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[UPDATE] He's Dead Jim

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:52 pm

chippy

hmm, jagged, like some kind of scaly green putrid monster with claws?

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:08 pm

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Well, that didn't take long. Lets get going!

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:58 pm

Russell

I got the reply as well, the formatting is a bit strange but we can discuss that later. The first clue is an isdn number and number of pages in the book - House of leaves. Well, I would guess the meringue one should be whisk? The final answer from the cles is obviously the key to the vigenere code at the bottom.

deadman · Boot Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 57

The first number is an ISDN number.

I imagine if you go to page 305 of the book, the answer will be obvious.

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**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:18 pm

Russell

In the book:

"The major feature of the House is the doorway which randomly appears in the east wall of the living room. The entrance leads to the Hallway known as the Endless Corridor, a passage that wildly varies in overall length. On its inital discovery it appeared to be a mere ten feet, though on the final expedition the hallway stretched on infinitely. Exploration into the corridors branching off from the main Hallway may eventually lead one to a large cavern dubbed The Great Hall. In the center of the Great Hall is the Spiral Staircase, whose diameter and length also vary greatly from expedition to expedition, at one point stretching on for a distance bypassing the circumfrence of the Earth."

deadman · Boot Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 57

Also, the Prufrock reference may be this:

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:28 pm

deadman · Boot Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 57

EDIT: Post removed due to above edit.

Wandering_Angela · Veteran Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 108

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:31 pm

Russell

I got "from" as well from the prufrock clue when i googled the poem.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:32 pm

Wandering_Angela · Veteran Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 108

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:34 pm

deadman · Boot Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 57

You know, I wondered about that as well. I found several versions of the poem, but this was the only one with line numbers. Since yours did not have numbers, I am not so sure? Because I am sure that whatever copy the people at Ares have must have numbers. Anyway, it's good to point out it could be either.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:36 pm

enaxor · I Have No Life Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2395

**Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:42 pm

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Wandering_Angela · Veteran Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 108

If you look at House of Leaves on amazon.com, you can search inside the book.

Search for "distance" and one of the choices leads you right to the answer (it says page 295, but it actually takes you to page 305).

"I'm too muddled to do the math but it doesn't take a genius to realize I'm an impossible distance down."

What sort of distance? An "impossible" distance.

Edit: Now I'm starting to think "from" is more likely for the answer to 3. "Impossible separate from" starts to sound like a clue. Any ideas on #4?

Russell

good point Embarassed

If we use the clues so far as the vigenere key you get