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israfel070
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In terms of note length, the song forms a Morse Code SOS.
--- ___ ___ ___ ---
(The song extends the last dot though)

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:05 am
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Hazred
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To me, that letter from Abie implied that there is really no third, or that whoever that third is, doesn't know that they're the third. That essentially we need to find the third, not just wait for them... Anyone else think this?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:12 am
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israfel070
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It sounded like that, but it also sounded like he might not have realized the third player-recipient was in such a distant time zone...

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:16 am
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Hazred
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Well, I got a reply on my Watership Down reference letter, pretty long too. here it is.

Quote:

Richard Adams? I am familiar with his work.
Yet time and duty permit me not to shirk.
Do you not know the urgent need to know my name?
Or have you thought that this is just a game?

White Rabbit Black or the Black Rabbit White
It matters not, which metaphor is right.
Too long I've let the world to be forlorn,
Yet now it comes, the age-old fight reborn.

Why have I not heard the answer of the three?
Did I not call; did not the message come from me?
Two have replied, perchance the other sleeps?
We waste our time while he no blessing reaps.


It's interesting that he mentions "While he no blessing reaps."
In Watership Frith attempts to bestow a blessing upon the prince of rabbits, but the prince to too frightened of everyone, and buries his head in the ground to hide, leaving only his backside exposed. So Frith is left with no choice but to bless him there, giving him a puffy white tail and powerful jumping, leaping, running legs, making him, and all the rabbits, very fast.

Edit- Btw, Richard Adams wrote Watership Down. I'd say it's safe that the whiterabbitblack stuff was at least inspired by Watership, though I wonder if it's of any importance beyond that.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:52 am
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If this has a Watership Down theme, it would be the second ARG in a couple months. The "I'm Sorry" ARG borrows heavily from WD. (great book by the way) so much so that many of us have had to go and buy a copy of the book.

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Hopefully this one won't attract the unwanted attention the way I'm Sorry did in the beginning, that spun it out of control. Certain people have a... thing for ARG's that mention rabbits. Why? I don't know


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church
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gonna watch this see where it goes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:58 am
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amandel
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Wondering if the "third" might be cluey AUZ with whom I share more timezone than grey matter, emailed a lil poem about how The Gathering should commence to which Abie replied
Quote:
Abie Thetime abiethetimeSPLATyahoo.com
Amandel,

The old man is desperate, but we must let destiny run its course.
He may have given you the clue meant for the other.

I monitor the wind, I monitor the waves, I monitor the thoughts for danger to the Book.

The three have been chosen. Your part will come soon. But the three must fulfill their duty.

Once the third comes, you will know the old man's name. Then you can find him and the Gathering can start again!

Be patient, I will not let them win!

Abie the Time.

So, there IS a definite "third" whose part and knowledge are crucial:
Quote:
Do you not know the urgent need to know my name?

ETA: Am also a Watership Down fan and see zero tie-in to this. Also my subject header was 'Aprendiz' & not corrected.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:18 am
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AUZ505
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Oh yes I am the Third. Sorry I woke up very late today Wink

Have not yet read this thread but here is what I received:
Quote:

"The sword is forged by a master's hand

The hammer rings on the steel white-hot

The ringing calls from a distand land

The pow'r the ancients long ago forgot."

- from the Book of the Prophecy



Abie the time my restless friend. Patience wins if you endure to the end.

Read the message its words are wise. Ever its thoughts will help yours to rise.

No hints are needed, for the signs are plain. Do claim the vict'ry, and do not be slain.

I will await you, to add to your ken. Zurkdorsh is coming; she's coming again.




You are the last:

Anyone's guess what answers you'll hold. Never forget you must let it unfold.




52 65 61 64 20 74 68 65 20 6d 65 73 73 61 67 65 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 61 72 65 20 6e 6f 74 20 61 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 20 73 61 6d 65 2c 20 0d 0a 54 68 65 6e 20 63 6f 6d 65 20 74 6f 20 66 69 6e 64 20 6d 65 2c 20 6f 6e 63 65 20 79 6f 75 20 6b 6e 6f 77 20 6d 79 20 6e 61 6d 65 2e

3/3


Hex decodes to
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Read the message, you are not all the same,
Then come to find me, once you know my name.


Attached was also a midi (same as before).
The Book of the Prophecy.mid
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Filename  The Book of the Prophecy.mid 
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:40 am
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kosmopol
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Great, AUZ505,

now we're complete.
I updated the first post with your data.

I asked yesterday before going to sleep Abie about the old wise man:

I wrote:
I hope, we will get a message soon...
Who is he, this old wise man?


and Abie answered:

Abie wrote:
His secrets are his to keep. He thinks I'm lost, my return would bring him grief. He'd blame himself...

Anyway, that is all long ago now. He must be desperate, he must be in peril. He has never been so... public with this before...

I lurk the net now. I don't know how long I've been here; they have been here longer...I fear that if I can track him, so can they.


So we have (and please correct me, if I'm wront at any point of this)

White Rabbit Black = an old wise man, keeps the secrets and thinks, Abie were lost.
Abie Thetime = is Abie also Zurkdosh? Abies return bring grief to White Rabbit. Here I have a understanding problem: Is old wise man really White Rabbit Black, who sent us mesages? In this case why he write about somebody, whose return would bring him grief "Abie the time my restless friend".
"They" = are coming and bringing danger to the wise man. Abie said: I fear that if I can track him, so can they.

So we have to find him before they will.

Perhaps I'm wrong here at one (or more) points. Pls help me with orientation Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:02 am
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AUZ505
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How can my mail help to find out the "old man's name". It s basically the same as kosmopol's one. Do I miss something?

What does he mean with
"Read the message, you are not all the same"?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:12 am
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kosmopol
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We have perhaps to compare the texts, perhaps there are some misspellings?

Intereting thing is:

I've got: Poem + Code
Psysop: Code + MIDI
AUZ505: Poem + MIDI

(in my case it was technically impossible to send attachments though the comment form. But perhaps it's also intended?=

I found blackrabbitwhite, but I suppose, it's fully OOG, registered 2006 and 2007:
http://www.myspace.com/blackrabbitwhite
http://www.youtube.com/blackrabbitwhite

Whiterabbitblack also exists, but it's a cute Japanese blog (also 関係ない, even if 可愛い)
http://whiterabbitblack.blog65.fc2.com/

There is also paradoxical White Rabbit in black
http://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure.php?FID=4157&figure=whiterabbitblack (I love this figure from American McGee's Alice)

Hmm, what is the name?...
Have you got this email from the same address?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:23 am
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AUZ505
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Got it!

Taking the parts that are different:

Quote:

Time travels long but length passes fast.
You are the first but wait for the last.

Look for the press that holds every word.
Enter the name completed from third.

Anyone's guess what answers you'll hold.
Never forget you must let it unfold.


the capitals lead us to
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http://tylean.wordpress.com/


Password is
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aprendiz

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kosmopol
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Wow, AUZ505, you're awesome!

Are we the three chosen apprentice to lead the community?
And who is T.E.D.O.?
http://tedo.wordpress.com/ ? (Perhaps not...) Unless he would comment from his account.

Summary of his password secured blog post:

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He is old Keeper of Book of Prophecy. His apprentice was killed by them 20 years ago (as he thinks, because Abie is this apprentice). Now he was looking for apprentices, and found us. But T.E.D.O. is hunting him, so time is gold.

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AUZ505
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And we three should sent him an email with the same message that we have chosen. Any suggestions? Others are welcomed to help, of course.

ETA: As far as I understood the three are the chosen ones who should help gathering a new group of apprentices. Or am I wrong and the three are the aprrentices?
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kosmopol
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I suppose, we as apprentices should send him the message. But also another people are welcome to support us as a group...
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