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Parcel Letter

2005-05-05T22:49:58Z

Jeremy: Removed munging comment - fixed now

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
Daffy889: 5=N
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
bagsbee: 10=M
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
erekose: 19=L
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
angelesque: 64=P
rhynchus: 77=T
step: 78=H
mysteryjones: 87=N
Listacorta: 88=A
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
MikeyJ: 127=U
Scott1234: 128=N
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
angryman: 141=L
fuegomanchego: 142=O
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Buceph: 150=E
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
beri: 157=E
SpaceBass: 158=O
samlang: 160=F
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
MagicGingerHippy: 199=C
redpanda: 202=E
LouMac: 203=T
Catherwood-offline: 204=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
seannyob: 209=S
Duluoz: 215=O
CreativeEmbassy: 219=Ã‰
^BonoVox^: 220=P
madam o'brien: 222=R
aab_123: 226=A
l.cpl. boudreaux: 229=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Spankit: 232=U
KSG: 233=R
Hyperbolica: 234=U
DubbaJ 235=C
WaCKo1138: 236=A
cjr22: 242=N
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
Riffy: 263=M
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
InspJJ: 321=A
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I___N_W_IMET__E__AL__EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_P____________TH__
______NA_STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__OUNGE_E__ST__E_LO_DO_J__EMY____EO_F
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__YC_
_ETTE__ES_____O___Ã‰P_R___A__ET_URU_A____
_N________RG__ST__K__LM__D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
A____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

If you want to try to search for a word or phrase in the known text try [http://www.apejet.org/sites/args/find_it.php find_it.php] - Nogwater.

==Solve==

Cooperative teamwork permitted us to propose a tentative solve for the letter:
<pre>
It is now time to reveal the location of the first
9 places that will stock perplexcity cards.
These will be at stores, and located throughout earth.

- Play Lounge, Beak Street LONDON
- Jeremyville Oxford Street, SYDNEY
- Games of Berkeley, BERKELEY
- Civette, rue St HonorÃ©, PARIS
- _A__ET_UR__A_BERLIN <-???
- Leksakborgen, STOCKHOLM
- Videothek Kobenhavngade, COPENHAGEN
- Luckys, VANCOUVER
- Toy Tokyo, 2nd Avenue, NEW YORK
</pre>

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-05T00:07:54Z

Jeremy: Or perhaps not *sigh*

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
bagsbee: 10=M
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
step: 78=H
Listacorta: 88=A
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
MikeyJ: 127=U
Scott1234: 128=N
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Buceph: 150=E
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
samlang: 160=F
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
MagicGingerHippy: 199=C
redpanda: 202=E
LouMac: 203=T
Catherwood-offline: 204=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
seannyob: 209=S
Duluoz: 215=O
CreativeEmbassy: 219=Ã‰
^BonoVox^: 220=P
madam o'brien: 222=R
aab_123: 226=A
l.cpl. boudreaux: 229=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Spankit: 232=U
KSG: 233=R
WaCKo1138: 236=A
cjr22: 242=N
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
Riffy: 263=M
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
InspJJ: 321=A
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W_IMET__E__A___EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_______________H__
_______A_STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__OUNGE_E__ST__E____DO_J__EMY_______F
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__YC_
_ETTE__ES_____O___Ã‰P_R___A__ET_UR__A____
_N________RG__ST__K__LM__D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
A____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

If you want to try to search for a word or phrase in the known text try [http://www.apejet.org/sites/args/find_it.php find_it.php] - Nogwater.

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-05T00:06:41Z

Jeremy: Fixed E and updated auto-generated text

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
bagsbee: 10=M
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
step: 78=H
Listacorta: 88=A
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
MikeyJ: 127=U
Scott1234: 128=N
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Buceph: 150=E
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
samlang: 160=F
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
MagicGingerHippy: 199=C
redpanda: 202=E
LouMac: 203=T
Catherwood-offline: 204=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
seannyob: 209=S
Duluoz: 215=O
CreativeEmbassy: 219=ï¿½
^BonoVox^: 220=P
madam o'brien: 222=R
aab_123: 226=A
l.cpl. boudreaux: 229=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Spankit: 232=U
KSG: 233=R
WaCKo1138: 236=A
cjr22: 242=N
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
Riffy: 263=M
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
InspJJ: 321=A
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W_IMET__E__A___EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_______________H__
_______A_STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__OUNGE_E__ST__E____DO_J__EMY_______F
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__YC_
_ETTE__ES_____O___ï¿½P_R___A__ET_UR__A____
_N________RG__ST__K__LM__D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
A____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

If you want to try to search for a word or phrase in the known text try [http://www.apejet.org/sites/args/find_it.php find_it.php] - Nogwater.

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-05T00:05:26Z

Jeremy: Added samlang code from forums

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
bagsbee: 10=M
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
step: 78=H
Listacorta: 88=A
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
MikeyJ: 127=U
Scott1234: 128=N
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Buceph: 150=E
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
samlang: 160=F
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
MagicGingerHippy: 199=C
redpanda: 202=E
LouMac: 203=T
Catherwood-offline: 204=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
seannyob: 209=S
Duluoz: 215=O
CreativeEmbassy: 219=Ã‰
^BonoVox^: 220=P
madam o'brien: 222=R
aab_123: 226=A
l.cpl. boudreaux: 229=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Spankit: 232=U
KSG: 233=R
WaCKo1138: 236=A
cjr22: 242=N
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
Riffy: 263=M
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
InspJJ: 321=A
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W_IMET__E__A___EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_______________H__
_______A_STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__OUNGE_E__ST__E____DO_J__EMY________
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__YC_
_ETTE__ES_____O____P_R___A__ET_UR__A____
_N________RG__ST__K__LM__D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
A____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

If you want to try to search for a word or phrase in the known text try [http://www.apejet.org/sites/args/find_it.php find_it.php] - Nogwater.

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-04T23:21:22Z

Jeremy: Damn that missing colon!

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
bagsbee: 10=M
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
step: 78=H
Listacorta: 88=A
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
MikeyJ: 127=U
Scott1234: 128=N
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Buceph: 150=E
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
MagicGingerHippy: 199=C
redpanda: 202=E
LouMac: 203=T
Catherwood-offline: 204=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
seannyob: 209=S
Duluoz: 215=O
CreativeEmbassy: 219=Ã‰
^BonoVox^: 220=P
madam o'brien: 222=R
aab_123: 226=A
l.cpl. boudreaux: 229=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Spankit: 232=U
KSG: 233=R
WaCKo1138: 236=A
cjr22: 242=N
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
Riffy: 263=M
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
InspJJ: 321=A
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W_IMET__E__A___EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_______________H__
_______A_STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__OUNGE_E__ST__E____DO_J__EMY________
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__YC_
_ETTE__ES_____O____P_R___A__ET_UR__A____
_N________RG__ST__K__LM__D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
A____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

If you want to try to search for a word or phrase in the known text try [http://www.apejet.org/sites/args/find_it.php find_it.php] - Nogwater.

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-03T22:35:56Z

Jeremy: Updated auto-generated text

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
step: 78=H
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Buceph: 150=E
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
redpanda: 202=E
LouMac: 203=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
seannyob: 209=S
Duluoz: 215=O
madam o'brien: 222=R
l.cpl. boudreaux: 229=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
InspJJ: 321=A
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W_I_ET__E__A___EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_______________H__
_________STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST__E____DO_J__EMY________
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__Y__
_ET_E__ES_____O______R______ET__________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
A____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-03T22:31:38Z

Jeremy: Added seannyob code from IRC

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
step: 78=H
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Buceph: 150=E
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
redpanda: 202=E
LouMac: 203=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
seannyob: 209=S
Duluoz: 215=O
madam o'brien: 222=R
l.cpl. boudreaux: 229=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
InspJJ: 321=A
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W_I_ET__E__A___EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_______________H__
_________STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST__E____DO_J__EMY________
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__Y__
_ET_E__ES_____O______R_______T__________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
A____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-03T18:31:15Z

Jeremy: Fixed inability to spell in script URL (D'oh!)

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
Stormalong: 9=I
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
cortana: 27=T
kidzdoc: 29=O
BC: 30=N
firefox: 31=O
yanka: 32=F
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
[Unknown]: 57=T
lotusflower: 62=E
step: 78=H
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
mafalda_quino: 102=A
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
uptownishnyc: 139=E
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
sober: 152=Y
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
Davermouse: 193=R
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
LouMac: 203=T
Mozzie: 205=E
filmguy1013: 208=E
Duluoz: 215=O
madam o'brien: 222=R
cskane4life: 230=T
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
sonofajoiner: 317=O
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W_I_ET__E__A___EL__AT_ONOF__E____T
9______T______L_T____E_______________H__
_________STO__S___LO_A______O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST__E____DO_J___MY________
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE___RKE__Y__
__T_E__E______O______R_______T__________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___YO___
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysis.py parcel_letter_analysis.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T23:03:56Z

Jeremy: Corrected entry for zaeil (letter 'O', not number zero)

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=O
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
LouMac: 203=T
filmguy1013: 208=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E__A___EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST0__S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST_______DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE____KE__Y__
__T____E_____________________T__________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysys.py parcel_letter_analysys.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T22:58:51Z

Jeremy:

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
zaeil: 92=0
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
<blank>: 185=R
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
LouMac: 203=T
filmguy1013: 208=E
cskane4life: 230=T
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E__A___EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST0__S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST_______DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_____R_ELE____KE__Y__
__T____E_____________________T__________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysys.py parcel_letter_analysys.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T20:41:08Z

Jeremy: Added code from cassandra (UF Forums)

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
cassandra: 18=A
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
filmguy1013: 208=E
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E__A___EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST_______DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE____KE__Y__
_______E________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysys.py parcel_letter_analysys.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T20:36:16Z

Jeremy: Updated auto-generated text

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
filmguy1013: 208=E
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST_______DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE____KE__Y__
_______E________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysys.py parcel_letter_analysys.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T20:34:37Z

Jeremy: Added code from filmguy1013 (IRC)

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
filmguy: 208=E
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST_______DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE____KE__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysys.py parcel_letter_analysys.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T19:36:18Z

Jeremy: Added impossibledave code from forums

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
impossibledave: 194=K
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST_______DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE____KE__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysys.py parcel_letter_analysys.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T19:31:20Z

Jeremy: Added editor text about parcel text, and link to analysis page

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__ST_______DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE_____E__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

There is also some basic analysis of the known letter weightings at [http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter_analysys.py parcel_letter_analysys.py]

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T19:03:47Z

Jeremy: Added z0z0 code from forums

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
z0z0: 136=T
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__S________DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE_____E__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T18:47:58Z

Jeremy: ...and updated the auto-generated text

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__S________DO_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE_____E__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T18:46:20Z

Jeremy: Added Hamoir (from forums) letter code

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
Hamoir: 144=D
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__S_________O_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE_____E__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T18:43:45Z

Jeremy: Updated auto-generated text

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL__A____O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__S_________O_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE_____E__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T18:24:48Z

Jeremy: Added strifey (from IRC) letter

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
dtrains: 7=W
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
SilentAvenger: 22=E
Sep7imus: 23=L
strifey: 26=A
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
hakab2060: 129=G
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
Belga: 151=M
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
[Unknown]: 262=L
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]]

<pre>
I_____W___ET__E______EL_______O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O__GE_E__S_________O_J___M_________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE_____E__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K__L___D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T11:34:13Z

Jeremy: Added auto-generate text link and more details.

A letter tucked into the [[Parcels]] delivered to people who solved the [[22.04.05 Update]] email.

==Content==

<pre>
THE PERPLEX CITY ACADEMY

Dear Friend, 28th April 2005

Thank you for your patience; our Cube retrieval project
has been a mammoth undertaking and we are grateful for
your loyalty and support. You were one of the first people
on Earth to answer my plea for help and, on behalf of the
citizens of Perplex City and our agents on Earth, Mind
Candy, I offer you our collective thanks.

For the last 15 months I have been planning a puzzle game
that, I hope, will lead you to the Receda Cube. Preparations
are not yet complete, but they are now sufficiently advanced
that I can give you this exclusive preview. Six prototype
puzzle cards are included in this parcel. You are one of the
first 333 people on Earth to see these cards; they will soon
be available from sources across your world. Hundreds of
different cards will be issued, creating a complex puzzle game.

It may strike some as perverse to create a game in such a
grave situation as this. For us in Perplex City and in the
Academy, the logic is clear. We have observed your culture
and witnessed how fast information can spread in the right
circumstances. We want as many people to be looking for the
Cube as possible; we want the news of our quest to spread
rapidly by word of mouth. A game, in your world and in ours,
gets people talking.

Through the cards, and the growing number of our websites we
will make accessible to you, you will have a window into our
world. You will learn about the people and places of Perplex
City and, most importantly, our way of thinking. We have
investigated the theft very thoroughly and have been unable to
solve the mystery. We hope that you will be able to make links
and propose solutions that we might have overlooked. It is also
our firm belief that the greatest problems are solved by new
thinking, by lateral thinking; the kind of thinking that is
engendered by a game or puzzle. Puzzles are a central part of
our culture and society. We hope that this game will be a trigger
for the people of Earth to enjoy and respect them as much as we do.
Intelligence and puzzle-solving skills are to be applauded, not
hidden away.

As a further incentive and to encourage the largest possible number
of participants, our agents on Earth, Mind Candy, are able
to offer a reward of PCL2,000,000 which is approximately
equivalent to Â£100,000, $200,000, 150,000 or ~20,000,000 to the
person who finds the Cube. Mind Candy will also be arranging the
distribution and marketing of these cards across your world. They will
be selling the cards for PCL5O, Â£2.50 or $5.00 for each pack of six.
There is yet more I have planned, but this must all wait for now.

My friend, the Cube is an irreplaceable part of our history; it
vital for us to retrieve it, and for this we need your help. This is
only the beginning of the journey we will make together. May we find
success waiting for us at the end.

Sente Kiteway

Perplex City Academy, One Taversen Square, The Old Town, Perplex City
</pre>

==Puzzles==

The letter contained withing the parcel contained at the bottom a small clue.

At the very bottom was a number followed by an equals sign and then a letter or a number.

The codes at the bottom of the letter seem to be unique. Though until all 333 are known we are unable to confirm what it says.

So far the codes and their owners that are known are:

<pre>
BigBadDaryman: 1=I
rowlock: 11=E
Russell_k: 12=T
boac: 15=E
firefox: 31=O
spaceXplorer: 35=E
chippy: 40=T
vibration13: 41=9
Rob_Riv: 48=T
Reason: 55=L
lotusflower: 62=E
Lysithea: 90=S
Sparkles: 91=T
Mason: 95=S
StevenapeX: 99=L
Muffin: 100=O
number9dream: 109=O
brat-sampson: 114=U
ellipses: 118=R
theMoo: 123=A
Porka25: 126=O
Ebay Auction: 130=E
thrush: 132=E
DogsHead: 135=S
hikey: 145=O
Xara: 147=J
RobPal: 170=S
Flidget_Jerome: 176=G
chrome_halo: 177=A
Nerfball: 178=M
Kastanok: 179=E
KillSwitch: 187=E
Enigmaster: 188=L
D4N: 189=E
gjindancer: 195=E
Xanatos: 198=Y
Der_loki: 251=R
Snowball: 252=G
karlosuk: 255=S
Falken: 256=T
Catfurnace: 259=K
earlgray: 266=D
Solaris: 269=T
fimacmo: 272=K
dopefiend: 273=K
JebJoya: 275=B
Lazarus: 283=D
maxim: 287=P
Salkunh: 289=N
James Lyon: 294=N
tanner: 296=U
Openfly: 300=S
Swanneh: 304=C
sequoya: 307=V
AdamF: 310=T
arieh: 312=Y
jerryt: 316=Y
bocahedron: 326=E
othuum: 328=E
MrShifty: 329=W
Wishi-san: 332=R

</pre>

Current text for this is as follows. Line breaks are every 40 characters.

To generate this text automatically from the list above, see
[[http://www.jermy.net/perplexcity/parcel_letter.py parcel_letter.py]]

<pre>
I_________ET__E_______________O___E____T
9______T______L______E__________________
_________ST___S___LO________O____U___R__
__A__O___E_E__S_________O_J_____________
_________S_____GAME_______ELE_____E__Y__
________________________________________
__________RG__ST__K______D__T__KK_B_____
__D___P_N____N_U___S___C__V__T_Y___Y____
_____E_EW__R_
</pre>

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:280405_letter.jpg|thumb|Parcel Letter]]
|}

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T10:19:33Z

Jeremy: /* Puzzles */

Parcel Letter

2005-05-02T10:16:51Z

Jeremy: /* Puzzles */

Fran Mendling

2005-03-21T20:17:42Z

Jeremy: Added Age/Birth year

===References===

*[http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.perplexcity.com/10.10.04/tmp/httpd/errorlog/1817413596.cache Security Guard at Gatehouse 24 (1817413596.cache)]
*[[South China Morning Post 14.03.05]]

===Whats Known===

* Fran was found dead after the [[The Receda Cube|Cube]] was stolen from the [[Perplex City Academy]]. Was killed with a Neuro-Suppresive device, which makes time of death difficult to decide.
* She was aged 42 at the time, which puts her as being born in 234/235 AC.

Postcard Code

2005-03-13T23:19:50Z

Jeremy: Mention of Base64 conversion

The code of '''221545484848465100503215''' is beneath the Semacode on the [[Perplex City Postcard]], does this mean something? This page is going to be used as a workpad for the puzzle.

==Images==

{|
|[[Image:Postcard_semacode.jpg|thumb|Postcard Semacode]]
|}

==Theories==

* We've tried using numerical translations into Kanji and Hebrew. No luck, though "2210" gives us "SEEK."
* Various ROTing, and conversion to ASCII then ROTing proved...nothing but gibberish.
* Equally, running modulus calculations on the number to bring it into number spaces for ASCII etc. AND converting to ASCII as base 10 and base 16 AND ROTing the results gives yet more gibberish.
* Ditto multiplying the number by 2210 (the number next to the semacode stamp on the card) and trying the above operations.
* Tried translating to EBCDIC: still gibberish.
* Too many digits to be an ISBN or a latitude/longitude.
* Tried mapping numbers to characters in the text of the postcard (i.e. first character in Sente's message is 00, second character is 01 etc.) trying various starting points and different combinations of including/ignoring spaces, hyphens, line-breaks etc. Results were meaningless so ROTed them but still no obvious message.
* Also tried mapping numbers to the letter on the www.perplexcity.com home page.
* Also tried mapping numbers to other various strings on the postcard as well as other sources on the www.perplexedcity.com site, with different offsets, base 9, 10, etc. For all ~5000 results see: [http://wiki.incognitus.net/files/ppc/allstrings_base10.txt Base 10] and [http://wiki.incognitus.net/files/ppc/allstrings_base9.txt Base 9]
* Shish tried converting to music using 'beep' command in Linux and Tanner tried mobile phone ringtones but no obvious answers or recognisable tunes were found. Tanner has now broken out into doing [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tanspace/ssm/perpno3.MP3 Postcard Code Remixes] as MP3s, available from his site.
* Frequency analysis of the numbers was similarly unsuccessful. Assuming the string was one-digit numbers gave far too much repetition of characters (for example the 484848 would probably be tetete or etetet) for a meaningful message. Assuming the string was 2 (or more) digit numbers prevented frequency analysis simply because there wasn't enough data to work with (frequency analysis works best over a very large amount of encrpyted data).
* Currently trying various ways of converting number to binary (all possible methods of writing number in binary have been listed on unfiction forum by Seej) then converting that binary to morse code, i.e. 0 = dot, 1 = dash (or vice versa) and interpreting that series of dots and dashes (actually more complicated than it sounds as morse code characters don't always have the same number of dots and dashes so there's no clear way to tell when one character has ended and another has begun).
* Binary number strings from above method also all converted to ASCII but non-alphabetic characters were output.
* It's not a prime number.
* We've tried indexing in every way to every available text (ie, 31 could be 3rd sentence, 1st word; 3rd paragraph, 1st letter, etc.)
* It's not a phone number or a credit card.
* graphing it in various ways hasn't revealed anything.
* Doesn't appear to be related to a deck of cards because of repeating sequences.
* Assuming code is a series of 2 digit numbers:
**Reasons to believe this:
**#"484848" jumps out as a pattern
**#the numbers are clearly clustered and not very random
**#all 12 numbers range from 00-51
**Since numbers range 00-51 we've tried several simple translations using 2 alphabets (ex. A=00, B=01,...Z=25,A=26,...Z=51).
**#In some cases "484848" translates to "www", but the rest doesn't look like a URL (also tried tinyurl)
**#In other cases, it translates into a set of letters which can be scrambled to come up with "cube" but the rest is undecipherable. Note: letter on website refers to "XXX Cube" where XXX is blacked out. It looks like about 6 or 7 letters in length, so it could be a proper name.
**Translating the number in ASCII using Base64 results in "WPtwwwuzAygP" (again resulting in the appearance of "www")
* It has been suggested that the number may simply be a key for a cipher such as MD5 or RSA but there is no way to verify this until further encrypted messages are received on which the number can be used as a key. This is unlikely to happen until the game starts properly.
* Tried converting the number into different numeric strings and converting to hex, to get unicode and Adobe Postscript characters. Provided Gibberish thus far, even after ROT'ing.
* Tried converting the number to an IPv4 address a few different ways. There are probably more. ([http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8270&start=398 Link])
* Tried plotting pairs of numbers as (x,y) coordinates, i.e. the first coordinate would be (22,15). Then joined up coordinates in order plotted, but it didn't give any meaningful shape.
*If 484848 means www, no web extensions can be found through any rots, both forwards and backwards. This also indicates that even if the code is a continously changing code, it isn't a web address.
*Could be a continously changing code every pattern of letters.
*None of the below means anything to us yet:
**22 15 45 48 48 48 46 51 00 50 32 15
**221 545 484 848 465 100 503 215 = html co-ords? 221, 545, 484, 848, 465, 100, 503, 215
**2215 4548 4848 4651 0050 3215
**221545 484848 465100 503215
**22154548 48484651 00503215

*Tried converting numbers to letters in a 52-piece alphabet, and rotting the letters with code 2210, for example, 22 becomes W and is changed to ROT 2, 15 is P and is changed to ROT 2, 45 is T and is changed to ROT 1, 48 is W and isn't changed at all. No solutions.
*Tried adding each number cumulatively to the previous number/sum of numbers, then converting into letters. All ROTs produce nothing. However, only done using single digit numbers.
*It's not a UPS, FedEx or TNT parcel tracking number.

==The Soogees Link==

For those who don't know, [http://www.soogees.com/ Soogees] was created as a fun puzzle, quoted as "a little diversion". We traversed our way through the puzzles, finally reaching the [http://www.soogees.com/theend.htm TheEnd.htm] puzzle. After modifying the colour table in photoshop, we got this string of numbers:

2215 45 484 848 4651 00503 215

These perfectly correspond to the number string under the Semacode on the postcard. By entering http://www.soogees.com/221545484848465100503215.htm we were directed to another puzzle, another GIF.

However, [http://soogees.com/elohtibbar.htm the puzzle trail has now been completed] and its author, Ehsan, had this to say about the link:

'''''Trivia:''''' ''The number is an unsolved string from the upcoming ARG, Perplex City. Even though soogees is not affiliated with PC, you are encouraged to play it anyway, because it seems to be very interesting indeed.''

== Results ==

* Nothing conclusive... but interesting.