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JustLurking

Just thought I'd post a list of puzzles and solutions, so that we have a quick list to look at. I believe these are the order in which we got them, but I'm not sure about a few of these, But, it should be pretty much correct.

**Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:41 pm

Nezuji

How was the solution for sicai-latoc found? I can't seem to find it here or on Immersion Unlimited, so I guess it was solved on IRC? And also, I think it's worth noting that flags is a two-parter, and we don't have the second part yet.

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**Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:32 pm

JebJoya · Unfettered Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 679 Location: UK

Nez - well, it's either a 2nd clue that is yet to be released, or there is a 2nd meaning to the flags clue...

Jeb

**Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:08 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:03 pm

JustLurking

Alright, 2 days without a puzzle. That tells me that we're done. So, we have defect left to solve. However, that also tells me that we have everything we need to solve the second login for free.

Possibilities:
Something to do with the names of the clue files
Something to do with the solutions
Something to do with the file names of the conversations (not as likely to me, as it looks like just a checksum or something)

Discuss.

**Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:11 am

Nezuji

**Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:11 am

JebJoya · Unfettered Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 679 Location: UK

YES! I like that... especially given the layout of the flags...

/me gets started...

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**Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:46 am

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JebJoya · Unfettered Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 679 Location: UK

That took a while, well, I can conclusively say that the second password is NOT any of the countries listed here

Grrr

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**Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:14 am

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Hydrolix · Boot Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 63

perhaps the country of a missing flag isn't the password, but the inclusion of a new flag into the puzzle gives you a new answer?

**Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:34 pm

Nezuji

Defect solved.

**Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:15 pm

JustLurking

**Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:52 am

Hydrolix · Boot Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 63

brilliant...what gave you the idea to try that?

**Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:24 pm

Hydrolix · Boot Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 63

I have been working on the second password for the flags.png.

I have not successfully come up with a password yet, but here are my thoughts.

If the capitols ROTed into a clue that gave the password to start...maybe the countries themselves do something similar for password number two.

I tried anagraming the first letters of the country names but got mostly gibberish except for "a magic tasks." Could be nothing, but it seems possibly relevant...mean anything to anyone?

There were also some that began with CIA but they didn't really make sense.

Thoughts?

Actually I just rearranged that to "task as magic" could that mean something?

**Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:03 pm

Hydrolix · Boot Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 63

since my last post I began to take a completely different approach when I noticed something about the secret words.

They all link to a file with an odd name. They are as follows:

a32b298b71.txt
bt2ex42ab2.txt
c325eyrt57.txt
drt43fg2o3.txt
ed436f4h78.txt
f43h56ghc7.txt
gr53j85gp0.txt
h2df5jo8n1.txt
ig4j3k72q3.txt
jh7sdf65v3.txt
k22h7tt240.txt
lbb92873y5.txt
mk77b2a227.txt
n34hy21p72.php

notice how they all begin with the next consecutive alphabetical letter? Now if JustLurking is correct in his account of the order they were released, the k and j were switched. I don't know if that is significant or if JL mistyped them.
I do however find it difficult to believe that those names are not that way intentionally.

**Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:38 pm

Nezuji

**Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:28 pm