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[Wise Odd Sage] ??TOOFA SI EMAG EHT
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WiseOddSage
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 		[Wise Odd Sage] ??TOOFA SI EMAG EHT
XXIIXIXIXXIIXIXXXXIIXIXXXIXXXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXXXXXII
XIXIXXIIXXIIXXIIIXXXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXIXXIXXXIXIXXIIXIXXXXIIXIII
XXIIXIIXXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXIXXXIIX
XXXXXIIXIXXXIXXXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXXIXXXIIXXXXXXIIXIII
XXIIXIXXXXIIXIIXXXIIIXXXXXIIXIIIXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIIXXIIXXIIXXIIXI
IXXXIIXIXIXXIIXIIXXIXXXXIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXXIXXXIIXXXXXX
IIXIIXXXIIXXXIXXIIXIIXXIXXXIXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXXXXIIXXIXXXIIXXX
XXXIIXIXXXIXXXXIIXXIIXIIXXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXII
XIXIXXIIXXIXXXIIXXXXXXIIXIXXXXIIXXIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXIIX
XXIIXXXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXXIIXXIIXIIXXIXXXIIXXXIIXIIXXIXXXIXIXXIIX
IIIXXIIXXIIXXIIXXXXXIXXXIXXXXIIXXXXXIXXXXXIXXIIXXXXXIXXXIX
XXXIIXXXXXIXXXXXIXXIIXXIXXIXXXIXXXXIIXXIXXIXXXIXXXXIIXIXIX
XIIXIIIXXIIXIIXXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIIXXIIXXIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXIXXX
IXXXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXIIXXIIXII
XXXIIXXXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXXXXIXXXIXXXXII
XXXXXIXXXXXIXXIIXXXXXXIIXXXX

EDIT - Width - SG

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:03 pm
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sapagoo
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 		Re: ??TOOFA SI EMAG EHT
WiseOddSage wrote:
XXIIXIXIXXIIXIXXXXIIXIXXXIXXXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXXXXXII
XIXIXXIIXXIIXXIIIXXXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXIXXIXXXIXIXXIIXIXXXXIIXIII
XXIIXIIXXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXIXXXIIX
XXXXXIIXIXXXIXXXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXXIXXXIIXXXXXXIIXIII
XXIIXIXXXXIIXIIXXXIIIXXXXXIIXIIIXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIIXXIIXXIIXXIIXI
IXXXIIXIXIXXIIXIIXXIXXXXIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXXIXXXIIXXXXXX
IIXIIXXXIIXXXIXXIIXIIXXIXXXIXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXXXXIIXXIXXXIIXXX
XXXIIXIXXXIXXXXIIXXIIXIIXXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIXXXII
XIXIXXIIXXIXXXIIXXXXXXIIXIXXXXIIXXIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXIIX
XXIIXXXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXXIIXXIIXIIXXIXXXIIXXXIIXIIXXIXXXIXIXXIIX
IIIXXIIXXIIXXIIXXXXXIXXXIXXXXIIXXXXXIXXXXXIXXIIXXXXXIXXXIX
XXXIIXXXXXIXXXXXIXXIIXXIXXIXXXIXXXXIIXXIXXIXXXIXXXXIIXIXIX
XIIXIIIXXIIXIIXXXIIIXXIXXIIXIIIXXIIXXIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXIXXX
IXXXIIXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXXXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXIIXXIIXII
XXXIIXXXIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIIIXXIIXIIXXXIIXIXIXXIIXXXXXIXXXIXXXXII
XXXXXIXXXXXIXXIIXXXXXXIIXXXX

EDIT - Width - SG


Catherwood pointed out that there were 928 characters total, which is a multiple of 8. standard ASCII is 8 bits, 1's and 0's. working backwards (for no particular reason), I grouped the text in 8's and looked for patterns.

Several of the groupings were the same, so I compared to an ascii chart.
Code:

XXIIXIIX XXIIXIII 
XXIIXIIX XXIIXIXI XXIIXXXX XIXXXIXX
XXIIXXXX XIXXXXXI XXIIXXXX XXIIXXXX


converting the X's to 0's and the I's to 1's, each of those last 10 fall in the Ascii range for capital letters and numbers.

6 7 6 5 0 A 0 A 0 0

which looks suspiciously like Ascii again (#'s and A,B,C,D,E,F) I group those in 2's and convert to Ascii again, you get "g", "e" , "line feed", "line feed", "null character"

so it sounds like it will just take us a few minutes to convert the whole message.

sapagoo

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:27 pm
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y2kbozo
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TOPS….Give Of thyself and Life Beacons

--WiseOddSage


PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:43 pm
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jamesi
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Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://wiseoddsage.blogspot.com/


Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Hint: The title is backwards, so read backwards (capital letters count)


Thanks to Rowan
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:46 pm
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sapagoo
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jamesi wrote:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://wiseoddsage.blogspot.com/


Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Hint: The title is backwards, so read backwards (capital letters count)


Thanks to Rowan




Other oddities:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
TOPS….Give Of thyself and Life Beacons

The character after the first S is ASCII 85, which isn't alphanumeric. It's the a with an accent. like this à (unless this is HTML specific, in which case hex 85 is an ellipsis "...")

Also, this link which is linked from the Unfiction Online Tools http://nickciske.com/tools/binary.php is super easy to use.

Also noted:
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the hashes in the blog entry in groups of 8, 13, and 4 (solved by jamesi). so 13August2004 maybe?


And finally, there is no lifebeacons.com up, so if anyone wants to buy it, feel free.

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:58 pm
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Wishi-san
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 		Edit: Never mind I'm a fool, and can't read my own script. It helps if I put a line break in Razz
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Given that God is infinite, and that the universe is also infinite... would you like a toasted tea cake?
Wishi-san x Wishi-san x Wishi-san

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:04 pm
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aliendial
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 		So is EVERYBODY launching something at us for August? Confused
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:59 pm
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hakab2060
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For those of you, Who have not already been counted, please sIgn in at the door. For thoSE already amOng the inner circle let me Dismiss any DoubtS thAt this is a competition. In the end there can be only one, only the stronG survivE, survivAl of THe fittest, etc….etc…. This is nOT intended as a collaborative gaMe. The secrets discovered should be coveted As they may carry you on In the game whiLe others are left behinD. There may be times when it will be necessary tO confer with oThers of a different time or plaCe. Take care in methOds of coMmunication as there is always someone looking over your shoulder in this…a rat race.

getting the not expected capitals :
WISEODDSAGE AT HOTMAIL DOT COM

anyone to give it a try ?


PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:46 am
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bill
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 		I sent
Quote:
Wise? I hope.
Odd? So far.
Sage? We'll see!

Looking forward to further contact.

Regards
Bill


We'll see what happens..
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:16 am
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Wishi-san
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 		And I sent
Quote:
Hm?


So we'll see what that produces Smile
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Given that God is infinite, and that the universe is also infinite... would you like a toasted tea cake?
Wishi-san x Wishi-san x Wishi-san

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Wishi-san
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 		And the reply was:

Quote:
You are counted as a friend. Shall I call thee Jey for always and forever?

From where do you write?

2. Jey


And the new blog post looks like our names fit in there.
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Given that God is infinite, and that the universe is also infinite... would you like a toasted tea cake?
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You are counted as a friend. Shall I call thee Varin for always and forever?

From where do you write?

4. varin


I got mine, but no need to worry. I won't be much competition Dunce
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jamesi
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 		got my email back earlier today. looks like I'm #12. I will be sharing all information I receive, except for the information which allows me to win the game.
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BrianEnigma
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 		Revolution 9
Same response, with the names changed (to mine) to protect the innocent, and with the number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. ...sorry, got stuck in a revolution there. Wink
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celina63
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 		Strangely, all names have been entered now. I thought perhaps we were supposed to solve the puzzle of who all joined... but guess not.

Also noted... #4, 8, and 13 are all italicized... and equivilates to 8/13/4, just like the hashmarks. Guess we'll know more on Aug. 13, 2004 Smile

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