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[MeiHui] has strange dreams and will leave for New York
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 		Re: [MeiHui] has strange dreams and will leave for New York
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jasper wrote:
Maybe we should send her a message with some of that double agent Bacon code stuff in it.

I believe the reason for using a code was that we have no way to contact Theo directly, so we had to do it via a post that anyone could see -- including Ariadne and the others against whom we are supposedly plotting -- which meant that we had to hide the message to Theo. If we have Thermantia's email address, we don't need a code, because no one else will see the message so it doesn't need to be hidden.
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 		Re: [MeiHui] has strange dreams and will leave for New York
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Shad0 wrote:
jasper wrote:
Maybe we should send her a message with some of that double agent Bacon code stuff in it.

I believe the reason for using a code was that we have no way to contact Theo directly, so we had to do it via a post that anyone could see -- including Ariadne and the others against whom we are supposedly plotting -- which meant that we had to hide the message to Theo. If we have Thermantia's email address, we don't need a code, because no one else will see the message so it doesn't need to be hidden.


I'm just thinking Thermantia might need a nudge to know that the person e-mailing her wants to contact/ join TheO. and sending a message such as we have sent so far hasn't convinced her to even reply. If the: "Hi, I got your address from MeiHui and I really hope we can help her and your name is so interesting what does it mean and write me back pleazkthanxbye" etc. has the coded message already in there: "Hey, Theo, these agonothetai people are nuts is there any way of stopping them? write me at sekto@secretaddress" it might warrant a reply from this mystery person. . . and if she isn't connected to TheO it would go unnoticed, wouldn't it?

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 		Re: [MeiHui] has strange dreams and will leave for New York
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I'm just thinking Thermantia might need a nudge to know that the person e-mailing her wants to contact/ join TheO. and sending a message such as we have sent so far hasn't convinced her to even reply. If the: "Hi, I got your address from MeiHui and I really hope we can help her and your name is so interesting what does it mean and write me back pleazkthanxbye" etc. has the coded message already in there: "Hey, Theo, these agonothetai people are nuts is there any way of stopping them? write me at sekto@secretaddress" it might warrant a reply from this mystery person. . . and if she isn't connected to TheO it would go unnoticed, wouldn't it?


*laugh* except that with a phrase that long to encrypt you would need a paragraph with 80+ words in it so that we had adequate spaces... either smaller message or embed a tinyURL which points to a public webpage which has a longer message on it...
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 		Re: [MeiHui] has strange dreams and will leave for New York
Re: code
Weezel wrote:

*laugh* except that with a phrase that long to encrypt you would need a paragraph with 80+ words in it so that we had adequate spaces... either smaller message or embed a tinyURL which points to a public webpage which has a longer message on it...


keep in mind, if you tinyurl it, baconating it will lose all your numbers and punctuation..
a sample tinyurl http://tinyurl.com/cg9mq
might need to be encoded
TINYURLCOMCGNINEMQ
or TINYURLDOTCOMCGNINEMQ

I think I could figure it out with that.

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 		Just heard back from Mei Hui;
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Sorry I did not reply early. But I will for sure keep you and all other people update about my dreams. and I hope I will remember more. Strange these days that I am sleeping well. but i think that is also very good, right?!
***snip***


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 		If she's sleeping well, she is probably moving further out of sync with her other selves. Synchronization brings them those visions and memories that they interpret as dreams.

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 		hmmm. maybe not
Twitter on May 1:
help_meihui 昨天走 Personal Labyrinth，之后又睡不好了... about 4 hours ago from web Icon_star_empty reply to help_meihui

Google translate says: Yesterday walk Personal Labyrinth, then sleep well ...

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 		Mei Hui has posted a video on her blog of her personal labyrinth:
http://www.findthelostring.com/meihui/detail.do?postId=1532

Mei Hui via Google translation wrote:
If you have to look at my twitter and my blog, you should remember that for a while before I often sleep well, the dream to see some of the things I do not understand. But then as she has. Yesterday, I finally take my own personal maze. I am very careful to wool classic along the ring lost by the graphic depiction tell us, and take a number of times. The walk will be familiar with. After the end of feeling good, feeling good ..
But last night last night ... Since I may wake up in the maze after the worst of sleep a night! In fact, frankly speaking I did not sleep. Shuishuixingxing, Blur heard someone call my name. And you remember that I made before that dream, I dream about standing on a prairie? » That dream has returned.
But this time I saw a very familiar faces. I think I know him, but I can not remember to whom he is in the end, or have anything to do with me ..
help ...


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 		Replies from MeiHui
...comments on her Blog
lhall wrote:
Aw, she mentioned me Smile

I also wrote to her about her dream... I said I thought it meant that everyone (the Six, the agonothetai) had different feelings about Theo and because nobody knows the truth about their goals, and they all suspect everyone, perhaps that's what her dream represented.

These are the clips I sent, from my trip to NYC last December:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etbLW_dRDnc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmjk8qSmMtg

Plus I encouraged her to walk a personal labyrinth to see if she has visions of her parallel self, or of other worlds in general. I'd really like to see what the other five have experienced, and maybe if they can recover memories of their home worlds.

Also, if she's mentioning people's names in emails, it gives me hope that Thermantia is actually a player who wanted to use a game-relevant handle, and not an Agent of Evil. Even so, I've emailed my friends in NY to see if they could hang out with her. She said she'll try to be there in the second week of May.


First off, it's really good to hear you've been trying to help MeiHui out and that you've been keeping close tabs on her. Secondly, I have a little bit of extra info too...

OK, I went ahead and left a comment on her only English blog, but I thought I should post the other comment before mine on it. Here goes:

"Mei-Hui, your English is excellent. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts even with those of your visitors who don't understand Mandarin. Going to New York might be a good idea because you are likely to meet some friends and allies there - but please take care of yourself!"

Canzonett
08.04.27 00:33

Thank you so much Canzonett!

I promise you I will be careful in New York!! and I hope we can be in touch often~

meihui
08.04.27 06:01

I'm glad you have decided to go to New York City, Mei Hui! I know you'll love it there-- there is lots to see and do and you'll find people that speak all different languages there. _

Don't forget to update us and post pictures once you're there! And I agree with Canzonett... you're English is wonderful.

Best of luck to you!

~Monique
08.04.30 00:44


Thank you very much Monique!

Monique is such a beautiful name.. I love it.

Oh and yes I will for sure keep post things while I am in New York. It is going to be great experience. I cannot wait..

did you try personal labyrinth yet?
08.04.30 07:20


OK, so I tried to make small talk, and then get a normal response... until the line "did you try personal labytrinth yet?"
Huh?
I thought that was only for the 6 labyrinth runners? Question *scratches head*

Anyways let me know what you think... The only thing I get from all the above is that 1) she responds promptly and 2) she actually does value our imput Smile

Other than that I'm confused...

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 		Even us, the players, can do the personal labyrinth:
Weezel
lhall
DavFlamerock
So feel free to try it for yourself and tell Mei Hui about it Wink

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OK, so I tried to make small talk, and then get a normal response... until the line "did you try personal labytrinth yet?"
Huh?
I thought that was only for the 6 labyrinth runners? *scratches head*

Anyways let me know what you think... The only thing I get from all the above is that 1) she responds promptly and 2) she actually does value our imput

Other than that I'm confused...


I think the codex tells us that everyone can synchronize the multiverse a little bit at a time with personal labyrinths. (chapter 19)

And the 6 should be able to recover memories with personal labyrinths because they will synchronize with selves who didn't get amnesia- but that's got to be a painful experience because it will make them miss home even more. For the six who wrote the codex, it strengthened their resolve. But along the way, it must cause them some doubts.

Too bad she lost sleep over it- but I'm glad it worked like it should.

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 		She posted a video about the people in her dreams. Wow, she's now speaking bits of English here and there, but we need a translation for the Mandarin parts, and I think the name Jasper was mentioned, is that you?^ Very Happy

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 		The chinese text translates to something like:

Quote:

I finally found some answers. I remember these familiar faces...


In the video I only understand:
"so sweet" and "so cute" (is she still talking about Jasper Wink)
and finally
"that's what he said" and "I think that's the reason".

Unfortunately all "thats" are in Madarin Smile

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 		Mei Hui is coming to NYC after all. She posted this on her forums:

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Anyway, I am going to New York VEYR SOON!! yeah!!!! I am so excited! Hey do you guys think it is possible for me to meet some people there and maybe even have a labyrinth training event? maybe like Saturday afternoon?

MeiHui


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 		The IDGA will host a meeting there in NYC on May 14th, is this great timing or what? Very Happy Maybe she'll arrive there before the date and the ARGer who will go there in advance for the event can meet her?

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