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Varin
I Have No Life
Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 2456 Location: South of where I used to be
[PFF][MAIL] Sarah's Antiques pamphlet and E.S. Wylie will Just as I was about to leave for ARGfest, I got this in the mail. I scanned it real quick, but haven't had much time to digest what it says. I just wanted to make sure you guys didn't have to wait to see it until Monday when I get back
http://flickr.com/photos/varin/194921886/
http://flickr.com/photos/varin/194921885/
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:05 pm
tallerbird
Decorated
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
At the end of the will he says
Quote:
There is nothing else for me here
He wrote the will on the day before he died. Sounds like he may have taken his own life.
We have an email addy for Sarah's Antiques now so i guess we have to think up some questions for her. I'll send off a quick email in a while if anyone has any ideas.
Oh and thanks Varin
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:24 pm
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ndemeter
Entrenched
Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 1037 Location: Sunny California!
Ah, now things are pretty clear. I think I know what's going on.
Plus we got another email addy too! Thanks for the scans.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:24 pm
PMAvers
Veteran
Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 83 Location: NW OH, USA
Been keeping up on the story, but have been quiet thus far. I received one of these as well in the mail today. Havn't noticed any differences, though.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:29 pm
carlwebb
Veteran
Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 101 Location: California
Supposedly he died at age 100, and the will is dated the day he died, but the third paragraph starts "Every day of my eighty-six years..."
Is the will a fake?
EDIT: Oh, and course our favorite reverend is the one who found the body, and thus the will he was clutching. Convenient, no?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:55 pm
ALISDAIRPARK
Unfictologist
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 1646 Location: Everywhere else
first question for the antique shop is to find out what Jack has been after, what he has bought, and what he has been asking about.
Dates on the front doc add up start travel at 16, 59 years of travel makes him 75, then 25 years in Bay Horse. BUT the will states every day of my 86 years (as noted above) possibly the years of discovery were 59 + 25 = 84 so something definetely doesn't add up.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:12 pm
tallerbird
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Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
I have been trying to figure out some sort of code from the will. Hopefully it will give us a name (that we can confirm in the obituary) to tell us the grave that the treasure is buried.
I noticed an odd use of capitalization so i have been attacking from that angle. This is what i have so far:
Odd capitals- UWDHTHGCJWWEBH
There are also 3 more T's from Treasure but he uses a capitol on every treasure so i wasn't sure if they were important. Nothing there.
I also listed the very odd capitals (i just excluded all the words that seem important to him like the things he was leaving to Bay Horse)
Very odd capitals- UWDHTE
A bit more promising than the first one but still nothing.
Also tried:
First letter in each paragraph: ITEITNM
First letter in each sentence: ITME(I?)FITTINOMMT
Word count(by sentence): WILMIGPAYAPEGG
I'll try playing around with them a little more.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:40 pm
Archimedea
Boot
Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 29 Location: England
Some of you say you received these in the mail - was this email or were they actually posted to you?
Thanks
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:35 am
tallerbird
Decorated
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
They were in the mail. As far as i know only 2 people have received them so far. The rest of us will have to wait until Monday.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:36 am
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vincir
Boot
Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 23
I got mine as well yesterday
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:58 am
Macavity
Entrenched
Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 883 Location: UNSC Comm Relay Station Alpha, West Shokan, NY
I just got mine today.
On a lark, I put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds, to see what would happen - and I noticed that some of the darker areas seemed to become more pronounced, while the lighter areas seemed to fade a bit.
I'll try to get a scan up for you.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:29 pm
axissally
Boot
Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 66 Location: New York, NY USA
I got mine today too. Tallerbird, the first capital is V though, not U, where he says "the Devil may take rest of this legal Voudu." Voudu is another spelling of Voodoo. hope that helps.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:51 pm
tallerbird
Decorated
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
I spotted the V but Voudu should be capitalized so i didn't include it. The U in the list comes from Unknown.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:55 pm
axissally
Boot
Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 66 Location: New York, NY USA
oh ok. sorry
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:28 pm
ndemeter
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Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 1037 Location: Sunny California!
Let me say that if we have to cook our clue that's pretty messed up. The last time I did that was when we had to make pie for the AI game.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:55 pm
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