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MrToasty
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 		Sorry guys, just stepped back in - real life gets in the way sometimes.

Great find Katy! I've been looking for something on that address for awhile and was never able to find a cache of it - what did you search for?

As for getting turned in, I'm not sure which 'me' they know about. Don't want to give up the wrong one. Smile I'll give you the info when I figure that out.

I sent a crapload of info to Lizzie about Junker and I can post that here if we need, including links to most of the images I have stashed online.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:39 pm
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MrT
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 		Diary page?
I found something at the International Week Buffet. It was folded up and placed under a leg of the table with cups, just like the automated message said. I don't know if I'd keep a diary like this, but this is the correct paper I'm sure.

I've attached the pdf to this post. Also, it appears to be some sort of cartographic font. I don't have this font on my version of WORD, but perhaps one of you do. It could be from a different word processing program altogether.
buffet.pdf
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MrT
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 		Many people were around, but one man seemed more suspicious than the others. I went in while things were being set up. Before I went in, I peered through a cracked door for some time hoping to see the drop. I did not see the drop, but the one man must've been in on the deal. In an ironic and lucky twist, the German flag fell from the wall where it was being hung by one of the volunteer decorators. The man began hanging the German flag on the wall again, and as he did, I inspected the table and found the page. I'm sure he saw me walking away, but maybe not my face.

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MrToasty
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 		Once again awesome job. It is a Wingding dingbat font, but I'm not sure exactly which one yet. Translating is going to be a chore.

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MrT
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 		after further research, it looks a bit like "map symbols" font in WORD. However, my Word 2003 does not support most of the characters (they show up as boxes). On the microsoft website, it says that map symbols font is from Word 2000.

ETA: Scratch that. It doesn't look like the map symbols font.

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LordIllidan
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 		Has anyone heard from Lizzie today? Because I'm starting to doubt how effective she could be if she doesn't get her story out by, oh... I dunno... Yesterday. Gjallerhorn IS starting tomorrow, and even is she got her story out tonight, I doubt that anyone with big enough missiles to take out Aurora will be able to get them ready in time.

I guess we'll just have to have faith, ne?

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MrT
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 		Any leads on the font MrToasty? I'm swamped tonight, but can try decoding tomorrow.

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MrToasty
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 		None yet. I know I've seen it and maybe even used it in the past, but I just can't find it yet. I'll keep looking.

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kosmopol
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 		Wow people! Good jobs here! I was for a day away and already so many clues!

Katy, if they want to get a name, you can give my name as trading for information (I could send it in PM, if you want). (I like this heroic pathetic suicidal stuff Smile).

I hope, Junkers are insofar "men of honour", that they don't lie. In that case I'm very glad to hear Yori is alive.

Btw. is somebody translating the text at the moment?

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kosmopol
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 		I'm trying to translate te text and will post it here

P.S. It's easy!
In 1 hour is OK (if my chief won't ask me for new tasks)

UPDATE

People, I'm almost ready, my chef want me to meeting. in 1 hour again
sorry

OK, here we go

Quote:
I am feeling terrible. (W)ho else am I supposed to
feel if i haven't sleep in so man(y) da(y)s. Sleeping
pills don't have an effect at all, I took an entire
bottle last night, it made me tired, but I didn't
actuall get an sleep. It isn't because ho freaked
out I am at everthing. It is rather because of (w?)hat
I did. It as an accident, it reall(y) (w)as, Luc(y) came
on Januar t o to tell me some good ne(w)s. She didn't
have the chance to tell me h she as so happ(y) and
desperate to tell me. It (w)as bold that da(y) , and she
slipped on the stairs on the a tom apartment.
She hit her head and, (w)ell she died. I freaked out,
I brought her into m(y) house but it as too late for
an thing. An ambulance wouldn't have been able to
save her life. I loved her and I can't give a real
e(x)cuse for (w)hat I did. ?artl I (w)anted us to still
be together, part of me as selfishness to satisfy(y)
m(y) intellectual curiosit(y). And the last as to see
if the so called Athena compound as indeed (w)hat I
thought it (w)as. I did the unspeakable, and in ver(y)
respectful form, although in a rather crude a due
to labk (lake?) of real medical training, I opened her
skull and removed the majority of the brain. Then
after some research I separated here I believe the
brain keeps our memories. And then in an instant
that to this da(y) I can't believe I had the guts to
do, I (h)ate it. After a (w)eek an(d) a half of deep
depression and selfhatred, did I reali(z)ed that I
had found (w)hat Athena reall(y) (w)as. I didn't (w)ant her
to be found, so I placed her cod(e) in m(y) family ranch,
I figured that scavenger birds (w)ould easure that
nothing but her bones (w)ere left. Then I (w)as
thinking of sending them into nothing. I couldn't
give her the burial she deserved, there simpl(y)
(w)asn't enough time and I had to stop the
Enlightenment Societ(y). But I kno(w) that someho(w) she
(w)ould understand. I could save a lot of people.

So that is (w)hat happened. I still blame myself for
it. After a long search I found that there are mass
graves around the (w)orld. I don't kno(w) ho(w) man(y)
students and intellectuals (w)ere killed and had
their memories removed. I am no(w) heading to Japan.
I am sure that I (w)ill find something there that (w)ill
provide conclusive evidence to stop them


finito (that's by me)

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kosmopol
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 		Kinda bumping
The note is translated:
see http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=489799#489799

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MrToasty
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 		Great job kos! Now the question is, besides filling in some of the story, does this give us anything else?

Sadly, while searching for the font (which I never did find) I found the font used for the people code awhile ago. Rolling Eyes

I also found the symbol drawn on the back of the note from the library. I found it as part of a font:

The font is called YY Norseman Dingbats, so it's probably safe to say it's Norse in origin, maybe associated with Ragnarok?

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MrT
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 		Nice Work!
Good job all around!

This diary page doesn't tell us a whole lot in the way of proving the evilness of Junker. At least we know Eric didn't kill Lucy, he just stole her brain Shocked .

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kosmopol
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 		Interesting finding.
I don't know, whether it's really connected, but looking on this eight-feet-symbol I think about Odin's horse Sleipnir, who had 8 feets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleipnir

But I don't really know, whether this sign is sign of Sleipnir.

I think btw., I'll write the translation of the found message to John.

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LordIllidan
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kosmopol wrote:
Interesting finding.
I don't know, whether it's really connected, but looking on this eight-feet-symbol I think about Odin's horse Sleipnir, who had 8 feets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleipnir

But I don't really know, whether this sign is sign of Sleipnir.


That DOES make a lot of sense.

I dunno... Now that I've seen the symbol in it's proper form (as opposed to crudely scribbled with pen)... I dunno. I think I've seen it before in a video game or something (A lot of my games are based on mythology. In fact, I have Valkyrie Profile with me right now, which is supposed to be based on Norse mythology. I'll see if I can find something in there at lunch) :/ I'll have to search my library when I get home, see if anything jogs the memory.

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