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Tenchizard · Decorated Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 254

Puerta del Sol in Madrid is quite a big place, it's where we celebrate the New Year, right in front of the big clock. I think a human labyrinth could be made there, if we had to.

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:18 am

dreamerblue

On Ariadne's forum, someone raised the question of whether there are labyrinths in those cities. I made a lengthy post there pointing out some labyrinths in Toronto (see this page of the thread: http://forums.findthelostring.com/thread/1190?start=45). I think the most likely candidate is the Toronto Public Labyrinth: http://www.labyrinthnetwork.ca/toronto.htm

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:05 pm

danteIL · Unfictologist Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1990

I'm not sold on the idea of human labyrinths being necessary.

From the artifacts, we've gotten specific information on how to set up the labyrinths for 'synchronization' --

3-circuit: 12'x14'
5-circuit: 18'x22'
7-circuit: 26'x30' (Olympic-sized)

We have also been told that the distance between the labyrinth 'walls' should be 2 feet wide.

If you do the math, then you can see that a string-labyrinth of the kind illustrated on the artifact will just about fill the spaces listed above. Obviously, I suppose that they can be bigger, but I suspect that the 2-foot width of the paths is important if the whole goal is to run through them blindfolded.

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:18 pm

VictorSueiro · Decorated Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 229

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:13 pm

VictorSueiro · Decorated Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 229

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:17 pm

ouroboros

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:23 pm

danteIL · Unfictologist Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1990

Some thoughts:

We know that Jorge left the postcard behind.

We also know that Jorge went to London after he figured out the meaning of his tattoo.

It seems striking that the London location is so different from the city center, so maybe Clapham Junction is the only specific location that Jorge knew enough about to be specific? For the other locations, all he knew was the city, so he just gave the locations of the city centers.

I don't know how this helps, and it still begs the question of how Jorge knew enough to provide decimal point GPS accuracy in 1888+15=1903.

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:32 pm

D72W · Kl00 Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 42 Location: Florida, USA

More on Jorge

**Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:38 pm

D72W · Kl00 Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 42 Location: Florida, USA

Jorge's Tattoo

**Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:54 pm

VictorSueiro · Decorated Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 229

MONICA'S EMAILS - TRANSLATE PLEASE

**Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:37 am

VictorSueiro · Decorated Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 229

THE PLAN

**Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:49 am

aceituna · Boot Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 44

Hi all not sure if anyone else is working on this, but I decided to translate it anyway. I translated as literally as possible while retaining a decent english meaning. It might sound a bit odd at times though, but I thought it was important to stay as true to the oirginal as possible. Things in parenthesis are my explanations, and things in brackets are my additions fro clarification.)

I will post the rest shortly.

Letter One:From Monica

I'm back. For once I'm not sad that they're* over (vacation, break I'm assuming), because I was anxious to resume the whole investigation.

On one hand, have you seen that Diego has published an online version of the test to find out the ancestral strength of each person? (sure you did, hehe) What did you get? I am a Soprhosune* (misspelling appears in the original) ☺

On the other hand, I have attempted to go see the house of my great uncle in order take a look around and examine those of his belongings that might still remain. In that house now lives a second* aunt of mine (tia segunda* is equivalent to a distant aunt, ie. Like once removed) She is an elderly woman, single*(solterona=old maid) and with a pretty bad temper. I don't think she ever liked me�because when I was little and went there on visits, I created mayhem with my cousins (closest English translation I could come up with), running to and fro and yelling. I think she didn't like kids much. The thing is that I called her on the phone to see if I could go visit her. I noticed that she was a bit reticent and surprised. So then I off handedly commented to her that [I thought] the story that my great uncle Alfredo used to tell was true and that I was continuing the investigation. I believe that was a mistake� because at that moment she got very nervous. With an altered voice she told me that that* (that thing, the story) was nonsense, and that she was sick and tired of the people that lately wouldn't quit calling her for the same reason, to investigate my great uncle's house. And after saying "I want you leave me in peace(alone is a better translation)" she hung up the phone without giving me a chance to say anymore. What do you think? Now I don't know what to do. Plus�Who else has called? It's impossible that they could know the address because I haven't given it to anyone.

Let's see if you can think of something we might be able to do�

Kisses
Monica

Letter Two:Response to Monica

I'm glad you're back!

Too bad�you weren't able to look around�
If you didn't give anyone the address�nobody should know it, or at least none of "us". By the way, I'm Sofia. Look Monica, really strange things are happening, I don't know if you know that the codex sheets that Ariadne had in her possession were stolen ( they left her a note that basically suggested she should leave everything alone, that she give up the investigation)�there's other people after the codex, people that don't want its contents known. If someone else wanted to visit Alfredo's house�it's because, like us, they suspect that perhaps there's more information there�We need to find the way to visit that house�I'm in Buenos Aires, I can't do much more than throw ideas out from here� if you give me the phone number, maybe I can call her and so some "argentinada" hahaha �

kisses

Letter Three: her response

I've been thinking and I don't think it's a good idea for a stranger to call her to try and convince her� it gives me the impression that it would make her close up more, and she would get more defensive.

Considering what has happened to Ariadne and that it seems that there's people out there that know things, but that don't have very clear intentions, I believe we should attempt to enter and inspect my great uncle's objects as soon as possible. And your reasoning makes all the sense in the world. If there are others who think it's interesting to see Alfredo's things, we can't run the risk of them taking any clue we might be able to find.

We need to think about how to convince my aunt. I don't know what strategy to use� go in person? Attempt to reason with her in a good way? Surely you can lend me a hand ☺

kisses,
Monica

thebruce

Re: MONICA'S EMAILS - TRANSLATE PLEASE

**Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:31 am

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From the in-game forums, thought this was worth quoting across into this discussion...

**Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:09 pm

brodie

Hey, that does sound promising.

Let's see.

**Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:55 am

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