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[ThatOtherGuy]

This is just a theory, but perhaps the file hidden inside of this picture has something to do with the pious flea? In the story it mentions that he was hidden, and his very name suggests that he is small and indescrete. I supose we can't know untill we find out the password, but if it does have anything to do with the pious flea, it is worth checking some of the text that mentions him for possible passwords.

[prokat]

I've looked through all the computer code collected for some command that seems to indicate adding a password. I came up empty handed but maybe someone with a keen eye might notice something. Even if it doesn't have the password, perhaps the position in the story which corresponds to the code might point us in the right direction?

[Paul_G]

Getting original image for comparison

[prokat]

I sent a mail to ladybee777 asking for the decrypt key. Rather direct, maybe too direct.

[Paul_G]

Seriously doubt that will work. But hey, you play every card you've got, right?

I still haven't heard back from Dana. I'll check again in the morning.

[Roc]

I'm starting to wonder, since the (possibly) steg'd image was presented during phase1, should the passphrase be hinted at in phase1 text, or might it be in phase2 or later?

I'm also beginning to think that perhaps the steg'd image has to do with the pious flea. All the widow ever sees of him is a footprint, and that's about all we see of it.

[keybsnbits]

[Paul_G]

[Roc]

today's bee2_margaretphoto.jpg looks the same to me as last week's.
[ still reports jphide(***) ]

[jbd]

Oh, it's the same intermittent altercation as before, mea culpa, I'll edit out my other message.

[Mukaikubo]

Here are some additional steg items to try.

First of all, one of the text snippets references 3 muses and then "And all the rest."

The nine muses: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania. Try each individually, all of them together, the six not named, etc.

Also, there's a reference to "Loneliness in 300 languages." Now, what language has Dana used on the computer? Chinese. Cortana's got a friend translating Loneliness into Chinese right now, but other words for it are also good prospects.

[bobindashadows]

This is my first post, and it might be trout, as I don't know what passwords were in your dictionaries - but perhaps this links up with the password from www.bugmenot.com, as pointed out here: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4881 Has anyone tried "Hayden"? I definitely think that Hayden/rascal is going to come into play at some point in this, because of Carl Hayden. It could be someone trying to trick us, but I think it's valid.[/url]

[Paul_G]

Tried many variations on Hayden, rascal, elite, and shootkill.

no go.

I'm currently running a dictionary attack using a ~9MB word file I found. That will probably take quite a while. I'm not holding out much hope.

Also, still no word from Dana.

[sVz]

I'm beginning to think of this as a trout, after a list of 580k unique entries on it (compiled from various online dicts, our wiki, the 2 ilovebees.com pages, etc.) the only results thus far have been the following:

[Roc]

'boime' gives me no result, but I'm using jphide/seek, not steghide.