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thebruce
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 		sheesh... I tried that as the key... with the asterisks... just figured out that the decoder I was using still ignored the *'s rather than taking them as a blank spot. converted all the*'z to Z's, and her are the results:

1.txt wrote:
mrs-anne stiles----of suffolk road won the annual little ashden flower arranging competition held at the village hall last saturday--i'm very happy to have won--she told us-i came second last year and have worked even harder on my entry this time round--her winning entry was titled swan lake and was composed of entirely blue and white flowers-mary andrews who won the competition last year sadly passed away two months ago-

2.txt wrote:
mr-james samson----has a dispute with the local council as he's refusing to pay his council tax-having complained several times he tells us that he is-disgusted-at the upkeep of the trees on the road outside his house-saying-they are hideously overgrown and the pavement is constantly littered with leaves that need to be swept away-he went on to explain-i don't see why i should have to pay money to the council when they clearly do nothing around here--

3.txt wrote:
ashden police have issued a statement asking the public to come forward with any information that might be linked to the disappearance of the pioneering brain surgeon david turner who went missing on monday the 3rd of september-david turner----attended the ashden bridge club on the evening of his disappearance-but didn't return home-members of the club have been helping the police with their inquiries and are shocked by the disappearance of their member who many have described as one of their best players--i am still extremely worried about david-turner's wife alison----stated to the press yesterday-it's extremely uncharacteristic of him-i urge anyone with information to come forward--

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 		Re: Ashden chronicles
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DeadbyDawn wrote:
The .txt files on the Ashden Chronicles page are binary first, then vigenere with "easy to guess" as the key. The asterisk's are causing me fits because they dont decode. But, if you go to 3.txt it has enough letters before an asterisk to see that this is the correct code. I'll do my best to see if I can figure the rest out. Perhaps someone with a little more vigenere experience can get it faster?

DAMN
you just got in before me Sad

"the keyword is easy to guess"
how did we know we had to take it literally? Wink

lmaoo

okay, just need to translate them all I guess.

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thebruce wrote:
sheesh... I tried that as the key... with the asterisks... just figured out that the decoder I was using still ignored the *'s rather than taking them as a blank spot. converted all the*'z to Z's, and her are the results:

1.txt wrote:
mrs-anne stiles----of suffolk road won the annual little ashden flower arranging competition held at the village hall last saturday--i'm very happy to have won--she told us-i came second last year and have worked even harder on my entry this time round--her winning entry was titled swan lake and was composed of entirely blue and white flowers-mary andrews who won the competition last year sadly passed away two months ago-

2.txt wrote:
mr-james samson----has a dispute with the local council as he's refusing to pay his council tax-having complained several times he tells us that he is-disgusted-at the upkeep of the trees on the road outside his house-saying-they are hideously overgrown and the pavement is constantly littered with leaves that need to be swept away-he went on to explain-i don't see why i should have to pay money to the council when they clearly do nothing around here--

3.txt wrote:
ashden police have issued a statement asking the public to come forward with any information that might be linked to the disappearance of the pioneering brain surgeon david turner who went missing on monday the 3rd of september-david turner----attended the ashden bridge club on the evening of his disappearance-but didn't return home-members of the club have been helping the police with their inquiries and are shocked by the disappearance of their member who many have described as one of their best players--i am still extremely worried about david-turner's wife alison----stated to the press yesterday-it's extremely uncharacteristic of him-i urge anyone with information to come forward--


I knew someone with more experience would get it! Good job! Very Happy
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 		No 10
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
ashden bridge club is about tostart their annual tournament/
random pairs will beselected this week. want to join? the club meets
every monday at the village halland are always keen to welcome new
players and the tournament presents a perfect opportunity to get
involved as there is a beginner's competition run in parallel with it.
those interested can mail organiser graham jones for more information
at graham.jones.abcSPLAThotmail.co.uk and he will get back to you as soon
as he can the grand prize for the main tournament this year will be a hamper of selected local produce**


No 11 (this one mentions Swans, convenient, no?)
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
swanswererecentlyspottedvisitingthesmallpondinashdenpark
*mrs*s*hellerofthelocalenvironmentalwatchdoghasdismissedrumours
thatthevisitorsmighthavebeencarryingbirdflustatingthatthepossibilityis
*highlyunlikely**anyonewithphotosoftheswansisencouragedtobringthem
tothenextresidentsmeetingatthevillagehallonwednesday*inotherwildlife
newsthesquirrelpopulationisreportedtobeatan*alltimehigh*theeffectsof
thisonotherspeciesisbelievedtobeharmless**


No 12
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acakeclubisgoingtostartatthevillagehallthiscomingsaturdayat*
pmuntil**itwillberunbytheresidentscommitteeitwillbe**penceforentrance
orfreeofchargeifyoubringacakeyouhavebaked*ifyouenjoybakingcakes
greatopportunitytomeetothers*tasteothersbakinganddiscussrecipes*
mrs*g*hubbubwhowillberunningthemeetingsays**ihopeitwillbeafunand
informativeclubandeveryoneisinvited**whenaskedifshewouldbetakinga
cakeherselftotheeventshetoldusthatshewasbutwhatthecakeitselfwouldbe
wasgoingtobe*asurprise***


I edited No 10 with gaps etc, but there is no need for the others to be done, I don't think. They are irrelevant and time consuming Smile

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thebruce
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5.txt wrote:
an unnamed tourist to little ashden is suing the local authorities after having tripped on a pothole in the road-the council have issued a statement cautioning residents to-be careful where you walk as although we do not believe that there is a serious maintenance issue with our local roads natural wear and tear will happen-they also urge the public to report serious damage to them so that it can be repaired in good time before incidents such as this happen again-

10.txt wrote:
ashden bridge club is about to start their annual tournament-random pairs will be selected this week-want to join-the club meets every monday at the village hall and are always keen to welcome new players and the tournament presents a perfect opportunity to get involved-as there is a beginner's competition run in parallel with it-those interested can mail organiser graham jones for more information at graham.jones.abcSPLAThotmail.co.uk and he will get back to you as soon as he can-the grand prize for the main tournament this year will be a hamper of selected local produce-

11.txt wrote:
swans were recently spotted visiting the small pond in ashden park-mrs-s-heller of the local environmental watchdog has dismissed rumours that the visitors might have been carrying bird flu stating that the possibility is-highly unlikely--anyone with photos of the swans is encouraged to bring them to the next residents meeting at the village hall on wednesday-in other wildlife news the squirrel population is reported to be at an-all time high-the effects of this on other species is believed to be harmless-

Note the bold - email address for Graham Jones (ABC is Ashden Bridge Club - Razz)
sill working on others
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thebruce
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 		and because I'm lazy...
(the captial letters are where Z's were placed over the *'s to correct the decoding - these are special non-alphabet characters; periods, commas, apostrophes, etc)
4.txt wrote:
comeandbuylocalfishVsaylittleashdenfishmongersHwhosesaleshaverecentl
ybeensufferingLmanagerkeithsmithstatedyesterdaythattheyHhavethewides
tvarietyoffishformilesaroundandwegetthemdeliveredfreshdailyVbutcustome
rsseemtobedisappearingwesuspecttheyaremoreoftenbuyingfishfromthebigs
upermarketsintownratherthansupportinglocalbusinessesFVpassionateabout
fishhesaidZHitrulybelievethatfishfromsupermarketsjustisnBtfishHifyouwant
properfishbuyfishfromusHhavenosubstituteforgoodfreshfishinyourfishpurch
asingactivitiesTF

6.txt wrote:
localcafeHashdentearoomsHhadasurprisecustomerlastweekwhenayoungfro
gwasdiscoveredononeofthetablesVthecustomerwhodiscoveredthefrogsaidth
attheyhadVfounditamusingGandthetearoomshaverecentlyplacedanoticeont
hedoorensuringcustomersthatthefroginquestiondidnotgetasfarasthekitchen
sandthattheirhygienestandardsarecloselymonitoredatalltimesH

7.txt wrote:
fearsthattherecentnationwidefloodingwillaffectlittleashdenhavebeenputtore
stthisweekTmrsHsZhellerofthelocalenvironmentalwatchdogissuedastateme
ntexplainingHonlyareasbuiltbyriversorlargelakesarereallyatriskfromfloodin
gTgeographicallytheashdenareaisalsohighabovesealevelsotheriskisevenlow
erVZthestatementcomesafterreportslastweekthatalocalresidentisholdingac
ollectiontobuildanHashdenarcVincasetheworstshouldhappenH

8.txt wrote:
dogownersarebeingurgedbythelocalresidentscommitteetocleanupaftertheir
petswhenwalkingonpublicfootpathsHaswellaskeepingthepathscleanforother
usersthematterisalsooneofsafetyaslastweekacyclistcrashedthroughmrsTgV
hubbubGsrosebushandintohergardenduringacoffeemorningafterhavingslipp
edinsomewasteHluckilynobodywasharmedandthecyclistwasofferedadrinkbe
foresettingoffonhiswayagainT

9.txt wrote:
littleashdennewsagentshavestoppedsellingtabloidnewspapersaftercomplain
tsabouttheincreasinglevelsofsmutadorningtheirfrontpagesGmrFdbarnesthe
managerhassaidthathedoubtsbusinesswillbeeffectedbytheremovalofsuchpa
persastheyVhardlysoldanywayBGinadditioncraftmagazinessuchasneedlewo
rkweeklyhavecontinuouslysoldoutatthestoreandawiderrangeofsuchmagazin
eswillsoonbeavailableforsaleF

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 		I'm lazy too
it's time consuming, huh? Razz

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 		Speculation
Well, I'm going to come out and say it. Perhaps the local bridge club is SWAN. A good way to test for psychic abilities? Anyway, I guess it would be appropriate to email for the details on the tournament.
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 		Re: Speculation
DeadbyDawn wrote:
Well, I'm going to come out and say it. Perhaps the local bridge club is SWAN. A good way to test for psychic abilities? Anyway, I guess it would be appropriate to email for the details on the tournament.
thats a good theory. but I'm also drawn to the e-mail address. it's the only address mentioned in all 12 stories. Maybe we should find out about the area, and ask if he knows about SWAN?

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The Mirror
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 		Email
I just sent them an email asking about the tournament, and the Hall itself.

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The Mirror wrote:
I just sent them an email asking about the tournament, and the Hall itself.

should we let Alex know that we hacked into the chronicle? Razz

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 		Letting Alex know
Good idea. I'll jot off a note.

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 		Just un-lurking to say I got Red Triangle, and to comment on how annoying the SWAN Forum is, with its you can't post again anytime too soon after you've posted policy. Rolling Eyes
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 		SWAN
Yah that drives me CRAZY. I'm so not posting a 'good deed'. It feels like bragging, and it makes me want to post vulgar things to be funny.

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 		Re: SWAN
The Mirror wrote:
Yah that drives me CRAZY. I'm so not posting a 'good deed'. It feels like bragging, and it makes me want to post vulgar things to be funny.

LOL
i just don't get where the SWAN forums are going.
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