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distilled

Hey guys, thought I'd check in. I've contacted the PM and let him know that I won't be actively participating in the game any more - I simply can't find the time!

I'll still be on and contributing, and I might find an hour or so tonight to catch up, but I've asked that no information be sent solely to me from now on as I wouldn't want you guys to miss anything!

**Posted:** Fri May 14, 2010 5:56 am

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Dagada

OK Folks....

I've uploaded photos of the CD and the writing on the cover to my facebook page - if anyone wants to download and post elsewhere feel free.

For those who can't wait, the writing says:

F+TM!
Classical
CCrows
Sting?
Mix!

On the CD is written:

Canessa's Music C.D.1

Beneath this are three musical notes, almost looking like reversed 1s.
The CD itself when viewed on the computer is titled "tickticktick".
There are a number of files on there, which I've uploaded to the following location: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=38032783e8c32cf82fb2ca15d7ea42d911a04fe0bdfadf2ca7b01fe6e4055ae3 Anyone want to move it somewhere more secure, etc, feel free. Some notes - The MUM picture, the church in the background is in Greenwhich. There's an awful lot of references to Windmills going on here - including references to Don Quixote, and we all know what happened to him.

**Posted:** Fri May 14, 2010 6:02 am

Dagada

Following this, V has texted me asking about time. I guess she's hinting we need to get a move on.

**Posted:** Fri May 14, 2010 11:39 am

amandel

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Dagada

V's text to me, "speak to us of time" is a quote from The Prophet. The text from the book is as follows:

**Posted:** Fri May 14, 2010 5:25 pm

dreamerblue

Ok, I've decoded "Here.doc". You do a find & replace to replace all the "Rg" with 111, then run it through a binary decoder.

**Posted:** Fri May 14, 2010 8:55 pm

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Dagada

Very interesting stuff! Those caves - the Hellfire Caves are in West Wycombe, and I visited them not so long ago. They're not the ones in the images. I'm sure we worked out where they were in part one though...

The Prophet... The only difference I can find between V's copy and the online version is that hers is complete. For game purposes, I found it in the park as they fled.

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 4:14 am

amandel

Bril substitution, dreamer. What a Eureka moment for you! A. sent me a NING msg yesterday also reffying the 23rd May.

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 4:29 am

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I texted the passage to V. She replied:

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 4:50 am

Telos954

No time to stick around, and this is a bit off topic, but, seeing as similar things have been brought up through out the two games, I figured I'd post it after seeing it :

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 7:32 am

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Dagada

Spot on!

Claire has just confirmed to me that the woman in the picture MUM is "Annabell". Can anyone remember the details on that from the first section?

I'm wondering if the sleeplessness / visions and strange events that Claire and Vannessa are experiencing are because time is currently in a state of flux. In essence, there are two versions of both of them inhabiting the same minds until a reality is established - hence why C can remember V in confused "chunks" of memory. I have to say, though, I was a little surprised that V was, or appeared to be, a real living person. I was half expecting to discover she was some form of AI. Maybe she is. Maybe her and Claire are both AIs inserted into human minds.

Anyhow. The decoded document - V talks of being trapped in the corner of a circle. Apart from referring to "squaring the circle" this also links to the full passage on Time asked by The Astronomer in The Prophet. It's an interesting read - lots of it is online so check it out. There's a whole bunch of ship references too.

With regards to the 23rd, why is that date so special? I've asked Claire if she knows of any family birthdays around then, but I've also been looking to see if there are any major astronomical events then. No luck yet...

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 7:51 am

Dagada

Purely because this number has occured so often...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_Enigma

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 2:46 pm

dreamerblue

From Claire:

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 3:28 pm

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...& have poked my head in on various other things here and there.

Dagada

A little more on squaring the circle, as referenced in V's coded message.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaring_the_circle?wasRedirected=true

EDIT-

are the caves The Hermitage Caves in Bridgnorth?

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 3:54 pm

amandel

Color me not surprised our cat among the pigeons, Poeas, has finally shown her true colors. Twisted Evil

**Posted:** Sat May 15, 2010 5:41 pm

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