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**Posted:** Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:52 pm

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XStryker · Boot Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 48 Location: Long Island

Well, that was fun. The coordinates, like my last Recipe3 adventure, were dead-on. They were right next to a sign declaring "Village of Roslyn". Roslyn, as it turns out, is absolutely gorgeous. If you know the area, it was on Old Northern Blvd across from George Washington Manor and the old Grist Mill. Anyway, there were 2 phones this time instead of one. They both accepted calls, but only one of them actually rang. One minute before the appointed time (13:13 PDT, 4:13PM local), a cop car pulled up; I nearly panicked. I did my best to look as unsuspicious as I could, chatting on my cell phone with a friend. The cop entered a tiny little shack right next to the phone bank, and I'm standing there praying she doesn't pay any attention to me. Then the minute hit, and the phone rang, putting to rest my fears about the non-ringing phone. "Stormy Weather" was the answer, no live call of course, and the cop departed without ever paying any mind. "I want to WIN THIS WAR!"

No other beekeepers showed up; not surprising on a Sunday I guess. Well, this Tuesday, I might take off work to hit Long Island up properly. Here's hoping I get to be Chief Science Officer XStryker, or maybe Civilian Contractor XStryker. Wink

**Posted:** Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:13 pm

AngriBuddhist · Entrenched Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 778 Location: Wa.

Sorry, wrong thread.

**Posted:** Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:42 am

rhymeswithsausage · Boot Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 34 Location: NJ

Philly odd-duck

**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:09 am

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Re: Philly odd-duck

**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:06 am

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Xevo · Veteran Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 94

Actually, I'm pretty sure the Recipe 3 axons ask the most current question, that being Q: What must we reveal? A: The Truth.

If I'm wrong, someone please correct me... thanks!

**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:32 am

aliendial

Actually, I'm pretty sure they ask the question of the relevant week they first went up. But regardless, the list of possible questions and answers is quite short. Know them all. Get those axons! Go Philly!!!!

**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:46 am

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peccable · Boot Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 22

Does anyone know why this one hasn't been enhottenated before? There were several groups of beekeepers I ran into with previous axon hunts. Where'd they all go?

I, too, am at work and there's no way I can make the 2:11 call-time before this weekend, but the axon site is literally around the corner from where I live.

*sigh* Why can't they have these things happen in the *evening*, eh?

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**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:42 pm

aliendial

peccable - no hint. no noise from Philly at all, despite multiple announcements of the new PHILLY AXON. No reports of "I tried and can't find it" so I'm afraid this may involve a little research unless there is just a completely obvious phone right at the corner.

Try - any outside phone right there. If that fails, try phones inside the address indicated by the coordinates. Check the two payphone directory sites for likely phones at the location. Take notes in case you have to report broken phones to the phone company or removed/changed phones to the payphone directory site. Good luck!!!!

**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:50 pm

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Guido Jones · Boot Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 13

Why'd this get unstickied anyway?

**Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:46 pm

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peccable · Boot Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 22

**Posted:** Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:55 am

peccable · Boot Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 22

[UPDATE]

Well, I think I've made some progress. I wandered around the building for a while before attempting to actually go inside (it looked closed), checking the phone to the south of the point (doesn't work, and it's on the wrong side of the street), and checked the subway tunnels underneath (since the coordinates don't indicate elevation). No luck.

So I spoke to the security guard at the Broad Street entrance and explained to him what I was trying to do. After some confused looks, he told me that there *are* a set of public phones precisely where the axon marks them but that I wouldn't be able to enter the building today, since they were resetting and testing the security system and no one was allowed in.

I asked him if I could try tomorrow and he said yes, and that he'd be working the same time tomorrow, so just to enter there.

He asked some questions about the ARG and then asked how long this phone might have been ringing. I told him and he said that some people had noticed the phone ringing, but they hadn't know what it was...

With luck, I'll be able to get odd_duck tomorrow at 2:11 PM EST.

-- peccable

**Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2004 2:07 pm

AngriBuddhist · Entrenched Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 778 Location: Wa.

Fantastic job peccable. I sent you a PM with all the answers to the questions
that might be asked. Good luck tommorrow. PM me if you have any questions.

**Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:00 pm

Vilnius

peccable, if you get odd_duck, you'll be everyone's hero until someone solves the Preposition puzzle. Razz

**Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:05 pm

rowan · Unfictologist Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966

**Posted:** Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:37 pm

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