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[UPDATE] [OCT 24] /gateway/notice.htm
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Abraxas
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 		[UPDATE] [OCT 24] /gateway/notice.htm
http://vaporlofts.com/gateway/security.html was updated with this:
*** ATTENTION ALL SECURITY: the NOTICE memo is no longer considered to be secure ***

This leads to http://vaporlofts.com/gateway/notice.html .
There's this text:

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.nedrew negozebnie tim ecivreS oykoT med tkejorP rhi ni eid ,nedrew neseiweguz neilairetaM red dnu samehT notleB sed tropsnarT ned rüf lettiM )serabhcuarbreV hconned( etreizifilauq mertxe ehcilztäsuz ßad ,nelhofpme edarG mehoh ni driw sE .)amriF eid hcrud tsulreV elbatpeccannu( nefualsua ehclew ,negnulkciwtnetrhafniE ned tim amriF red gnuheizebnietiM ruz tkepseR mi tiekhciltneffÖ ruz nenoitamrofnI eid tiewtlew esiewrehcilgöm dnu nellafrebü eid ,tropsnarT ned redo )neßeilhcsnietim noitasinagrO tariP red srebemem llafnU nnew srednoseb ,tsulreV rerabmhenna( nereitluser slairetaM sella tsulrevtmaseG mi ,nefferteb llaF notleB ned eid ,tah neilairetaM rella setropsnarT sed snereitobaS sed redewtne nethcisbA ,tsi tnnakeb "rethcäW-reueF eid" sla eid ,noitasinagrO eid ßad ,tkcedegfua gnulietbA tiehrehcisamriF ruz nebah rettatsrethcireB


It's backwards German. I'm working on a translation.

The word "red" is underlined within the text and of course, there's
http://vaporlofts.com/gateway/red.html

It's a dictionary definition of "red" and the last entry is actually a link leading to
http://vaporlofts.com/gateway/item.html

The alt text on the picture says "Some Suspicious Objects".
The text on the bigger piece of paper:
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The Firekeeper must not be stopped!

Can't yet make out what is written on the smaller piece.

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 		The German, forwards:

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Berichterstatter haben zur Firmasicherheit Abteilung aufgedeckt, daß die Organisation, die als "die Feuer-Wächter" bekannt ist, Absichten entweder des Sabotierens des Transportes aller Materialien hat, die den Belton Fall betreffen, im Gesamtverlust alles Materials resultieren (annehmbarer Verlust, besonders wenn Unfall memebers der Pirat Organisation miteinschließen) oder den Transport, die überfallen und möglicherweise weltweit die Informationen zur Öffentlichkeit im Respekt zur Miteinbeziehung der Firma mit den Einfahrtentwicklungen, welche auslaufen (unnacceptable Verlust durch die Firma). Es wird in hohem Grade empfohlen, daß zusätzliche extrem qualifizierte (dennoch Verbrauchbares) Mittel für den Transport des Belton Themas und der Materialien zugewiesen werden, die in ihr Projekt dem Tokyo Service mit einbezogen werden.

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 		Boy, this is ugly. A neverending sentence...

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 		Translation:

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Correspondents uncovered for company security that the organization, which is known as "die Feuer-Wächter", has intentions either to sabotage the transport of all materials which concern the Belton case, if the total loss of all evidence results (an acceptable loss, particularly if an accident befalls members of the pirate organization), or the transport is attacked and possibly spreading the information world-wide to the public, with respect to the involvement of the company with the entry developments, which run out (unnacceptable loss by the company). It is highly recommended that additional extremely qualified (nevertheless expendable) personnel for the transport of the Belton Themas and the evidence are assigned, which are also included in its project the Tokyo service.


How was that? My German's a little rusty, but I think I got most of it.

Edit: Cheers for the info PatRol Smile
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"Miteinbeziehung" may be translated to "involvement", i think.


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 		With PatRol's suggestion it's starting to make sense. Here is my translation:

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Correspondents uncovered for Company Security Division that the organisation known as "The Firekeepers" has intentions of either [a] sabotaging the transport of all materials regarding the Belton case, resulting in a complete loss of all the material (acceptable loss, especially if the accident includes members of the pirate organisation) or [b] highjacking the transport and possibly world-wide publication in respect of the involvement of the company in Gateway developments, which run out (unacceptable loss for the company).
It's highly recommended to assign additional and extremely qualified (yet dispensable) means [they are talking about people here, aren't they?]for the transport of the Belton subject and the materials, which are included in their/your project at Tokyo Service [does this refer to the materials or the means?].


The Firekeepers are the good guys?
Everything that brings down VaporLofts, I guess. Smile

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 		possibly -
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Belton Themas = test subject Belton?

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 		Ah! Yes. "Subject".

I guess it means that they ended up with trying to smuggle Belton along on a passenger plane? And still someone - most likely the Firekeepers - blew it up...

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 		why do they use german, when they do not have a bureau in germany?

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PatRol wrote:
why do they use german, when they do not have a bureau in germany?

Because I need things to translate. Razz

You'll never know. They apparently have some sort of agency in Paris. There's even a page for it. I just checked if there is one for Germany, but no luck.

Edit:
Ok, so it's a 1000 yen note on the picture. And a Union Jack. And a Zippo lighter. Might be Franklin Parrish's stuff. I think he is a Brit and working for VL as an agent. What is that next to the Zippo? I can't identify it.
And I can't make out what is written up there on the piece of paper. Gets blurry if I zoom in on it? Any luck on that?

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 		As far as I can tell the fortune cookie paper says
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"Something wonderful will happen to you today"
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Doubt that helps any.

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 		It looks like rosary beads between the Zippo and the US Passport (if that helps any Smile )
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 		I reckons that the definition of red that leads to the items page is indicative of the whole 'London vaporlofts secretly hatin all the others'

Quote:
5 : one who advocates the violent overthrow of an existing social or political order


So London, what are you doing?

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Sporky wrote:
I reckons that the definition of red that leads to the items page is indicative of the whole 'London vaporlofts secretly hatin all the others'

Quote:
5 : one who advocates the violent overthrow of an existing social or political order


So London, what are you doing?


Oh right, good catch. Except, that page is not in the London directory. Wink

Back to item.html:
If this is indeed Franklin Parrish's stuff that must mean he's with The Firekeepers? Is there a chance that Parrish is a double agent?

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 		I think when I mentioned the 'one who advocates the.....' thing, I was going for the fact that it links to the picture with the union jack zippo etc. so that's where I got the London/UK connection from.

If that makes any sense Very Happy

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