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[WATER] #223 - Secret Location
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 		[WATER] #223 - Secret Location
Loads of numbers in the background.
Plus has JOKER bottom right.

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Text on card
" In each of these books, a character discovers a hidden location. Can you name the books and their authors?"

1) A professor of religious symbology at Harvard University is called in to solve a murder of the curatorof a Paris museum. The quest leads him to discover the truth behind the story of the Holy Grail.

2) The heroine of this book, a little girl, dreams of being able to bring together all the people she loves under one roof. On the day of her brother's birthday picnic, she and her friends find their way to a little home she has dreamed of, travelling by dogcart, landau, victoria, govern-ess cart and, shockingly, motor car.

3) A sailor, imprisoned for many years for a crime he did not commit, befriends an old clergyman who teaches him history, science,languages, and philosophy. The clergyman, knowing he is close to death confides in the sailor the location of a hidden treasure.

4) Travelling far and wide in search of a floating land, a prince encouters exciting adventures and interesting people. They include two rich and wicked princes, the prettiest girl in the world, and a tortoise with an unusual facial feature.

5) After enchanting a broom with a flower, Mary flies to a college for witches. She discovers that the experiments taking place there are sinis-ter and horrifying. The author reccomends the Helibroom for readers who might wish to undertake such a journey themselves.

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micho
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well obviously the first one is the da vinci code by dan brown


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dig65
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 		The third one is

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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas


and I think the fifth one is

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The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart


DiG...

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drinkmonsters
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 		it was suggested to a friend that the fourth could be:

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the neverending story?


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DarkHuman
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 		Across the entire face of the card are the #'s:
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100, 139, 6, 148, 62,
127,118, 119, 131,
151, 146, 88, 135, 107
112, 152, 124, 150,
130, 100, 147, 93, 121,
149, 134, 144, 126, 98,
133, 103, 143, 116, 63,
111, 91, 101, 70, 61,
105, 62, 76, 117, 123,
84, 102, 89, 115, 96,
137, 92, 85, 122, 87,
53, 104, 90, 145


& the Playing card is the JOKER!

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fretty
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 		This has got to be a beale cipher!!!

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Kradlum
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 		I finally got this one, only to find I was beaten to the solve by 10 hours Sad

2 & 4 are really difficult, but persistent googling should find them. I don't want to see another puzzle this week.

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badbarry
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 		Yes I've googled til my fingers are raw. Thought I'd got it but one of the books has 2 names and muggins here blew all his guesses on the wrong one. Just when you're down these puzzles come and kick sand in your face for good measure! Sad

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Purdy
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 		Googled out
Same here on the googled-out front but still struggling with 4... used up all me guesses and I still have no clue...

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smallhelen
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 		I agree that it is a Beale cipher, but what's the text? Tried the words on the card, both without the question and with it, but it's goobledegook both times. Unless I'm missing something.
Shocked
Anybody else got any ideas?

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drinkmonsters
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 		be careful with #2 as the book has 2 different names.

I was working online with another player. I locked myself out and he got first solve.

*mumbling* damn english always gotta put their damn english books in there and think they're smarter than...

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DarkHuman
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 		yeah becareful!,
and i got locked out before any of you!!!

i had the first lock out!!!! Rolling Eyes

thought i was right... but had 2 & 4 wrong. (just cuz it's popular and looks good.) i think i got it now, but i still gotta wait a few hrs...(come one 4th solve!)
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crovax1234
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 		Aye - as drinks said, there are 2 names for book 2. Take the title with the character's name in it. (Saving you folks some heartache here)

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DarkHuman
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 		that what i thought! thanks C1-4!
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DarkHuman
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 		sure i have 1, 2, 3&5, what's 4?
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a kids booK? tried the land of Green Ginger -langley
abu ali and the button-nosed totoise -langley
The Phantom Tollbooth-Juster

lock'd again Embarassed [/spoiler]
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