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VeritasK · Veteran Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 98

Email to Frank:

Just got the cute blue bunny. It is adorable. Looked at it critically thinking there might be some information being passed on with it but couldn't come up with anything.

Working on decoding a part of the website: 2240117814bc5186b7ca52

224-011-7814 could be a phone number, but it leads to Illinois. Is it possible that the booksellers have a link that far north?

Response: It possible, but when I was in we never talked to anybody up there. My
guess would be that number is just part of the metadata for whatever
template they used to put the site together.

Yeah, the bunny was simply your prize for winning. Think of it as a memento.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:16 pm

vapor

In response to a question about file:///Macintosh HD/Users/lacy/Desktop/2240117814bc5186b7ca52/contact.html

**Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:19 pm

vapor

Sorry for double-post. Got this about an hour ago and have placed an order for the book.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:19 am

Rogi Ocnorb

Re: "I would like to order the next one, if nobody minds."

**Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:13 pm

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I'm telling you now, so you can't say, "Oh, I didn't know...Nobody told me!"

vapor

Yep, it's okay with me, too. Sorry if I am being a puzzle hoarder. I'll withhold from placing orders until we've all had a chance to receive something.

I've got a scanner at work so if I need to scan anything once the book gets here it may take a day. I'll upload pictures in the meantime. I have a feeling the book will get here today or maybe tomorrow. Since I live so close the UTD, it should take a day to receive mailed items.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:04 pm

VeritasK · Veteran Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 98

**Posted:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:35 pm

vapor

Or is it...czeezi?

I wonder if the artist he's referring to is Ivan Bilibin, the famous Russian folk tale artist.

**Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 12:41 am

xoNightshade · Boot Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Posts: 24

Oooh, maybe...I looked up his illustrations and I found pictures of his for all the stories our names are featured in, except for "Brother Wolf." That name seems to be from a story "Sister Fox and Brother Wolf," and I couldn't find an illustration for it...

Oh, and did you see the Baba Yaga illustration on that Wikipedia page? Haha, that's me all right! Smile

**Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:25 am

vapor

My GF just texted me to say I got a package today. I'll be sure to post as soon as I get home and open it.

**Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:37 pm

Rogi Ocnorb

**Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:45 pm

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I'm telling you now, so you can't say, "Oh, I didn't know...Nobody told me!"

vapor

Ok so I got the book and it's chalk full of puzzle goodness. So here we go!

First the addressee is

SB4L
1300 Commerce St
Dallas, TX 75202

I looked up the address but it doesn't seem to exsist. The envelope had a pretty cool handmade inkstamp on the front (pictures to come later).

On to book.

The book itself is a hardbound copy of By Dawn's Early Light by Philip Shelly. The book did not have a dustjacket and it is a remainder book (noted by a black mark on the bottom)

The front endsheet has a hand-drawn SB4L logo. The Back endsheet has the initials -SB

The next thing I noticed was a series of "bookmarks" stuck between several of the leaves; they are small printed cards with a joke on the front and a punchline on the back. The punchlines are revealed via scratch-off. Most all of punchilnes have been scratched off. The bookmarks are found between pages:

**Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:35 pm

VeritasK · Veteran Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 98

So it was all "SB4L" and nothing that actually said "Sunshine Books For Less" right...

Hmph Interesting. Did anyone by chance ask if that artist rang a bell with Frank?

**Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:20 pm

vapor

**Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:23 pm

vapor

Ok so I went to The Amsterdam last night in search of a package but it didn't go so well.

I got there at about 9:30 PM, walked into the bar, ordered a drink and told the bartender that he may have a package for me. Told him I was Ivanushka. He looked like he wasn't expecting me. I told him that someone called ahead and talked to someone first. He looked all over but didn't find anything.

I think I came in after a shift change and I asked the bartender what time he got there. He said 8:00. I asked if he could call the bartender from earlier in the day, which he did. Whoever he talked to knew nothing about a package either (or didn't remember).

So I thought maybe there was something I was supposed to look for. I looked at all the art hanging on the wall and some books that were sitting on a shelf. Went outside and looked for posters that might be hanging up. Nothing. There was an art display on one of the tables (it was like a longhorn skull and a piece of driftwood decorated with brass skulls). The bartender said he wasn't sure why it was sitting on the table and thought maybe that's what I was there for. He made another call to the owner and was told it was art they just purchased but had not hung up yet.

Not one to be discouraged, I emailed Frank from my phone and waited. I also called the phone number from the SB4L website (I saved it to my phone just in case). I got a voicemail box at the number but did not leave a message. A few minutes later, Frank emailed me back and said that maybe what I was looking for was an envelope. I asked the bartender again and he made another sweep behind the bar. Nothing.

I ended up leaving empty handed. Hopefully it can just be chalked up to a communication problem (understandable) and I still get credit for showing up. I don't think I was being led on a wild goose-chase but one of the emails I got from Frank was:

**Posted:** Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:13 am

VeritasK · Veteran Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 98

Got the next coupon code, will post pictures when the package arrives.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:22 pm