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Jim Sawyer
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I asked Nicole how Karen reacted to finding out about us. Here's what she wrote back:

Quote:

I haven't yet, debating pros and cons. I guess I can leave it up to you guys- what do you all think?

So what do you all think?

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:27 pm

wastedtime
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Location: Derby, UK

Amalie wrote:

What is this volunteering business?

[/quote]
The Karenismissing email account sent this:

Quote:

Don't know how long I can keep this up.

Sending code to one, key to another.

Trashing all three once I get done.

Tell me which other two volunteer.

Make sure you trust them.

Work together.

So yeah, he needed three people to volunteer to receive some emails, nothing major.

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:40 am

Amalie
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Okay, well, I can do that. He should have my email address already. Just tell him that Amalie volunteers.

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:44 am

mrshomersimpson
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wastedtime wrote:

Brilliant, can you PM me some email addresses to send to him?

ok sent my address via pm

Quote:

Got this from Nicole, haven't responded due to business and not knowing what to say. Any Ideas?

Quote:

Quote:
Well, I was gonna do a livestream of the drawings and me explaining things- I explain a lot better when I'm doodling and you all keep asking about the birthday thing�

But my camera's gone. Wtf� I mean, Fray didn't take it and it's not anywhere in the house- it just poofed. >< It's probably here somewhere though�

Anyway, any news on your end?

thats a tough one! umm i think a livestream is a good idea ( dependant on time difference! lol

as far as im aware we dont have any new informataion, i know someone got an email from dark0 but it was stuff we already had - i dunno if we should tell her about ther voluenteer thing yet? It might freak her out however im really not sure if we should tell her or not! lol so whatever you think is best amalie Smile

also the camera thing is very strange - possible that the pattern dont want her communicating ? could you ask if its possible that anyone could have gained access to her house to take the camera - because if they did mange to take the camera from her house then it means that they are aware that karen ( fray) and nicole are there and that could spell the start of danger :/

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:21 am

wastedtime
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I got the first part of Jon B's emails. It was under the subject "(1/3)" and said:

Quote:

Mail.com delayed message delivery- 4/10/13 at 7:00 PM

Once again I play the role of Olsen.

A fitting quote for my very possible end.

Look for me in the obituaries, under 'suicide'.

The o in "quote" hid a link to this pastebin.

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:19 pm

Amalie
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wastedtime wrote:

I got the first part of Jon B's emails. It was under the subject "(1/3)" and said:

Quote:

Mail.com delayed message delivery- 4/10/13 at 7:00 PM

Once again I play the role of Olsen.

A fitting quote for my very possible end.

Look for me in the obituaries, under 'suicide'.

The o in "quote" hid a link to this pastebin.

I haven't gotten anything yet (if I am indeed getting anything at all).

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:00 pm

mrshomersimpson
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nothing here yet either.....

for my own sanity i had to put spaces between the text in that pastebin... i will spoiler for those that want to twitter seperate things Razz

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allright as i think i was intimating a little bit before i cannot make much sense out of what you have read it was intimated before i think a large part of the documents you have of this nature are what we called boilerplate excuse me boilerplate what was actually signed off on was not the same as the actual proposal or actual project how frequently do you use boilerplate do you sign off on things that are not relevant to what is happening you have both you have what you sign on and the actual project side by side who had got the real file tss you mean this is not the real file it is stamped topsecret it is a real file it is the one which goes through receives the signatures and is then filed it is what it is then filed it is a real file but it does not mean anything is that about what you are saying it has administrative value it i s not telling what the story is that is right not necessarily not necessarily what is this a cover file do we have cover files is this what we are dealing with in a sense and in a sense it was done for security in other words the files that went through the system and ended up in the financial section obviously tss lost control of those files so the fbi had a do not file proceduredes i gned to handle this sort of thing and the cia has a cover file system to handle it in this case though some of the cover files contain pretty damaging information that doesnt seem to reflect well on the agencys i wonder what the real files contain

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:19 am

TallulahBelle
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mrshomersimpson wrote:

nothing here yet either.....

for my own sanity i had to put spaces between the text in that pastebin... i will spoiler for those that want to twitter seperate things Razz

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Lord almighty, still giving me a headache. I'll have a go at turning it into a convo. Still aint making much sense, so feel free to change it.

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?: Alright, as I think I was intimating a little bit before.
?: I cannot make much sense out of what you have read.
?: It was intimated before.
(Some kind of a government) Agent(?): I think a large part of the documents you have of this nature are what we called boilerplate, excuse me boilerplate. What was actually signed off on was not the same as the actual proposal or actual project.
(Someone) Inquisitive: How frequently do you use boilerplate? Do you sign off on things that are not relevant to what is happening?
Agent: You have both. You have what you sign on and the actual project, side by side.
Inquisitive: Who had got the real file?
?: Tss.
Inquisitive: You mean this is not the real file? It is stamped "top secret".
Agent: It is a real file, it is the one which goes through, receives the signatures and is then filed.
?: It is what it is, then filed?
Inquisitive: It is a real file, but it does not mean anything, is that about what you are saying? It has administrative value, it is not telling what the story is?
Agent: That is right. Not necessarily.
Inquisitive: Not necessarily? What is this?
Agent: A cover file.
Inquisitive: Do we have cover files? Is this what we are dealing with?
Agent: In a sense and in a sense it was done for security.
Inquisitive: In other words: the files that went through the system and ended up in the financial section?
?: Obviously. Tss.
?: Lost control of those files.
Agent: So the FBI had a "do not file"-procedure designed to handle this sort of thing and the CIA has a cover file system to handle it. In this case though, some of the cover files contain pretty damaging information that doesn't seem to reflect well on the agencys.
?: I wonder what the real files contain...

We need the sound file.

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:06 am

njberry
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Location: southampton, england

i got this part 3/3

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Vvl cykvl Kgc. C cvpfj lyck vz Bdh.

X kbpmvbi piv odoau bbnt zxxosws ci fou tn hdn.

Nfda... ntcf Lsgyc Z fpnt bti. Uov ibpk bfj susus eas bti vfki nd wcov wyg rhe ctye yys kpzt. Ny eash'i rvbfsic yys- lwyn duew jm vzpf me- nwvs eash'i klvki oh.

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:57 am

booba
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007
Posts: 1433

Well I kind of forced it open with the nonsense password

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prubspu

~~The actual solve would be a seven letter word (name) with duplicate letters at 1-6 and 3-7, using Encrypt instead of Decrypt as before.~~

Edit:
Nope. That works out to be

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ljgzilg

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:24 am

mrshomersimpson
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Location: scotland

I recieved the key

well the email from jon haha

it says

Quote:

The key needs a key. Trying to keep everyone safe by scattering the clues.

I emailed the key for the key to a friend.

jjyp7xwO

@booba did you force open the pastebin or decode njberrys key ? Smile

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:25 pm

booba
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Posts: 1433

The vigenere posted by njberry.

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:36 pm

wastedtime
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Posts: 88
Location: Derby, UK

Part 3/3 deciphered.

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Probably my final message.

They're closing in on me.

My name is Joseph Blackwell, though I have used the name John Blackwell.

Karen Blackwell is my daughter.

Lockwood can give you more information- he doesn't know everything but you know most of it and he knows the rest.

Puzzle pieces, drop into place.

I can't get a hold of Lockwood and I don't know how to. I don't even know if he's still alive.

I've used the name John Blackwell before, for certain reasons. Reasons I can't go into right now- I might be able to talk my way out of this but not if I tell you THAT.

But never Jon. I never went by Jon.

I thought you would have figured it out by now.

Tell... tell Karen I love her. And that her daddy did her best to find her and keep her safe. We didn't abandon her- they made us give up- they didn't trust us.

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:01 pm

Amalie
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Posts: 148
Location: New York, NY

wastedtime wrote:

Part 3/3 deciphered.

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So does that mean that all the Jon B. emails were from someone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:55 pm

njberry
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Posts: 778
Location: southampton, england

But when i got that email in came up from Jon.b

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:10 pm

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