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automaton
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 		Yep check their twitter feeds for pics. Call the number! Report back what you hear (I'm in the UK so I can't).

Where did you find those videos, ObFuSc8? I haven't been through the pages yet but nothing jumps out about the videos.

It looks like the Puppetmaster will be interviewed by StoryForward on Thursday, which is kind of odd considering he'll still be pulling strings a week later on the 28th!:
https://twitter.com/StoryForward/status/600776695013060608

Spoiler-ish Edit:
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ok I figured out that the number gave a code. Interesting finale and fairly meta! I wonder what this means for the event on the 28th.


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ObFuSc8
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 		Eternal Optimist (continued)
@AtticHaunt was the 1st to find a copy of the book (in Wooster OH). https://twitter.com/AtticHaunt/status/600714782543609857

She scanned the pages & uploaded to Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Deborah.Handlin.Griffith/media_set?set=a.10154198603608881.1073741849.711433880&type=3

@Kristina_CAli tweeted pics a little while later.

_______________________________________________________________________

**EDIT: Some of the images wouldn't load from Facebook so I've linked through imgur instead and combined pics from both sets to include all the pages.

***CLICK FOR IMGUR ALBUM***










































[img]http://i.imgur.com/jiHkDkf.jpg?1[/img]


[img]http://i.imgur.com/QHEahwR.jpg?1[/img]


[img]http://i.imgur.com/SLW50jn.jpg?1[/img]





[img]http://i.imgur.com/Zuvt9nS.jpg?1[/img]
















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 		uhh, was this there before?

http://optimist.net84.net/optimist1.html



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ObFuSc8
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 		Eternal Optimist (continued)
Ooooops, sorry guys, I had no idea those pics would post mega-sized, but hey at least the detail is there.

___________________________________________________________

First, there's a simple letter/number substitution cipher on the copyright page (see 2nd pic)
Quote:
23 5 1 18 5 23 1 9 20 9 14 7 6 15 18 25 15 21


Which decrypts to
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We are waiting for you


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Next, there are dropped sub-script like letters scattered throughout the rest of the pages (beginning with with the "F" in " F urther Beyond" on page 138.

This spells out
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FOLD PAGE ONE FIFTY ONE TO ITS CENTER


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If you look at at page 151, it has the +U logo with the heading "CALL TO ARMS: THIS WORLDLY NUMBER CRUNCHING" above diagram of the Eiffel Tower. The heading itself is a clue.

Following those instructions, the left edge of pg 152 (Tesla) and the right edge of pg 153 (Earhart) give you a telephone number:
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Which is
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
305 85 PLUS U or (305) 857-5878


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Calling that number gives you a new password to use at http://plusultrasociety.com/
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
ETERNALOPTIMIST

which then unlocks the videos I tweeted/posted.

___________________________________________________________

There's also a letter/number cipher on the spine:
Quote:
2 1 18 3 15 4 5

which decrypts to
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BARCODE


The barcode on the back cover of the book is a Code 128 barcode which says
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ch7droppedletters


Another hint to the cipher in the text of the book.

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automaton wrote:
uhh, was this there before?

http://optimist.net84.net/optimist1.html



Nope. That's new. It just came up about an hour ago.

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 		phew. Glad I'm not going crazy. Thanks for the comprehensive write-up ObFuSc8. There's also a message hidden in the barcode on the back, but it points to what everyone has already figured out:

https://twitter.com/LePierre/status/600776635953065984

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automaton wrote:
phew. Glad I'm not going crazy. Thanks for the comprehensive write-up ObFuSc8. There's also a message hidden in the barcode on the back, but it points to what everyone has already figured out:

https://twitter.com/LePierre/status/600776635953065984



Yupyup -- I was adding that as you replied Wink

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 		And the location on the optimist net site goes to Observatron, Tomorrowland Way Anaheim, CA 92802 - so the countdown clock is for something happening there?

ObFuSc8 wrote:
automaton wrote:
uhh, was this there before?

http://optimist.net84.net/optimist1.html



Nope. That's new. It just came up about an hour ago.


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Sam G
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 		Shades of Alvar Hanso.

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Ugh, this format for the final site is the worst, I have to keep refreshing the page for the full clip, it keeps stopping like an unloaded YouTube video I have no control over.

Interesting ending, though.


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Drewsko wrote:
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Ugh, this format for the final site is the worst, I have to keep refreshing the page for the full clip, it keeps stopping like an unloaded YouTube video I have no control over.

Interesting ending, though.




It's been fine for me, but I have links to the mp4s if that helps.

MAIN video: http://plusultrasociety.com/videos/Main-001.mp4

YES video: http://plusultrasociety.com/videos/Yes-001.mp4

NO video: http://plusultrasociety.com/videos/No-001.mp4


I've uploaded them to Facebook, so let me know if those links don't work for you.

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Sam G wrote:
Shades of Alvar Hanso.



Alvar Hanso would never have been as sloppy as Sloppy Bobo has. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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 		New tweet with a message from an old friend Wink

https://twitter.com/StopPlusUltra/status/600855380227305472

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ObFuSc8
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 		Stop Plus Ultra's puppet-master steps forward.
The Storyforward podcast is up & the puppet-master has un-masked themself.

http://www.storyforwardpodcast.com/2015/05/21/072-stop-ultra-arg-disney-not/

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/storyforward/id216547140

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
It has indeed been FAN RUN by Nick Tierce @nickytea. He created the plaques, pin, and the book!


Sloppy Bobo (@bobo_pinky) was
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a game jacker, and http://optimist.net84.net/ isn't a real trailhead. Sloppy Bob was sloppy. 💩💩💩


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 		Great work NT! I could've done with more behind-the-scenes talk (Like how the hell did he get permission for those plaques? How did he plant all those books across 2 coasts in such a short space of time? How long did the planning take?) And I hope he didn't think our attempts to figure out the official-ness of the ARG was any kind of subterfuge! It just seemed to straddle a fine line between official lore and fanfiction, so much so that I didn't really know where the boundaries were.

And evidently people are still playing with those boundaries: Todd Young (@bobo_pinky) just got a package from Plus Ultra. The site has been updated accordingly. It seems he has been hired as an "archivist" by PU thanks to his photography skills. I hope he likes his new role. A note in the package says he'll be needing to do this for 365 days.

This may be a fan spin-off of a fan spin-off, but it looks like whoever is behind this is in it for the long-haul.

Oh and new code in the audio leads to an archive of Carlos Moreau, Amelia's grandfather.

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