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Sandra · Decorated Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 252

[EMAIL/PUZZLE] Mystes - This World - 8/8

**Posted:** Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:09 pm

Killalaz

I got the same email, exactly the same. Any ideas to what it means? They look like some sort of pairs. Perhaps coordinates or cryptogram?

**Posted:** Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:14 pm

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Sandra · Decorated Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 252

The quote comes from here:

http://www.levity.com/alchemy/flam_h0.html

**Posted:** Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:17 pm

Sylvia · I Have No Life Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 2062

Just some thoughts:

1. I got the same email and it came from: <simon@mystes.com>
2. There is a SimonSmythe on AIN
3. Smythe = mystes except for the H in Smythe and the extra S in mystes.

Simon Smythe is the Town of Aglaura Council President.
He says to ask him about Aglaura.
He says the best thing about living in Aglaura is:

**Posted:** Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:28 pm

fonograph · Boot Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 55 Location: the future!

More info about the writer of the text:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Flamel

Apparently this guy made the Philosopher's Stone.

*edit* This may be particularly relevant, as it has numbers 1 to 8 on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flamel-figures.png

**Posted:** Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:26 pm

mapmaker

Solve from chat (by not me):

**Posted:** Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:39 am

Rogi Ocnorb

In chat, we figured out that:
Having with me therefore this fair book, I did nothing else day nor night, but study upon it, understanding very well all the operations that it showed, but not knowing with what matter I should begin, which made me very heavy and solitary, and caused me to fetch many a sigh. My wife Perrenella, whom I loved as myself, and had lately married was much astonished at this, comforting me, and earnestly demanding, if she could by any means deliver me from this trouble.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:47 am

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drizjr · Unfictologist Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 1700

Left click Properties. Tab Contents gives a description:"Tager Rather 1986"
That refers to an incident in 1986, when William Tager attacked Dan Rather and said, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?"
So, if someone can mess with the frequency, we will probably hear a clearer message.
And, if this helps any, it's from the file tab.
Audio codec: Windows Media Audio 9.1
16 kbps, 16 kHz, mono 1-pass CBR
Location: http://www.mystes.com/tones.wmv

**Posted:** Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:01 am

drizjr · Unfictologist Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 1700

[Solve] This World- mystes email 8/8

Citizen Kane

Someone mind posting where that program can be found? I know I, at the very least, would be interested in seeing it.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:28 am

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sixsidedsquare · Unfettered Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 409 Location: 60E

I totally recommend to everyone to download a program that can look at the waveform and do this one yourself, because it looks so damn cool. I got the trail version of Cool Edit Pro from here.

Found I couldn't just open the file for some reason, so instead I played it in winamp and recorded in Cool Edit. worked out kinda nice because I saw the letters form as the sound played. I chucked a pic below of the start to show how cool it looks.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:33 am

konamouse

Re: [Solve] This World- mystes email 8/8

**Posted:** Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:28 am

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Rogi Ocnorb

If you're running Windows Media player, you can see the letters.
Record the wmv using sound recorder and save the resulting .wav file. then open it up in Media player and select the visualization called "particle".
You'll see the letters scrolling.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:00 pm

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Sylvia · I Have No Life Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 2062

Just one more last thing while it's fresh on my mind.

We assumed that

1. Mercury = Knowledge
2. Venus = History

what happened to

3. Mars = Nature
4. Jupiter = Technology

Sorry, I had to ask.
I guess we haven't passed the initiation from nymph to miles and then miles to leo.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:43 pm