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

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**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:58 pm

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antimasque · Boot Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 22

I think especially in this game there's the impetus to hide what you've got, too, because at 7 PM on Friday it becomes an honest-to-goodness race. So yeah, I can understand if somebody already got it and hasn't shared, but it's still a bummer. Hopefully they'll let us know when it's all over.

I at the very least plan on coming back here to let you guys know how the game went. You've been invaluable helping us work out the clues, thanks guys.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:00 pm

MrToasty

Well, that was disappointing. I had two librarians trying to track down the third copy. Apparently when they get more than two copies in, they put the rest in back. They couldn't find the third, so if whatever was hidden was there, I'd have to believe it was in one of the copies on the shelf. It's possible that it was thrown away by one of the staff - they made note to mention it to me that if they see something like random scraps of paper in a book, they throw it out immediately.

What's even worse is that my wife and kids were along for the adventure and were a little excited to find something. Now I have a grumpy wife and the youngest in tears.

ETA - as far as it being in the main downtown library, that branch is closed right now as it was utterly devastated during the floods this summer.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:29 pm

antimasque · Boot Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 22

Crap. I'm sorry, dude, that's really disappointing. I wonder what happened to it.

How do we/should we let the game runners know we weren't able to find the last two clues? I hope they don't require all five for the next step.

I've sent the three we found to amanuensisSPLATmarevitreum.com because our goal is supposed to be to infiltrate the cult - if anyone else wants to send them to Brandon, I won't complain, I just thought it got us further in character if we continued trying to please the bad guys. I'll let you know if I hear anything.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:36 pm

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

3 out of 5 isn't a bad rate! Well done to everyone! Thanks Mr. Toasty for going to check. I'm really sorry that your kids were crying, we need to set up another drop out there just so you can take them to find it!
And antimasque thanks for sending on the information. I think that is a good plan.

I think the game runners will have ways to know if things have been found or not. Let's see what happens next.

**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:49 pm

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Re: SF clue

**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:07 pm

Stella

That is a brilliant/extremely intimidating theory.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:12 am

Nedostup · Boot Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 13

If Friday has us exploring the abandoned asylum on Roosevelt Island, I will be very happy.

Also, what was that name the guy said? Mary Wittry?

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:16 am

Stella

I thought it was a name too at first, but I'm pretty sure he's just pronouncing "mare vitreum" in a funny way.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:21 am

Nedostup · Boot Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 13

Oh, yeah, you're right. I forgot Latin pronounces v's like w's. There's something else about the video, though. A noise in the background, like shuffling. It could be a train, but I'm not sure.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:27 am

Stella

I haven't listened to it with headphones on yet, but from my computer I get the feeling that the music in the background shifts from the one speaker to the other... May be irrelevant, but I'm pretty sure it's something that has to be done intentionally.

ALSO -

In regards to the scans - The second drawing has two closed eyes drawn in pen, but if you look closely, there are three open eyes drawn in pencil. (Two of them are under the closed eyes.)

Incidentally enough, the third eye is the chakra associated with the color indigo. And the first illustration on the wiki page has a weird resemblance to the same drawing from the scans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_eye

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:31 am

the_velociraptor

I've got an e-mail from a Leona Kimball - Since this is the only ARG I've given my e-mail to, I suspect this has something to do with it.

Title is "I love been myself and to enjoy what i do...always."

Body has a picture (I am NOT going to unblock the image - it's night and I'm dead scared of ARG pictures since Sameesss and some puzzle trails).

Site is: yotgi3854.jvl.com

The end of the letter: FSFPP8726ZL-TA2137AHUXW-LEIEB8321CXP

Hex or Cypher, I bet. By the way - E-Mail is from bjk1901SPLAThotmail.com I need to check the thread...

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:27 am

Nedostup · Boot Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 13

That's spam, buddy.

Also, I managed to somewhat isolate the music in that video, and it's some sort of samba beat or something. Surprisingly funky.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:33 am

the_velociraptor

Damn! Why, what was the site?

Anyway, post the beat, please. Is there any hint of static in there?

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:37 am

antimasque · Boot Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 22

Got a response from Amanuensis, after I sent him copies of the three documents we found:

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:11 am