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[TRAILHEAD] Tom Tooman

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:52 am

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EmmanuelGoldstein · Decorated Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 281

Well it's mssng an I. And those 'barcodes' either have one too many or one too few digits. AFAIK there's 10 and 12 digits barcodes but no 11, if you discount the variable length ones which done look like this.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:57 am

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Chronus_Valtiel

*kneels worships the very ground Spacebass treads for finding a fresh Trailhead*

Now THIS. THIS is interesting.

A close inspection shows me a cryptic letter by a certain "Tom 2man (Tom Tooman) with a large bold shape heavily shaded on the back.
And an interesting clue on the PS:

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:05 am

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EmmanuelGoldstein · Decorated Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 281

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:10 am

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Chronus_Valtiel

Boy am I relieved that I threw in "seemingly".
This is my first truly fresh and promising Trailhead, so be gentle Embarassed

EDIT:I can finally see the code translation, now.
I really have to stop trying to think at 3 AM.
XD night, y'all!

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:17 am

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EmmanuelGoldstein · Decorated Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 281

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:24 am

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That shadowy shape on the letter looks like a spade to me.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:27 am

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nbnewell · Unfettered Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 548

Image from the letter.....

Envelope:

Also Return address is Lame Deer, MT 59043, but postmarked from North Platte, NE 69101?!?!?!?!

Look closely at the top edge of the envelope, I see shading that may match the image on the letter.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:38 am

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Mother Maya

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:00 am

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{J302B S8JDC, 8996N M8L4W, 92D40 Q1JX5, 4PPRN R2B97, 8DC7C NZJNV, 8CH7V Q891H}

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In mayan, (Great job on that by the way) the numbers match the ones on the left side. Still...

2072469 7187

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:40 am

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rose · ...and then Magic happens Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 4117

Woo, nice job in starting a wiki for this already. Soon PMs will learn that they can set up accounts and wikis to announce launches on their own there. Keeping unfiction free from any TOS violations of PMs posting about their own game.

It doesn't have to be new launches either. This is a place where PMs or BTS people can post about an ongoing game. That way they don't have to break the ToS here at unfiction.

This despoiler site is growing on me.

Although the name isn't my favorite. Smile

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:41 pm

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Hey guys, sorry to burst your bubble on the strange shadowy shape on the reverse of the letter, but that's just part of the lid of my scanner showing through the thin paper. Wink

ETA: http://random.despoiler.org is just a miscellaneous wiki, not directed at this particular game. It was just a convenient place to post the pics. Wink

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:20 pm

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XDDDDD THAT is hilarious.
I literally lmaoed when you said that.

So, our only clue so far, is the fact that this is related to Mayan Culture in some way. (the mayan numbers on the bar codes)
Toonan mentions the sun god, and the Mayan Sun God is named Kin or Kinich Ahau, according to http://www.jaguar-sun.com/gods-2.html

So.... We have a Mayan ARG?

EDIT: Just a stab, but it might be of note: The 0 isn't in Maya.... Could be nothin'....

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:03 pm

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Luemnus · Greenhorn Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

Could the 'stars' and other things within the bar code be the shape of a constellation, perhaps?

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:07 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:09 pm