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[TRAILHEAD?] Providence's Horizon
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S.P.I.
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 		 [TRAILHEAD?] Providence's Horizon
A strange blog about a strange girl.
During my free time I discovered this blog:

http://expandingmyhorizons.wordpress.com/

It looks like an ARG to me. Thoughts? I failed at the binary code thing.

The blog posts have me intrigued.

~S.P.I.~
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:45 am
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LandMASTER!
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 		May 16th's post in binary decode to rot9

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Scared

JOB IS DEFINITELY GONE, SARAH TOO, I'M BEGINNING TO GET SCARED...I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON... LUKE WENT OUT FOR A BAGEL LAST NIGHT AND NEVER RETURNED... HE MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN SPOOKED BY SARAH BUT I DON'T KNOW.. I REALLY DON'T... I THINK I MIGHT BE IN OVER MY HEAD AT THE LAB. DOCTOR GREEN IS ASKING MORE AND MORE PERSONAL QUESTIONS NOW, I'M BEGINNING TO WISH THAT I HAD ASKED FOR HIS DISMISSAL AFTER ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HE SAYS MY PROGRESS IS GOOD BUT I'M SCARED HE HAD TOLD SARAH AND LUKE THE SAME THING. I HAVE TO GO NOW. BECCA HAS RETURNED AND SHE HATES IT WHEN I GO ONLINE WITHOUT HER.


March 17's entry binary decodes in rot-9 to:

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Traitor

DOCTOR SCOTT HAS BEEN DISMISSED. AFTER -- WHAT HE DID TO ME -- THEY SAW NO OTHER SOLUTION...THEY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.. BUT I AM NOT SURE... THEY TRIED TO DISMISS DOCTOR GREEN AS WELL BUT I WOULDN'T LET THEM. I DON'T THINK THAT I TRUST THEM ANYMORE... JOB IS STILL MISSING, I TRIED CALLING HIM THE OTHER DAY BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER. ANYTIME I BRING THE SUBJECT UP TO PATIENCE SHE LOGS OFF OR STOPS TALKING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...MAYBE I SHOULD GO TO THE POLICE... SHE IS MY SISTER THOUGH... I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM SARAH - MY FLATMATE - IN A FEW DAYS EITHER...SHE DOES THIS THOUGH, SO I'M NOT TERRIBLY WORRIED. REBBECAH, JACOB, AND SALEM SAY IT'S LIKELY NO BIG DEAL. LUKE SEEMS MORE NERVOUS THEN USUAL HOWEVER. OTHER THEN DOCTOR SCOTT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME, BUT I THINK I'LL TRY SOME SECURITY MEASURES FOR THIS BLOG FROM NOW ON...I DON'T TRUST DOCTOR GREEN NOT TO READ IT.�


Wonder what the symbols at the end mean?

PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:12 am
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Sylvia
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 		This fist post is binary to text then use ROT-17 and it says:

Quote:

Scared

Job is definitely gone, Sarah too, I'm beginning to get scared...I don't know what's going on... Luke went out for a bagel last night and never returned... he might have just been spooked by Sarah but I don't know.. I really don't... I think I might be in over my head at the lab. Doctor Green is asking more and more personal questions now, I'm beginning to wish that I had asked for his dismissal after all. I don't know what to do. He says my progress is good but I'm scared he had told Sarah and Luke the same thing. I have to go now. Becca has returned and she hates it when I go online without her.


Then next one down is binary to text then use ROT-9 and it says:
Quote:
Traitor

Doctor Scott has been dismissed. After -- what he did to me -- they saw no other solution...they told me it wouldn't happen again.. but I am not sure... they tried to dismiss Doctor Green as well but I wouldn't let them. I don't think that I trust them anymore... Job is still missing, I tried calling him the other day but there was no answer. Anytime I bring the subject up to Patience she logs off or stops talking. I don't know what to do...maybe I should go to the police... she is my sister though... I haven't heard from Sarah - my flatmate - in a few days either...she does this though, so I'm not terribly worried. Rebbecah, Jacob, and Salem say it's likely no big deal. Luke seems more nervous then usual however. Other then Doctor Scott nothing has happened to me, but I think I'll try some security measures for this blog from now on...I don't trust Doctor Green not to read it.�


Two handy tools used to solve this:

http://www.paulschou.com/tools/xlate/

http://www.triplesix.co.uk/guessvigenere.html

make that three

http://www.unfiction.com/resource/rot-it/

woops, I trout myself, Trout
but I'm pretty sure the first one is ROT-17

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pancito
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 		The about me page has this... binary/ROT-15

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AIM: ProvidenceTuring


I don't do AIM. Have at it.
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TWINKIE!

PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:25 am
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 		It might be rot-17, just the site I used to decode has it labeled as rot-9 and rot9. The decoder I used might be wrong though.

It's this one: http://web.forret.com/tools/rot13.asp

has a drop-down menu for how much the letter shift should be.
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:27 am
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S.P.I.
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Quote:
Hello...I mean not to pry, but your blog entries are particularly concerning. What's going on?


I have I.M.ed her. I'll edit with the whole conversation.

Edit: Quick note. Ant tak. It means Till the End. You'll see what I mean in the chat log...
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:29 am
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pancito
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 		The unfiction is probably easier because it does them all at once...

Misc. cipher tools at:
http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/

@SPI...Coolness

ETA: ROT-17 Followed by ROT-9
Stuff left over from the ROT-9
to confirm Sylvia

& # 6 5 5 3 3 ; (spaces added) Just turns into a ?
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pancito wrote:
The about me page has this... binary/ROT-15

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AIM: ProvidenceTuring


I don't do AIM. Have at it.


I, too, have made contact.

(I'm new at this though.)
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S.P.I.
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 		The Replies
My conversation with Providence was...difficult. I didn't know what to say. I tried some role playing though as it is fun that way. I am "Elbridge Abbey" in this ARG.

~S.P.I.~
A Chat with Providence.txt
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There is nothing so similar like death and poo; eventually everyone has to go.

PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:05 am
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Quote:
ProvidenceTuring (12:34:46 AM): Are you some sort of Crazy person? What's a blog?
FalconTobu (12:34:56 AM): Oh my gosh...
FalconTobu (12:35:00 AM): What year is it?
ProvidenceTuring (12:35:54 AM): I think you need to lAy dowN iT is 2008 of course whaT other yeAr couLd i thinK it it?


CANT TALK

I saw THINK in the December entry, also

[speculation] My guess is that our young friend is some sort of constructed being, artificial intelligence. [/speculation]

Edit:
Ok, here is the conversation I had. Nothing of real import here, but I don't talk to many people on IM, let alone people I haven't interacted with before.
Meet Providence.txt
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Some people are lost in the shuffle. I'm shuffling along with the lost.

Come solve the blocks

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Leyton Stone
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 		I don't know about them being an A.I - More than likely just the fact that they weren't able to talk... Maybe someone was around or they're being monitored?

Seems intriguing I may try getting involved here.
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 		Providence Turing? Wondering if it isn't an AI with a little hint about it Here?
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Leyton Stone
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amandel wrote:
Providence Turing? Wondering if it isn't an AI with a little hint about it Here?


Good point Amandel.

The only thing that was making me wonder was the whole fact they were actually doing things like "Going to the mall" "Getting a guys phone number" "moving into her own apartment" etc. - Doesn't seem like something an A.I would do that's all lol
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pancito
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 		Good job, SPI & Sluggy. Very Happy

The Jan. 16 blog seems to be cut off?
This: "Doctor Green would not lie to me." in 1/19
Doc. Scott is hitting on her in 2/6? Shocked

There's a definite AI vibe... AI in Virtual Reality? Robot? Mindwipe? Definitely monitored in any case.

very strange...
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 		I left this message in Providence's IM (to be received when signing back in):

Quote:
tHere mAy be more people trying to coNtact you aGaIN today, i hope THis doEs not scaRE you.
just WantEd to WIsh Lots and Lots of HappinEss Loaded uPon todaY fOr yoU.
excuse the typos.


We are trying to help, aren't we?


Yes, amandel, the Turing name is one of the things that fueled my speculation. Also some of the things in the blog like "time for another diagnostic soon."


I've been poking at the punctuation, it looks like something else is hidden/encoded with it, but I haven't seen how it works yet.
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