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Oh, I had also enjoyed the game, althought it was partially local (not reachable for me geographically). The German contents were interesting...

But people, who knows? Is it really the end?
Perhaps it's just beginning?

I mean, look at reason #1.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:15 am

SirQuady · Unfettered Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 576

Possible, but i doubt it. I notice a number of the websites and resources have been "shut down by request of the creator".

Still, would make a cool storyline...

**Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:36 am

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Doug52392 · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 268

**Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:49 am

kosmopol

Even I've got that message:

**Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:32 am

kosmopol

20 bucks for a hint. Good deal? Gamejack? Other theories?

**Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:34 am

Doug52392 · Decorated Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 268

New trailhead or it's continuing?

**Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:51 am

GlitchTybalt · Boot Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Dallas, Texas

In My Expert opinion...

**Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:03 am

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redct · Entrenched Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 1233

This is really damn confusing.

Gamejack to game shutdown to gamejack on game shutdown?

My head is spinning.

**Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:55 pm

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petunia · Unfettered Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 616 Location: MS

Sweeeet.... Now I'm interested.

Don't know how to look up the Russian, though.

Also from the blog (1st post):

**Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:03 pm

petunia · Unfettered Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 616 Location: MS

Wow, tons of updates to the blog, all made this morning.

http://bleedingmaroon08.wordpress.com/

**Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:28 pm

Prizefighter-Inferno · Decorated Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 155

The russian book is a military encyclopedia/dictionary, presumably in the library of Texas A&M University, but I'm only making assumptions since I live across the water, but it would seem a reasonable one to make, seeing as that is the one John Blacksmith and Eric Remington(?) both attended.

Checking the U24 S86 designation now - looks like some kind of standard library code, and considering how old that military encyclopedia is, the book is a specific re-print with the number imprinted onto the spine. I think it may be a way of locating the book in the library, U24 could be an area in the library and S86 a shelf number...

Also the note and its translation, unless the guy who decoded it only did a very rough job, there are some misused words and grammatical errors in there which I wouldn't expect a university student to make, maybe there is something to be drawn from that, maybe not. Noticed a few spelling mistakes and such in his About section on the blog as well, once again not the kind of thing I would expect from a University major..

It may be a little late in the day, but I will see if I can bring anything substantial to this..

**Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:24 pm

petunia · Unfettered Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 616 Location: MS

the Japanese postcard thingie

**Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:08 pm

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hoj_lebowski · Boot Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Canada

Japanese has many words from traditional chinese (usually with same or similar meanings) and yeah, I'm pretty much confirming that it the first two do mean "enlightenment" and the second two do mean "society".

Uh, I noticed the picture is of a brain flower? In that case, there are flowers that are called brain-flowers (Celosia, or something?) It's not much help at the moment, but I'm not really getting anything from that picture at all (I too, have limited google-fu).

**Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:33 pm

Prizefighter-Inferno · Decorated Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 155

I will talk with my friend tonight with regards to the Japanese, he knows Tokyo fairly well and may even recognize the script in the picture and at least confirm what we already suspect.

One more update on the blog so far today. The Muse song that is quoted in the letter is 'Thoughts of a dying Atheist' off the album 'Absolution'.

Although I'm struggling with the 'Brandenburg' text on the boarding pass, there are several flights, with connections all over the place leaving Dallas at 1020pm, all run by American Airlines, which is no surprise seeing as Dallas is their home airport.

More during the day no doubt..

**Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:10 am

Prizefighter-Inferno · Decorated Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 155

http://www.penchinese.net/English/Members/huangxiang/huang-poet.htm

Could be something, could be nothing, but it does talk about him founding 'The Enlightenment Society', whether or not this is just a coincidence though is another matter..

A little about him from the American equivalent website of the one above;

http://www.pen.org/author.php/prmAID/169

and the PBS website provides a little more information, although slightly older i think...

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov1999/wellfoundedfear/questions/char_poet.php3

I think you are right about Celosia hoj_lebowski, certainly looking at pictures it seems a reasonable assumption to make, even tho the name 'brain-flower is not specifically mentioned.

The article below is taken from the Texas A&M University website, Horticulture department, the same university that Blacksmith and Remington attend...thought you might like that tenuous link... Smile

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/newsletters/hortupdate/apr06/Celosia.html

**Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:34 am