see if there were any new messages besides 18022, as several others usually ride along with the "intended" message we're given. 18020 to 18026 had messages, and they're all on the dialer now. I didn't check 18028 or 18030 and above (18029 is an older message)

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 		About time when we killed the agent system and time when it was back up
It was down for cca 20hours


Killing time:

[2013-01-16 03:52:22] <XkeeperLaptop> could always shut down agentsys.
[2013-01-16 03:52:32] <nadando> fine with me
[2013-01-16 03:52:33] <nadando> let's do it

Back on time:

[2013-01-16 23:50:17] <Xkeeper> <agentsys>




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 		NEW MESSAGES

Agent number: 18027

Code:
   Z 21000622Z DEC 13
   SECRET//PRJMLPL//75X5
   MSGID/POS//
   SUBJ/POS//
   /FORMAT/OBJ/00001/ASCII//
   /OBJ/00001/
   TUCSON AZ US
   //



WE NEED PEOPLE IN TUSCON AREA


Agent number: 18029


Code:
NOTE/IN TRANSIT FOR DEPLOYMENT IN REGION 9/NOTE/TRAVEL TO REGION 9/NOTE/NEXT UPDATE 250113/



region 9 = tucson?
no other information, just "note"?

1298 is invalid, 16041 reverted to TDB (to be determined)

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