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**Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:55 pm

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drizjr · Unfictologist Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 1700

**Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:09 pm

addlepated

Someone noticed the other day that there's a http://v-larenz.com, which is the name of the doctor in the book (Viktor Larenz). The site is all in flash and all in German, which means that you can't use translate.google.com to automatically translate it to English. I'm not seeing any search references to it being part of any other ARGs in German. Some of us are dubious that the next step would be only in German, but then again, we do have the way the ones were written and the accents on the recordings. Are we supposed to take the psych test? Is anyone fluent enough to figure it out?

Reverse IP search shows thousands of other sites hosted on the same IP, so not much help there. Smile

**Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:52 pm

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Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

Addlepated, PinkCloud translated it so I'll let her report on exactly what it said. Apparently, no matter what you put into the box, and I typed in nonsense words, it goes to Fitzek's site. I clicked on the Ja button and didn't try the Nein one.

Kudos to drizjr for the remarkable anagram. I'm very impressed that someone could come up with something so fun and fitting.

**Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:39 pm

labfly

i tossed up an answer (Ihr test ist positiv) Very Happy

and i gave my name and email - then as i clicked thru
further it led me to sebastian fitzek's site http://www.sebastianfitzek.de it also sends me to a page to
spread the word (via send message to friends emails)

**Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:44 pm

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Addlepated's timing was good, as I was already translating the page =)

**Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:48 pm

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nice translation PostLarval. And what an anagram driz. One day gone and I'm amazed.
With the v-larenz-site: maybe I can tell you what's on the site after you answer the question (why the woman killed her sister).
no matter what you type in, it says: "Check (it) yourself: Have you given approximately this answer: The woman kills her sister so that there would be another funeral, hoping that the attractive unknown man shows up there again."
if you klick "yes": "The test is positive. This answer holds a pathological logic in itself. Therefore it's not to be completely excluded that you are a potential serial killer. If you want to know more about this, you can contact the executor/administrator of Dr. Viktor Larenz."
if you klick "no": "Congratulations. You probably don't have the psychological potential to be a serial killer. Your answer shows no pathological logic. Other than you, serial killers have almost unanimously answered, that the woman killed her sister hoping to meet the man at the following funeral. If you want to know more about this, you can contact the executor/administrator of Dr. Viktor Larenz."
Both times the words "Viktor Larenz" make a link to http://www.sebastianfitzek.de/

I don't get it why that stuff is in German while being an ARG connected with the English book launch (if that's what it is). Maybe they count on at least some people knowing German which they are right about Smile

Sorry for the huge post. Sebastian's fault.

**Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:16 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:07 am

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**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:14 am

Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

[Sunday morning musings] I'm wondering why Dr. Larenz's test is about the potential to be a serial killer and how that could relate to our story.

The author's nonchalance about her character blowing her brains out leaves me feeling uneasy. It could have been nervous laughter, I know, but it surprises me that the therapist didn't ask why she started her story that way. It's heavy subject matter for a 13-year-old girl.

**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:53 am

addlepated

We checked the PO box again last night to see if there might be a followup, but there was nothing there. I have to admit, I'm just stumped.

**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:51 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:02 pm

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except that it's interesting how they chose a number of fairly prominent and connected arg community members... everyone (but the blogger) unfictioners... and we haven't found any other mail recipients.

so why us?

**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:48 pm

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Methos · Decorated Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 174 Location: Germany

I read this thread and it caught my interest when you mentioned Sebastian Fitzek. I know an ARG he has done in Germany and I can't believe that this is just everything.

Did someone screw the player, maybe there is something inside?

**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:28 pm

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Tresbien · Unfictologist Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1436

If the tapes alone were meant to launch the book release, it seems to me that something in them would point to the book itself. In my opinion it's remarkable that drizjr made the connection so quickly. Like thebruce I have to take into account that all of the tapes except for one dupe went to uFers. What sticks in my mind are the words from the email to Addlepated that talk about providing "...ongoing support." If this was only an intro to the book, there'd be no need for ongoing support as we already know what's being promoted.

ETA: welcome Methos. Can you tell us what that ARG was like?

**Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:28 pm