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[LOCKED] [RI][PREGAME] Email from The Composer (Renata Isle)
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catherwood
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Quote:
TWF4IGx2a2JpbSBwdGwgcGtoZ3ouIEIgd2h
nbSB6eG0gZm52YSBsZXh4aSBheGt4IHRndy
BtYXggZ25mdXhrbCB6aG0gZmJxeHcgbmkuI
FVubSBnaHAgcmhuIGF0b3ggOC4gUmhuayB5
a2J4Z3cgZGdocGwgcGF0bSBtaCB3aCBwYm1hIG1heGYu

Note that there are spaces breaking up the line; take each one separately.
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TWF4IGx2a2JpbSBwdGwgcGtoZ3ouIEIgd2h
(base64 decodes to:) Max lvkbim ptl pkhgz. B wh
(ROT-7 decodes to:) The script was wrong. I do

For the next one, lop off the first letter:
(n) bSB6eG0gZm52YSBsZXh4aSBheGt4IHRndy
(the remainder base64 decodes to:) m zxm fnva lexxi axkx tgw
(ROT-7 decodes to:) t get much sleep here and

For the 3rd one, lop off the first two letters:
(Bt) YXggZ25mdXhrbCB6aG0gZmJxeHcgbmkuI
(the remainder base64 decodes to:) ax gnfuxkl zhm fbqxw ni.
(ROT-7 decodes to:) he numbers got mixed up.

For the 4th one, lop off the first 3 letters:
(FVu) bSBnaHAgcmhuIGF0b3ggOC4gUmhuayB5
(the remainder base64 decodes to:) m ghp rhn atox 8. Rhnk y
(ROT-7 decodes to:) t now you have 8. Your f

And the last one can be taken in its entirety:
a2J4Z3cgZGdocGwgcGF0bSBtaCB3aCBwYm1hIG1heGYu
(base64 decodes to:) kbxgw dghpl patm mh wh pbma maxf.
(ROT-7 decodes to:) riend knows what to do with them.

It looks like those extra letters are also used, but I'll leave it to others to explain the pattern.

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just got one as well, can't post it though, it's f'in War & Peace!! copied the e-mail over into Word and it's 26 pages long!!

The title translates from Base 64 to:
Quote:
you said it was too easy to break the others. well this one is harder. so hard they dont have a hope of breaking it, and i speak freely in it. Tthe information enclosed will tie up loose


I think I made them angry?

EDIT: OK I may not be able to crack this alone, so it's attached. I'm not sure if there are rules about posting docs this size - I did a search but couldn't find anything. I added the breaks between paragraphs myself.
Composer.doc
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and another e-mail, with invisotext:

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with such a complex code there is no way they can read it. So i can speak freely. Your email contains a reward of loose ends being tied up, and information, which though valuable to you understanding me, not essential for you reaching this place.

It is far more important you understand airlock boat computer and break the first key. If you do undertake my last task, do not let it divert you. I wont survive here much longer.


So we're back to finding out that code, airlock, boat, computer implies ABC...

But I guess more importantly, "I wont survive here much longer" !
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ALISDAIRPARK wrote:
just got one as well, can't post it though, it's f'in War & Peace!! copied the e-mail over into Word and it's 26 pages long!!
It seems I can't resist a cipher puzzle.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The first few steps to decryption are base64, base64, morse, binary. However I'm stuck at this point (see the attached text file).


Edit: The yahoo profile seems to have been updated again with a .zip file which includes some strange things including a link to c:\program files\camouflage\readme.txt a non-so-subtle hint to download Camouflage and look for secret messages in the pictures.
http://www.geocities.com/composer_a/cache.zip
composer_war_peace.txt
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I copied the pictures into wordpad and pictures 1 and 10 both have a couple of strange lines in the code.

*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz

and a little way below that

*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz

Picture 5 has the word Ducky.

Has anyone else noticed how the file names skip several numbers?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17.

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Tufty
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Using the not so subtle reference to camouflage:

If you "uncamouflage" 5.jpg (from the zip file) you get the following words:

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"We have the outsider. Do not worry. Those in the village who saw the incident have been restrained. We believe the other ran into the wilderness. He won’t last long out there. Our invasion shall go ahead as planned.

We have trebled the power of the aura. This incident will not be repeated. Renata is secure.

Our new access code is D784. We trust in you."

The file is identified as 12.doc. I have tried it with all of the others but a password is needed (if there is anything there).


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I got an IM from TheComposer I wasn't at the computer at the time and they signed off. I'll try and keep an eye on my PC more from now on.

ThComposer [13:04]: Hello Are you there?
ThComposer [13:04]: http://www.serversecurity.tk/
ThComposer [13:05]: I have to go
ThComposer [13:26]: composer_aSPLATyahoo.com

There's a login box on the website I haven't had a chance to look at it properly yet.

Edit: ANother IM I feel I rather screwed up this conversation. Not one pertinent question sprang to mind. I'll try and write down some questions if The Composer doesn't already think I'm completely incompetent.

ThComposer [15:34]: my email is private.
ThComposer [15:36]: if you help the ones who seek to free me, its only right i have contact with you too.
Mbrblog [15:36]: I'm here sorry I wasn't at my computer earlier
ThComposer [15:37]: my e-mail was a gift to you. you seem to have broken the second and you don't even realise.
Mbrblog [15:38]: I'm very new to this so you'll have to forgive me if I don't figure things out all that quickly.
ThComposer [15:38]: But you broke the second.
Mbrblog [15:38]: The second key?
ThComposer [15:38]: mhmm.
ThComposer [15:38]: the second is mine.
ThComposer [15:39]: although until you enter the first, i cannot access the lock.
ThComposer [15:39]: Table - Keers - Eye - Village - Thistle - Crow - Saevitia - Table - Rin9 - Eye - Village - Eye
Mbrblog [15:39]: Where is the first?
ThComposer [15:40]: I gave you the lock earlier. And that, is the key.
ThComposer [15:40]: But i hear something. adeus.
ThComposer signed off at 15:40

Edit: A third IM

ThComposer signed on at 15:55
Mbrblog [15:57]: Hello you sent me the address of a website earlier. Who does the site belong to?
ThComposer [15:57]: the noise seems to be a rat. They have gone to the village. The eyes, that is. Not the rat.
Mbrblog [15:57]: Whose eyes?
ThComposer [15:58]: I have more time than i've ever had. So i thought i would seek out to finally talk with one of you.
ThComposer [15:58]: YOU are the one who broke the second. Although you have just given me the key. The lock is still secure.
Mbrblog [15:59]: I broke the key, what did I pick up on, strange text in the pictures?
ThComposer [16:00]: the text? haha no. i added that myself, to aid you.
ThComposer [16:01]: it simply says that it seems to be the 2nd key, that it belongs to me but i don't know where or what it was. But it is surely Lisbon, Portugal. We shall see when the lock is unveiled.
Mbrblog [16:02]: Lisbon is the key I get what I found. Realisation can take a while to dawn on me. What is the incasion mentioned in the document hidden in one of the pictures?
Mbrblog [16:02]: *invasion
ThComposer [16:02]: invasion? i know of no such thing?
ThComposer [16:02]: pictures? the cache? you found something in the cache?
Mbrblog [16:03]: Camoflaged in picture 5 there was a document didn't you know?
ThComposer [16:03]: no.
ThComposer [16:04]: The cache doesnt belong to me.
Mbrblog [16:04]: The message says:

"We have the outsider. Do not worry. Those in the village who saw the incident have been restrained. We believe the other ran into the wilderness. He won't last long out there. Our invasion shall go ahead as planned.

We have trebled the power of the aura. This incident will not be repeated. Renata is secure.

Our new access code is D784. We trust in you."
ThComposer [16:04]: Evan......
Mbrblog [16:04]: Who's Evan?
ThComposer [16:05]: .... oh no...
Mbrblog [16:05]: Is he the "outsider" referred to in the text?
Mbrblog [16:05]: What is it?
ThComposer [16:06]: the cache is from their computer. I saw them access the third lock on that system. I saw the inside of this place. And i took the cache and sent it to you. It has nothing to do with me. But you must find Evan. At least i have food.
Mbrblog [16:06]: Who's computer system did you take it from?
ThComposer [16:07]: ... evan......
Mbrblog [16:07]: How can we find Evan?
ThComposer [16:07]: ..... we must hurry. we must break the locks. you must find this place.
Mbrblog [16:07]: What place? How can we help find Evan?
ThComposer [16:08]: the villagers can help evan surely. break the locks.
ThComposer [16:08]: adeus.
ThComposer signed off at 16:08

Okay Lisbon is evidently the second key which I found and completely didn't realise. I've no idea who Evan is but we have to break the locks to find him.

(Thank you to the kindly, patient PM who had to spell things out for me Laughing ).

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OK so it's got to be to do with addresses :- if the picture is where they are then Lisbon is their address, likewise for the other clues e.g. onionring = rin9 etc.

What we don't know is the address for the others (could they be the villagers?) e.g. Eye, Airlock, Table, etc..
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I've probably been thinking about this all far too much, but what if the ABC/Airlock, boat, computer bit is showing the order in which some of the key has to go.

AIRLOCK TABLE BOAT EYE COMPUTER VILLAGE

1.Table 2.Eye 3.Village

The table, eye, village bit seems to repeat except at the end.

Table - Keers - Eye - Village - Thistle - Crow - Saevitia - Table - Rin9 - Eye - Village - Eye

Eye seems to be a reference to the mysterious corporation/government/cult that the files in the cache are from.

As to where the village is I can only guess somewhere in Portugal, it's the only logical place I can think of. I've got absolutely no idea what the table is a reference to yet.

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Is the website still running? I can't seem to find it.
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Sorry If this has been mentioned before (I'm just lurking)

http://geocities.com/composer_a/

New entry today,

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Jan 23rd - An accident led to us losing our way. Landed somewhere though, do not worry. Looking for a way home. There hasnt been opportunity to update my journal. However, we found a signal for Evan's laptop. Kindly he let me use it. Eventually. You must know i am well. Saved plenty of food. Although this land is barren, we know there is civilisation here. Reaching it is our goal. Evan says hello. Weather is good at least. I expect a few more days will result in us finding someone. Tomorrow could be the day. Hope you are all well. You must not worry. Only wrote to reassure you i am ok. Until next time i write, take care.

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It's still there: some changes though:
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http://www.serversecurity.tk/ only gives me an error. Crying or Very sad
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It asks for a user name and password,

with a message underneath : Immersion Security level one. Current Status : Secure.
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What password was used to uncamoflage the pictures?
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