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[JohnEvans]

Euler was, of course, a mathematician. The problem is that he did so MANY things that it's hard to pinpoint one...in fact, he's been called "the most prolific writer of mathematics of all time"...anything involving calculus, geometry or number theory could arguably be linked to him...of course, the first puzzle was a Vigenere, so this one shouldn't be TOO hard, should it?

The symbols remind me of the Bridges of Konigsberg, but I have no idea if that's on the right track...^_^;

[seirei]

hey guys...I've joined in the fun. new conversation between myself and unimbria:

jesseirei (5:10:41 PM): hello unimbria.
Unimbria (5:11:06 PM): Hello
jesseirei (5:11:14 PM): how are you?
Unimbria (5:11:49 PM): Um... Okay, I guess
Unimbria (5:12:04 PM): And yourself?
jesseirei (5:12:08 PM): My name is seirei. I've heard that you're looking for some help.
jesseirei (5:12:12 PM): I am well, thanks
Unimbria (5:13:39 PM): Yes, I needed help with that stupid wall.
Unimbria (5:13:48 PM): But Angela solved the puzzle!
jesseirei (5:14:05 PM): wonderful!
jesseirei (5:18:32 PM): so you made it through the wall..
jesseirei (5:18:43 PM): have you gotten any closer to finding your sisters?
Unimbria (5:19:19 PM): I suppose... We're supposed to meet at the Great Gate... Although, now that I think of it, I'm not entirely sure any of them actually left yet...
jesseirei (5:19:44 PM): why is that?
Unimbria (5:28:57 PM): Well, there's really no way to contact them.
Unimbria (5:29:33 PM): And we never (I don't think) had a set date to venture to the Great Gate... How could we? It was only recently found.
jesseirei (5:30:30 PM): do you have any way of getting in contact with them?
jesseirei (5:30:50 PM): perhaps they have also found Instant Messaging and e-mail?
Unimbria (5:32:00 PM): I really have no idea where they went... Mother might know, but it's a little too late to turn around and ask her.
jesseirei (5:32:35 PM): well, if I can help you in any way, let me know.
Unimbria (5:32:50 PM): There is one thing... Angela may tell you.
jesseirei (5:33:13 PM): what is it? or do you not feel able to tell me yourself?
Unimbria (5:33:49 PM): Well, I was getting flooded with messages a minute ago, but they have calmed down a bit.
jesseirei (5:34:05 PM): messages from where?
Unimbria (5:34:17 PM): Other friends of BrainStorml337's
jesseirei (5:34:22 PM): ah.
jesseirei (5:34:33 PM): many of us want to help you, it seems.
Unimbria (5:34:49 PM): Yes, I feel soo lucky!
Unimbria (5:35:06 PM): Um... Well, I got inside the city, as you know.
jesseirei (5:35:17 PM): yes. congratulations on that.
Unimbria (5:35:50 PM): But, about halfway into the city, there's another wall... There's actually a gate in this one, but it seems unopenable.
Unimbria (5:35:56 PM): ... Is that a word?
Unimbria (5:35:59 PM): ... Whatever
jesseirei (5:36:02 PM): yes, it is.
jesseirei (5:36:06 PM): another code on the gate?
Unimbria (5:36:11 PM): Nope
Unimbria (5:36:20 PM): But, I did see something off to the side
Unimbria (5:36:26 PM): It looks like a lift
Unimbria (5:36:32 PM): Going down, beneath the city
jesseirei (5:36:39 PM): did you go down?
Unimbria (5:36:54 PM): It doesn't seem to operate, but there's a pedestal in front of it
Unimbria (5:37:09 PM): It has a three by three grid on it
jesseirei (5:37:19 PM): with numbers? letters?
Unimbria (5:37:26 PM): Symbols
Unimbria (5:37:35 PM): And whenever I touch one of the squares, the symbol on it changes
jesseirei (5:37:38 PM): can you describe them to me?
jesseirei (5:37:42 PM): the symbols, I mean
Unimbria (5:37:47 PM): I've counted three symbols...
Unimbria (5:37:56 PM): Um, I sent drawings of them to Angela
Unimbria (5:38:04 PM): She'll show you, I think
jesseirei (5:38:09 PM): good
jesseirei (5:38:32 PM): when you first saw the pedestal, were the symbols in some sort of pattern?
Unimbria (5:39:03 PM): Actually, when I saw the pedestal first, it was blank
jesseirei (5:39:15 PM): ah, I see.
Unimbria (5:39:19 PM): But I can't find any way to get it blank again, except for walking away from it
jesseirei (5:39:47 PM): did you send angela a description of what the squares did when you touched them?
jesseirei (5:39:56 PM): which symbols appeared first, etc.
Unimbria (5:40:19 PM): It goes in the order I sent the symbols to Angela in.
jesseirei (5:40:38 PM): and all the squares have the same order?
Unimbria (5:40:46 PM): Yes
Unimbria (5:40:47 PM):
jesseirei (5:40:59 PM): hm.
"Unimbria" signed off at 5:41:31 PM.


sounds like angela has some posting to do.

[Wandering_Angela]

[InSoM]

latin squares

[zomby]

Im not a mathamatical or puzzle genious. But these figures are probably poorly draw with stright lines for a reason. Im thinking that the number of vertexes of each figure might have something to do with solving this puzzle. Especially if we have to translate figures into numbers to put into a grid.

[silverthistle]

Well, um... It was a Latin Square, but now she's in trouble.

[bartmans]

Well with the Latin square puzzel solved (good on-line thinking, Silverthistle) I suppose we just have to wait until it is possible to talk to Unimbria again.
Hope she will be all-right in the meantime.

[jchillerup]

Euler did some work on triangles too.
I'll quote, cause this is far too advanced English for me

[jazzysixx]

the magic words?

[Dorkmaster]

So apparently we need to find/contact her sisters? Or the mother? Anyway, that's all I can think of... I think it's pretty apparent that Unimbria is gone; taken... We'll see what happens, but it would make sense given the facts we've been told (Mother connects the sisters, sisters were supposed to meet at the gate, but didn't know when, Unimbria is gone=We need help from those "in that world" who know of this gate, who we trust)

[silverthistle]

Two new characters, one of Unimbria's friends and her mother.

[silverthistle]

[Russell]

Shame we still dont know what it was that hurt unimbria.

[silverthistle]

[silverthistle]