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The Puzzler's Guide/Intro/General Strategies

2007-04-03T14:50:14Z

Scribe: Started page with some notes on finding/checking the question

First off, '''DON'T PANIC!''' The main thing to remember is that puzzles, no matter how hard they profess to be, ''want to be solved''. As such, what you may think of as "impossible" on first sight may contain many more clues, hints and possibly useful bits of information which will all make solving the puzzle a whole lot easier. (Of course, you might still need to do some hard work, but we can't just sit around thinking ''all'' day now, can we?)

The first thing to do then is to work out what the puzzle wants you to do. With easy puzzles, this is usually spelled out rather obviously. e.g. "What comes next?", "Who dunnit?" etc. If there's no obvious puzzle to begin with, then you already know one thing you're looking for - a question. This is important - interpreting "random" information is a lot (or bit) easier if you know what ''kind'' of thing you're looking for - whether it's a word, a sentence, or even a picture or a reference to something else.

So if you're lucky and you have a question, a good next step is actually not a step at all. It is an anti-step. This unstep is: '''don't jump to assumptions''', at least not too quickly. It's easy, oh so easy, to start working on a puzzle after reading the question too quickly, and then realising - once you've used up your 3 daily guesses - that it actually wanted THIS, not THAT. Take your time, read the question. Make sure you know what you're looking for.

The Puzzler's Guide/Number/Special Number

2007-04-03T14:36:04Z

Scribe: + Phi

Number Sequences feature regularly in ARG's and this section will detail some of the famous sequences that may occur in a puzzle

== Square Numbers ==

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100

=== What are they? ===

'''Square numbers''' are numbers that are the result of squaring a particular number (multiplying it by itself). For example 36 is a square number because it is the result of 6 x 6. In a square number sequence the numbers created are usually consecutive - the example above is formed by the sequence 1 squared, 2 squared, 3 squared and so on all the way up to 10 squared.

=== Tell-tale signs ===

An easy way to tell if you are dealing with square numbers is to find the difference between the sequence of numbers. If the difference of these differences are all equal then you have a sequence of square numbers. Normal square numbers produce a sequence of 2's

==== Example ====

You are given the sequence: '''121, 144, 169, 196, 225'''

The difference between the numbers in the original sequence are: '''23, 25, 27, 29'''

The difference between the numbers above are: '''2, 2, 2'''

This indicates that the sequence is a sequence of square numbers as the difference of the differences are all 2

=== Exceptions ===

Sometimes the entire square sequence has been multiplied by a number. In this case the difference of the differences will be multiplies by that number

==== Example ====

You are given the sequence: '''2, 8, 18, 32, 50'''

The difference between the numbers in the original sequence are: '''6, 10, 14, 18'''

The difference between the numbers above are: '''4, 4, 4'''

This indicates the sequence is a sequence of square numbers (all the numbers the same) but a the differences are '''2 times greater than normal''' (2) the square sequence has been '''multiplied by 2'''
== Cube numbers ==

== Fibonacci number ==

== Pi ==

== Phi / The Golden Ratio ==

Library of Babel: Project Visor Leaks

2007-01-12T18:54:55Z

Scribe: Added links to Project Visor

Assuming that the numbers on the "Extra Text" in the [[Library of Babel]] are dates, this is an attempt to collate the various messages in a correct order. All "dates" are (sic), despite the weird differences between "207" and "270".

References to [[Leaked_E-mails#Operation_Visor | Project/Operation Visor]] have been leaked before. (See also the [[Receda%27s_revenge_2_log#ENDGAME | Receda's Revenge 2 log]].)

{{quote}}
05012072313

With the immediate effect, operatives are to cease utilising pre communications methods. security has been breached. This chanel is to be reserved for essential communication only. Message ends.
|}

{{quote}}
08012070645 - To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical difficulties.

Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:

66% have a margin of error of more than 1000 miles; 14% fail entirely; 12% give a non-Earth location; 7.3% produce internally inconsistent data; 0.7% give a precise location.

However there has been no repetition in the locations thus produced.

Recommendations: 1) We are continuing to refine and refocus our systems. We believe we may be getting closer. 2) Imperative that investigations continue in the city. Someone knows
|}

{{quote}}
12012700533
To all operatives

Project Visor recommendation 2. We believe we are close to a breakthrough. Continue work on Visor. We shall keep you appraised.
|}

Library of Babel: Project Visor Leaks

2007-01-12T18:45:57Z

Scribe: Collated, ordered version of leaked 3P messages

Assuming that the numbers on the "Extra Text" in the [[Library of Babel]] are dates, this is an attempt to collate the various messages in a correct order:

{{quote}}
05012072313

With the immediate effect, operatives are to cease utilising pre communications methods. security has been breached. This chanel is to be reserved for essential communication only. Message ends.
|}

{{quote}}
08012070645 - To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical difficulties.

Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:

66% have a margin of error of more than 1000 miles; 14% fail entirely; 12% give a non-Earth location; 7.3% produce internally inconsistent data; 0.7% give a precise location.

However there has been no repetition in the locations thus produced.

Recommendations: 1) We are continuing to refine and refocus our systems. We believe we may be getting closer. 2) Imperative that investigations continue in the city. Someone knows
|}

{{quote}}
12012700533
To all operatives

Project Visor recommendation 2. We believe we are close to a breakthrough. Continue work on Visor. We shall keep you appraised.
|}

Library of Babel

2007-01-12T18:41:56Z

Scribe: /* Extra Text */ + new link to LoB Project Visor Leaks page

==Discovery==
One of the [[Leaked E-mails#Internal_Security|Leaked E-mails]] hinted at a "library" subdirectory:

{{quote}}
From: Garnet Reed 
To: Henrik Tanner 
Subject: Internal Security 
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm

Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the
main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't
get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.
|}

== Message 1: Waking ==
This led to a hidden page:

http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/

The page has an animated Flash file with an id of "Thunderclap". ("A Combed Thunderclap" is a reference to the [[Jorge Luis Borges]] story, "Library of Babel". For more information, see "[[Puzzle Card Symbols]]".)

An eye opens, and text slowly appears. A transcript follows. The strikethroughs indicate words that are erased in the animation.

===Text===
{{quote}}
Waking. It was like waking into a new world
from a dream of all the old.
Or. No. Like opening my eyes
although I knew they were already open.

For a moment I thought I could see…
everything.

---

This is <s>not</s> important: I did not kill anyone.
I have not killed anyone.
Unless <s>by my silence</s> by remaining silent too long.
But I can’t.
I can’t.

---

I must continue in silence
because what would I say,
how would I convince anyone of what I tell you now?

That I did not kill anyone.

---

But someone did.

---

There are so many possibilities, numberless scenarios
and how do I know? How can I know which one is the
truth? Like the books in the Library of Babel, each
permutation may be the correct one, but is infinitely
more likely to be deceptive. A phantom. A dream.

---

I thought it was a dream. Or a beautiful simulation of a place I have
seen so many times before in photographs or video. I knew it at
once: the yellow cars driven along the streets, the steam rising up
from the sidewalk gratings. I thought: how marvellous. How real.
I stumbled and fell. I grazed my hand and the blood was real and
the pain was real and I began to understand.

---

I didn’t kill anyone. But someone did. And they’ll be looking for me.
|}

===Image Analysis===
The two paragraphs before the last have some letters that display before the others. This may be simply a visual effect or it may be a clue.

[[:Image:Paragraph1.PNG|Image of first appearing paragraph]]

[[:Image:Paragraph2.PNG|Image of second appearing paragraph]]

There are also strange images above the eye, at first they were thought to be kanji. Later arkai discovered that they are just letters turned sideways. These letters seem to spell "Waking" (just like the first word of the animation).

[[:Image:Weirdeye.jpg|Image of the eye, negatived.]]

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, various pieces of what appear to be 3P messages started cropping up in some of the LoB animations. In Waking, we have:

{{quote}}
08012070645 -
To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical diffculties.
|}

and:

{{quote}}
Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:
|}

(For an collected, ordered set of messages, see [[Library of Babel: Project Visor Leaks]])

==Message 2: Realise==
On 01-SEP-06, the babel page was updated to show a series of book-ish images, in various forms of hiding. Clikcing the opened book image below the message section takes us to the old message section.

Firstly, the page showed a slew of leaves. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-1.JPG]]

Once cleared, text is plainly visible. There does not appear to be anything else of note at this point. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-2.JPG]]

Then comes the interesting part. After a certain amount of time (about a minute?) the leaves blow away, and the page turns blank. Moving the mouse over the page reveals a new much more hidden message. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-3.JPG]]

Finally, clicking in the upper left corner of the page reveals yet another message. Sometimes, this one is initially slightly obscured by leaves, but is plainly visible. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-4.JPG]]

===Text===
{{quote}}
I realise I should tell you what happened. So that you'll understand. Because I'm going to need your help. I only hope that you find this first. I know that there are others looking, that they may find what I have hidden. So, help?
|}

{{quote}}
This is how it was, then. I stumbled onto it. I never intended to steal anything. In fact, it was more that it stole me. I touched it and we were gone. I didn't know that could happen. I didn't know anything. But I'm starting from the wrong place again. You'll have to excuse me. It's been a long time and I haven't known who I could tell, or if I could tell anyone.
|}

{{quote}}
Begin at the beginning, then. I am a person, a real
person, a single individual in Perplex City. I buried the
Cube on Earth. And I will try to tell you how, but the hows
are less apparent than the whys, and even they
are obscure. Remember this: don't look for me, I know
you're already trying. Because those other people?
They're looking for me too. And if you find me, I don't
know who will travel with you.

Fellow-travellers can be dangerous: I should know.
|}

== Message 3: Dissolution. Dissipating. Everything. ==
On 18-SEP-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once again, this time with a much more exciting, dramatic, and artistic animation.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Sometimes I asked myself if I planned it all. Of course I planned it 

I planned what had to be done, I planned how to do it. 

But I didn’t plan the end, only the beginning. The beginning is easy to explain, but dangerous. The end is harder, but safer. 

I’ll start with safe. 
|}

{{quote}}
There was no flash or bang or choir of angels.

---

There was a sense of dissolution, of dissipating, a sense of everything.

---

And then there was hard stone under my feet and steam and yellow cars and an intense cold. And a sound of ringing in my ears.

---

I stood up.

---

Blood on my hand, but that was not important.

---

People walking, uninterested, barely looked in my direction. I thought: people. Just like us. No different at all, after everything that’s been said.

---

There was ringing again.

---

I looked around. There was me, and the Cube, and the planet Earth. So far away from home it can’t be counted. And where should I go, and what should I do? Shelter first. There were buildings all around. I knew enough, I’d done enough research. And you’re not so different. Somewhere there would be a hotel or a library, somewhere warm I could sit and think. 

I began to walk. There was the sound of ringing again.

|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
I looked around. A small cubicle, a device with a keypad and handle was ringing. Something my research had not prepared me for?

I walked past it.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
After a minute or two, another such device, ringing.

I walked on.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
At the third ringing cubicle I wondered if I should do something. Was the ringing a warning? An elderly woman, smothered in a thick overcoat walked past without stopping and said:

---

Are you going to answer it?

---

I realised the meaning of the device.

---

I picked up the handset and put it to my ear.

---

On the other end a voice spoke.

---

It spoke my name.
|}

== Message 4: The arrangements have been made. ==
On 11-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again, this time with a 45x15 box of scrolling characters, sections of which formed themselves into words to form the below messages. The final message is left slowly fading in and out of focus. The background has the words "Receda's Revenge" upon it, very faintly - this update coincided with the updating of the [[Receda's Revenge]] site.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

WHAT?

I SAID

THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

I THOUGHT AGAIN OF THE INFINITE LIBRARY, OF THE WORDS ON WORDS ARRANGED ON OTHER WORDS.

OF THE WAY THAT WORDS PILE ON ONE ANOTHER, CREATING AND UNDWINDING MEANING.

OF THE PRECISE PATH LEADING FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE OPENED BY THE MEANINGS WE INFER.

---

"YOUR TICKETS," THE VOICE SAID, "HAVE BEEN BOOKED."

"YOUR ROOM HAS BEEN RESERVED."

"THE CAR WILL PICK YOU UP."

"YOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN ORDERED."

"HAVE A PLEASANT JOURNEY."

"YES," I SAID, "OF COURSE, CERTAINLY."

---

NOTHING CAN DO THIS,
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING CAN DO EVERYTHING,
NOTHING CAN BE EVERYWHERE.

I THOUGHT: I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED.
I THOUGHT: I AM AN INSTRUMENT.

---

"PLEASE WAIT WHERE YOU ARE, THE CAR WILL FOR YOU ARRIVE SHORTLY"

---

I STOOD ON THE CORNER, DIRTY-GREY SNOW
SLOPPING AT MY FEET, OBSERVING THE TIDEMARKS
OF SALT ON THE PAVING STONES.

I WAS COLD, I REALISED, VERY COLD.

I NEEDED A COAT. COULD I PURCHASE ONE?

WITH WHAT?

A THOUGHT OCCURRED.

I HAD BROUGHT ONE OR TWO ITEMS WITH ME -
NOTHING USEFUL, NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

COULD I SELL SOMETHING? FOR MONEY?

---

A CAR PULLED UP AT THE CORNER OF THE
STREET, HONKED ITS HORN ONCE.

THE BLACK WINDOW PEELED DOWN.

INSIDE, THE DRIVER SPOKE MY NAME.
THIS COULD NOT BE NORMAL.
EVEN HERE. NOT USUAL.

I NODDED ASSENT. THE BACK DOOR OF THE CAR
OPENED. I STEPPED INSIDE.

WAITING FOR ME ON THE SEAT WAS A COAT.
IN MY SIZE.

---

FLYING 

FLYING 

LIKE A BIRD 

ON THE WING 

ON THE WING 

AMAZING 

FLYING 
ON 
THE 
WING 
|}

===Extra Text===
The following text is split up and "corrupted" across various places in the animation:

{{quote}}
66% have a margin of error of more than 1000 miles; 14% fail entirely; 12% give a non-Earth location; 7.3% produce internally inconsistent data; 0.7% give a precise location.

However there has been no repetition in the locations thus produced.
|}

== Message 5: To Begin. ==
On 30-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once more. On this occasion, the screen is filled with seemingly random grey letters, which move together and turn white to form words, then separate and fade back to grey. Certain phrases remain on screen, these are marked in bold in the following transcript.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Things are over here, 
Over and ended except that, 
As you can see, 
Not quite over for me. 
Or for you. 

I wanted to do this slowly, 
Quietly, 

But when no 
One else 
Is speaking 
A pin-drop 
Is as 
Loud as cymbals 

When no one else is moving, creeping is running 

I think of books, 
Books within books, 
Words within words. 
A play within a play. 

-----

'''Hamlet, William Shakespeare''' 

-----

The play’s the thing, it seems. 

So again. I have things to tell you. 
Things you’ll need to know 
And I know that you’re running in circles, 
Around and around and around and 
When you’re in a circle 
You need to know 
Where it 
Starts. 

Unlike black, I do not despise the circle. 

-----

'''The wonderful O, James Thurber'''. 

-----

It starts where it ends, and where it 
Starts is by finding the secret location. 

[[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] is one place to begin. 

-----

'''The library of babel, Jorge Luis Borges'''. 

-----

The letters which are arranged and rearranged, 
in mathematical certainty, 
in search of meaning. 
Think of the names of the books: 

The plaster cramp, axaxaxas mlo. 

Of course, the books in that library have no author. 
But authorship is critical. 
Think of Pierre Menard or 
Of Johannes Valentinus Andrea, or 
Of Gunnar Erjfjord. 
Authors creare worlds, 
and worlds seep one to another. 

-----

'''History of the land called Uqbar, Silas Haslam'''. 

-----

Things have been closed here, closed up tightly, with 
No gaps, no room to breathe. We are all imprisoned, 
But our minds are free. '''Papillon, Henri Charriere''' 
And yet. It all begins with the arrangement of things, 
With asking a question and answering it. 

I’ve given you 
all you need to begin. Be simple. 
Start by answering the obvious questions. 

Everything leads on from the answers 
you already have. 

I don’t know how much I’ll be able to help you, 
But I’ll help you where I can. 

-----

'''Oh whistle and I’ll come to you my lad.''' 
'''Montague Rhodes James'''. 
|}

With the message done, the book titles and authors left behind form up into a grid, and a set of numbers appears. Dragging a letter in the message with the mouse reveals it's number.

hamletwilliamshakespearethew 
onderfulojamesthurberthelibr 
aryofbabeljorgeluisborgeshis 
toryofthelandcalleduqbarsila 
shaslampapillonhenricharrier 
eohwhistleandillcometoyoumy 
ladmontaguerhodesjames 

127 77 28 64 160 176 11 30

===Solution===
The mention of a secret location is a reference to {{Card|223|Secret Location}}, or more specifically the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|meta information on that card]]. Using the information given here by Combed Thunderclap, the hidden message on the card has been [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]].

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, the following text was hidden in the animation:
{{quote}}
Recommendations:
1) We are continuing to refine and refocus our systems. We believe we may be getting closer. 2) Imperative that investigations continue in the city. Someone knows
|}

== Message 6: Time Ticks On ==
On 11-NOV-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again. This new animation was much more graphically advanced than the other three, and, rather than simply have text on the screen, the narration was red by two narrators at the same time. The message spoke more of CTs journey on earth with the cube, and contained some cryptic puzzles.

=== Text and Narration ===
At the bottom of the screen:
be patient, this may take a while

In the animation:
the time has come.
click.

{{quote}}
Time ticks on and on and on. The days have bled together and I am a different person now, quite different, to the one I was. It's been almost three years. 1,095 days. 26,297 hours. 1,577,846 minutes. And there are the deaths. Days not lived and hours not perceived. I wish this had been different.
|}

{{quote}}
There was a clock in the hotel lobby. The car dropped me off at the door. I wrapped the cube in the coat because I did not fully understand that no one here would know it, that no one would shout "stop! thief!" 

I spoke my name to the clerk behind the desk whose red nails clicked on the marble surface as the hands of the clock ticked round and round and I thought now. Certainly now I will be discovered. 

The red-nailed woman said: 

"Yes, the suite is booked for you, yes, the charges have been taken care of." She smiled as she said this. 

She said: 

"And your travel documents."
|}

{{quote}}
She handed me an envelope. I tipped the contents into my hand. There were tickets, there was a device the size of a deck of cards with a screen and a keypad, there was a small turquoise book with blank pages. On the front it said: Laissez Passer, Nations Unies. In the back of the book was a picture of me. I recognised the picture. It is a serious picture, I am in a business suit. It was taken in Perplex City. 

In my hotel room, the video-screen welcomed me by name, and the music playing on the sound system was my favourite Earth composer. I took little notice of any of this, lay on the bed and fell into a sleep as deep as the world.
|}

{{quote}}
In my dreams, I wandered the streets of Perplex City. There was meaning in every street, in every turn, in every paving stone. I saw these numbers laid out before me: 

'''(7,8) + (6,6) + (7,8) - (6,6) - (-5,5) - (-5,5) + (7,5) + (6,5) - (6,5) + (7,5) - (6,4) - (6,4) + (8,4) + (8,4) - (8,3) - (-5,-2) - (8,3) + (6,-4) - (-5,-2) + (6,-4) + (7,-4) - (7,-4) + (8,-4) + (-4,-6) + (8,-4) - (6,-5) + (-4,-6) - (8,-5) + (6,-5) - (6,-2) + (8,-5) - (-4,-8) - (-4,-8) + (-2,-7) - (-3,-8) - (-3,-8) + (6,-7) - (6,-2) - (-2,-7) + (6,-7) + (7,-7) + (7,-7) - ''' 

and then I dreamed no more.
|}
When plotted, the sequence creates this [http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/gulrad/ticks.jpg Pattern].

===Solution===
The code at the end was finally decoded by ilikepucks to reveal the proper order of the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|Wave 4 number strings]]. [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17532]

== Message 7: A journey. ==

On December 11, 2006, the page was updated again. In this one, a set of 16 glowing blue keys spin and swirl seemingly at random around the black screen. One of the keys is a hotlink: a small two-toothed key with a perfectly round handle. When this key is clicked, the others fall away, and the message begins. This key begins in the middle of the bottom of the animation when it begins.

=== Text and lines ===

The round-handled key settles in the middle of the screen.

a journey, it transpires.

the whole thing has been about a journey

Four small four-pointed stars form a square around the key in the order upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. The key moves to the lower right corner of the animation:

And the thing itself,

A line is drawn from the upper left star, one unit at a time: west, west, south, south, west.

The key moves to the lower left:

a maker of journeys,

A new line from the upper right star: east, north, north, east, east, east, north, west.

The key moves to the upper left:

a joiner of points.

A third line from the lower right star: east, south, south, south, east, south, west.

The key moves to the upper right:

Travel, solidified.

The last star gets a line: west nine times, southwest

The stars are then labelled in the reverse order, lower left, S; lower right, D; upper right, R; and upper left, L. The animation screen splashes to white in a flurry of percent signs and monarch butterflies.

Motion, held fast.

A large, central, rectangular area of this last screen seems to be a link or hot spot, but it does nothing obvious when clicked on.

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, an extra key appeared at the start of the animation. This key contains the following text:

{{quote}}
12012700533
To all operatives

Project Visor recommendation 2. We believe we are close to a breakthrough
Continue work on Visor. We shall keep you appraised
|}

== Message 8: Flying ==
Another update occured again, on the 3rd of January. This time it is split in three;
* The first section looks like rotation on a combination lock (no punctuation or capitals), with a percent sign rearranging itself to the letters "Mod", four dots and a Clavus key;
* the second has letters and puntuation marks in groups of three in a spiral shape;
* The third has words on a clock-face.
* The conclusion shows the last 3 words, alone in bolder, stark contrast.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
and flying 
it was not 
as i expected 
i thought there 
would be wind 
a sense of motion 
exhilaration 
it was a box with 
blinking lights 
and plastic sealed food 
this is the moral 
i suppose 
if you travel 
fast enough 
it feels the same 
as standing still 
but nonetheless 
there were fluffy 
clouds like 
whipped dessert 
outside the 
window 
i wondered what 
it would be like 
to touch them 
-----
i had put the cube in the bag before my journey. 
a bag of the correct size was waiting for me in the hotel room, of course.. 
at the airport all bags had to be passed through a machine to examine the contents. 
i felt suddenly afraid, with that same fear. 
someone will see it, someone will know, someone will say 'the cube! stop thief!' 
i placed the bag on to the conveyor belt. 
there was no shout, no attack. 
i glimpsed the screen showing an image of my bag. 
it showed an assortment of objects within, just like everyone else's. 
-----
in a distant place i was met by another car 
the driver holding a board with my name written on it 
on the back seat there was an envelope with my name on
-----
     and 
    a 
   shovel.
|}

==Index File==
===Extra Text===

Inserted 2007-01-12:
{{quote}}
05012072313

With the immediate effect, operatives are to cease utilising pre communications methods. security has been breached. This chanel is to be reserved for essential communication only. Message ends.
|}

Library of Babel

2007-01-12T18:37:02Z

Scribe: /* Message 5: To Begin. */ + new text

==Discovery==
One of the [[Leaked E-mails#Internal_Security|Leaked E-mails]] hinted at a "library" subdirectory:

{{quote}}
From: Garnet Reed 
To: Henrik Tanner 
Subject: Internal Security 
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm

Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the
main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't
get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.
|}

== Message 1: Waking ==
This led to a hidden page:

http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/

The page has an animated Flash file with an id of "Thunderclap". ("A Combed Thunderclap" is a reference to the [[Jorge Luis Borges]] story, "Library of Babel". For more information, see "[[Puzzle Card Symbols]]".)

An eye opens, and text slowly appears. A transcript follows. The strikethroughs indicate words that are erased in the animation.

===Text===
{{quote}}
Waking. It was like waking into a new world
from a dream of all the old.
Or. No. Like opening my eyes
although I knew they were already open.

For a moment I thought I could see…
everything.

---

This is <s>not</s> important: I did not kill anyone.
I have not killed anyone.
Unless <s>by my silence</s> by remaining silent too long.
But I can’t.
I can’t.

---

I must continue in silence
because what would I say,
how would I convince anyone of what I tell you now?

That I did not kill anyone.

---

But someone did.

---

There are so many possibilities, numberless scenarios
and how do I know? How can I know which one is the
truth? Like the books in the Library of Babel, each
permutation may be the correct one, but is infinitely
more likely to be deceptive. A phantom. A dream.

---

I thought it was a dream. Or a beautiful simulation of a place I have
seen so many times before in photographs or video. I knew it at
once: the yellow cars driven along the streets, the steam rising up
from the sidewalk gratings. I thought: how marvellous. How real.
I stumbled and fell. I grazed my hand and the blood was real and
the pain was real and I began to understand.

---

I didn’t kill anyone. But someone did. And they’ll be looking for me.
|}

===Image Analysis===
The two paragraphs before the last have some letters that display before the others. This may be simply a visual effect or it may be a clue.

[[:Image:Paragraph1.PNG|Image of first appearing paragraph]]

[[:Image:Paragraph2.PNG|Image of second appearing paragraph]]

There are also strange images above the eye, at first they were thought to be kanji. Later arkai discovered that they are just letters turned sideways. These letters seem to spell "Waking" (just like the first word of the animation).

[[:Image:Weirdeye.jpg|Image of the eye, negatived.]]

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, various pieces of what appear to be 3P messages started cropping up in some of the LoB animations. In Waking, we have:

{{quote}}
08012070645 -
To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical diffculties.
|}

and:

{{quote}}
Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:
|}

==Message 2: Realise==
On 01-SEP-06, the babel page was updated to show a series of book-ish images, in various forms of hiding. Clikcing the opened book image below the message section takes us to the old message section.

Firstly, the page showed a slew of leaves. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-1.JPG]]

Once cleared, text is plainly visible. There does not appear to be anything else of note at this point. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-2.JPG]]

Then comes the interesting part. After a certain amount of time (about a minute?) the leaves blow away, and the page turns blank. Moving the mouse over the page reveals a new much more hidden message. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-3.JPG]]

Finally, clicking in the upper left corner of the page reveals yet another message. Sometimes, this one is initially slightly obscured by leaves, but is plainly visible. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-4.JPG]]

===Text===
{{quote}}
I realise I should tell you what happened. So that you'll understand. Because I'm going to need your help. I only hope that you find this first. I know that there are others looking, that they may find what I have hidden. So, help?
|}

{{quote}}
This is how it was, then. I stumbled onto it. I never intended to steal anything. In fact, it was more that it stole me. I touched it and we were gone. I didn't know that could happen. I didn't know anything. But I'm starting from the wrong place again. You'll have to excuse me. It's been a long time and I haven't known who I could tell, or if I could tell anyone.
|}

{{quote}}
Begin at the beginning, then. I am a person, a real
person, a single individual in Perplex City. I buried the
Cube on Earth. And I will try to tell you how, but the hows
are less apparent than the whys, and even they
are obscure. Remember this: don't look for me, I know
you're already trying. Because those other people?
They're looking for me too. And if you find me, I don't
know who will travel with you.

Fellow-travellers can be dangerous: I should know.
|}

== Message 3: Dissolution. Dissipating. Everything. ==
On 18-SEP-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once again, this time with a much more exciting, dramatic, and artistic animation.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Sometimes I asked myself if I planned it all. Of course I planned it 

I planned what had to be done, I planned how to do it. 

But I didn’t plan the end, only the beginning. The beginning is easy to explain, but dangerous. The end is harder, but safer. 

I’ll start with safe. 
|}

{{quote}}
There was no flash or bang or choir of angels.

---

There was a sense of dissolution, of dissipating, a sense of everything.

---

And then there was hard stone under my feet and steam and yellow cars and an intense cold. And a sound of ringing in my ears.

---

I stood up.

---

Blood on my hand, but that was not important.

---

People walking, uninterested, barely looked in my direction. I thought: people. Just like us. No different at all, after everything that’s been said.

---

There was ringing again.

---

I looked around. There was me, and the Cube, and the planet Earth. So far away from home it can’t be counted. And where should I go, and what should I do? Shelter first. There were buildings all around. I knew enough, I’d done enough research. And you’re not so different. Somewhere there would be a hotel or a library, somewhere warm I could sit and think. 

I began to walk. There was the sound of ringing again.

|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
I looked around. A small cubicle, a device with a keypad and handle was ringing. Something my research had not prepared me for?

I walked past it.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
After a minute or two, another such device, ringing.

I walked on.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
At the third ringing cubicle I wondered if I should do something. Was the ringing a warning? An elderly woman, smothered in a thick overcoat walked past without stopping and said:

---

Are you going to answer it?

---

I realised the meaning of the device.

---

I picked up the handset and put it to my ear.

---

On the other end a voice spoke.

---

It spoke my name.
|}

== Message 4: The arrangements have been made. ==
On 11-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again, this time with a 45x15 box of scrolling characters, sections of which formed themselves into words to form the below messages. The final message is left slowly fading in and out of focus. The background has the words "Receda's Revenge" upon it, very faintly - this update coincided with the updating of the [[Receda's Revenge]] site.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

WHAT?

I SAID

THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

I THOUGHT AGAIN OF THE INFINITE LIBRARY, OF THE WORDS ON WORDS ARRANGED ON OTHER WORDS.

OF THE WAY THAT WORDS PILE ON ONE ANOTHER, CREATING AND UNDWINDING MEANING.

OF THE PRECISE PATH LEADING FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE OPENED BY THE MEANINGS WE INFER.

---

"YOUR TICKETS," THE VOICE SAID, "HAVE BEEN BOOKED."

"YOUR ROOM HAS BEEN RESERVED."

"THE CAR WILL PICK YOU UP."

"YOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN ORDERED."

"HAVE A PLEASANT JOURNEY."

"YES," I SAID, "OF COURSE, CERTAINLY."

---

NOTHING CAN DO THIS,
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING CAN DO EVERYTHING,
NOTHING CAN BE EVERYWHERE.

I THOUGHT: I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED.
I THOUGHT: I AM AN INSTRUMENT.

---

"PLEASE WAIT WHERE YOU ARE, THE CAR WILL FOR YOU ARRIVE SHORTLY"

---

I STOOD ON THE CORNER, DIRTY-GREY SNOW
SLOPPING AT MY FEET, OBSERVING THE TIDEMARKS
OF SALT ON THE PAVING STONES.

I WAS COLD, I REALISED, VERY COLD.

I NEEDED A COAT. COULD I PURCHASE ONE?

WITH WHAT?

A THOUGHT OCCURRED.

I HAD BROUGHT ONE OR TWO ITEMS WITH ME -
NOTHING USEFUL, NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

COULD I SELL SOMETHING? FOR MONEY?

---

A CAR PULLED UP AT THE CORNER OF THE
STREET, HONKED ITS HORN ONCE.

THE BLACK WINDOW PEELED DOWN.

INSIDE, THE DRIVER SPOKE MY NAME.
THIS COULD NOT BE NORMAL.
EVEN HERE. NOT USUAL.

I NODDED ASSENT. THE BACK DOOR OF THE CAR
OPENED. I STEPPED INSIDE.

WAITING FOR ME ON THE SEAT WAS A COAT.
IN MY SIZE.

---

FLYING 

FLYING 

LIKE A BIRD 

ON THE WING 

ON THE WING 

AMAZING 

FLYING 
ON 
THE 
WING 
|}

===Extra Text===
The following text is split up and "corrupted" across various places in the animation:

{{quote}}
66% have a margin of error of more than 1000 miles; 14% fail entirely; 12% give a non-Earth location; 7.3% produce internally inconsistent data; 0.7% give a precise location.

However there has been no repetition in the locations thus produced.
|}

== Message 5: To Begin. ==
On 30-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once more. On this occasion, the screen is filled with seemingly random grey letters, which move together and turn white to form words, then separate and fade back to grey. Certain phrases remain on screen, these are marked in bold in the following transcript.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Things are over here, 
Over and ended except that, 
As you can see, 
Not quite over for me. 
Or for you. 

I wanted to do this slowly, 
Quietly, 

But when no 
One else 
Is speaking 
A pin-drop 
Is as 
Loud as cymbals 

When no one else is moving, creeping is running 

I think of books, 
Books within books, 
Words within words. 
A play within a play. 

-----

'''Hamlet, William Shakespeare''' 

-----

The play’s the thing, it seems. 

So again. I have things to tell you. 
Things you’ll need to know 
And I know that you’re running in circles, 
Around and around and around and 
When you’re in a circle 
You need to know 
Where it 
Starts. 

Unlike black, I do not despise the circle. 

-----

'''The wonderful O, James Thurber'''. 

-----

It starts where it ends, and where it 
Starts is by finding the secret location. 

[[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] is one place to begin. 

-----

'''The library of babel, Jorge Luis Borges'''. 

-----

The letters which are arranged and rearranged, 
in mathematical certainty, 
in search of meaning. 
Think of the names of the books: 

The plaster cramp, axaxaxas mlo. 

Of course, the books in that library have no author. 
But authorship is critical. 
Think of Pierre Menard or 
Of Johannes Valentinus Andrea, or 
Of Gunnar Erjfjord. 
Authors creare worlds, 
and worlds seep one to another. 

-----

'''History of the land called Uqbar, Silas Haslam'''. 

-----

Things have been closed here, closed up tightly, with 
No gaps, no room to breathe. We are all imprisoned, 
But our minds are free. '''Papillon, Henri Charriere''' 
And yet. It all begins with the arrangement of things, 
With asking a question and answering it. 

I’ve given you 
all you need to begin. Be simple. 
Start by answering the obvious questions. 

Everything leads on from the answers 
you already have. 

I don’t know how much I’ll be able to help you, 
But I’ll help you where I can. 

-----

'''Oh whistle and I’ll come to you my lad.''' 
'''Montague Rhodes James'''. 
|}

With the message done, the book titles and authors left behind form up into a grid, and a set of numbers appears. Dragging a letter in the message with the mouse reveals it's number.

hamletwilliamshakespearethew 
onderfulojamesthurberthelibr 
aryofbabeljorgeluisborgeshis 
toryofthelandcalleduqbarsila 
shaslampapillonhenricharrier 
eohwhistleandillcometoyoumy 
ladmontaguerhodesjames 

127 77 28 64 160 176 11 30

===Solution===
The mention of a secret location is a reference to {{Card|223|Secret Location}}, or more specifically the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|meta information on that card]]. Using the information given here by Combed Thunderclap, the hidden message on the card has been [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]].

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, the following text was hidden in the animation:
{{quote}}
Recommendations:
1) We are continuing to refine and refocus our systems. We believe we may be getting closer. 2) Imperative that investigations continue in the city. Someone knows
|}

== Message 6: Time Ticks On ==
On 11-NOV-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again. This new animation was much more graphically advanced than the other three, and, rather than simply have text on the screen, the narration was red by two narrators at the same time. The message spoke more of CTs journey on earth with the cube, and contained some cryptic puzzles.

=== Text and Narration ===
At the bottom of the screen:
be patient, this may take a while

In the animation:
the time has come.
click.

{{quote}}
Time ticks on and on and on. The days have bled together and I am a different person now, quite different, to the one I was. It's been almost three years. 1,095 days. 26,297 hours. 1,577,846 minutes. And there are the deaths. Days not lived and hours not perceived. I wish this had been different.
|}

{{quote}}
There was a clock in the hotel lobby. The car dropped me off at the door. I wrapped the cube in the coat because I did not fully understand that no one here would know it, that no one would shout "stop! thief!" 

I spoke my name to the clerk behind the desk whose red nails clicked on the marble surface as the hands of the clock ticked round and round and I thought now. Certainly now I will be discovered. 

The red-nailed woman said: 

"Yes, the suite is booked for you, yes, the charges have been taken care of." She smiled as she said this. 

She said: 

"And your travel documents."
|}

{{quote}}
She handed me an envelope. I tipped the contents into my hand. There were tickets, there was a device the size of a deck of cards with a screen and a keypad, there was a small turquoise book with blank pages. On the front it said: Laissez Passer, Nations Unies. In the back of the book was a picture of me. I recognised the picture. It is a serious picture, I am in a business suit. It was taken in Perplex City. 

In my hotel room, the video-screen welcomed me by name, and the music playing on the sound system was my favourite Earth composer. I took little notice of any of this, lay on the bed and fell into a sleep as deep as the world.
|}

{{quote}}
In my dreams, I wandered the streets of Perplex City. There was meaning in every street, in every turn, in every paving stone. I saw these numbers laid out before me: 

'''(7,8) + (6,6) + (7,8) - (6,6) - (-5,5) - (-5,5) + (7,5) + (6,5) - (6,5) + (7,5) - (6,4) - (6,4) + (8,4) + (8,4) - (8,3) - (-5,-2) - (8,3) + (6,-4) - (-5,-2) + (6,-4) + (7,-4) - (7,-4) + (8,-4) + (-4,-6) + (8,-4) - (6,-5) + (-4,-6) - (8,-5) + (6,-5) - (6,-2) + (8,-5) - (-4,-8) - (-4,-8) + (-2,-7) - (-3,-8) - (-3,-8) + (6,-7) - (6,-2) - (-2,-7) + (6,-7) + (7,-7) + (7,-7) - ''' 

and then I dreamed no more.
|}
When plotted, the sequence creates this [http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/gulrad/ticks.jpg Pattern].

===Solution===
The code at the end was finally decoded by ilikepucks to reveal the proper order of the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|Wave 4 number strings]]. [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17532]

== Message 7: A journey. ==

On December 11, 2006, the page was updated again. In this one, a set of 16 glowing blue keys spin and swirl seemingly at random around the black screen. One of the keys is a hotlink: a small two-toothed key with a perfectly round handle. When this key is clicked, the others fall away, and the message begins. This key begins in the middle of the bottom of the animation when it begins.

=== Text and lines ===

The round-handled key settles in the middle of the screen.

a journey, it transpires.

the whole thing has been about a journey

Four small four-pointed stars form a square around the key in the order upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. The key moves to the lower right corner of the animation:

And the thing itself,

A line is drawn from the upper left star, one unit at a time: west, west, south, south, west.

The key moves to the lower left:

a maker of journeys,

A new line from the upper right star: east, north, north, east, east, east, north, west.

The key moves to the upper left:

a joiner of points.

A third line from the lower right star: east, south, south, south, east, south, west.

The key moves to the upper right:

Travel, solidified.

The last star gets a line: west nine times, southwest

The stars are then labelled in the reverse order, lower left, S; lower right, D; upper right, R; and upper left, L. The animation screen splashes to white in a flurry of percent signs and monarch butterflies.

Motion, held fast.

A large, central, rectangular area of this last screen seems to be a link or hot spot, but it does nothing obvious when clicked on.

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, an extra key appeared at the start of the animation. This key contains the following text:

{{quote}}
12012700533
To all operatives

Project Visor recommendation 2. We believe we are close to a breakthrough
Continue work on Visor. We shall keep you appraised
|}

== Message 8: Flying ==
Another update occured again, on the 3rd of January. This time it is split in three;
* The first section looks like rotation on a combination lock (no punctuation or capitals), with a percent sign rearranging itself to the letters "Mod", four dots and a Clavus key;
* the second has letters and puntuation marks in groups of three in a spiral shape;
* The third has words on a clock-face.
* The conclusion shows the last 3 words, alone in bolder, stark contrast.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
and flying 
it was not 
as i expected 
i thought there 
would be wind 
a sense of motion 
exhilaration 
it was a box with 
blinking lights 
and plastic sealed food 
this is the moral 
i suppose 
if you travel 
fast enough 
it feels the same 
as standing still 
but nonetheless 
there were fluffy 
clouds like 
whipped dessert 
outside the 
window 
i wondered what 
it would be like 
to touch them 
-----
i had put the cube in the bag before my journey. 
a bag of the correct size was waiting for me in the hotel room, of course.. 
at the airport all bags had to be passed through a machine to examine the contents. 
i felt suddenly afraid, with that same fear. 
someone will see it, someone will know, someone will say 'the cube! stop thief!' 
i placed the bag on to the conveyor belt. 
there was no shout, no attack. 
i glimpsed the screen showing an image of my bag. 
it showed an assortment of objects within, just like everyone else's. 
-----
in a distant place i was met by another car 
the driver holding a board with my name written on it 
on the back seat there was an envelope with my name on
-----
     and 
    a 
   shovel.
|}

==Index File==
===Extra Text===

Inserted 2007-01-12:
{{quote}}
05012072313

With the immediate effect, operatives are to cease utilising pre communications methods. security has been breached. This chanel is to be reserved for essential communication only. Message ends.
|}

Library of Babel

2007-01-12T18:33:50Z

Scribe: /* Message 7: A journey. */ + new extra text in key

==Discovery==
One of the [[Leaked E-mails#Internal_Security|Leaked E-mails]] hinted at a "library" subdirectory:

{{quote}}
From: Garnet Reed 
To: Henrik Tanner 
Subject: Internal Security 
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm

Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the
main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't
get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.
|}

== Message 1: Waking ==
This led to a hidden page:

http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/

The page has an animated Flash file with an id of "Thunderclap". ("A Combed Thunderclap" is a reference to the [[Jorge Luis Borges]] story, "Library of Babel". For more information, see "[[Puzzle Card Symbols]]".)

An eye opens, and text slowly appears. A transcript follows. The strikethroughs indicate words that are erased in the animation.

===Text===
{{quote}}
Waking. It was like waking into a new world
from a dream of all the old.
Or. No. Like opening my eyes
although I knew they were already open.

For a moment I thought I could see…
everything.

---

This is <s>not</s> important: I did not kill anyone.
I have not killed anyone.
Unless <s>by my silence</s> by remaining silent too long.
But I can’t.
I can’t.

---

I must continue in silence
because what would I say,
how would I convince anyone of what I tell you now?

That I did not kill anyone.

---

But someone did.

---

There are so many possibilities, numberless scenarios
and how do I know? How can I know which one is the
truth? Like the books in the Library of Babel, each
permutation may be the correct one, but is infinitely
more likely to be deceptive. A phantom. A dream.

---

I thought it was a dream. Or a beautiful simulation of a place I have
seen so many times before in photographs or video. I knew it at
once: the yellow cars driven along the streets, the steam rising up
from the sidewalk gratings. I thought: how marvellous. How real.
I stumbled and fell. I grazed my hand and the blood was real and
the pain was real and I began to understand.

---

I didn’t kill anyone. But someone did. And they’ll be looking for me.
|}

===Image Analysis===
The two paragraphs before the last have some letters that display before the others. This may be simply a visual effect or it may be a clue.

[[:Image:Paragraph1.PNG|Image of first appearing paragraph]]

[[:Image:Paragraph2.PNG|Image of second appearing paragraph]]

There are also strange images above the eye, at first they were thought to be kanji. Later arkai discovered that they are just letters turned sideways. These letters seem to spell "Waking" (just like the first word of the animation).

[[:Image:Weirdeye.jpg|Image of the eye, negatived.]]

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, various pieces of what appear to be 3P messages started cropping up in some of the LoB animations. In Waking, we have:

{{quote}}
08012070645 -
To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical diffculties.
|}

and:

{{quote}}
Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:
|}

==Message 2: Realise==
On 01-SEP-06, the babel page was updated to show a series of book-ish images, in various forms of hiding. Clikcing the opened book image below the message section takes us to the old message section.

Firstly, the page showed a slew of leaves. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-1.JPG]]

Once cleared, text is plainly visible. There does not appear to be anything else of note at this point. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-2.JPG]]

Then comes the interesting part. After a certain amount of time (about a minute?) the leaves blow away, and the page turns blank. Moving the mouse over the page reveals a new much more hidden message. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-3.JPG]]

Finally, clicking in the upper left corner of the page reveals yet another message. Sometimes, this one is initially slightly obscured by leaves, but is plainly visible. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-4.JPG]]

===Text===
{{quote}}
I realise I should tell you what happened. So that you'll understand. Because I'm going to need your help. I only hope that you find this first. I know that there are others looking, that they may find what I have hidden. So, help?
|}

{{quote}}
This is how it was, then. I stumbled onto it. I never intended to steal anything. In fact, it was more that it stole me. I touched it and we were gone. I didn't know that could happen. I didn't know anything. But I'm starting from the wrong place again. You'll have to excuse me. It's been a long time and I haven't known who I could tell, or if I could tell anyone.
|}

{{quote}}
Begin at the beginning, then. I am a person, a real
person, a single individual in Perplex City. I buried the
Cube on Earth. And I will try to tell you how, but the hows
are less apparent than the whys, and even they
are obscure. Remember this: don't look for me, I know
you're already trying. Because those other people?
They're looking for me too. And if you find me, I don't
know who will travel with you.

Fellow-travellers can be dangerous: I should know.
|}

== Message 3: Dissolution. Dissipating. Everything. ==
On 18-SEP-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once again, this time with a much more exciting, dramatic, and artistic animation.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Sometimes I asked myself if I planned it all. Of course I planned it 

I planned what had to be done, I planned how to do it. 

But I didn’t plan the end, only the beginning. The beginning is easy to explain, but dangerous. The end is harder, but safer. 

I’ll start with safe. 
|}

{{quote}}
There was no flash or bang or choir of angels.

---

There was a sense of dissolution, of dissipating, a sense of everything.

---

And then there was hard stone under my feet and steam and yellow cars and an intense cold. And a sound of ringing in my ears.

---

I stood up.

---

Blood on my hand, but that was not important.

---

People walking, uninterested, barely looked in my direction. I thought: people. Just like us. No different at all, after everything that’s been said.

---

There was ringing again.

---

I looked around. There was me, and the Cube, and the planet Earth. So far away from home it can’t be counted. And where should I go, and what should I do? Shelter first. There were buildings all around. I knew enough, I’d done enough research. And you’re not so different. Somewhere there would be a hotel or a library, somewhere warm I could sit and think. 

I began to walk. There was the sound of ringing again.

|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
I looked around. A small cubicle, a device with a keypad and handle was ringing. Something my research had not prepared me for?

I walked past it.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
After a minute or two, another such device, ringing.

I walked on.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
At the third ringing cubicle I wondered if I should do something. Was the ringing a warning? An elderly woman, smothered in a thick overcoat walked past without stopping and said:

---

Are you going to answer it?

---

I realised the meaning of the device.

---

I picked up the handset and put it to my ear.

---

On the other end a voice spoke.

---

It spoke my name.
|}

== Message 4: The arrangements have been made. ==
On 11-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again, this time with a 45x15 box of scrolling characters, sections of which formed themselves into words to form the below messages. The final message is left slowly fading in and out of focus. The background has the words "Receda's Revenge" upon it, very faintly - this update coincided with the updating of the [[Receda's Revenge]] site.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

WHAT?

I SAID

THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

I THOUGHT AGAIN OF THE INFINITE LIBRARY, OF THE WORDS ON WORDS ARRANGED ON OTHER WORDS.

OF THE WAY THAT WORDS PILE ON ONE ANOTHER, CREATING AND UNDWINDING MEANING.

OF THE PRECISE PATH LEADING FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE OPENED BY THE MEANINGS WE INFER.

---

"YOUR TICKETS," THE VOICE SAID, "HAVE BEEN BOOKED."

"YOUR ROOM HAS BEEN RESERVED."

"THE CAR WILL PICK YOU UP."

"YOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN ORDERED."

"HAVE A PLEASANT JOURNEY."

"YES," I SAID, "OF COURSE, CERTAINLY."

---

NOTHING CAN DO THIS,
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING CAN DO EVERYTHING,
NOTHING CAN BE EVERYWHERE.

I THOUGHT: I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED.
I THOUGHT: I AM AN INSTRUMENT.

---

"PLEASE WAIT WHERE YOU ARE, THE CAR WILL FOR YOU ARRIVE SHORTLY"

---

I STOOD ON THE CORNER, DIRTY-GREY SNOW
SLOPPING AT MY FEET, OBSERVING THE TIDEMARKS
OF SALT ON THE PAVING STONES.

I WAS COLD, I REALISED, VERY COLD.

I NEEDED A COAT. COULD I PURCHASE ONE?

WITH WHAT?

A THOUGHT OCCURRED.

I HAD BROUGHT ONE OR TWO ITEMS WITH ME -
NOTHING USEFUL, NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

COULD I SELL SOMETHING? FOR MONEY?

---

A CAR PULLED UP AT THE CORNER OF THE
STREET, HONKED ITS HORN ONCE.

THE BLACK WINDOW PEELED DOWN.

INSIDE, THE DRIVER SPOKE MY NAME.
THIS COULD NOT BE NORMAL.
EVEN HERE. NOT USUAL.

I NODDED ASSENT. THE BACK DOOR OF THE CAR
OPENED. I STEPPED INSIDE.

WAITING FOR ME ON THE SEAT WAS A COAT.
IN MY SIZE.

---

FLYING 

FLYING 

LIKE A BIRD 

ON THE WING 

ON THE WING 

AMAZING 

FLYING 
ON 
THE 
WING 
|}

===Extra Text===
The following text is split up and "corrupted" across various places in the animation:

{{quote}}
66% have a margin of error of more than 1000 miles; 14% fail entirely; 12% give a non-Earth location; 7.3% produce internally inconsistent data; 0.7% give a precise location.

However there has been no repetition in the locations thus produced.
|}

== Message 5: To Begin. ==
On 30-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once more. On this occasion, the screen is filled with seemingly random grey letters, which move together and turn white to form words, then separate and fade back to grey. Certain phrases remain on screen, these are marked in bold in the following transcript.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Things are over here, 
Over and ended except that, 
As you can see, 
Not quite over for me. 
Or for you. 

I wanted to do this slowly, 
Quietly, 

But when no 
One else 
Is speaking 
A pin-drop 
Is as 
Loud as cymbals 

When no one else is moving, creeping is running 

I think of books, 
Books within books, 
Words within words. 
A play within a play. 

-----

'''Hamlet, William Shakespeare''' 

-----

The play’s the thing, it seems. 

So again. I have things to tell you. 
Things you’ll need to know 
And I know that you’re running in circles, 
Around and around and around and 
When you’re in a circle 
You need to know 
Where it 
Starts. 

Unlike black, I do not despise the circle. 

-----

'''The wonderful O, James Thurber'''. 

-----

It starts where it ends, and where it 
Starts is by finding the secret location. 

[[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] is one place to begin. 

-----

'''The library of babel, Jorge Luis Borges'''. 

-----

The letters which are arranged and rearranged, 
in mathematical certainty, 
in search of meaning. 
Think of the names of the books: 

The plaster cramp, axaxaxas mlo. 

Of course, the books in that library have no author. 
But authorship is critical. 
Think of Pierre Menard or 
Of Johannes Valentinus Andrea, or 
Of Gunnar Erjfjord. 
Authors creare worlds, 
and worlds seep one to another. 

-----

'''History of the land called Uqbar, Silas Haslam'''. 

-----

Things have been closed here, closed up tightly, with 
No gaps, no room to breathe. We are all imprisoned, 
But our minds are free. '''Papillon, Henri Charriere''' 
And yet. It all begins with the arrangement of things, 
With asking a question and answering it. 

I’ve given you 
all you need to begin. Be simple. 
Start by answering the obvious questions. 

Everything leads on from the answers 
you already have. 

I don’t know how much I’ll be able to help you, 
But I’ll help you where I can. 

-----

'''Oh whistle and I’ll come to you my lad.''' 
'''Montague Rhodes James'''. 
|}

With the message done, the book titles and authors left behind form up into a grid, and a set of numbers appears. Dragging a letter in the message with the mouse reveals it's number.

hamletwilliamshakespearethew 
onderfulojamesthurberthelibr 
aryofbabeljorgeluisborgeshis 
toryofthelandcalleduqbarsila 
shaslampapillonhenricharrier 
eohwhistleandillcometoyoumy 
ladmontaguerhodesjames 

127 77 28 64 160 176 11 30

===Solution===
The mention of a secret location is a reference to {{Card|223|Secret Location}}, or more specifically the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|meta information on that card]]. Using the information given here by Combed Thunderclap, the hidden message on the card has been [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]].

== Message 6: Time Ticks On ==
On 11-NOV-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again. This new animation was much more graphically advanced than the other three, and, rather than simply have text on the screen, the narration was red by two narrators at the same time. The message spoke more of CTs journey on earth with the cube, and contained some cryptic puzzles.

=== Text and Narration ===
At the bottom of the screen:
be patient, this may take a while

In the animation:
the time has come.
click.

{{quote}}
Time ticks on and on and on. The days have bled together and I am a different person now, quite different, to the one I was. It's been almost three years. 1,095 days. 26,297 hours. 1,577,846 minutes. And there are the deaths. Days not lived and hours not perceived. I wish this had been different.
|}

{{quote}}
There was a clock in the hotel lobby. The car dropped me off at the door. I wrapped the cube in the coat because I did not fully understand that no one here would know it, that no one would shout "stop! thief!" 

I spoke my name to the clerk behind the desk whose red nails clicked on the marble surface as the hands of the clock ticked round and round and I thought now. Certainly now I will be discovered. 

The red-nailed woman said: 

"Yes, the suite is booked for you, yes, the charges have been taken care of." She smiled as she said this. 

She said: 

"And your travel documents."
|}

{{quote}}
She handed me an envelope. I tipped the contents into my hand. There were tickets, there was a device the size of a deck of cards with a screen and a keypad, there was a small turquoise book with blank pages. On the front it said: Laissez Passer, Nations Unies. In the back of the book was a picture of me. I recognised the picture. It is a serious picture, I am in a business suit. It was taken in Perplex City. 

In my hotel room, the video-screen welcomed me by name, and the music playing on the sound system was my favourite Earth composer. I took little notice of any of this, lay on the bed and fell into a sleep as deep as the world.
|}

{{quote}}
In my dreams, I wandered the streets of Perplex City. There was meaning in every street, in every turn, in every paving stone. I saw these numbers laid out before me: 

'''(7,8) + (6,6) + (7,8) - (6,6) - (-5,5) - (-5,5) + (7,5) + (6,5) - (6,5) + (7,5) - (6,4) - (6,4) + (8,4) + (8,4) - (8,3) - (-5,-2) - (8,3) + (6,-4) - (-5,-2) + (6,-4) + (7,-4) - (7,-4) + (8,-4) + (-4,-6) + (8,-4) - (6,-5) + (-4,-6) - (8,-5) + (6,-5) - (6,-2) + (8,-5) - (-4,-8) - (-4,-8) + (-2,-7) - (-3,-8) - (-3,-8) + (6,-7) - (6,-2) - (-2,-7) + (6,-7) + (7,-7) + (7,-7) - ''' 

and then I dreamed no more.
|}
When plotted, the sequence creates this [http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/gulrad/ticks.jpg Pattern].

===Solution===
The code at the end was finally decoded by ilikepucks to reveal the proper order of the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|Wave 4 number strings]]. [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17532]

== Message 7: A journey. ==

On December 11, 2006, the page was updated again. In this one, a set of 16 glowing blue keys spin and swirl seemingly at random around the black screen. One of the keys is a hotlink: a small two-toothed key with a perfectly round handle. When this key is clicked, the others fall away, and the message begins. This key begins in the middle of the bottom of the animation when it begins.

=== Text and lines ===

The round-handled key settles in the middle of the screen.

a journey, it transpires.

the whole thing has been about a journey

Four small four-pointed stars form a square around the key in the order upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. The key moves to the lower right corner of the animation:

And the thing itself,

A line is drawn from the upper left star, one unit at a time: west, west, south, south, west.

The key moves to the lower left:

a maker of journeys,

A new line from the upper right star: east, north, north, east, east, east, north, west.

The key moves to the upper left:

a joiner of points.

A third line from the lower right star: east, south, south, south, east, south, west.

The key moves to the upper right:

Travel, solidified.

The last star gets a line: west nine times, southwest

The stars are then labelled in the reverse order, lower left, S; lower right, D; upper right, R; and upper left, L. The animation screen splashes to white in a flurry of percent signs and monarch butterflies.

Motion, held fast.

A large, central, rectangular area of this last screen seems to be a link or hot spot, but it does nothing obvious when clicked on.

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, an extra key appeared at the start of the animation. This key contains the following text:

{{quote}}
12012700533
To all operatives

Project Visor recommendation 2. We believe we are close to a breakthrough
Continue work on Visor. We shall keep you appraised
|}

== Message 8: Flying ==
Another update occured again, on the 3rd of January. This time it is split in three;
* The first section looks like rotation on a combination lock (no punctuation or capitals), with a percent sign rearranging itself to the letters "Mod", four dots and a Clavus key;
* the second has letters and puntuation marks in groups of three in a spiral shape;
* The third has words on a clock-face.
* The conclusion shows the last 3 words, alone in bolder, stark contrast.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
and flying 
it was not 
as i expected 
i thought there 
would be wind 
a sense of motion 
exhilaration 
it was a box with 
blinking lights 
and plastic sealed food 
this is the moral 
i suppose 
if you travel 
fast enough 
it feels the same 
as standing still 
but nonetheless 
there were fluffy 
clouds like 
whipped dessert 
outside the 
window 
i wondered what 
it would be like 
to touch them 
-----
i had put the cube in the bag before my journey. 
a bag of the correct size was waiting for me in the hotel room, of course.. 
at the airport all bags had to be passed through a machine to examine the contents. 
i felt suddenly afraid, with that same fear. 
someone will see it, someone will know, someone will say 'the cube! stop thief!' 
i placed the bag on to the conveyor belt. 
there was no shout, no attack. 
i glimpsed the screen showing an image of my bag. 
it showed an assortment of objects within, just like everyone else's. 
-----
in a distant place i was met by another car 
the driver holding a board with my name written on it 
on the back seat there was an envelope with my name on
-----
     and 
    a 
   shovel.
|}

==Index File==
===Extra Text===

Inserted 2007-01-12:
{{quote}}
05012072313

With the immediate effect, operatives are to cease utilising pre communications methods. security has been breached. This chanel is to be reserved for essential communication only. Message ends.
|}

Library of Babel

2007-01-12T18:30:56Z

Scribe: /* Message 4: The arrangements have been made. */ + new text

==Discovery==
One of the [[Leaked E-mails#Internal_Security|Leaked E-mails]] hinted at a "library" subdirectory:

{{quote}}
From: Garnet Reed 
To: Henrik Tanner 
Subject: Internal Security 
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm

Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the
main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't
get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.
|}

== Message 1: Waking ==
This led to a hidden page:

http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/

The page has an animated Flash file with an id of "Thunderclap". ("A Combed Thunderclap" is a reference to the [[Jorge Luis Borges]] story, "Library of Babel". For more information, see "[[Puzzle Card Symbols]]".)

An eye opens, and text slowly appears. A transcript follows. The strikethroughs indicate words that are erased in the animation.

===Text===
{{quote}}
Waking. It was like waking into a new world
from a dream of all the old.
Or. No. Like opening my eyes
although I knew they were already open.

For a moment I thought I could see…
everything.

---

This is <s>not</s> important: I did not kill anyone.
I have not killed anyone.
Unless <s>by my silence</s> by remaining silent too long.
But I can’t.
I can’t.

---

I must continue in silence
because what would I say,
how would I convince anyone of what I tell you now?

That I did not kill anyone.

---

But someone did.

---

There are so many possibilities, numberless scenarios
and how do I know? How can I know which one is the
truth? Like the books in the Library of Babel, each
permutation may be the correct one, but is infinitely
more likely to be deceptive. A phantom. A dream.

---

I thought it was a dream. Or a beautiful simulation of a place I have
seen so many times before in photographs or video. I knew it at
once: the yellow cars driven along the streets, the steam rising up
from the sidewalk gratings. I thought: how marvellous. How real.
I stumbled and fell. I grazed my hand and the blood was real and
the pain was real and I began to understand.

---

I didn’t kill anyone. But someone did. And they’ll be looking for me.
|}

===Image Analysis===
The two paragraphs before the last have some letters that display before the others. This may be simply a visual effect or it may be a clue.

[[:Image:Paragraph1.PNG|Image of first appearing paragraph]]

[[:Image:Paragraph2.PNG|Image of second appearing paragraph]]

There are also strange images above the eye, at first they were thought to be kanji. Later arkai discovered that they are just letters turned sideways. These letters seem to spell "Waking" (just like the first word of the animation).

[[:Image:Weirdeye.jpg|Image of the eye, negatived.]]

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, various pieces of what appear to be 3P messages started cropping up in some of the LoB animations. In Waking, we have:

{{quote}}
08012070645 -
To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical diffculties.
|}

and:

{{quote}}
Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:
|}

==Message 2: Realise==
On 01-SEP-06, the babel page was updated to show a series of book-ish images, in various forms of hiding. Clikcing the opened book image below the message section takes us to the old message section.

Firstly, the page showed a slew of leaves. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-1.JPG]]

Once cleared, text is plainly visible. There does not appear to be anything else of note at this point. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-2.JPG]]

Then comes the interesting part. After a certain amount of time (about a minute?) the leaves blow away, and the page turns blank. Moving the mouse over the page reveals a new much more hidden message. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-3.JPG]]

Finally, clicking in the upper left corner of the page reveals yet another message. Sometimes, this one is initially slightly obscured by leaves, but is plainly visible. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-4.JPG]]

===Text===
{{quote}}
I realise I should tell you what happened. So that you'll understand. Because I'm going to need your help. I only hope that you find this first. I know that there are others looking, that they may find what I have hidden. So, help?
|}

{{quote}}
This is how it was, then. I stumbled onto it. I never intended to steal anything. In fact, it was more that it stole me. I touched it and we were gone. I didn't know that could happen. I didn't know anything. But I'm starting from the wrong place again. You'll have to excuse me. It's been a long time and I haven't known who I could tell, or if I could tell anyone.
|}

{{quote}}
Begin at the beginning, then. I am a person, a real
person, a single individual in Perplex City. I buried the
Cube on Earth. And I will try to tell you how, but the hows
are less apparent than the whys, and even they
are obscure. Remember this: don't look for me, I know
you're already trying. Because those other people?
They're looking for me too. And if you find me, I don't
know who will travel with you.

Fellow-travellers can be dangerous: I should know.
|}

== Message 3: Dissolution. Dissipating. Everything. ==
On 18-SEP-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once again, this time with a much more exciting, dramatic, and artistic animation.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Sometimes I asked myself if I planned it all. Of course I planned it 

I planned what had to be done, I planned how to do it. 

But I didn’t plan the end, only the beginning. The beginning is easy to explain, but dangerous. The end is harder, but safer. 

I’ll start with safe. 
|}

{{quote}}
There was no flash or bang or choir of angels.

---

There was a sense of dissolution, of dissipating, a sense of everything.

---

And then there was hard stone under my feet and steam and yellow cars and an intense cold. And a sound of ringing in my ears.

---

I stood up.

---

Blood on my hand, but that was not important.

---

People walking, uninterested, barely looked in my direction. I thought: people. Just like us. No different at all, after everything that’s been said.

---

There was ringing again.

---

I looked around. There was me, and the Cube, and the planet Earth. So far away from home it can’t be counted. And where should I go, and what should I do? Shelter first. There were buildings all around. I knew enough, I’d done enough research. And you’re not so different. Somewhere there would be a hotel or a library, somewhere warm I could sit and think. 

I began to walk. There was the sound of ringing again.

|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
I looked around. A small cubicle, a device with a keypad and handle was ringing. Something my research had not prepared me for?

I walked past it.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
After a minute or two, another such device, ringing.

I walked on.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
At the third ringing cubicle I wondered if I should do something. Was the ringing a warning? An elderly woman, smothered in a thick overcoat walked past without stopping and said:

---

Are you going to answer it?

---

I realised the meaning of the device.

---

I picked up the handset and put it to my ear.

---

On the other end a voice spoke.

---

It spoke my name.
|}

== Message 4: The arrangements have been made. ==
On 11-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again, this time with a 45x15 box of scrolling characters, sections of which formed themselves into words to form the below messages. The final message is left slowly fading in and out of focus. The background has the words "Receda's Revenge" upon it, very faintly - this update coincided with the updating of the [[Receda's Revenge]] site.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

WHAT?

I SAID

THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

I THOUGHT AGAIN OF THE INFINITE LIBRARY, OF THE WORDS ON WORDS ARRANGED ON OTHER WORDS.

OF THE WAY THAT WORDS PILE ON ONE ANOTHER, CREATING AND UNDWINDING MEANING.

OF THE PRECISE PATH LEADING FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE OPENED BY THE MEANINGS WE INFER.

---

"YOUR TICKETS," THE VOICE SAID, "HAVE BEEN BOOKED."

"YOUR ROOM HAS BEEN RESERVED."

"THE CAR WILL PICK YOU UP."

"YOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN ORDERED."

"HAVE A PLEASANT JOURNEY."

"YES," I SAID, "OF COURSE, CERTAINLY."

---

NOTHING CAN DO THIS,
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING CAN DO EVERYTHING,
NOTHING CAN BE EVERYWHERE.

I THOUGHT: I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED.
I THOUGHT: I AM AN INSTRUMENT.

---

"PLEASE WAIT WHERE YOU ARE, THE CAR WILL FOR YOU ARRIVE SHORTLY"

---

I STOOD ON THE CORNER, DIRTY-GREY SNOW
SLOPPING AT MY FEET, OBSERVING THE TIDEMARKS
OF SALT ON THE PAVING STONES.

I WAS COLD, I REALISED, VERY COLD.

I NEEDED A COAT. COULD I PURCHASE ONE?

WITH WHAT?

A THOUGHT OCCURRED.

I HAD BROUGHT ONE OR TWO ITEMS WITH ME -
NOTHING USEFUL, NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

COULD I SELL SOMETHING? FOR MONEY?

---

A CAR PULLED UP AT THE CORNER OF THE
STREET, HONKED ITS HORN ONCE.

THE BLACK WINDOW PEELED DOWN.

INSIDE, THE DRIVER SPOKE MY NAME.
THIS COULD NOT BE NORMAL.
EVEN HERE. NOT USUAL.

I NODDED ASSENT. THE BACK DOOR OF THE CAR
OPENED. I STEPPED INSIDE.

WAITING FOR ME ON THE SEAT WAS A COAT.
IN MY SIZE.

---

FLYING 

FLYING 

LIKE A BIRD 

ON THE WING 

ON THE WING 

AMAZING 

FLYING 
ON 
THE 
WING 
|}

===Extra Text===
The following text is split up and "corrupted" across various places in the animation:

{{quote}}
66% have a margin of error of more than 1000 miles; 14% fail entirely; 12% give a non-Earth location; 7.3% produce internally inconsistent data; 0.7% give a precise location.

However there has been no repetition in the locations thus produced.
|}

== Message 5: To Begin. ==
On 30-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once more. On this occasion, the screen is filled with seemingly random grey letters, which move together and turn white to form words, then separate and fade back to grey. Certain phrases remain on screen, these are marked in bold in the following transcript.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Things are over here, 
Over and ended except that, 
As you can see, 
Not quite over for me. 
Or for you. 

I wanted to do this slowly, 
Quietly, 

But when no 
One else 
Is speaking 
A pin-drop 
Is as 
Loud as cymbals 

When no one else is moving, creeping is running 

I think of books, 
Books within books, 
Words within words. 
A play within a play. 

-----

'''Hamlet, William Shakespeare''' 

-----

The play’s the thing, it seems. 

So again. I have things to tell you. 
Things you’ll need to know 
And I know that you’re running in circles, 
Around and around and around and 
When you’re in a circle 
You need to know 
Where it 
Starts. 

Unlike black, I do not despise the circle. 

-----

'''The wonderful O, James Thurber'''. 

-----

It starts where it ends, and where it 
Starts is by finding the secret location. 

[[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] is one place to begin. 

-----

'''The library of babel, Jorge Luis Borges'''. 

-----

The letters which are arranged and rearranged, 
in mathematical certainty, 
in search of meaning. 
Think of the names of the books: 

The plaster cramp, axaxaxas mlo. 

Of course, the books in that library have no author. 
But authorship is critical. 
Think of Pierre Menard or 
Of Johannes Valentinus Andrea, or 
Of Gunnar Erjfjord. 
Authors creare worlds, 
and worlds seep one to another. 

-----

'''History of the land called Uqbar, Silas Haslam'''. 

-----

Things have been closed here, closed up tightly, with 
No gaps, no room to breathe. We are all imprisoned, 
But our minds are free. '''Papillon, Henri Charriere''' 
And yet. It all begins with the arrangement of things, 
With asking a question and answering it. 

I’ve given you 
all you need to begin. Be simple. 
Start by answering the obvious questions. 

Everything leads on from the answers 
you already have. 

I don’t know how much I’ll be able to help you, 
But I’ll help you where I can. 

-----

'''Oh whistle and I’ll come to you my lad.''' 
'''Montague Rhodes James'''. 
|}

With the message done, the book titles and authors left behind form up into a grid, and a set of numbers appears. Dragging a letter in the message with the mouse reveals it's number.

hamletwilliamshakespearethew 
onderfulojamesthurberthelibr 
aryofbabeljorgeluisborgeshis 
toryofthelandcalleduqbarsila 
shaslampapillonhenricharrier 
eohwhistleandillcometoyoumy 
ladmontaguerhodesjames 

127 77 28 64 160 176 11 30

===Solution===
The mention of a secret location is a reference to {{Card|223|Secret Location}}, or more specifically the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|meta information on that card]]. Using the information given here by Combed Thunderclap, the hidden message on the card has been [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]].

== Message 6: Time Ticks On ==
On 11-NOV-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again. This new animation was much more graphically advanced than the other three, and, rather than simply have text on the screen, the narration was red by two narrators at the same time. The message spoke more of CTs journey on earth with the cube, and contained some cryptic puzzles.

=== Text and Narration ===
At the bottom of the screen:
be patient, this may take a while

In the animation:
the time has come.
click.

{{quote}}
Time ticks on and on and on. The days have bled together and I am a different person now, quite different, to the one I was. It's been almost three years. 1,095 days. 26,297 hours. 1,577,846 minutes. And there are the deaths. Days not lived and hours not perceived. I wish this had been different.
|}

{{quote}}
There was a clock in the hotel lobby. The car dropped me off at the door. I wrapped the cube in the coat because I did not fully understand that no one here would know it, that no one would shout "stop! thief!" 

I spoke my name to the clerk behind the desk whose red nails clicked on the marble surface as the hands of the clock ticked round and round and I thought now. Certainly now I will be discovered. 

The red-nailed woman said: 

"Yes, the suite is booked for you, yes, the charges have been taken care of." She smiled as she said this. 

She said: 

"And your travel documents."
|}

{{quote}}
She handed me an envelope. I tipped the contents into my hand. There were tickets, there was a device the size of a deck of cards with a screen and a keypad, there was a small turquoise book with blank pages. On the front it said: Laissez Passer, Nations Unies. In the back of the book was a picture of me. I recognised the picture. It is a serious picture, I am in a business suit. It was taken in Perplex City. 

In my hotel room, the video-screen welcomed me by name, and the music playing on the sound system was my favourite Earth composer. I took little notice of any of this, lay on the bed and fell into a sleep as deep as the world.
|}

{{quote}}
In my dreams, I wandered the streets of Perplex City. There was meaning in every street, in every turn, in every paving stone. I saw these numbers laid out before me: 

'''(7,8) + (6,6) + (7,8) - (6,6) - (-5,5) - (-5,5) + (7,5) + (6,5) - (6,5) + (7,5) - (6,4) - (6,4) + (8,4) + (8,4) - (8,3) - (-5,-2) - (8,3) + (6,-4) - (-5,-2) + (6,-4) + (7,-4) - (7,-4) + (8,-4) + (-4,-6) + (8,-4) - (6,-5) + (-4,-6) - (8,-5) + (6,-5) - (6,-2) + (8,-5) - (-4,-8) - (-4,-8) + (-2,-7) - (-3,-8) - (-3,-8) + (6,-7) - (6,-2) - (-2,-7) + (6,-7) + (7,-7) + (7,-7) - ''' 

and then I dreamed no more.
|}
When plotted, the sequence creates this [http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/gulrad/ticks.jpg Pattern].

===Solution===
The code at the end was finally decoded by ilikepucks to reveal the proper order of the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|Wave 4 number strings]]. [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17532]

== Message 7: A journey. ==

On December 11, 2006, the page was updated again. In this one, a set of 16 glowing blue keys spin and swirl seemingly at random around the black screen. One of the keys is a hotlink: a small two-toothed key with a perfectly round handle. When this key is clicked, the others fall away, and the message begins. This key begins in the middle of the bottom of the animation when it begins.

=== Text and lines ===

The round-handled key settles in the middle of the screen.

a journey, it transpires.

the whole thing has been about a journey

Four small four-pointed stars form a square around the key in the order upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. The key moves to the lower right corner of the animation:

And the thing itself,

A line is drawn from the upper left star, one unit at a time: west, west, south, south, west.

The key moves to the lower left:

a maker of journeys,

A new line from the upper right star: east, north, north, east, east, east, north, west.

The key moves to the upper left:

a joiner of points.

A third line from the lower right star: east, south, south, south, east, south, west.

The key moves to the upper right:

Travel, solidified.

The last star gets a line: west nine times, southwest

The stars are then labelled in the reverse order, lower left, S; lower right, D; upper right, R; and upper left, L. The animation screen splashes to white in a flurry of percent signs and monarch butterflies.

Motion, held fast.

A large, central, rectangular area of this last screen seems to be a link or hot spot, but it does nothing obvious when clicked on.

== Message 8: Flying ==
Another update occured again, on the 3rd of January. This time it is split in three;
* The first section looks like rotation on a combination lock (no punctuation or capitals), with a percent sign rearranging itself to the letters "Mod", four dots and a Clavus key;
* the second has letters and puntuation marks in groups of three in a spiral shape;
* The third has words on a clock-face.
* The conclusion shows the last 3 words, alone in bolder, stark contrast.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
and flying 
it was not 
as i expected 
i thought there 
would be wind 
a sense of motion 
exhilaration 
it was a box with 
blinking lights 
and plastic sealed food 
this is the moral 
i suppose 
if you travel 
fast enough 
it feels the same 
as standing still 
but nonetheless 
there were fluffy 
clouds like 
whipped dessert 
outside the 
window 
i wondered what 
it would be like 
to touch them 
-----
i had put the cube in the bag before my journey. 
a bag of the correct size was waiting for me in the hotel room, of course.. 
at the airport all bags had to be passed through a machine to examine the contents. 
i felt suddenly afraid, with that same fear. 
someone will see it, someone will know, someone will say 'the cube! stop thief!' 
i placed the bag on to the conveyor belt. 
there was no shout, no attack. 
i glimpsed the screen showing an image of my bag. 
it showed an assortment of objects within, just like everyone else's. 
-----
in a distant place i was met by another car 
the driver holding a board with my name written on it 
on the back seat there was an envelope with my name on
-----
     and 
    a 
   shovel.
|}

==Index File==
===Extra Text===

Inserted 2007-01-12:
{{quote}}
05012072313

With the immediate effect, operatives are to cease utilising pre communications methods. security has been breached. This chanel is to be reserved for essential communication only. Message ends.
|}

Library of Babel

2007-01-12T18:21:13Z

Scribe: Added index file extra text

==Discovery==
One of the [[Leaked E-mails#Internal_Security|Leaked E-mails]] hinted at a "library" subdirectory:

{{quote}}
From: Garnet Reed 
To: Henrik Tanner 
Subject: Internal Security 
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm

Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the
main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't
get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.
|}

== Message 1: Waking ==
This led to a hidden page:

http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/

The page has an animated Flash file with an id of "Thunderclap". ("A Combed Thunderclap" is a reference to the [[Jorge Luis Borges]] story, "Library of Babel". For more information, see "[[Puzzle Card Symbols]]".)

An eye opens, and text slowly appears. A transcript follows. The strikethroughs indicate words that are erased in the animation.

===Text===
{{quote}}
Waking. It was like waking into a new world
from a dream of all the old.
Or. No. Like opening my eyes
although I knew they were already open.

For a moment I thought I could see…
everything.

---

This is <s>not</s> important: I did not kill anyone.
I have not killed anyone.
Unless <s>by my silence</s> by remaining silent too long.
But I can’t.
I can’t.

---

I must continue in silence
because what would I say,
how would I convince anyone of what I tell you now?

That I did not kill anyone.

---

But someone did.

---

There are so many possibilities, numberless scenarios
and how do I know? How can I know which one is the
truth? Like the books in the Library of Babel, each
permutation may be the correct one, but is infinitely
more likely to be deceptive. A phantom. A dream.

---

I thought it was a dream. Or a beautiful simulation of a place I have
seen so many times before in photographs or video. I knew it at
once: the yellow cars driven along the streets, the steam rising up
from the sidewalk gratings. I thought: how marvellous. How real.
I stumbled and fell. I grazed my hand and the blood was real and
the pain was real and I began to understand.

---

I didn’t kill anyone. But someone did. And they’ll be looking for me.
|}

===Image Analysis===
The two paragraphs before the last have some letters that display before the others. This may be simply a visual effect or it may be a clue.

[[:Image:Paragraph1.PNG|Image of first appearing paragraph]]

[[:Image:Paragraph2.PNG|Image of second appearing paragraph]]

There are also strange images above the eye, at first they were thought to be kanji. Later arkai discovered that they are just letters turned sideways. These letters seem to spell "Waking" (just like the first word of the animation).

[[:Image:Weirdeye.jpg|Image of the eye, negatived.]]

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, various pieces of what appear to be 3P messages started cropping up in some of the LoB animations. In Waking, we have:

{{quote}}
08012070645 -
To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical diffculties.
|}

and:

{{quote}}
Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:
|}

==Message 2: Realise==
On 01-SEP-06, the babel page was updated to show a series of book-ish images, in various forms of hiding. Clikcing the opened book image below the message section takes us to the old message section.

Firstly, the page showed a slew of leaves. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-1.JPG]]

Once cleared, text is plainly visible. There does not appear to be anything else of note at this point. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-2.JPG]]

Then comes the interesting part. After a certain amount of time (about a minute?) the leaves blow away, and the page turns blank. Moving the mouse over the page reveals a new much more hidden message. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-3.JPG]]

Finally, clicking in the upper left corner of the page reveals yet another message. Sometimes, this one is initially slightly obscured by leaves, but is plainly visible. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-4.JPG]]

===Text===
{{quote}}
I realise I should tell you what happened. So that you'll understand. Because I'm going to need your help. I only hope that you find this first. I know that there are others looking, that they may find what I have hidden. So, help?
|}

{{quote}}
This is how it was, then. I stumbled onto it. I never intended to steal anything. In fact, it was more that it stole me. I touched it and we were gone. I didn't know that could happen. I didn't know anything. But I'm starting from the wrong place again. You'll have to excuse me. It's been a long time and I haven't known who I could tell, or if I could tell anyone.
|}

{{quote}}
Begin at the beginning, then. I am a person, a real
person, a single individual in Perplex City. I buried the
Cube on Earth. And I will try to tell you how, but the hows
are less apparent than the whys, and even they
are obscure. Remember this: don't look for me, I know
you're already trying. Because those other people?
They're looking for me too. And if you find me, I don't
know who will travel with you.

Fellow-travellers can be dangerous: I should know.
|}

== Message 3: Dissolution. Dissipating. Everything. ==
On 18-SEP-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once again, this time with a much more exciting, dramatic, and artistic animation.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Sometimes I asked myself if I planned it all. Of course I planned it 

I planned what had to be done, I planned how to do it. 

But I didn’t plan the end, only the beginning. The beginning is easy to explain, but dangerous. The end is harder, but safer. 

I’ll start with safe. 
|}

{{quote}}
There was no flash or bang or choir of angels.

---

There was a sense of dissolution, of dissipating, a sense of everything.

---

And then there was hard stone under my feet and steam and yellow cars and an intense cold. And a sound of ringing in my ears.

---

I stood up.

---

Blood on my hand, but that was not important.

---

People walking, uninterested, barely looked in my direction. I thought: people. Just like us. No different at all, after everything that’s been said.

---

There was ringing again.

---

I looked around. There was me, and the Cube, and the planet Earth. So far away from home it can’t be counted. And where should I go, and what should I do? Shelter first. There were buildings all around. I knew enough, I’d done enough research. And you’re not so different. Somewhere there would be a hotel or a library, somewhere warm I could sit and think. 

I began to walk. There was the sound of ringing again.

|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
I looked around. A small cubicle, a device with a keypad and handle was ringing. Something my research had not prepared me for?

I walked past it.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
After a minute or two, another such device, ringing.

I walked on.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
At the third ringing cubicle I wondered if I should do something. Was the ringing a warning? An elderly woman, smothered in a thick overcoat walked past without stopping and said:

---

Are you going to answer it?

---

I realised the meaning of the device.

---

I picked up the handset and put it to my ear.

---

On the other end a voice spoke.

---

It spoke my name.
|}

== Message 4: The arrangements have been made. ==
On 11-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again, this time with a 45x15 box of scrolling characters, sections of which formed themselves into words to form the below messages. The final message is left slowly fading in and out of focus. The background has the words "Receda's Revenge" upon it, very faintly - this update coincided with the updating of the [[Receda's Revenge]] site.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

WHAT?

I SAID

THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

I THOUGHT AGAIN OF THE INFINITE LIBRARY, OF THE WORDS ON WORDS ARRANGED ON OTHER WORDS.

OF THE WAY THAT WORDS PILE ON ONE ANOTHER, CREATING AND UNDWINDING MEANING.

OF THE PRECISE PATH LEADING FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE OPENED BY THE MEANINGS WE INFER.

---

"YOUR TICKETS," THE VOICE SAID, "HAVE BEEN BOOKED."

"YOUR ROOM HAS BEEN RESERVED."

"THE CAR WILL PICK YOU UP."

"YOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN ORDERED."

"HAVE A PLEASANT JOURNEY."

"YES," I SAID, "OF COURSE, CERTAINLY."

---

NOTHING CAN DO THIS,
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING CAN DO EVERYTHING,
NOTHING CAN BE EVERYWHERE.

I THOUGHT: I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED.
I THOUGHT: I AM AN INSTRUMENT.

---

"PLEASE WAIT WHERE YOU ARE, THE CAR WILL FOR YOU ARRIVE SHORTLY"

---

I STOOD ON THE CORNER, DIRTY-GREY SNOW
SLOPPING AT MY FEET, OBSERVING THE TIDEMARKS
OF SALT ON THE PAVING STONES.

I WAS COLD, I REALISED, VERY COLD.

I NEEDED A COAT. COULD I PURCHASE ONE?

WITH WHAT?

A THOUGHT OCCURRED.

I HAD BROUGHT ONE OR TWO ITEMS WITH ME -
NOTHING USEFUL, NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

COULD I SELL SOMETHING? FOR MONEY?

---

A CAR PULLED UP AT THE CORNER OF THE
STREET, HONKED ITS HORN ONCE.

THE BLACK WINDOW PEELED DOWN.

INSIDE, THE DRIVER SPOKE MY NAME.
THIS COULD NOT BE NORMAL.
EVEN HERE. NOT USUAL.

I NODDED ASSENT. THE BACK DOOR OF THE CAR
OPENED. I STEPPED INSIDE.

WAITING FOR ME ON THE SEAT WAS A COAT.
IN MY SIZE.

---

FLYING 

FLYING 

LIKE A BIRD 

ON THE WING 

ON THE WING 

AMAZING 

FLYING 
ON 
THE 
WING 
|}

== Message 5: To Begin. ==
On 30-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once more. On this occasion, the screen is filled with seemingly random grey letters, which move together and turn white to form words, then separate and fade back to grey. Certain phrases remain on screen, these are marked in bold in the following transcript.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Things are over here, 
Over and ended except that, 
As you can see, 
Not quite over for me. 
Or for you. 

I wanted to do this slowly, 
Quietly, 

But when no 
One else 
Is speaking 
A pin-drop 
Is as 
Loud as cymbals 

When no one else is moving, creeping is running 

I think of books, 
Books within books, 
Words within words. 
A play within a play. 

-----

'''Hamlet, William Shakespeare''' 

-----

The play’s the thing, it seems. 

So again. I have things to tell you. 
Things you’ll need to know 
And I know that you’re running in circles, 
Around and around and around and 
When you’re in a circle 
You need to know 
Where it 
Starts. 

Unlike black, I do not despise the circle. 

-----

'''The wonderful O, James Thurber'''. 

-----

It starts where it ends, and where it 
Starts is by finding the secret location. 

[[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] is one place to begin. 

-----

'''The library of babel, Jorge Luis Borges'''. 

-----

The letters which are arranged and rearranged, 
in mathematical certainty, 
in search of meaning. 
Think of the names of the books: 

The plaster cramp, axaxaxas mlo. 

Of course, the books in that library have no author. 
But authorship is critical. 
Think of Pierre Menard or 
Of Johannes Valentinus Andrea, or 
Of Gunnar Erjfjord. 
Authors creare worlds, 
and worlds seep one to another. 

-----

'''History of the land called Uqbar, Silas Haslam'''. 

-----

Things have been closed here, closed up tightly, with 
No gaps, no room to breathe. We are all imprisoned, 
But our minds are free. '''Papillon, Henri Charriere''' 
And yet. It all begins with the arrangement of things, 
With asking a question and answering it. 

I’ve given you 
all you need to begin. Be simple. 
Start by answering the obvious questions. 

Everything leads on from the answers 
you already have. 

I don’t know how much I’ll be able to help you, 
But I’ll help you where I can. 

-----

'''Oh whistle and I’ll come to you my lad.''' 
'''Montague Rhodes James'''. 
|}

With the message done, the book titles and authors left behind form up into a grid, and a set of numbers appears. Dragging a letter in the message with the mouse reveals it's number.

hamletwilliamshakespearethew 
onderfulojamesthurberthelibr 
aryofbabeljorgeluisborgeshis 
toryofthelandcalleduqbarsila 
shaslampapillonhenricharrier 
eohwhistleandillcometoyoumy 
ladmontaguerhodesjames 

127 77 28 64 160 176 11 30

===Solution===
The mention of a secret location is a reference to {{Card|223|Secret Location}}, or more specifically the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|meta information on that card]]. Using the information given here by Combed Thunderclap, the hidden message on the card has been [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]].

== Message 6: Time Ticks On ==
On 11-NOV-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again. This new animation was much more graphically advanced than the other three, and, rather than simply have text on the screen, the narration was red by two narrators at the same time. The message spoke more of CTs journey on earth with the cube, and contained some cryptic puzzles.

=== Text and Narration ===
At the bottom of the screen:
be patient, this may take a while

In the animation:
the time has come.
click.

{{quote}}
Time ticks on and on and on. The days have bled together and I am a different person now, quite different, to the one I was. It's been almost three years. 1,095 days. 26,297 hours. 1,577,846 minutes. And there are the deaths. Days not lived and hours not perceived. I wish this had been different.
|}

{{quote}}
There was a clock in the hotel lobby. The car dropped me off at the door. I wrapped the cube in the coat because I did not fully understand that no one here would know it, that no one would shout "stop! thief!" 

I spoke my name to the clerk behind the desk whose red nails clicked on the marble surface as the hands of the clock ticked round and round and I thought now. Certainly now I will be discovered. 

The red-nailed woman said: 

"Yes, the suite is booked for you, yes, the charges have been taken care of." She smiled as she said this. 

She said: 

"And your travel documents."
|}

{{quote}}
She handed me an envelope. I tipped the contents into my hand. There were tickets, there was a device the size of a deck of cards with a screen and a keypad, there was a small turquoise book with blank pages. On the front it said: Laissez Passer, Nations Unies. In the back of the book was a picture of me. I recognised the picture. It is a serious picture, I am in a business suit. It was taken in Perplex City. 

In my hotel room, the video-screen welcomed me by name, and the music playing on the sound system was my favourite Earth composer. I took little notice of any of this, lay on the bed and fell into a sleep as deep as the world.
|}

{{quote}}
In my dreams, I wandered the streets of Perplex City. There was meaning in every street, in every turn, in every paving stone. I saw these numbers laid out before me: 

'''(7,8) + (6,6) + (7,8) - (6,6) - (-5,5) - (-5,5) + (7,5) + (6,5) - (6,5) + (7,5) - (6,4) - (6,4) + (8,4) + (8,4) - (8,3) - (-5,-2) - (8,3) + (6,-4) - (-5,-2) + (6,-4) + (7,-4) - (7,-4) + (8,-4) + (-4,-6) + (8,-4) - (6,-5) + (-4,-6) - (8,-5) + (6,-5) - (6,-2) + (8,-5) - (-4,-8) - (-4,-8) + (-2,-7) - (-3,-8) - (-3,-8) + (6,-7) - (6,-2) - (-2,-7) + (6,-7) + (7,-7) + (7,-7) - ''' 

and then I dreamed no more.
|}
When plotted, the sequence creates this [http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/gulrad/ticks.jpg Pattern].

===Solution===
The code at the end was finally decoded by ilikepucks to reveal the proper order of the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|Wave 4 number strings]]. [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17532]

== Message 7: A journey. ==

On December 11, 2006, the page was updated again. In this one, a set of 16 glowing blue keys spin and swirl seemingly at random around the black screen. One of the keys is a hotlink: a small two-toothed key with a perfectly round handle. When this key is clicked, the others fall away, and the message begins. This key begins in the middle of the bottom of the animation when it begins.

=== Text and lines ===

The round-handled key settles in the middle of the screen.

a journey, it transpires.

the whole thing has been about a journey

Four small four-pointed stars form a square around the key in the order upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. The key moves to the lower right corner of the animation:

And the thing itself,

A line is drawn from the upper left star, one unit at a time: west, west, south, south, west.

The key moves to the lower left:

a maker of journeys,

A new line from the upper right star: east, north, north, east, east, east, north, west.

The key moves to the upper left:

a joiner of points.

A third line from the lower right star: east, south, south, south, east, south, west.

The key moves to the upper right:

Travel, solidified.

The last star gets a line: west nine times, southwest

The stars are then labelled in the reverse order, lower left, S; lower right, D; upper right, R; and upper left, L. The animation screen splashes to white in a flurry of percent signs and monarch butterflies.

Motion, held fast.

A large, central, rectangular area of this last screen seems to be a link or hot spot, but it does nothing obvious when clicked on.

== Message 8: Flying ==
Another update occured again, on the 3rd of January. This time it is split in three;
* The first section looks like rotation on a combination lock (no punctuation or capitals), with a percent sign rearranging itself to the letters "Mod", four dots and a Clavus key;
* the second has letters and puntuation marks in groups of three in a spiral shape;
* The third has words on a clock-face.
* The conclusion shows the last 3 words, alone in bolder, stark contrast.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
and flying 
it was not 
as i expected 
i thought there 
would be wind 
a sense of motion 
exhilaration 
it was a box with 
blinking lights 
and plastic sealed food 
this is the moral 
i suppose 
if you travel 
fast enough 
it feels the same 
as standing still 
but nonetheless 
there were fluffy 
clouds like 
whipped dessert 
outside the 
window 
i wondered what 
it would be like 
to touch them 
-----
i had put the cube in the bag before my journey. 
a bag of the correct size was waiting for me in the hotel room, of course.. 
at the airport all bags had to be passed through a machine to examine the contents. 
i felt suddenly afraid, with that same fear. 
someone will see it, someone will know, someone will say 'the cube! stop thief!' 
i placed the bag on to the conveyor belt. 
there was no shout, no attack. 
i glimpsed the screen showing an image of my bag. 
it showed an assortment of objects within, just like everyone else's. 
-----
in a distant place i was met by another car 
the driver holding a board with my name written on it 
on the back seat there was an envelope with my name on
-----
     and 
    a 
   shovel.
|}

==Index File==
===Extra Text===

Inserted 2007-01-12:
{{quote}}
05012072313

With the immediate effect, operatives are to cease utilising pre communications methods. security has been breached. This chanel is to be reserved for essential communication only. Message ends.
|}

Library of Babel

2007-01-12T18:18:48Z

Scribe: /* Message 1: Waking */ + new messages

==Discovery==
One of the [[Leaked E-mails#Internal_Security|Leaked E-mails]] hinted at a "library" subdirectory:

{{quote}}
From: Garnet Reed 
To: Henrik Tanner 
Subject: Internal Security 
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm

Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the
main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't
get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.
|}

== Message 1: Waking ==
This led to a hidden page:

http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/

The page has an animated Flash file with an id of "Thunderclap". ("A Combed Thunderclap" is a reference to the [[Jorge Luis Borges]] story, "Library of Babel". For more information, see "[[Puzzle Card Symbols]]".)

An eye opens, and text slowly appears. A transcript follows. The strikethroughs indicate words that are erased in the animation.

===Text===
{{quote}}
Waking. It was like waking into a new world
from a dream of all the old.
Or. No. Like opening my eyes
although I knew they were already open.

For a moment I thought I could see…
everything.

---

This is <s>not</s> important: I did not kill anyone.
I have not killed anyone.
Unless <s>by my silence</s> by remaining silent too long.
But I can’t.
I can’t.

---

I must continue in silence
because what would I say,
how would I convince anyone of what I tell you now?

That I did not kill anyone.

---

But someone did.

---

There are so many possibilities, numberless scenarios
and how do I know? How can I know which one is the
truth? Like the books in the Library of Babel, each
permutation may be the correct one, but is infinitely
more likely to be deceptive. A phantom. A dream.

---

I thought it was a dream. Or a beautiful simulation of a place I have
seen so many times before in photographs or video. I knew it at
once: the yellow cars driven along the streets, the steam rising up
from the sidewalk gratings. I thought: how marvellous. How real.
I stumbled and fell. I grazed my hand and the blood was real and
the pain was real and I began to understand.

---

I didn’t kill anyone. But someone did. And they’ll be looking for me.
|}

===Image Analysis===
The two paragraphs before the last have some letters that display before the others. This may be simply a visual effect or it may be a clue.

[[:Image:Paragraph1.PNG|Image of first appearing paragraph]]

[[:Image:Paragraph2.PNG|Image of second appearing paragraph]]

There are also strange images above the eye, at first they were thought to be kanji. Later arkai discovered that they are just letters turned sideways. These letters seem to spell "Waking" (just like the first word of the animation).

[[:Image:Weirdeye.jpg|Image of the eye, negatived.]]

===Extra Text===

On 2007-01-12, various pieces of what appear to be 3P messages started cropping up in some of the LoB animations. In Waking, we have:

{{quote}}
08012070645 -
To all operatives: Project Visor status report. Have encountered radical diffculties.
|}

and:

{{quote}}
Hypothesise that these are caused by unpredictable meteorological differences. Several thousand readings have been taken of which:
|}

==Message 2: Realise==
On 01-SEP-06, the babel page was updated to show a series of book-ish images, in various forms of hiding. Clikcing the opened book image below the message section takes us to the old message section.

Firstly, the page showed a slew of leaves. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-1.JPG]]

Once cleared, text is plainly visible. There does not appear to be anything else of note at this point. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-2.JPG]]

Then comes the interesting part. After a certain amount of time (about a minute?) the leaves blow away, and the page turns blank. Moving the mouse over the page reveals a new much more hidden message. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-3.JPG]]

Finally, clicking in the upper left corner of the page reveals yet another message. Sometimes, this one is initially slightly obscured by leaves, but is plainly visible. 
[[:Image:Hidden-babel-4.JPG]]

===Text===
{{quote}}
I realise I should tell you what happened. So that you'll understand. Because I'm going to need your help. I only hope that you find this first. I know that there are others looking, that they may find what I have hidden. So, help?
|}

{{quote}}
This is how it was, then. I stumbled onto it. I never intended to steal anything. In fact, it was more that it stole me. I touched it and we were gone. I didn't know that could happen. I didn't know anything. But I'm starting from the wrong place again. You'll have to excuse me. It's been a long time and I haven't known who I could tell, or if I could tell anyone.
|}

{{quote}}
Begin at the beginning, then. I am a person, a real
person, a single individual in Perplex City. I buried the
Cube on Earth. And I will try to tell you how, but the hows
are less apparent than the whys, and even they
are obscure. Remember this: don't look for me, I know
you're already trying. Because those other people?
They're looking for me too. And if you find me, I don't
know who will travel with you.

Fellow-travellers can be dangerous: I should know.
|}

== Message 3: Dissolution. Dissipating. Everything. ==
On 18-SEP-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once again, this time with a much more exciting, dramatic, and artistic animation.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Sometimes I asked myself if I planned it all. Of course I planned it 

I planned what had to be done, I planned how to do it. 

But I didn’t plan the end, only the beginning. The beginning is easy to explain, but dangerous. The end is harder, but safer. 

I’ll start with safe. 
|}

{{quote}}
There was no flash or bang or choir of angels.

---

There was a sense of dissolution, of dissipating, a sense of everything.

---

And then there was hard stone under my feet and steam and yellow cars and an intense cold. And a sound of ringing in my ears.

---

I stood up.

---

Blood on my hand, but that was not important.

---

People walking, uninterested, barely looked in my direction. I thought: people. Just like us. No different at all, after everything that’s been said.

---

There was ringing again.

---

I looked around. There was me, and the Cube, and the planet Earth. So far away from home it can’t be counted. And where should I go, and what should I do? Shelter first. There were buildings all around. I knew enough, I’d done enough research. And you’re not so different. Somewhere there would be a hotel or a library, somewhere warm I could sit and think. 

I began to walk. There was the sound of ringing again.

|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
I looked around. A small cubicle, a device with a keypad and handle was ringing. Something my research had not prepared me for?

I walked past it.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
After a minute or two, another such device, ringing.

I walked on.
|}

[ringing sound]

{{quote}}
At the third ringing cubicle I wondered if I should do something. Was the ringing a warning? An elderly woman, smothered in a thick overcoat walked past without stopping and said:

---

Are you going to answer it?

---

I realised the meaning of the device.

---

I picked up the handset and put it to my ear.

---

On the other end a voice spoke.

---

It spoke my name.
|}

== Message 4: The arrangements have been made. ==
On 11-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again, this time with a 45x15 box of scrolling characters, sections of which formed themselves into words to form the below messages. The final message is left slowly fading in and out of focus. The background has the words "Receda's Revenge" upon it, very faintly - this update coincided with the updating of the [[Receda's Revenge]] site.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

WHAT?

I SAID

THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE

I THOUGHT AGAIN OF THE INFINITE LIBRARY, OF THE WORDS ON WORDS ARRANGED ON OTHER WORDS.

OF THE WAY THAT WORDS PILE ON ONE ANOTHER, CREATING AND UNDWINDING MEANING.

OF THE PRECISE PATH LEADING FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE OPENED BY THE MEANINGS WE INFER.

---

"YOUR TICKETS," THE VOICE SAID, "HAVE BEEN BOOKED."

"YOUR ROOM HAS BEEN RESERVED."

"THE CAR WILL PICK YOU UP."

"YOUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN ORDERED."

"HAVE A PLEASANT JOURNEY."

"YES," I SAID, "OF COURSE, CERTAINLY."

---

NOTHING CAN DO THIS,
NOTHING AT ALL.
NOTHING CAN DO EVERYTHING,
NOTHING CAN BE EVERYWHERE.

I THOUGHT: I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED.
I THOUGHT: I AM AN INSTRUMENT.

---

"PLEASE WAIT WHERE YOU ARE, THE CAR WILL FOR YOU ARRIVE SHORTLY"

---

I STOOD ON THE CORNER, DIRTY-GREY SNOW
SLOPPING AT MY FEET, OBSERVING THE TIDEMARKS
OF SALT ON THE PAVING STONES.

I WAS COLD, I REALISED, VERY COLD.

I NEEDED A COAT. COULD I PURCHASE ONE?

WITH WHAT?

A THOUGHT OCCURRED.

I HAD BROUGHT ONE OR TWO ITEMS WITH ME -
NOTHING USEFUL, NOTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

COULD I SELL SOMETHING? FOR MONEY?

---

A CAR PULLED UP AT THE CORNER OF THE
STREET, HONKED ITS HORN ONCE.

THE BLACK WINDOW PEELED DOWN.

INSIDE, THE DRIVER SPOKE MY NAME.
THIS COULD NOT BE NORMAL.
EVEN HERE. NOT USUAL.

I NODDED ASSENT. THE BACK DOOR OF THE CAR
OPENED. I STEPPED INSIDE.

WAITING FOR ME ON THE SEAT WAS A COAT.
IN MY SIZE.

---

FLYING 

FLYING 

LIKE A BIRD 

ON THE WING 

ON THE WING 

AMAZING 

FLYING 
ON 
THE 
WING 
|}

== Message 5: To Begin. ==
On 30-OCT-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated once more. On this occasion, the screen is filled with seemingly random grey letters, which move together and turn white to form words, then separate and fade back to grey. Certain phrases remain on screen, these are marked in bold in the following transcript.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
Things are over here, 
Over and ended except that, 
As you can see, 
Not quite over for me. 
Or for you. 

I wanted to do this slowly, 
Quietly, 

But when no 
One else 
Is speaking 
A pin-drop 
Is as 
Loud as cymbals 

When no one else is moving, creeping is running 

I think of books, 
Books within books, 
Words within words. 
A play within a play. 

-----

'''Hamlet, William Shakespeare''' 

-----

The play’s the thing, it seems. 

So again. I have things to tell you. 
Things you’ll need to know 
And I know that you’re running in circles, 
Around and around and around and 
When you’re in a circle 
You need to know 
Where it 
Starts. 

Unlike black, I do not despise the circle. 

-----

'''The wonderful O, James Thurber'''. 

-----

It starts where it ends, and where it 
Starts is by finding the secret location. 

[[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] is one place to begin. 

-----

'''The library of babel, Jorge Luis Borges'''. 

-----

The letters which are arranged and rearranged, 
in mathematical certainty, 
in search of meaning. 
Think of the names of the books: 

The plaster cramp, axaxaxas mlo. 

Of course, the books in that library have no author. 
But authorship is critical. 
Think of Pierre Menard or 
Of Johannes Valentinus Andrea, or 
Of Gunnar Erjfjord. 
Authors creare worlds, 
and worlds seep one to another. 

-----

'''History of the land called Uqbar, Silas Haslam'''. 

-----

Things have been closed here, closed up tightly, with 
No gaps, no room to breathe. We are all imprisoned, 
But our minds are free. '''Papillon, Henri Charriere''' 
And yet. It all begins with the arrangement of things, 
With asking a question and answering it. 

I’ve given you 
all you need to begin. Be simple. 
Start by answering the obvious questions. 

Everything leads on from the answers 
you already have. 

I don’t know how much I’ll be able to help you, 
But I’ll help you where I can. 

-----

'''Oh whistle and I’ll come to you my lad.''' 
'''Montague Rhodes James'''. 
|}

With the message done, the book titles and authors left behind form up into a grid, and a set of numbers appears. Dragging a letter in the message with the mouse reveals it's number.

hamletwilliamshakespearethew 
onderfulojamesthurberthelibr 
aryofbabeljorgeluisborgeshis 
toryofthelandcalleduqbarsila 
shaslampapillonhenricharrier 
eohwhistleandillcometoyoumy 
ladmontaguerhodesjames 

127 77 28 64 160 176 11 30

===Solution===
The mention of a secret location is a reference to {{Card|223|Secret Location}}, or more specifically the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|meta information on that card]]. Using the information given here by Combed Thunderclap, the hidden message on the card has been [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]].

== Message 6: Time Ticks On ==
On 11-NOV-06, the main Library of Babel page was updated yet again. This new animation was much more graphically advanced than the other three, and, rather than simply have text on the screen, the narration was red by two narrators at the same time. The message spoke more of CTs journey on earth with the cube, and contained some cryptic puzzles.

=== Text and Narration ===
At the bottom of the screen:
be patient, this may take a while

In the animation:
the time has come.
click.

{{quote}}
Time ticks on and on and on. The days have bled together and I am a different person now, quite different, to the one I was. It's been almost three years. 1,095 days. 26,297 hours. 1,577,846 minutes. And there are the deaths. Days not lived and hours not perceived. I wish this had been different.
|}

{{quote}}
There was a clock in the hotel lobby. The car dropped me off at the door. I wrapped the cube in the coat because I did not fully understand that no one here would know it, that no one would shout "stop! thief!" 

I spoke my name to the clerk behind the desk whose red nails clicked on the marble surface as the hands of the clock ticked round and round and I thought now. Certainly now I will be discovered. 

The red-nailed woman said: 

"Yes, the suite is booked for you, yes, the charges have been taken care of." She smiled as she said this. 

She said: 

"And your travel documents."
|}

{{quote}}
She handed me an envelope. I tipped the contents into my hand. There were tickets, there was a device the size of a deck of cards with a screen and a keypad, there was a small turquoise book with blank pages. On the front it said: Laissez Passer, Nations Unies. In the back of the book was a picture of me. I recognised the picture. It is a serious picture, I am in a business suit. It was taken in Perplex City. 

In my hotel room, the video-screen welcomed me by name, and the music playing on the sound system was my favourite Earth composer. I took little notice of any of this, lay on the bed and fell into a sleep as deep as the world.
|}

{{quote}}
In my dreams, I wandered the streets of Perplex City. There was meaning in every street, in every turn, in every paving stone. I saw these numbers laid out before me: 

'''(7,8) + (6,6) + (7,8) - (6,6) - (-5,5) - (-5,5) + (7,5) + (6,5) - (6,5) + (7,5) - (6,4) - (6,4) + (8,4) + (8,4) - (8,3) - (-5,-2) - (8,3) + (6,-4) - (-5,-2) + (6,-4) + (7,-4) - (7,-4) + (8,-4) + (-4,-6) + (8,-4) - (6,-5) + (-4,-6) - (8,-5) + (6,-5) - (6,-2) + (8,-5) - (-4,-8) - (-4,-8) + (-2,-7) - (-3,-8) - (-3,-8) + (6,-7) - (6,-2) - (-2,-7) + (6,-7) + (7,-7) + (7,-7) - ''' 

and then I dreamed no more.
|}
When plotted, the sequence creates this [http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r112/gulrad/ticks.jpg Pattern].

===Solution===
The code at the end was finally decoded by ilikepucks to reveal the proper order of the [[Puzzle_card_symbols#Wave_4_Meta_Information|Wave 4 number strings]]. [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17532]

== Message 7: A journey. ==

On December 11, 2006, the page was updated again. In this one, a set of 16 glowing blue keys spin and swirl seemingly at random around the black screen. One of the keys is a hotlink: a small two-toothed key with a perfectly round handle. When this key is clicked, the others fall away, and the message begins. This key begins in the middle of the bottom of the animation when it begins.

=== Text and lines ===

The round-handled key settles in the middle of the screen.

a journey, it transpires.

the whole thing has been about a journey

Four small four-pointed stars form a square around the key in the order upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. The key moves to the lower right corner of the animation:

And the thing itself,

A line is drawn from the upper left star, one unit at a time: west, west, south, south, west.

The key moves to the lower left:

a maker of journeys,

A new line from the upper right star: east, north, north, east, east, east, north, west.

The key moves to the upper left:

a joiner of points.

A third line from the lower right star: east, south, south, south, east, south, west.

The key moves to the upper right:

Travel, solidified.

The last star gets a line: west nine times, southwest

The stars are then labelled in the reverse order, lower left, S; lower right, D; upper right, R; and upper left, L. The animation screen splashes to white in a flurry of percent signs and monarch butterflies.

Motion, held fast.

A large, central, rectangular area of this last screen seems to be a link or hot spot, but it does nothing obvious when clicked on.

== Message 8: Flying ==
Another update occured again, on the 3rd of January. This time it is split in three;
* The first section looks like rotation on a combination lock (no punctuation or capitals), with a percent sign rearranging itself to the letters "Mod", four dots and a Clavus key;
* the second has letters and puntuation marks in groups of three in a spiral shape;
* The third has words on a clock-face.
* The conclusion shows the last 3 words, alone in bolder, stark contrast.

=== Text ===
{{quote}}
and flying 
it was not 
as i expected 
i thought there 
would be wind 
a sense of motion 
exhilaration 
it was a box with 
blinking lights 
and plastic sealed food 
this is the moral 
i suppose 
if you travel 
fast enough 
it feels the same 
as standing still 
but nonetheless 
there were fluffy 
clouds like 
whipped dessert 
outside the 
window 
i wondered what 
it would be like 
to touch them 
-----
i had put the cube in the bag before my journey. 
a bag of the correct size was waiting for me in the hotel room, of course.. 
at the airport all bags had to be passed through a machine to examine the contents. 
i felt suddenly afraid, with that same fear. 
someone will see it, someone will know, someone will say 'the cube! stop thief!' 
i placed the bag on to the conveyor belt. 
there was no shout, no attack. 
i glimpsed the screen showing an image of my bag. 
it showed an assortment of objects within, just like everyone else's. 
-----
in a distant place i was met by another car 
the driver holding a board with my name written on it 
on the back seat there was an envelope with my name on
-----
     and 
    a 
   shovel.
|}

Puzzle card symbols

2006-11-21T11:40:27Z

Scribe: /* Individual Puzzle Card Meta Puzzles */ boldness of gemstones varies

== General ==
Some of the [[Puzzle Cards]] have playing card symbols, risk soldiers, dice, number strings, and obscure shapes on them. Each prime number card has a playing card symbol and part of a letter on it. Other cards have hidden text written in special ink.

We believe that [[Combed Thunderclap]] has put this data on the cards to help us find the Cube. The first meta puzzle solved, the Prime Number puzzle consisting of card symbols and letters, gave us the message 'I STOLE THE CUBE. HELP ME. COMBED THUNDERCLAP.' The second meta Puzzle solved, found in hidden text written on yellow letters on the Wave 4 card{{Card|223|Secret Location}} says "Five fingers point:half the world; realm; region; feature; last mystery." (Note all punctuation is added.) The solutions to these puzzles follows.

We have several more puzzles to solve.

== Prime Number Cards: Playing Cards and Large Letters==
Each card with a playing symbol also has part of a letter faintly printed over the card in a slab-serif font, and it's anticipated that arranging all the playing symbol cards in order will eventually depict the whole message. All symbols appear on cards with prime numbers. 54 Prime numbers under 256 are as follows:

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173 179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229 233 239 241 251

:''See: '''[[List of Playing Cards]]''' for a plain list.''

=== Chart of cards with letters ===

Note the groupings of playing card symbols goes Club-Diamond-Heart-Spade, from Ace to 2 (ace high), forming 13 sets of 3 letters.

[[Image:Letters-on-the-cards-thumb.jpg|right]]

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The message reads:
:'''I stole [[the Cube]]. Help me. [[Combed Thunderclap]].'''

This message along with other hints lead us to [http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/ Library of Babel subdirectory]. [[Combed Thunderclap]] has used that site to communicate with us in a few flash updates.

== Wave 4 Meta Information ==

Note: Updated as of November 20th and should be current.
Please see '''[http://www.perplexorum.com/showthread.php?t=362 Perplexorum]''' or alternatively http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16138 for more discussion.

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|{{Card|203|Ecliptic}}
|4-33223333234-4
|3-11144144144443-3
|None
| 
| 
| 
|Numbers are vertical.
|------
|{{Card|218|The World}}
|2-4444433333323-2
|1-44334-3
|[[Image:218shape.png]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
|------
|{{Card|222|Instigator}}
|4-1414411122-2
|3-34433333432-4
|[[Image:222shape.jpg]]
| 
| 
| 
|Numbers are vertical.
|------
|{{Card|235|Circuitous}}
|1-4444444434444444444443-4
|4-222233332222.5-1
|[[Image:235shape.png]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
|------
|{{Card|236|Swarms}}
|4-4333223323-3
|3-2112223-2
|None
| 
| 
| 
| 
|------
|{{Card|237|Roaming Identity}}
|3-3333334433334-1
|2-1222323-2
|[[Image:237shape.png]]
| 
| 
| 
|Numbers are vertical. This card has micro-printing on it: "otpaaworldtdnia 1.56.29".
|------
|{{Card|250|Manoeuvers}}
|4-3322333333333332-1
|1-343-2
|[[Image:250shape.png]]
| 
| 
| 
|The number string 1-343-2 is in a bold font.
|------
|{{Card|253|Sightseeing}}
|1-1111211112-4
|2-111114441114114-1
|[[Image:253shape.png]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
|}

=== Observations ===
* Numbers range from 1-4, including 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5.
* There are a total of 42 numbers.
* There are 42 territories in Risk.
* There are 11 numbers that start with "1-" and "2-" each, and 10 numbers that start with "3-" and "4-".
* In a 4-player game of Risk, two players start with 11 territories and two start with 10 territories.
* See the [[Number String Analysis]] page for further statistical, uh, analysis.

=== Speculations ===
* The ''Start Numbers'', or those before the first dash character, identify a player.
* The ''Middle Numbers'', or those between the dashes, could represent a path, where 1=South, 2=West, 3=North, 4=East.
* The ''Middle Numbers'' could represent conquests on a Risk map.
* The ''End Numbers'', or those after the second dash, could identify a player who ends up in control of a territory in Risk. There are 9 numbers that end in "2"; there are 9 regions in North America on a Risk board. There are 7 that end in "3"; there are 7 regions in Risk's Europe. There are 12 numbers that end in "4"; there are 12 regions in Risk's Asia. There are 14 that end in "1"; there are 14 regions in Risk's South America, Africa, and Australia continents combined.
=== Further Work ===
PerplexHero put the following shape together by joining the various map pieces together in card order. See the [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=270299#270299 original post] for a zip file containing a hi-res version.

|[[Image:Map1.jpg]]

==Individual Puzzle Card Meta Puzzles==

* '''{{Card|084|Insights}}''' Wave 3 contains the following number string: "27.55.25.34.4.43.500.15.18.55.13.1.10.30.56.55.39.21.7.16.27.55.25.69.29.35.62.55"

**The card this is from relates to a few websites. We have been flummoxed by the number .500 included in the number string. People have noted the repeat of the number 55 and the series of numbers 27.55.25.

* '''{{Card|156|Going Dotty}}''' Wave 4 contains the following message in hidden ink (although it has been noted that the degree of bold for each stone varies):

'''RUBIESDIAMONDS'''EMERALD
S'''TOPAZ'''AMETHYSTS'''SAPPHI'''
'''RESRUBIESDIAMONDS'''EMER
ALDS'''TOPAZ'''AMETHYSTS'''SAP'''
'''PHIRESRUBIESDIAMONDS'''E
MERALDS'''TOPAZ'''AMETHYSTS
'''SAPPHIRESRUBIESDIAMON'''
'''DS'''EMERALDS'''TOPAZ'''AMETHY
STS'''SAPPHIRESRUBIESDIA'''
'''MONDS'''EMERALDS'''TOPAZ'''AME
THYSTS'''SAPPHIRESRUBIES'''

**This may relate to {{Card|030|End of the Line}} which contains the following quotation from [[Gyvann]]:
"Precious are the stones, my children, precious that which is dug from the
earth. Precious are the rubies, the diamonds, the emeralds and the topaz. I
held fast to the amethysts. They mingled them with sapphires, so I threw
them both from me. Only one choice remained and from then nothing was
right. My children I did not despair, as you must not despair. A quadru-
ped appeared before me, its middle leg held proudly forward. I turned my
back to it and strode forward. But after only 20 ammot the light was upon
me. Precious, my children, is the light."

*'''{{Card|146|You are Cordially Invited}}''' which contains the following text visible under black-light:
Electric Splash
BB, 21 to 24
4: C, V, K, Q
20, V to 24

**We think these are the instructions given to the original Cube thieves about the night of the theft.

* '''{{Card|237|Roaming Identity}}''' contains the following text printed in tiny writing:
otpaaworldtdnia 1.56.29

**Anagrams and other things have been tried not yet successfully. The title of the card might have something to do with this.

*''' {{Card|223|Secret Location}}''' Unrelated to the others, in a hard-to-see yellow text it says "100, 139, 6, 148, 62, 127, 118, 119, 131, 151, 146, 88, 135, 107, 112, 152, 124, 150, 130, 100, 147, 93, 121, 149, 134, 144, 126, 98, 133, 103, 143, 116, 63, 111, 91, 101, 70, 61, 105, 62, 76, 117, 123, 84, 102, 89, 115, 96, 137, 92, 85, 122, 87, 53, 104, 90, 145". 

**This message was [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]] on the 30th of October, 2006. It says:

{{quote}}
Five fingers point 

half the world 
realm 
region 
feature 
last mystery 
|}

*Possible puzzle data '''{{Card|242|Ciphers of History}}''' This data is described as "dim letters on the stem of the R which spell out the chars 2, 10 and 11. From left to right top to bottom, a no7 shape to each repectively."

**When solved in the same method as the card, these characters translate to 464 which stands for ER. Note that in solving the puzzle some of the letters had to be switched it could be ES or DR?

-----

{{CardCat}}

Shuffled

2006-11-20T12:28:01Z

Scribe: /* Other Pertinent Card Information */ + suit symbols at top of card

'''WARNING: THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS.'''

= Key Details =

This page summarises the information currently contained in the unfiction Thread here: [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11528]

It is likely that this page may be quite large. When considering whether or not to read it prior to posting on a forum, consider that the alternative is to read all 43 pages of forum thread.

== Card Details ==

* Details of this card have been taken from the Perplex City Card Catalog [http://www.perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=243] <strike>'''N.B. There is an error on this page. the code that reads XAWHU should read XAWJU'''</strike> The card catalog typo has since been fixed.

* Card Author: [[Garnet]]

=== {{Card|243|Shuffled}} ===

[[Image:Shuffled.png]]

=== Card Text ===

Last year, someone found a weakness in the Academy's computer security systems and accessed several files using a program called the Djinn Worm. I helped the Perplex City Police to plug the leak but we still didn't know who was responsible and all our leads had gone cold. Then I received an anonymous note suggesting I should be at the Five of Cups bar one night.

I was waiting for something to happen while playing poker, when one of the players at my table cashed out and he subtly indicated he wanted to talk to me. At a convenient pause in the game, I walked over to meet him at the bar, where he quickly pressed a pack of cards into my hand and whispered, "If entropy wins, outward looks should leave you cold." He then promptly walked out.

When I returned home, I spread the cards out on my table and looked for any marks or signs, but they were all new and untouched, apart from one joker which had a star on it. It took me some time to figure out what he was trying to tell me - can you decode the message and find out who created the Worm?

Side of the pack has the letters below. The bolded characters disappear under heat [[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=179872#179872]].

<tt>
EODMF XRUTH WBBMC HGFIB LXCQY WEZFL ITHPJ LFHWY ETKWY LJOTY YNGYJ BIOGI FUVMR 
XIHGU RAGXH NQHRS XAWJU FJTAM SMMOS MVBAA KPGVV WXOVM YKZPL LUL FHURG IFULP
</tt>

=== Card Back ===

Cognivia

Cognivia's main research and development division is based at their campus on the south side of Polygon Park. Security is exceptionally tight to prevent industrial espionage, and the campus and buildings are said to be state of the art; rumours persist that Cognivia even has its own private subway station. Cognivia maintains strong links with the Academy and University, hece their selection of a site close to both. The corporate headquarters of Cognivia is based in Ascendancy Point.

=== Other Pertinent Card Information ===

==== Von's Hint ====

''Examine the card more closely. If you're feeling cold, you're overly sensitive, as for the code, everything you need is there''

==== Card Back/Box ====

The cards are 'Motor Brand Casino Quality playing cards' [http://www.secretsofholdem.com/item.cfm?item_id=20370]

There was a '''great''' deal of discussion on this topic, largely centering around discovering the make of the bike. The discovery of the 'correct' card manufacturer has discredited this line of investigation. Particular credit should go to modern_hero for spotting this after 33! pages of discussion [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=223136#223136]

==== Other Information ====

* The side of the box contains the text "Made in China"
* As noted first by oliverkeers13 ([http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=182591#182591 one] and [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=204777#204777 two]), there appear to be tiny suit symbols in the grey title bar at the top of the card ([http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=204790&highlight=ignored#204790 see picture here]), apparently in the order Hearts, Clubs, Spades, Diamonds. (Although as they wrap around, CSDH, SDHC and DHCS may also be applicable.) Is this relevant to some starting deck order?

= Key Words and their Definitions =

A number of significant words occur in the text. The generally agreed meaning for each is displayed (where links, if available)

; entropy : As defined here: [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=173471#173471]
:# Symbol S For a closed thermodynamic system, a quantitative measure of the amount of thermal energy not available to do work.
:# A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.
:# A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message.
:# The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity.
:# Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.

: As it pertains to cards:
:# to shuffle (see also here: [http://webs.morningside.edu/slaven/Physics/entropy/entropy2.html])

: Entropy Coding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_coding]

: In information Theory [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_theory]]

; Djinn
: Genie
: As defined here: [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=212186#212186]
:# Djinn is derived from a Genie (Jini) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djinn)
:# Jini is a network architecture for the construction of distributed systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JINI)
:# Jini defines a lookup service that is a fundamental part of the federation infrastructure for a djinn, the group of devices, resources, and users that are joined by the Jini technology infrastructure (http://java.sun.com/products/jini/)
:# Jini uses PKI encryption

; Five of Cups : Well known bar in PXC [[Five of Cups|See here]]

= Solution Ideas =

== Code Analysis ==
This section covers analysis of the letters appearing on the side of the box

=== Statistics ===

* 128 Characters
* 20 Disappearing characters
* 108 Plain Characters

==== Letter Frequency ====

'''Including the disappearing text:'''

1-D, 2-CQZ, 3-EKS, 4-JP, 5-ABORTV, 6-IWX, 7-GUY, 8-FLM, 9-H

'''Only the standard characters:'''

0-D, 2-CENQZ, 3-KPRS, 4-JOTU, 5-ABFIVX, 6-GW, 7-HLMY

'''Observations'''

* The distributions do not match the standard character distribution for English [http://www.simonsingh.net/The_Black_Chamber/frequencyanalysis.html]
* The distribution does not seem random [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=213375#213375]
* However, a G-test [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-test] on the distributions show that there is no evidence that all characters are not equally likely.

==== Digraph Frequency ====

<tt>
</tt>

=== Code Interpretations ===

108 Characters as encoded deck

54 Letter pairs allows for one letter pair for each of the 54 playing cards. The problem arises in that there is no logical pairing of the characters that creates 54 unique pairs. This would provide an encoded deck for the Solitaire Cipher.

Two Messages encoded with the same key [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=202939#202939]

== Secret Message Interpretations ==

The message passed to Garnet was: "If entropy wins, outward looks should leave you cold"

* This could could simply be a reference to the heat disappearing letters.

* This could make reference to the outward facing cards: [[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=174255#174255]]
** Jack of Hearts
** Jack of Spades
** King of Diamonds

* It has been suggested that the odd word usage may indicate something else, such as an anagram or a mnemonics.

* "If entropy wins, outward looks should leave you cold" is an anagram of "Look close and you will find out the password, voyeur"

== Solitaire Cipher ==

The Solitaire Cipher was designed by Bruce Schneier for the book 'The Cryptonomicon'. Details of the cipher can be found at Bruce Schneier's site, here: [http://www.schneier.com/solitaire.html]

This was initially proposed due to the existence of the starred joker, as per the ciphers description in the above book.

* Mr. Schneier responds to an email: [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=250696#250696]
<pre>
Various Solitaire implentations are available here:

http://www.schneier.com/solitaire.html

However, it's your job to figure out how the key is buried in the phrase.

Good luck,
Bruce
</pre>

=== Brute Force ===

The possibility of brute forcing has been mentioned at various points. The potential for this attack to be successful depends on whether or not you believe that the card sequence is the Prime numbered playing cards ([[Playing card symbols]]).

The nature of a solitaire cipher is that it generates a string of random characters which are then added to the plain text to produce the cipher text (see Wikipedia:Stream Cipher - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_Cipher])

Because of this, a cipher text of XDFGW RESDF could translate to both SENTE ROCKS and SENTE SUCKS. This broadly implys that every possible 108 character string can be produced from the cipher text, and hence brute forcing is not possible.

If you assume that the prime numbered cards are put of the solution, then while this narrows the number of possible strings down, it is still possible to produce a number of strings that are a 'legitimate' solution.

=== Solitaire Solvers ===

* Online: [http://cif.rochester.edu/~la002k/solitaire.htm]
* Authored by Brian Enigma (Brute Forcer): [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=182560#182560]
* Authored by Danives (Dictionary Attacker): [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=215377#215377]
* Changes to Perl code by Sh1ft (Deck Order Preset): [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=251226#251226]

=== Sources for the initial deck encoding ===

* Encoded from the 108 non-disappearing characters
* Standard Deck ordering of A-K, C,D,H,S (discussed here: [http://www.schneier.com/solitaire.html])
* Order of cards as they come out of the box as viewed face up: [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=223529#223529]
<tt>
Joker - Colour 
Joker - Black and White 
Diamonds - A T T F F S S E N T J Q K 
Clubs - A T T F F S S E N T J Q K 
Hearts - A T T F F S S E N T J Q K 
Spades - A T T F F S S E N T J Q K 
</tt>
* Order of cards as used in the [http://schneier.com/solitaire.html Solitaire algorithm]: each card is converted into a number from 1..52 using the following method:
<tt>
Clubs: A T T F F S S E N T J Q K - (1..13) 
Diamonds: A T T F F S S E N T J Q K - (14..26) 
Hearts: A T T F F S S E N T J Q K - (27..39) 
Spades: A T T F F S S E N T J Q K - (40..52) 
</tt>

* From the prime numbered puzzle cards [[Playing card symbols]] [http://wiki.incognitus.net/ppc/index.php/Playing_card_symbols]
: This idea has been reasonably discredited: [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=213386#213386]
<pre>
Hello Dan,

Thanks for your email.

You do not need any other puzzle cards in order to solve card 243-
shuffled.

Regards,

Perplex City Customer Services
</pre>

=== Sources for the Cipher Text ===

* The 108 standard characters
* The 20 disappearing characters
* The phrase 'If entropy wins, outward looks should leave you cold' [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=223400#223400]
* The Motor Deck of Cards (from the side of the box)
* Motor Brand High Quality Playing Cards
* Thoth Tarot Deck [http://forums.unfiction.com/viewtopic.php?t=14301&postdays=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=510]

== Two messages encoded with the same code ==

A description of this first arose here [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=202939#202939] but subsequently received very little attention, recently the theory has received new attention, and a good description of how to do it can be found in this post [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=225934#225934]

== Mirdek Cipher ==

Details of the Mirdek cipher can be found here: [http://www.ciphergoth.org/crypto/mirdek/description.html]

This is another Card based cipher designed to handle the errors found in solitaire. It hasn't been widely investigated at this point.

== Possible Creators of the [[Djinn]] Worm ==
* Claire Castille [http://www.thescarlettkite.com/archives/2006/03/coming_home.html]
* Sente Kiteway [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=217054#217054]
* Ruth Coralhouse [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=175506#175506]
<pre>
Hello -

You're quite right, Professor Kiteway was involved.
If you can tell me what the message you deciphered was, I can shed some light on the mystery for you.

Best Wishes,
Garnet.
</pre>

{{CardCat}}

Puzzle card symbols

2006-11-16T14:30:52Z

Scribe: /* Observations */ + new link: Number String Analysis

== General ==
Some of the [[Puzzle Cards]] have faint playing card symbols, risk soldiers, dice, number strings, and obscure shapes on them.

==Playing Cards and Large Letters==
Each card with a playing symbol also has part of a letter faintly printed over the card in a slab-serif font, and it's anticipated that arranging all the playing symbol cards in order will eventually depict the whole message. All symbols appear on cards with prime numbers. 54 Prime numbers under 256 are as follows:

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173 179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229 233 239 241 251

:''See: '''[[List of Playing Cards]]''' for a plain list.''

=== Chart of cards with letters ===

Note the groupings of playing card symbols goes Club-Diamond-Heart-Spade, from Ace to 2 (ace high), forming 13 sets of 3 letters.

[[Image:Letters-on-the-cards-thumb.jpg|right]]

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|
| Clubs
|
| Diamonds
|
| Hearts
|
| Spades
|-----
| Ace
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=211 211]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=083 083]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=151 151]
|
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|
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=113 113]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=053 053]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=173 173]
|
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|
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=011 011]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=137 137]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=149 149]
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=019 019]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=107 107]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=251 251]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=079 079]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=181 181]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=179 179]
|
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=047 047]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=041 041]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=109 109]
|
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|
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=089 089]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=013 013]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=073 073]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=002 002]
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| 7
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=003 003]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=029 029]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=005 005]
|
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=007 007]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=037 037]
|
| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=067 067]
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=061 061]
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|
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| [http://perplexcitycardcatalog.com/view.php?item=163 163]
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|
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|
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This appears to be correct, tho pieces are missing, and it doesnt make an awful lot of sense at the moment.

:'''/IST/OLE/THE/CUB/EHE/LPM/ECO/MBE/DTH/UND/ERC/LAP/.../'''

The apparent message reads:
:'''I stole [[the Cube]]. Help me. Combed Thunderclap.'''

== Wave 4 Meta Information ==

Note: This list is still in the process of being collated - may not be exhaustive
Please see '''[http://www.perplexorum.com/showthread.php?t=362 Perplexorum]''' or alternatively http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16138 for current discussion

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|'''Upright Number'''
|'''Reversed Number'''
|'''Shape'''
|'''Risk Char'''
|'''Red Dice'''
|'''Blue Dice'''
|'''Notes'''
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|{{Card|029|Beware the Puzzle Monsters}}
|1-14443432.5-3
|3-232.52.51.5-1
|[[Image:029shape.png]]
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|Card also contains playing card symbol.
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|{{Card|040|Baby On Board}}
|2-11444414412-3
|1-1144144414432.5-4
|[[Image:040.png]]
|2 Infantry
|Red: 5, 4, 3
|Blue: 4, 3
|Attacker wins. Shape is contained within the side of the elephant.
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|{{Card|058|Breaking And Entering}}
|2-21122214-4
|4-23232.534334-1
|None
|1 Cavalry
|Red: 6, 3, 1
|Blue: 6, 4
|This card and card 60 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins.
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|{{Card|060|Celebration}}
|1-414141414144144441-1
|4-44444444111111111114-3
|None
|1 Cavalry
|Red: 6, 3, 1
|Blue: 6, 4
|This card and card 58 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins.
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|{{Card|063|The Next Generation}}
|3-34-1
|2-414441141-1
|[[Image:063shape.png]]
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|{{Card|090|Also Known As}}
|4-4444444443.5-1
|3-433333334-2
|None
|3 Infantry
|Red: 4, 4, 3
|Blue: 6, 3
|Attacker and defender lose an army each.
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|{{Card|094|Prime Rhyme Crime}}
|2-4111111441-2
|1-1114112321-1
|[[Image:094shape.png]]
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|Numbers are vertical.
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|{{Card|096|Castle in The Sky}}
|1-222233332-4
|3-44411414441444112.5-4
|[[Image:096shape.png]]
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|{{Card|136|Bling Bunny}}
|3-2333234-1
|4-143334-3
|[[Image:136shape.png]]
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|Numbers are vertical.
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|{{Card|156|Going Dotty}}
|2-111221111112-4
|2-2232-4
|None
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|Numbers are vertical. This card has writing revealed under a black light.
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|{{Card|188|Hybridization}}
|4-11122221412234-2
|2-21121111221-4
|[[Image:188shape.png]]
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|{{Card|191|My Dear Watson}}
|2-11444444444411111111444-2
|1-344411444443-1
|[[Image:191shape.png]]
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|{{Card|192|Pronunciation}}
|3-3333322333332-4
|1-444444114411112-1
|[[Image:192shape.png]]
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|{{Card|203|Ecliptic}}
|4-33223333234-4
|3-11144144144443-3
|None
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|Numbers are vertical.
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|{{Card|218|The World}}
|2-4444433333323-2
|1-44334-3
|[[Image:218shape.png]]
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|{{Card|222|Instigator}}
|4-1414411122-2
|3-34433333432-4
|[[Image:222shape.jpg]]
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|Numbers are vertical.
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|{{Card|235|Circuitous}}
|1-4444444434444444444443-4
|4-222233332222.5-1
|[[Image:235shape.png]]
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|{{Card|236|Swarms}}
|4-4333223323-3
|3-2112223-2
|None
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|{{Card|237|Roaming Identity}}
|3-3333334433334-1
|2-1222323-2
|[[Image:237shape.png]]
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|Numbers are vertical. This card has micro-printing on it: "otpaaworldtdnia 1.56.29".
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|{{Card|250|Manoeuvers}}
|4-3322333333333332-1
|1-343-2
|[[Image:250shape.png]]
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|{{Card|253|Sightseeing}}
|1-1111211112-4
|2-111114441114114-1
|[[Image:253shape.png]]
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{{Card|084|Insights}} Unrelated to the others, it says "27.55.25.34.4.43.500.15.18.55.13.1.10.30.56.55.39.21.7.16.27.55.25.69.29.35.62.55"

{{Card|223|Secret Location}} Unrelated to the others, in a hard-to-see yellow text it says "100, 139, 6, 148, 62, 127, 118, 119, 131, 151, 146, 88, 135, 107, 112, 152, 124, 150, 130, 100, 147, 93, 121, 149, 134, 144, 126, 98, 133, 103, 143, 116, 63, 111, 91, 101, 70, 61, 105, 62, 76, 117, 123, 84, 102, 89, 115, 96, 137, 92, 85, 122, 87, 53, 104, 90, 145". 
This message was [[Secret_Location_Meta_Information_Solution|successfully decoded]] on the 30th of October, 2006.

=== Observations ===
* Numbers range from 1-4, including 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5.
* There are a total of 42 numbers.
* There are 42 territories in Risk.
* There are 11 numbers that start with "1-" and "2-" each, and 10 numbers that start with "3-" and "4-".
* In a 4-player game of Risk, two players start with 11 territories and two start with 10 territories.
* See the [[Number String Analysis]] page for further statistical, uh, analysis.

=== Speculations ===
* The ''Start Numbers'', or those before the first dash character, identify a player.
* The ''Middle Numbers'', or those between the dashes, could represent a path, where 1=South, 2=West, 3=North, 4=East.
* The ''Middle Numbers'' could represent conquests on a Risk map.
* The ''End Numbers'', or those after the second dash, could identify a player who ends up in control of a territory in Risk. There are 9 numbers that end in "2"; there are 9 regions in North America on a Risk board. There are 7 that end in "3"; there are 7 regions in Risk's Europe. There are 12 numbers that end in "4"; there are 12 regions in Risk's Asia. There are 14 that end in "1"; there are 14 regions in Risk's South America, Africa, and Australia continents combined.
=== Further Work ===
PerplexHero put the following shape together by joining the various map pieces together in card order. See the [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=270299#270299 original post] for a zip file containing a hi-res version.

|[[Image:Map1.jpg]]

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{{CardCat}}

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-14T14:08:59Z

Scribe: + Casle Castle

''Make a list, muffin, and then pare it down to only the things you have to do. Save the ones you want to do, for now. Don't worry, you'll have a lot of free time coming to you before long.'' -- Madame Bianca

''I’ve given you all you need to begin. '''Be simple.''' Start by answering the obvious questions. Everything leads on from the answers you already have.'' -- [[Combed Thunderclap]], emphasis added

==Five fingers==
*Discuss ideas on the "Five Fingers message" from card #223

*''Five fingers point half the world realm region feature last mystery''
**Believed to refer to five meta puzzles that we have received from Combed Thunderclap. -Mindez
**Any other alternatives? -Mindez
**It is believed that we need to solve them in order, and we may not be able to solve the one after it unless we solve the one before it, unless by some luck -Mindez
**To this end, I feel we should focus our attention on the "Half The World" clue. -Mindez

*'''Half The World'''
**North, South, West, East hemisphere? -Mindez
**Perhaps a clue lies in the other joker card, Persian. -Mindez
**The Persian creation myth apparently states that the land was divided when the rain came into 7 areas, the largest of which was one-half of the world - called Khvaniras, Khvanirath or Hvaniratha. -Mindez
**Source: http://www.art-arena.com/cotw.htm -Mindez
**The text on Roaming Identity (''otpaaworldtdnia 1.59.27'') is believed to have something to do with the '''Half The World''' clue. -Mindez
**Could it be as obvious as the diagram on Ecliptic? - scribe
**Alternatively, the risk battles (below) represent one side vs another. Could this indicate one half 'vs' another half, with the victor being the half where the cube is? - scribe

*'''Realm'''

*'''Region'''

*'''Feature'''

*'''Last Mystery'''
**Endgame? Cube? Or perhaps, one final clue to lead us to it. -Mindez

==Number Strings==

* Is [[Combed Thunderclap]] giving us a clue in '[http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/arrangements.html The arrangements have been made]'?
** A grid of letters (or words), or several layered grids even? - "the words on words arranged on other words"
*** Possible Grids:
**** The table of cards used on the PXC site
**** The prime number cards arranged as per the original [[Combed Thunderclap]] message
**** The grid of letters spelling out gemstones on 'Going Dotty'
** N.B. 'Arrangements' are mentioned in '[http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/letters.html To begin]' as well: "''It all begins with the arrangement of things''"

==Risk Battle==

* See [[Puzzle card symbols]] for details.
* See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_(game) Risk rules at Wikipedia].
* According to the Wikipedia article, 1 cavalry = 5 infantry. This means, based on the troops appearing on the cards and the dice results, that we can work out the order in which the 3 fights occur:
# 1 Cavalry, then defender wins twice (Card 060). 5 - 2 = '''3 left'''. (Defender loses 0, has 3 left.)
# 3 infantry, then both sides lose an army (Card 090). 3 - 1 = '''2 left'''. (Defender loses 1, has 2 left.)
# 2 infantry, then attacker wins twice (Card 040). (Defender loses 2, has 0 left.)
* Problems with this:
** IIRC, If an attacker attacks with 2 infantry present in a region, they can only roll 1 die. Similarly, 3 infantry = 2 dice. (As one has to stay behind.)

==Roaming Identity==

*otpaaworldtdnia 1.59.27

*I've been thinking about this, and I suddenly thought of CT's quote, ''Worlds within worlds'' (Or something to that effect). We need to think of worlds within worlds. And in this piece of text, we have a 'world'. Could it be in another world? Could ''otpaatdnia'' be a world? - Mindez

*If so, could '''Half the world''' imply some kind of anagram consisting of half of the letters? I can't make anything of it, and I have no idea how to tie the numbers in. -Mindez

*If you take the 1, 5, 9, 2, and 7th letters, it reads ''o.ai.td'', with ''patna'' left over. -Mindez

==Casle Castle==

Says Scribe...

Re-examining this after reading 'The Wonderful O' by James Thurber, as mentioned in one of [[Combed Thunderclap]]'s messages. In the book, a castle appears which is supposed to contain gemstones. Also in the story, everything with the letter 'o' in gets banned. While not quite the same, I wondered if 'Casle' might be lacking the letter O (or more than one?).

* [http://www.castellitoscani.com/casole.htm Casole (d'Elsa) Castle].
* Might be being turned into a [http://www.timberscompany.com/sitepages/pid42.php Posh housing place] now.

* However, can't think of any reason why we'd go down this missing-O route, except after CT brought it up. So probably nothing.
* Castles seem to appear quite a bit in recent cards though (Elephant & Castle, Castle in the Sky, etc), so maybe there's something going on there?

User:Scribe

2006-11-13T13:24:35Z

Scribe: + Other Projects

Joined the PXC quest in about May 2006. Currently situated in Brighton, UK.

== Puzzles Currently Working on ==

I figure it's best, at this point, to focus my efforts on a small number of things and leave the rest to others. Specialisation, and all that. As such, the list below is my main line of enquiry...

* Those accursed numbers strings.
* [[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] links within PXC.
* Maybe them shapes, if I have time ;)

== Other Projects ==

Not a lot...

* Campus Distribution, and an attempt to gather Brighton PXCers together...
* Extreme puzzle filming ;)

User:Scribe

2006-11-13T13:22:53Z

Scribe: Info on what I'm working on

Joined the PXC quest in about May 2006. Currently situated in Brighton, UK.

== Currently Working on ==

I figure it's best, at this point, to focus my efforts on a small number of things and leave the rest to others. Specialisation, and all that. As such, the list below is my main line of enquiry...

* Those accursed numbers strings.
* [[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]] links within PXC.
* Maybe them shapes, if I have time ;)

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T13:18:59Z

Scribe: /* Risk Battle */ clarification

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T13:17:41Z

Scribe: added emphasis to CT quote

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T13:14:53Z

Scribe: /* Number Strings */ Adding some possible grids of letters/words

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T13:13:11Z

Scribe: /* Five fingers */

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T01:09:35Z

Scribe: Added Risk spec

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T00:46:47Z

Scribe: /* Number Strings */

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T00:43:18Z

Scribe: + number strings

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T00:39:00Z

Scribe: added qutoe from CT

User:Lhall/Research

2006-11-13T00:36:34Z

Scribe: added quote from madame bianca

''Make a list, muffin, and then pare it down to only the things you have to do. Save the ones you want to do, for now. Don't worry, you'll have a lot of free time coming to you before long.''

==Five fingers==
*Discuss ideas on the "Five Fingers message"

*''Five fingers point half the world realm region feature last mystery''
**Believed to refer to five meta puzzles that we have received from Combed Thunderclap. -Mindez
**Any other alternatives? -Mindez

Jorge Luis Borges

2006-11-10T13:06:10Z

Scribe: /* Stories */ + Aleph section, link to text

== A PXC Guide to the Works and Ideas of Jorge Luis Borges ==

''This is still a draft version, with many details and sections yet to be added/fleshed out. However, I thought it might be useful to some as it is, so here we go. Feel free to discuss, although the "discussion" page is probably easier to use and follow here. - scribe''

Stories, ideas and characters elaborated by Jorge Luis Borges ("JLB" or just "Borges" from now on) seem to be somewhat central in PXC. As such, this page sets out to summarise some of these, explain some of the ideas, and investigate how they relate to the world of Perplex City. Hopefully, parts of this page will be directly useful (in looking up a particular name, for example), while others may be either somewhat abstract, or of unclear usage until later.

However it works out, I must raise my hand in advance, and profess a love for Borges' work even outside of a PXC context. Any method that raises an interest in his tales, whether applicable to the game or not, is in my book a successful one. As [http://www.pxcsentinel.com/futures/ Madame Bianca says], "go out and expose yourself to a few new ideas this week".

The list will be presented as a kind of "glossary", with notions presented in various categories, and cross-referenced as much as possible. I've tried to extract useful points and notes into bullet-points, for "easy" access. Look below, it'll make sense.

== Stories ==

I'll try to summarise each story a little, and include some context, and a link to the text on the web where required/possible...

=== The Library of Babel ===

[http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html Full text]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius Wikipedia entry]

The first story encountered in the PXC timeline (AFAIK), and probably one of the best known. It describes a "universe" consisting entirely of books, which are arranged in shelves within an infinite (or near-infinite) arrangement of hexagonal galleries. The books supposedly contain every single permutation of the 25 characters used within them and, as such, contain everything possibly imaginable, in any language using those characters. Most books, therefore, are "meaningless" to the author, yet every now and then some sequence of characters (or, less so, some book) has "meaning".

* See [[Library of Babel]] page.
* ''The [[Combed Thunderclap]]'', along with ''The Plaster Cramp'' and ''Axaxaxas mlö'' are 3 titles of books within the author's "domain" that make "sense".
* ''Axaxaxas mlö'' is in the language of Southern Tlön, translating (probably/roughly) as "river moon". See the 'Language' section of [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].
* [[Combed Thunderclap]] refers to the other 2 books, and their lack of authorship, in his/her message ''[[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin|To Begin]]''.
* Theme: The meaning/subjectivity of language, and hence the "Babel" refered to in the title, obviously reference the Tower of Babel. In other words, how can we derive our own [[#Meaning from Chaos]]?
** See also the card [http://perplexcitycardcatalogue.com/1/217/ #217: Tower of Cubes]].

=== Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius ===

Longer than [[#The Library of Babel]], this story is perhaps of most interest to the world of Perplex City from a TIAG/TINAG viewpoint. The author describes a friend recalling an encyclopedia entry about the country of [[#Uqbar]], but when they look it up, they can't find it. Checking the friend's copy, they discover a few pages with various information, including reference to an imaginary region called [[#Tlön]] which is central to [[#Uqbar]]'s fictional literature. Further exploration reveals nothing about the place.

A while later, the author discovers a volume of an ''Encyclopaedia of Tlön'', prompting the author to wonder about who wrote it, and to describe facets of [[#Tlön]] in various detail, including, language, philosophy, and geometry (see below).

A postscript to the story attempts to shed some light on the origins of [[#Tlön]]. The discovery of a letter by [[#Gunnar Erfjord]] reveals a "secret and benevolent society" that set out to create an imaginary land (in the form of an Encyclopaedia) - originally a country, but eventually a whole planet - in extraordinary detail, and completely hidden from public view. Such an effort would take many people in specialised fields, as well as across many generations. The first version of the encyclopaedia was to be the basis for a second, called ''[[#Orbis Tertius]]''.

The story ends with the description of some of the "imaginary" objects from [[#Tlön]] appearing in the author's world, and the ever-increasing influence of [[#Tlön]] culture on the real world, to the point where foreseeably none of the old ways are left...

==== Language ====

* The Southern hemisphere of [[#Tlön]] uses a different language to the Northern hemisphere.
** The Southern language consists entirely of descriptive terms

==== Philosophy ====

==== Counting ====

==== Hrönir====

* These are the objects that
* Given its own section here as [[Combed Thunderclap]] mentioned how "worlds seep one to another" in his [[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin.|5th Message]].

==== Notes ====

* Uqbar appears on pages 918-921, Volume XLVI of the ''Anglo-American Cyclopaedia'' (New York, 1917).
* Uqbar may also be spelt Ukbar, Ucbar, Ooqbar, Ookbar, Oukbahr, etc... Does 'Ooqbar' bear any link to the land of 'Ooroo' in [http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/?id=95000482 James Thurber's "The Wonderful O"]?
* Various names from [[Combed Thunderclap]]'s message ''[[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin|To Begin]]'' crop up in this story:
** [[#Silas Haslam]] is the supposed author of ''[[#History of the Land Called Uqbar]]'', referenced in the encyclopaedia used by the author and his friend.
** [[#Johannes Valentinus Andreä]] is the supposed author of ''[[Lesbare und lesenswerthe Bemerkungen über das Land Ukkbar in Klein-Asien]]'' (proper translation of this title needed...).
** [[#Gunnar Erfjord]] wrote a letter discovered in March 194, describing the origins of [[#Tlön]].
** From Library of Babel: ''Think of the names of the books: The plaster cramp, '''axaxaxas mlo.''' '' 
**From "Uqbar": ''"The moon rose above the river" is ''hlor u fang '''axaxaxas mlo''' '', or literally: "upward behind the onstreaming it mooned."''
* ''Orbis Tertius" is Latin for "third world", "third circle" (possibly orbit) or "third territory". I'd draw an obvious parallel here with the [[Third Power]], although perhaps only in name rather than function.
* Theme: The difference between reality and the imaginary, cemented through the use of ''hrönir'' and by placing a story within a story, follows the theme of [[#Simulacra and Simulation]]. Fortunately, I don't ''think'' we have to imagine the cube first, before we can find it...

=== Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote ===

Naturally, ''Don Quixote'' was originally written not by [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]], but by Cervantes. In this story, JLB explores the seemingly-nonsensical idea that the context through which a book is written affects how it is read, even though the words in the book are identical. Hence, the fictitious [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] in the story sets out not to ''copy'' Cervantes, but to produce some words which ''coincide'' with the original work.

[[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] supposedly decides against merely imitating/becoming Cervantes' life (i.e. by learning old Spanish, fighting the Turks, etc) and instead sets out to "recompose" the book from his own "point of view" (whilst retaining exactly the same words). Borges goes on to highlight the differences in reading, going so far to compare two passages - one from each book - that obviously look the same, but get interpreted differently.

* Theme: The idea that the world created, that we read/see, is dependent on how it came to be, even if it may look identical to another. This is the theme of [[#Simulacra and Simulation]] that crops up a lot.

=== The Aleph ===

[http://web.archive.org/web/20060412013100/wolcano.host.sk/web/txt/borges/aleph.html Full text]

== People ==

=== Johannes Valentinus Andreä ===

* Featured in [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].

=== Gunnar Erfjord ===

* Wrote a letter explaining the origin of the [[#Tlön]] encyclopaedia that was discovered in [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].
* Possibly Norwegian.

=== Silas Haslam ===

* Author of ''[[#History of the Land Called Uqbar]]'', featured in the story [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]]

=== Pierre Menard ===

* Set out to re-create parts of Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'' by "re-living" them. See the story [[#Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote]].

== Books and Works ==

These are books and works, mostly probably imagined up by Borges, that are referenced within his stories.

=== History of the Land Called Uqbar ===

* Written by [[#Silas Haslam]], featured in the story [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].

=== Don Quixote ===

* Originally written by Cervantes, but supposedly re-created, in-part, by [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] in the story [[#Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote]].

== Relevant Themes ==

=== Meaning from Chaos ===

The idea that seemingly random strings of characters, pixels, colours, ''etc'' have, in fact, some ''meaning'' to them will resonate deeply with crytographers and puzzlers alike. Finding the meaning is what keeps most PXers up at night. And at day.

However, the meaning of this, hinted at by [[Combed_Thunderclap]] in his [[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin.|5th Message]] is as yet unclear.

=== Simulacra and Simulation ===

What is real? What is created in the shape of the real? What happens when the creation ''replaces'' the reality?

ITAG? ITNAG? WIAG? WINAG?

Read [http://www.google.co.uk/search?as_q=baudrillard++intrusion-of-TV-into-the-reactor&num=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=china+syndrome+&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=pdf&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images some Baudrillard] (and note the reference to Borges in the first line). Watch [http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/new_phil_fr_hanley2.html the Matrix].

== Further Reading ==

* [http://www.themodernword.com/borges/borges_papers_ketzan.html Borges in Umberto Eco's Work]: contains information about Borges' ideas - and figure - appearing in various Eco stories. Contains spoilers :)

Combed Thunderclap

2006-11-09T17:21:29Z

Scribe: /* General */ + link to Borges

{{shortcut|CT}}
==General==
* Posted the message on the cards "I Stole the Cube Help Me Combed Thunderclap."

* Combed Thunderclap is a title of one of the books named in the short story Library of Babel written by [[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]].

* He or she communicates with us at a directory on the Academy website - [http://perplexcityacademy.com/libraryofbabel/ library of babel] which has flash chapters telling his or her story.

* He or she is extremely knowledgable about the Earth.

* He or she buried the Cube on Earth.

* Even though the message on the cards says "I stole the Cube", Combed Thunderclap now says the Cube stole him.

* [[Kurt]] is given the job of fixing security issues with the PXC-Earth Data Link, which suggests that [[Garnet]] has found and read the messages placed by Combed Thunderclap on the Academy's site. (It is possible that Kurt is fixing securing issues only because the 3P managed to take down the Data Link - see [[The San Francisco Connection]].)

==Text==
Transcript of waking (thanks to Mico of unfiction):

‘Eye’ opens <>

Waking. It was like waking into a new world
from a dream of all the old.
Or. No. Like opening my eyes
although I knew they were already open.

For a moment I thought I could see…
everything.

<>
This is not important: I did not kill anyone.
I have not killed anyone.
Unless by my silence, by remaining silent too long.
But I can’t.
I can’t.

<>
I must continue in silence
because what would I say,
how would I convince anyone of what I tell you now?

That I did not kill anyone.

<>

But someone did.

<>
There are so many possibilities, numberless scenarios
and how do I know? How can I know which one is the
truth? Like the books in the Library of Babel, each
permutation may be the correct one, but is infinitely
more likely to be deceptive. A phantom. A dream.

<>

I thought it was a dream. Or a beautiful simulation of a place I have
seen so many times before in photographs or video. I knew it at
once: the yellow cars driven along the streets, the steam rising up
from the sidewalk gratings. I thought: how marvellous. How real.
I stumbled and fell. I grazed my hand and the blood was real and
the pain was real and I began to understand.

<>
I didn’t kill anyone. But someone did. And they’ll be looking for me.

__________________

Where the strikethough words were written then erased, and
the <> refers to the start of a blank screen

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Transcript of realise:
*page 1
I realise I should tell you what happened. So that you'll understand. Because
I'm going to need your help. I only hope that you find this first. I know that
there are others looking, that they may find what I have hidden. So, help?

*page 2
This is how it was, then, I stumbled onto it. I never intended to steal
anything. In fact, it was more that it stole me. I touched it and we were gone.
I didn't know that could happen. I didn't know anything. But I'm starting from
the wrong place again. You'll have to excuse me. It's been a long time and I
haven't known who I could tell, or if I could tell anyone.

*page 3
Begin at the beginning, then. I am a person, a real
person, a single individual in Perplex City. I buried the
Cube on Earth. And I will try to tell you how, but the hows
are less apparent than the whys, and even they
are obscure. Remember this: don't look for me, I know
you're already trying. Because those other people?
They're looking for me too. And if you find me, I don't
know who will travel with you.
Fellow-travellers can be dangerous: I should know.

==References==

*unfiction threads: [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16568 library of babel], [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16636 leaves update]

Library of Babel

2006-11-09T17:20:46Z

Scribe: /* Text */ + link to Borges

Library of Babel

2006-11-09T17:19:57Z

Scribe: /* Message 1: Waking */ + link to Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

2006-11-09T17:11:15Z

Scribe: + link to Borges in Eco's work

== A PXC Guide to the Works and Ideas of Jorge Luis Borges ==

''This is still a draft version, with many details and sections yet to be added/fleshed out. However, I thought it might be useful to some as it is, so here we go. Feel free to discuss, although the "discussion" page is probably easier to use and follow here. - scribe''

Stories, ideas and characters elaborated by Jorge Luis Borges ("JLB" or just "Borges" from now on) seem to be somewhat central in PXC. As such, this page sets out to summarise some of these, explain some of the ideas, and investigate how they relate to the world of Perplex City. Hopefully, parts of this page will be directly useful (in looking up a particular name, for example), while others may be either somewhat abstract, or of unclear usage until later.

However it works out, I must raise my hand in advance, and profess a love for Borges' work even outside of a PXC context. Any method that raises an interest in his tales, whether applicable to the game or not, is in my book a successful one. As [http://www.pxcsentinel.com/futures/ Madame Bianca says], "go out and expose yourself to a few new ideas this week".

The list will be presented as a kind of "glossary", with notions presented in various categories, and cross-referenced as much as possible. I've tried to extract useful points and notes into bullet-points, for "easy" access. Look below, it'll make sense.

== Stories ==

I'll try to summarise each story a little, and include some context, and a link to the text on the web where required/possible...

=== The Library of Babel ===

[http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html Full text]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius Wikipedia entry]

The first story encountered in the PXC timeline (AFAIK), and probably one of the best known. It describes a "universe" consisting entirely of books, which are arranged in shelves within an infinite (or near-infinite) arrangement of hexagonal galleries. The books supposedly contain every single permutation of the 25 characters used within them and, as such, contain everything possibly imaginable, in any language using those characters. Most books, therefore, are "meaningless" to the author, yet every now and then some sequence of characters (or, less so, some book) has "meaning".

* See [[Library of Babel]] page.
* ''The [[Combed Thunderclap]]'', along with ''The Plaster Cramp'' and ''Axaxaxas mlö'' are 3 titles of books within the author's "domain" that make "sense".
* ''Axaxaxas mlö'' is in the language of Southern Tlön, translating (probably/roughly) as "river moon". See the 'Language' section of [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].
* [[Combed Thunderclap]] refers to the other 2 books, and their lack of authorship, in his/her message ''[[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin|To Begin]]''.
* Theme: The meaning/subjectivity of language, and hence the "Babel" refered to in the title, obviously reference the Tower of Babel. In other words, how can we derive our own [[#Meaning from Chaos]]?
** See also the card [http://perplexcitycardcatalogue.com/1/217/ #217: Tower of Cubes]].

=== Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius ===

Longer than [[#The Library of Babel]], this story is perhaps of most interest to the world of Perplex City from a TIAG/TINAG viewpoint. The author describes a friend recalling an encyclopedia entry about the country of [[#Uqbar]], but when they look it up, they can't find it. Checking the friend's copy, they discover a few pages with various information, including reference to an imaginary region called [[#Tlön]] which is central to [[#Uqbar]]'s fictional literature. Further exploration reveals nothing about the place.

A while later, the author discovers a volume of an ''Encyclopaedia of Tlön'', prompting the author to wonder about who wrote it, and to describe facets of [[#Tlön]] in various detail, including, language, philosophy, and geometry (see below).

A postscript to the story attempts to shed some light on the origins of [[#Tlön]]. The discovery of a letter by [[#Gunnar Erfjord]] reveals a "secret and benevolent society" that set out to create an imaginary land (in the form of an Encyclopaedia) - originally a country, but eventually a whole planet - in extraordinary detail, and completely hidden from public view. Such an effort would take many people in specialised fields, as well as across many generations. The first version of the encyclopaedia was to be the basis for a second, called ''[[#Orbis Tertius]]''.

The story ends with the description of some of the "imaginary" objects from [[#Tlön]] appearing in the author's world, and the ever-increasing influence of [[#Tlön]] culture on the real world, to the point where foreseeably none of the old ways are left...

==== Language ====

* The Southern hemisphere of [[#Tlön]] uses a different language to the Northern hemisphere.
** The Southern language consists entirely of descriptive terms

==== Philosophy ====

==== Counting ====

==== Hrönir====

* These are the objects that
* Given its own section here as [[Combed Thunderclap]] mentioned how "worlds seep one to another" in his [[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin.|5th Message]].

==== Notes ====

* Uqbar appears on pages 918-921, Volume XLVI of the ''Anglo-American Cyclopaedia'' (New York, 1917).
* Uqbar may also be spelt Ukbar, Ucbar, Ooqbar, Ookbar, Oukbahr, etc... Does 'Ooqbar' bear any link to the land of 'Ooroo' in [http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/?id=95000482 James Thurber's "The Wonderful O"]?
* Various names from [[Combed Thunderclap]]'s message ''[[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin|To Begin]]'' crop up in this story:
** [[#Silas Haslam]] is the supposed author of ''[[#History of the Land Called Uqbar]]'', referenced in the encyclopaedia used by the author and his friend.
** [[#Johannes Valentinus Andreä]] is the supposed author of ''[[Lesbare und lesenswerthe Bemerkungen über das Land Ukkbar in Klein-Asien]]'' (proper translation of this title needed...).
** [[#Gunnar Erfjord]] wrote a letter discovered in March 194, describing the origins of [[#Tlön]].
** From Library of Babel: ''Think of the names of the books: The plaster cramp, '''axaxaxas mlo.''' '' 
**From "Uqbar": ''"The moon rose above the river" is ''hlor u fang '''axaxaxas mlo''' '', or literally: "upward behind the onstreaming it mooned."''
* ''Orbis Tertius" is Latin for "third world", "third circle" (possibly orbit) or "third territory". I'd draw an obvious parallel here with the [[Third Power]], although perhaps only in name rather than function.
* Theme: The difference between reality and the imaginary, cemented through the use of ''hrönir'' and by placing a story within a story, follows the theme of [[#Simulacra and Simulation]]. Fortunately, I don't ''think'' we have to imagine the cube first, before we can find it...

=== Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote ===

Naturally, ''Don Quixote'' was originally written not by [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]], but by Cervantes. In this story, JLB explores the seemingly-nonsensical idea that the context through which a book is written affects how it is read, even though the words in the book are identical. Hence, the fictitious [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] in the story sets out not to ''copy'' Cervantes, but to produce some words which ''coincide'' with the original work.

[[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] supposedly decides against merely imitating/becoming Cervantes' life (i.e. by learning old Spanish, fighting the Turks, etc) and instead sets out to "recompose" the book from his own "point of view" (whilst retaining exactly the same words). Borges goes on to highlight the differences in reading, going so far to compare two passages - one from each book - that obviously look the same, but get interpreted differently.

* Theme: The idea that the world created, that we read/see, is dependent on how it came to be, even if it may look identical to another. This is the theme of [[#Simulacra and Simulation]] that crops up a lot.

== People ==

=== Johannes Valentinus Andreä ===

* Featured in [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].

=== Gunnar Erfjord ===

* Wrote a letter explaining the origin of the [[#Tlön]] encyclopaedia that was discovered in [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].
* Possibly Norwegian.

=== Silas Haslam ===

* Author of ''[[#History of the Land Called Uqbar]]'', featured in the story [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]]

=== Pierre Menard ===

* Set out to re-create parts of Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'' by "re-living" them. See the story [[#Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote]].

== Books and Works ==

These are books and works, mostly probably imagined up by Borges, that are referenced within his stories.

=== History of the Land Called Uqbar ===

* Written by [[#Silas Haslam]], featured in the story [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].

=== Don Quixote ===

* Originally written by Cervantes, but supposedly re-created, in-part, by [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] in the story [[#Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote]].

== Relevant Themes ==

=== Meaning from Chaos ===

The idea that seemingly random strings of characters, pixels, colours, ''etc'' have, in fact, some ''meaning'' to them will resonate deeply with crytographers and puzzlers alike. Finding the meaning is what keeps most PXers up at night. And at day.

However, the meaning of this, hinted at by [[Combed_Thunderclap]] in his [[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin.|5th Message]] is as yet unclear.

=== Simulacra and Simulation ===

What is real? What is created in the shape of the real? What happens when the creation ''replaces'' the reality?

ITAG? ITNAG? WIAG? WINAG?

Read [http://www.google.co.uk/search?as_q=baudrillard++intrusion-of-TV-into-the-reactor&num=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=china+syndrome+&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=pdf&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images some Baudrillard] (and note the reference to Borges in the first line). Watch [http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/new_phil_fr_hanley2.html the Matrix].

== Further Reading ==

* [http://www.themodernword.com/borges/borges_papers_ketzan.html Borges in Umberto Eco's Work]: contains information about Borges' ideas - and figure - appearing in various Eco stories. Contains spoilers :)

Jorge Luis Borges

2006-11-01T17:49:03Z

Scribe: A PXC Guide to Borges for Newbies to the author...

== A PXC Guide to the Works and Ideas of Jorge Luis Borges ==

''This is still a draft version, with many details and sections yet to be added/fleshed out. However, I thought it might be useful to some as it is, so here we go. Feel free to discuss, although the "discussion" page is probably easier to use and follow here. - scribe''

Stories, ideas and characters elaborated by Jorge Luis Borges ("JLB" or just "Borges" from now on) seem to be somewhat central in PXC. As such, this page sets out to summarise some of these, explain some of the ideas, and investigate how they relate to the world of Perplex City. Hopefully, parts of this page will be directly useful (in looking up a particular name, for example), while others may be either somewhat abstract, or of unclear usage until later.

However it works out, I must raise my hand in advance, and profess a love for Borges' work even outside of a PXC context. Any method that raises an interest in his tales, whether applicable to the game or not, is in my book a successful one. As [http://www.pxcsentinel.com/futures/ Madame Bianca says], "go out and expose yourself to a few new ideas this week".

The list will be presented as a kind of "glossary", with notions presented in various categories, and cross-referenced as much as possible. I've tried to extract useful points and notes into bullet-points, for "easy" access. Look below, it'll make sense.

== Stories ==

I'll try to summarise each story a little, and include some context, and a link to the text on the web where required/possible...

=== The Library of Babel ===

[http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html Full text]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius Wikipedia entry]

The first story encountered in the PXC timeline (AFAIK), and probably one of the best known. It describes a "universe" consisting entirely of books, which are arranged in shelves within an infinite (or near-infinite) arrangement of hexagonal galleries. The books supposedly contain every single permutation of the 25 characters used within them and, as such, contain everything possibly imaginable, in any language using those characters. Most books, therefore, are "meaningless" to the author, yet every now and then some sequence of characters (or, less so, some book) has "meaning".

* See [[Library of Babel]] page.
* ''The [[Combed Thunderclap]]'', along with ''The Plaster Cramp'' and ''Axaxaxas mlö'' are 3 titles of books within the author's "domain" that make "sense".
* ''Axaxaxas mlö'' is in the language of Southern Tlön, translating (probably/roughly) as "river moon". See the 'Language' section of [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].
* [[Combed Thunderclap]] refers to the other 2 books, and their lack of authorship, in his/her message ''[[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin|To Begin]]''.
* Theme: The meaning/subjectivity of language, and hence the "Babel" refered to in the title, obviously reference the Tower of Babel. In other words, how can we derive our own [[#Meaning from Chaos]]?
** See also the card [http://perplexcitycardcatalogue.com/1/217/ #217: Tower of Cubes]].

=== Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius ===

Longer than [[#The Library of Babel]], this story is perhaps of most interest to the world of Perplex City from a TIAG/TINAG viewpoint. The author describes a friend recalling an encyclopedia entry about the country of [[#Uqbar]], but when they look it up, they can't find it. Checking the friend's copy, they discover a few pages with various information, including reference to an imaginary region called [[#Tlön]] which is central to [[#Uqbar]]'s fictional literature. Further exploration reveals nothing about the place.

A while later, the author discovers a volume of an ''Encyclopaedia of Tlön'', prompting the author to wonder about who wrote it, and to describe facets of [[#Tlön]] in various detail, including, language, philosophy, and geometry (see below).

A postscript to the story attempts to shed some light on the origins of [[#Tlön]]. The discovery of a letter by [[#Gunnar Erfjord]] reveals a "secret and benevolent society" that set out to create an imaginary land (in the form of an Encyclopaedia) - originally a country, but eventually a whole planet - in extraordinary detail, and completely hidden from public view. Such an effort would take many people in specialised fields, as well as across many generations. The first version of the encyclopaedia was to be the basis for a second, called ''[[#Orbis Tertius]]''.

The story ends with the description of some of the "imaginary" objects from [[#Tlön]] appearing in the author's world, and the ever-increasing influence of [[#Tlön]] culture on the real world, to the point where foreseeably none of the old ways are left...

==== Language ====

* The Southern hemisphere of [[#Tlön]] uses a different language to the Northern hemisphere.
** The Southern language consists entirely of descriptive terms

==== Philosophy ====

==== Counting ====

==== Hrönir====

* These are the objects that
* Given its own section here as [[Combed Thunderclap]] mentioned how "worlds seep one to another" in his [[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin.|5th Message]].

==== Notes ====

* Uqbar appears on pages 918-921, Volume XLVI of the ''Anglo-American Cyclopaedia'' (New York, 1917).
* Uqbar may also be spelt Ukbar, Ucbar, Ooqbar, Ookbar, Oukbahr, etc... Does 'Ooqbar' bear any link to the land of 'Ooroo' in [http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/?id=95000482 James Thurber's "The Wonderful O"]?
* Various names from [[Combed Thunderclap]]'s message ''[[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin|To Begin]]'' crop up in this story:
** [[#Silas Haslam]] is the supposed author of ''[[#History of the Land Called Uqbar]]'', referenced in the encyclopaedia used by the author and his friend.
** [[#Johannes Valentinus Andreä]] is the supposed author of ''[[Lesbare und lesenswerthe Bemerkungen über das Land Ukkbar in Klein-Asien]]'' (proper translation of this title needed...).
** [[#Gunnar Erfjord]] wrote a letter discovered in March 194, describing the origins of [[#Tlön]].
* ''Orbis Tertius" is Latin for "third world", "third circle" (possibly orbit) or "third territory". I'd draw an obvious parallel here with the [[Third Power]], although perhaps only in name rather than function.
* Theme: The difference between reality and the imaginary, cemented through the use of ''hrönir'' and by placing a story within a story, follows the theme of [[#Simulacra and Simulation]]. Fortunately, I don't ''think'' we have to imagine the cube first, before we can find it...

=== Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote ===

Naturally, ''Don Quixote'' was originally written not by [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]], but by Cervantes. In this story, JLB explores the seemingly-nonsensical idea that the context through which a book is written affects how it is read, even though the words in the book are identical. Hence, the fictitious [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] in the story sets out not to ''copy'' Cervantes, but to produce some words which ''coincide'' with the original work.

[[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] supposedly decides against merely imitating/becoming Cervantes' life (i.e. by learning old Spanish, fighting the Turks, etc) and instead sets out to "recompose" the book from his own "point of view" (whilst retaining exactly the same words). Borges goes on to highlight the differences in reading, going so far to compare two passages - one from each book - that obviously look the same, but get interpreted differently.

* Theme: The idea that the world created, that we read/see, is dependent on how it came to be, even if it may look identical to another. This is the theme of [[#Simulacra and Simulation]] that crops up a lot.

== People ==

=== Johannes Valentinus Andreä ===

* Featured in [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].

=== Gunnar Erfjord ===

* Wrote a letter explaining the origin of the [[#Tlön]] encyclopaedia that was discovered in [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].
* Possibly Norwegian.

=== Silas Haslam ===

* Author of ''[[#History of the Land Called Uqbar]]'', featured in the story [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]]

=== Pierre Menard ===

* Set out to re-create parts of Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'' by "re-living" them. See the story [[#Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote]].

== Books and Works ==

These are books and works, mostly probably imagined up by Borges, that are referenced within his stories.

=== History of the Land Called Uqbar ===

* Written by [[#Silas Haslam]], featured in the story [[#Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]].

=== Don Quixote ===

* Originally written by Cervantes, but supposedly re-created, in-part, by [[#Pierre Menard|Menard]] in the story [[#Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote]].

== Relevant Themes ==

=== Meaning from Chaos ===

The idea that seemingly random strings of characters, pixels, colours, ''etc'' have, in fact, some ''meaning'' to them will resonate deeply with crytographers and puzzlers alike. Finding the meaning is what keeps most PXers up at night. And at day.

However, the meaning of this, hinted at by [[Combed_Thunderclap]] in his [[Library of Babel#Message 5: To Begin.|5th Message]] is as yet unclear.

=== Simulacra and Simulation ===

What is real? What is created in the shape of the real? What happens when the creation ''replaces'' the reality?

ITAG? ITNAG? WIAG? WINAG?

Read [http://www.google.co.uk/search?as_q=baudrillard++intrusion-of-TV-into-the-reactor&num=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=china+syndrome+&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=pdf&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images some Baudrillard] (and note the reference to Borges in the first line). Watch [http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/new_phil_fr_hanley2.html the Matrix].

Receda's revenge 2 log

2006-10-25T21:25:38Z

Scribe: /* ENDGAME */ -> Project Visor

==Pre-game==

*The game will begin at 18:40 - It's time for revenge!
*The game will begin at 18:40 - It's revenging time!
*Welcome to Receda's Revenge. The game will begin in 4 minutes time. Please read the following instructions if you intend to play.
*During the game, you will have to input commands (such as moving, saying something, doing something). This system will only accept your '''first''' command. All other commands will be ignored.
*When the system is ready to accept a new command from you, it will display a prompt: >
*While you are playing, you will be able to draw at any time. However, except for specific challenges, what you draw will not impact the gameplay.
*Now, play on...

*Welcome! You are about to embark on a fantastic adventure in Ye Olde Perplex City.
*Months have passed since your last quest in the streets and catacombs of Perplex City. Life has changed little - you still attend Fanhill School, and you still live in a tiny house on Teleo Alley. This shouldn't be a surprise to you, given that you failed miserably to rescue the young, nubile Princess, regain your Kingdom, or even indeed defeat the evil Lord Flaganroth, who is still presumed to be at large.
*In fact, all that you appear to have achieved in your last quest was to collect some flowers for a barmaid who didn't even put out, and kill a bunch of people. It seemed cool at the time, but their deaths still weigh heavily on your conscience - heavily enough for you to abandon your beloved sock puppet. Who would've known that the threadbare thing could be a vicious killer of trolls? You miss it dearly, but you know that it was too dangerous for this world, and is probably much happier in its new home, scaring small children at the infant school.
*But Fate needs no invitation to thrust its deadly dagger into the stream of a person's destiny, like a really vicious fisherman. No, Fate has a story for you that is yet to be told, and it begins again... TODAY!
*You wake up, and find yourself strapped to a rack, unable to move. Where are you? You look around, but the room is too dark and the only thing you can make out is a symbol on the opposite wall.

==Penh==

*> Look at the symbol
**The symbol looks familiar - it has a serpent coiling around a crown. Very tasteful. But wait! Isn't that the same sigil you saw on Lord Flaganroth's ring? He must be the person keeping you here, that dastardly dastard!

*> Examine the rack
**There's nothing interesting with the rack. Get on with it.

*> Break loose
**You can't move your legs, your feet, your toes, your arms or your fingers.

*> Move head
**You can't move your legs, your feet, your toes, your arms or your fingers.

*> Move hands
**You can't move your legs, your feet, your toes, your arms or your fingers.

*> Chew ropes
**You can't move your legs, your feet, your arms or your fingers.

*> Chew ropes
**You can't move your legs, your feet, your arms or your fingers.

*> Move toes
**You use your toes to loosen the straps around your feet. You then move your feet to stretch and then break the bonds around your legs. Being unusually limber, you contort your legs around to hook a toe around to one of your arm straps. After a few seconds, you loosen it enough to free your right arm and deal with the left. But at that moment, you hear footsteps approaching and can see a light coming from the corridor. What to do now?

*> Get up
**You get up.

*> Hide
**You hide, but Lord Flaganroth sweeps into the room, his magnificent scarlet cloak billowing despite the absence of any wind. Two trolls come from behind him to stand by the doorway. One of them is trying to hide the copy of Troll Quarterly he's holding behind his back. Lord Flaganroth comes to a halt in front of you, a derisory smile playing across his lips. "You fool. Look at you, lying there. You might wonder why I brought you here. For the past year, I have been constructing a dastardly plot. Why in Perplex City would I allow you to roam free?"

*> Steal Troll Quarterly
**You attempt to steal the Troll Quarterly but the troll swats you with the magazine which is unfortunately made of stone. You die.

==Cassandra==

*Lord Flaganroth says, "I asked you a question!"

*> Say "Let me go!" to Lord Flaganroth
**"Don't interrupt me when I'm clearly asking a rhetorical question. I knew you were going to say that. In fact, I know more about you than you can possibly comprehend. But soon, there'll be little more to learn, because your story ends here. I'm going to have you executed tomorrow morning, in front of all the people here. You'll be an example to them - an example of what happens when you come up against Lord Flaganroth!"
**Lord Flaganroth sweeps out of the room, his cloak doing the requisite billowing. He gives a castigating look to the troll attempting to hide his magazine, and gives a careless wave to other, who impassively follows him down the corridor.

*> Say "Untie me" to troll
**You're not tied any more

*> Leave room
**The troll sticks out its arm and hurls you to the ground. You've got to trick it somehow. He grunts.

*> Say to troll, "Have you seen the secret message on the last page of that same Troll Quarterly issue you're holding?"
**The troll looks at you. Then he looks at the magazine.
**For a long time.

*> Run out of room quickly
**You run out of the room quickly, but only get a few metres down the corridor when you're stopped by a locked door. There appears to be a puzzle lock on it. Can you solve it?

*> Look at puzzle lock
**You are looking at the lock, fool. Solve it!
**By drawing, that is.

(Cassandra gets it wrong)

**The puzzle lock explodes, killing you instantly.

==Sammykat==

*You can't go outside the box.
**Draw!

(Sammykat gets it right)

**Well done, you've solved the lock! You run through the open door.

*> Look
**Dungeon Maze
**You're standing in a devious labyrinth. Or is it a maze? One of them has no branches, doesn't it? Or can you follow the right hand wall to get out? Or is it the left hand wall? Are there any grues? Ah, who cares. It's a maze. Or maybe a labyrinth.
**Whatever it is, it has thick stone walls and low ceilings. Someone has handily engraved a map on the nearby wall. Can you find your way out? Draw now!

*> Examine map
**The map is square, and dark. You lean closer for a good look.

(Sammykat fails)

**You run into a wall. You die.

==Misroi==

**Ooh, tricky, but you're doing OK.

(Misroi succeeds)

**Congratulations! You have successfully negotiated the maze without walking into a wall.
**Dungeon Hallway
**Flickering torches line this stone hallway, illuminating a series of portraits of Lord Flaganroth and his defeated foes. Curiously, one of the portraits has a couple of people who bear a passing resemblance to you...
**Rich red carpet has been laid on the floors - clearly Flaganroth or his favored minions spend more time here. Down one end of the hallway is a archway marked 'Princess', down another is the maze, and finally to one side is a ladder heading up, towards an open hatch. You can see something that looks like sunlight from the hatch.
**You can move to the Princess' Cell, back to the maze, or up to the hatch.

*> Head to the Princess' Cell
**Princess' Cell
**Apart from the steel bars that line the archway, this is a veritable palace bedroom in its lushness! Thick red carpet lines the floors, the walls are marble and a gigantic four-poster bed dominates the room. Clearly the Princess was deemed to be deserving of far superior treatment to a commoner like you. She even has a bath off to one side and a large wardrobe, but apparently no dressing area.
**A beautiful young girl with long blonde hair, wearing a low-cut white dress is lying on a low chaise lounge, sighing sadly and prettily.

*> Call to the princess
**"Who are you, brave adventurer?"

*> Say "I'm Misroi, I'm here to rescue you!"
**"What kind of a daft name is that?"
**"Are you here to rescue me from my arduous hours lying in palatial splendour?"

*> say "Oh, you're not a prisoner?"
**The princess sighs. "Yes, I'm a prisoner. I need to be rescued by some brave adventurer."

*> Examine the bars
**The bars are solid. You already know that.
**"But you can hardly blame me for trying to pass the lonely hours by taking long langourous baths, can you? I mean, everyone deserves a bath every now and then."
**"Are you going to free me then? Because if you are, get on with it."

*> Open cell
**It's locked shut.
****"Seriously. Are you going to free me or what? Because this is getting tedious."

*> Say "Do you know where the key is?"
**"Yeah, sure. The key's right here. Of course I don't you idiot!"
**She giggles, prettily.

*> Examine lock
**The lock turns out to be electrified, and the Princess laughs as you die.

==AgentLex==

**"If you want to free me, you need to collect three things for me."

*> What are they?
**"The first is the Trophy of Amandier. You can find it at David's Quays, at the north of the city, in the Amandier Art Tournament."
**"The second are the Ancient Lecks of the Academy, which are held in the Bell Tower."
**"The third and last is a Pelt of a Tretretretre, which you could find in a zoo. Now go with haste! And Gyvann!"

*> Exit room
**Dungeon Hallway
**Flickering torches line this stone hallway, illuminating a series of portraits of Lord Flaganroth and his defeated foes. Curiously, one of the portraits has a couple of people who bear a passing resemblance to you...
**Rich red carpet has been laid on the floors - clearly Flaganroth or his favored minions spend more time here. Down one end of the hallway is a archway marked 'Princess', down another is the maze, and finally to one side is a ladder heading up, towards an open hatch. You can see something that looks like sunlight from the hatch.
**You can move to the Princess' Cell, back to the maze, or up to the hatch.

*> Go up the hatch
**Gardener's Hut
**This poky little hut, full of arcane gardening tools and pots, represents the barrier between darkness and light, between good and evil, between the terrible Lord Flaganroth's dungeons and the innocent (well, okay, mostly blameless) sprawl of Perplex City beyond it. It's not entirely clear why, or indeed how, Lord Flaganroth built his dungeon under South Camblin Park, but he managed it. Maybe it was through magic, or maybe it had to do with the mysterious disappearance of the city's entire workforce of miners two months ago - who can tell. In any case, this unassuming Gardener's Hut marks the entrance and exit for the dungeons.
**The hut would be a little more frightening if there wasn't a poster of a scantily clad lady sitting on top of a Tretretretre from an old copy of the Vanguard, or a hilarious sign warning 'Beware of the Grue' hung on the ramshackle door leading to outside. At the other end of the hut is a hatch and ladder heading into the depths of the dungeons.
**There is a copy of 'Perplecks Citee Almanack' here, sitting on a windowsill.
**You can move out into South Camblin Park, or down into the Dungeons.

*> Take almanack
**Taken

*> Read almanack
**The Almanack was infested with deadly, venomous spiders. They bite you. You die.

==Arkasha==

*> Look outside
**You can see South Camblin Park outside.

*> Go outside
**South Camblin Park
**You stand at the edge of the main wood in Camblin Park. There's a gardener's hut here, solidly built out of handsome oak. Some well-used gardening implements are leaning against the hut, and bees happily buzz around a clump of flowers that are in a box, no doubt intended for planting somewhere nearby.
**Some odd sounds emanate from the hut, and you're pretty sure that the gardener isn't inside. They almost sound like screams. Which would make sense, since the hut is apparently the entrance to Lord Flaganroth's dungeon.
**You can move into the hut, or north.

*> Move north
**North Camblin Park
**Camblin Park is a deceptively lush, beautifully landscaped area with impossibly healthy green grass spreading over a not-too-flat ground. Paths wind through the park, taking you to view the exotic flowers or woods, which offer convenient privacy. A small pond lies nearby, with hidden, golden shapes lazily swimming through it. There's a strange sense of unease, as if something is wrong. Maybe it's the deadened sound, or the crows watching you lazily from the trees, or perhaps it's just the fact that there's an evil dungeon lying underground. Who knows. Towards the south is a small gardener's hut that is concealed at the edge of some trees.
**You can move south, or out of the park.

*> Leave park
**Government Circus
**Ah, Government Circus - the genius who came up with this name has been made an unofficial saint by the city's comedians and journalists. It doesn't look much like a circus, no lions or jugglers or monkeys with hats on - instead, it seems to have gone in a deliberately dour and serious direction, as if to neutralise its name. There are some dark statues and memorials here for wars long gone by, and the Ministry of War and Ministry of Foreign Affairs lie here.
**The northwest corner of the impeccable Camblin Park lies here with its gates lying open. Little do the people know that the danger and darkness of Lord Flaganroth's dungeon lies inside...
**You can move north, east, south, southwest or into the park.

*> look north
**You can't look that far, you should be a person of action, not caution. Except when you die. Like now. Your feline doodle attacks a pack of wild dogs. They attack you. You die.

==Mima==

*> Move North
**Government Lane / Apple Street / Kink Street
**Government Lane begins here, and stretches southwards. Not a terribly imaginative name for a street, but pretty descriptive. Along this street are the innumerable departments and institutions that are responsible for keep the wheels of Perplex City moving, if not moving terribly smoothly. Apple Street heads northeast towards your school, and Kink Street heads west.
**You can move north, south or west.

*> Move north
** Mixture Street / Apple Street / Parancore Way
**This is where your old school is - Fanhill School. The school is an imposing, broad edifice, taking up almost a full block of land and housing well over a thousand students. It used to be government offices but was transferred to the city education authorities some years ago, after everything of value was removed from it. You can see the window of your classroom up on the second floor, from whence you were hurled, wailing, out of the school permanently for puzzle gambling with kids in the playground. The gates to the school are closed, which suits you fine.
**The Parancore Way begins here, one of the longest streets in the city. It joins onto Mixture Street and Apple Street.
**You can move south or west.

*> Move west
**Mixture Street
**Mixture Street has a (ha ha) a mixture of shops, residential, entertainment establishments. A music hall might be right next to a church; an art gallery next to a chiropodist. It's an interesting place to be, and it usually has all sorts of fads in it, like these new 'sewers' that they're talking about. One of the more interesting places is the White Code Tavern, which is rather popular with Academicians; it has a strange sign with white symbols on a navy background, below the head of some famous scholar. It's said that in order to get in, you have to decode the symbols.
**You can move northeast, east, or into the tavern.

*> Look at symbols
**The code on the sign looks like it's been altered a few times. It says: "011101000011001101101000001000000111000001110101011100000111000000110 0110111010001101101001101000011010101110100001100110111001000100000011 1001000110011011101000111010101110010011011100111101000100001"
**Someone has drawn an evil goatee on the head.

*> 13h pupp3tm45t3r r3turnz
**"It's a quiet night, so we'll let you in even though you didn't say it right."
**The White Code Tavern
**It's amazing how noisy it is in this tavern - it's a wonder that anyone working inside still has eardrums that operate; no doubt some Academician trickery is employed to stop the noise from deafening people outside. The tavern is divided up into different areas by rough white walls, and populated with a motley selection of benches and stools. You can see a rather large number of Academicians in here for this time of day, alternately arguing or joking with foaming tankards of ale. Pretty waitresses circulate around the benches, replacing empty drinks and calming the Academicians down (or getting them excited, in some cases).
**The usual busty, red-cheeked barmaid with long blonde tresses isn't here today - boyfriend trouble, apparently. There is a familiar-looking Academician here though, doodling on a paper pad.
**You can move outside.

*> Look at doodle
**The Academician looks at you warily. "Are you interested in drawing? Then get along to David's Quays right now, before we all get bored of your foolishness. It's northeast of here."

*> Move outside
**Mixture Street
**Mixture Street has a (ha ha) a mixture of shops, residential, entertainment establishments. A music hall might be right next to a church; an art gallery next to a chiropodist. It's an interesting place to be, and it usually has all sorts of fads in it, like these new 'sewers' that they're talking about. One of the more interesting places is the White Code Tavern, which is rather popular with Academicians; it has a strange sign with white symbols on a navy background, below the head of some famous scholar. It's said that in order to get in, you have to decode the symbols.
**You can move northeast, east, or into the tavern.

*> Move northeast
**Fanhill Road
**This road runs behind your school, with a tall wall daubed with graffiti and covered with posters standing in your way. There are no sounds beyond the wall - either everyone's in classes, or they're all having an afternoon nap - but you can hear the noise of the crowd at the Amandier Art Tournament from the north.
**You can move southwest or north.

*> Move north
**David's Quays
**David's Quays sit along the bank of the river Mazy, and there's usually a throng of people unloading goods and cargo from ships, but today everything is different. Today, the annual Amandier Speed Art Tournament has taken over the quays, and the place is crammed full of spectators and artists. The tournament is one of the biggest in the world, attracting competitors from as far as Mazyford, Silburn-Griggs and even Anjsbourg. You've never watched the tournament before, but you've heard tales of the artists wondrously quick and incisive painting skills.
**To one side lies a stage where some people are busying themselves around what looks like the gleaming Trophy of Amandier. The normal ferry ticket booth has been turned into a registration desk for competitors.
**There is a man sitting behind the registration desk.
**You can move south or west.

*> Go to registration desk
**"Welcome, brave artist! We're delighted to see you, because today we're accepting entries for the Amandier art tournament."
**"Do you want to join?"

*> Ask "What are the rules?"
**"The rules are simple. You have to draw a scene in less than one minute against another competitor. The best drawing or painting wins. There are several rounds."

*>Say "Sign me up!"
**"Wonderful! Entry is free as long as you've been properly accredited by a sponsor. A member of the Academy would be a fine, upstanding sponsor for a young artist of your standing."
**"You'll need a letter from the sponsor, of course."

*>Move south
**"You'll also need some paint supplies - paints, canvas and a brush. You should be able to find them in any reasonable shoppe!" he calls after you
**Fanhill Road
**This road runs behind your school, with a tall wall daubed with graffiti and covered with posters standing in your way. There are no sounds beyond the wall - either everyone's in classes, or they're all having an afternoon nap - but you can hear the noise of the crowd at the Amandier Art Tournament from the north.
**You can move southwest or north.

*> Move southwest
**Mixture Street
**Mixture Street has a (ha ha) a mixture of shops, residential, entertainment establishments. A music hall might be right next to a church; an art gallery next to a chiropodist. It's an interesting place to be, and it usually has all sorts of fads in it, like these new 'sewers' that they're talking about. One of the more interesting places is the White Code Tavern, which is rather popular with Academicians; it has a strange sign with white symbols on a navy background, below the head of some famous scholar. It's said that in order to get in, you have to decode the symbols.
**You can move northeast, east, or into the tavern.

*> Go into tavern
**The White Code Tavern
**It's amazing how noisy it is in this tavern - it's a wonder that anyone working inside still has eardrums that operate; no doubt some Academician trickery is employed to stop the noise from deafening people outside. The tavern is divided up into different areas by rough white walls, and populated with a motley selection of benches and stools. You can see a rather large number of Academicians in here for this time of day, alternately arguing or joking with foaming tankards of ale. Pretty waitresses circulate around the benches, replacing empty drinks and calming the Academicians down (or getting them excited, in some cases).
**The usual busty, red-cheeked barmaid with long blonde tresses isn't here today - boyfriend trouble, apparently. There is a familiar-looking Academician here though, doodling on a paper pad.
**You can move outside.

*> Ask academician "Would you sponsor me to enter the Art Tournament?"
**"I never sponsor anyone," says the Academician baldly. As the Academician is also bald, the baldness of his words is doubled. Or possibly squared.
**"No," he continues, "I've made it my policy not to sponsor anyone since the terrible accident I had with the ummm... the er...."
**He grinds to a halt, grinding his teeth.

*> Ask Academician "Is there anything I could do to convince you to change your mind?"
**"Perhaps. There was a er... well, ummm.... There was an accident. With a graduate student, an anbaric chamber, a length of oiled rope and a ummmm... a errr...."
**"A foodstuff," the academician sobs. "I can't say the name, I haven't been able to say it since that day! And the trouble is that I really enjoy eating it! I just can't say the word! Oh, if only I had a drawing of that particular foodstuff, I could show it in restaurants and be able to eat it again!"

*>Ask Academician "Could I help you, maybe if you could describe it to me I could draw it?"
**"It's round, I believe. Why not give it a go?"

*> Ask Academician "What colour circle would look most like it?"
**"Enough questions! Draw!!!"

(Attempt)

**"Wanion! That doesn't look like anything, and it's wrong as well!"
**You suffer lead poisoning from your pencil. You die. The last words you hear are the Academician shouting "No no, that's wrong, utterly wrong! Oh wanion! Wanion I say!"

==MasterCheese==

(Attempt)

**"Yes, the colour looks right. It's good enough, I'll write the letter for you."
**The Academician scribbles a note on a piece of paper and gives it to you.

*> Take note
**Taken

*> Leave tavern
**Mixture Street
**Mixture Street has a (ha ha) mixture of shops, residential, entertainment establishments. A music hall might be right next to a church; an art gallery next to a chiropodist. It's an interesting place to be, and it usually has all sorts of fads in it, like these new 'sewers' that they're talking about. One of the more interesting places is the White Code Tavern, which is rather popular with Academicians; it has a strange sign with white symbols on a navy background, below the head of some famous scholar. It's said that in order to get in, you have to decode the symbols.
**You can move northeast, east, or into the tavern.

*> Go northeast
**Fanhill Road
**This road runs behind your school, with a tall wall daubed with graffiti and covered with posters standing in your way. There are no sounds beyond the wall - either everyone's in classes, or they're all having an afternoon nap - but you can hear the noise of the crowd at the Amandier Art Tournament from the north.
**You can move southwest or north.

*> Go southwest
**Mixture Street
**Mixture Street has a (ha ha) mixture of shops, residential, entertainment establishments. A music hall might be right next to a church; an art gallery next to a chiropodist. It's an interesting place to be, and it usually has all sorts of fads in it, like these new 'sewers' that they're talking about. One of the more interesting places is the White Code Tavern, which is rather popular with Academicians; it has a strange sign with white symbols on a navy background, below the head of some famous scholar. It's said that in order to get in, you have to decode the symbols.
**You can move northeast, east, or into the tavern.

*> Look at shops
**There's nothing interesting here.

*> Enter art gallery
**You can't enter it, it's closed. Plus it's not a shop.
**A random passer-by notices you staring at the shops. She shouts out "if you're looking for paint supplies, you might want to try Kink and Wardlock Street for this sort of thing, towards the south."

*> Go south
**You walk through a plate galss window. You die slowly, painfully... excruciatingly... lethally

==Arieh==

*> East
**Mixture Street / Apple Street / Parancore Way
**This is where your old school is - Fanhill School. The school is an imposing, broad edifice, taking up almost a full block of land and housing well over a thousand students. It used to be government offices but was transferred to the city education authorities some years ago, after everything of value was removed from it. You can see the window of your classroom up on the second floor, from whence you were hurled, wailing, out of the school permanently for puzzle gambling with kids in the playground. The gates to the school are closed, which suits you fine.
**The Parancore Way begins here, one of the longest streets in the city. It joins onto Mixture Street and Apple Street.
**You can move south or west.

*> South
**Government Lane / Apple Street / Kink Street
**Government Lane begins here, and stretches southwards. Not a terribly imaginative name for a street, but pretty descriptive. Along this street are the innumerable departments and institutions that are responsible for keep the wheels of Perplex City moving, if not moving terribly smoothly. Apple Street heads northeast towards your school, and Kink Street heads west.
**You can move north, south or west.

*> West
** Kink Street / Wardlock Street
**Since it's so close to Taversen Square, most of this area is taken up with fashionable and exclusive boutiques, restaurants and clubs, like the Capita Club, a favourite destination for Council members. An old stalwart of the street, Alric's Potions, closed down a couple of months ago after a raid from government inspectors, in the name of 'public morality'. It was interesting how they carefully carried out all the potions intact though.
**The high street abhors a vacuum, and it's always first filled by the constituent base matter of the retail universe - the charity shop. Today, the Charity Shoppe now stands comfortably in Alric's place, displaying a delightful selection of 'Academy Annual Stickers', romance novels and other stuff no-one wants to buy.
**You can move east, south, west or inside the Charity Shoppe.

*> Enter charity shoppe
**The Charity Shoppe
**Scores of bookshelves and tables are arranged here, bowed under the weight of hundreds of unwanted gifts, old clothes and books that weren't as good as the blurb on the back pretended. Piles of not-quite-completely-tasteless china with pictures of cute little rabbits and tretretretres threaten to fall over at the merest glance. A peeling poster on one wall commemorates the funeral of a king and queen in a far away land, with the little princess sitting on the carriage all alone. A box of dusty drawing and painting supplies lies propped up against a wall.
**The decor inside the shop almost makes you recoil in fear; pastel coloured flowers. Where did they find this stuff?
**A young girl sits by the counter, leafing through a magazine. On the counter are a piair of knitting needles and a sign proclaiming "Please give generously." You can just about see something furry behind the sign which looks a little familiar, but you can't quite place it.
**You can move outside.

*> Examine furry thing
**You look behind the sign carefully. It's... it's your beloved sock puppet!

*> Ask shopkeeper "How can I get the art supplies? Also, the sock puppet would be cool too."
**"Help yourself, they're just over by the wall. As for the sock puppet, well, that depends on whether he wants to go with you."
**The sock puppet looks at you coyly. In its eyes you can see that, although it's upset with you, it's missed you. You've missed it too - you didn't realise how much until this moment.

*> Take art supplies
**Taken

*> Say sorry to sock puppet
**The sock puppet acknowledges your contrition, and you take it back into your arms lovingly. It fits... just like a sock puppet, unsurprisingly.

*> Exit shoppe
**"Oi! You can't walk out of here without paying!" The girl behind the desk throws her magazine at you and you die of 132 paper cuts.

==Kalt==

*>Search inventory for moneys!
**Inventory:
***Sock puppet
***Perplecks Citee Almanack (spider-infested)
***Note from Academician
***Art supplies
***A few leks

*> Show leks to shoppekeepere...e... "Will this be enough?"
**"Yes, certainly young lad. Run free. Paint like you've never painted before!"

*> "Oh, I will, thank you!" Prance out of the shop... and resume normal gait upon exiting.
** The shopkeeper admires your prancing, although it is rather metrosexual.
**Kink Street / Wardlock Street
**Since it's so close to Taversen Square, most of this area is taken up with fashionable and exclusive boutiques, restaurants and clubs, like the Capita Club, a favourite destination for Council members. An old stalwart of the street, Alric's Potions, closed down a couple of months ago after a raid from government inspectors, in the name of 'public morality'. It was interesting how they carefully carried out all the potions intact though.
**The high street abhors a vacuum, and it's always first filled by the constituent base matter of the retail universe - the charity shop. Today, the Charity Shoppe now stands comfortably in Alric's place, displaying a delightful selection of 'Academy Annual Stickers', romance novels and other stuff no-one wants to buy.
**You can move east, south or west.

*> Stride eastward
**Government Lane / Apple Street / Kink Street
**Government Lane begins here, and stretches southwards. Not a terribly imaginative name for a street, but pretty descriptive. Along this street are the innumerable departments and institutions that are responsible for keep the wheels of Perplex City moving, if not moving terribly smoothly. Apple Street heads northeast towards your school, and Kink Street heads west.
**You can move north, south or west.

*> Head on north
**Mixture Street / Apple Street / Parancore Way
**This is where your old school is - Fanhill School. The school is an imposing, broad edifice, taking up almost a full block of land and housing well over a thousand students. It used to be government offices but was transferred to the city education authorities some years ago, after everything of value was removed from it. You can see the window of your classroom up on the second floor, from whence you were hurled, wailing, out of the school permanently for puzzle gambling with kids in the playground. The gates to the school are closed, which suits you fine.
**The Parancore Way begins here, one of the longest streets in the city. It joins onto Mixture Street and Apple Street.
**You can move south or west.

*> Now west
**Mixture Street
**Mixture Street has a (ha ha) a mixture of shops, residential, entertainment establishments. A music hall might be right next to a church; an art gallery next to a chiropodist. It's an interesting place to be, and it usually has all sorts of fads in it, like these new 'sewers' that they're talking about. One of the more interesting places is the White Code Tavern, which is rather popular with Academicians; it has a strange sign with white symbols on a navy background, below the head of some famous scholar. It's said that in order to get in, you have to decode the symbols.
**You can move northeast, east, or into the tavern.

*> Boogie on to the northeast
**Fanhill Road
**This road runs behind your school, with a tall wall daubed with graffiti and covered with posters standing in your way. There are no sounds beyond the wall - either everyone's in classes, or they're all having an afternoon nap - but you can hear the noise of the crowd at the Amandier Art Tournament from the north.
**You can move southwest or north.

*> And head north in style. Boogie on.
**David's Quays
**David's Quays sit along the bank of the river Mazy, and there's usually a throng of people unloading goods and cargo from ships, but today everything is different. Today, the annual Amandier Speed Art Tournament has taken over the quays, and the place is crammed full of spectators and artists. The tournament is one of the biggest in the world, attracting competitors from as far as Mazyford, Silburn-Griggs and even Anjsbourg. You've never watched the tournament before, but you've heard tales of the artists wondrously quick and incisive painting skills.
**To one side lies a stage where some people are busying themselves around what looks like the gleaming Trophy of Amandier. The normal ferry ticket booth has been turned into a registration desk for competitors.
**There is a man sitting behind the registration desk.
**You can move south or west.
**All your dancing and prancing attracts the attention of a local gang of disco bandits. They rob you. Of your life. You die.

==flicb==

*> Register
**You register with the tournament, and soon enough, the first round is up. You take your seat on the stage, and await the scene you have to draw.

*> Look at scene
**You can't look at it, you haven't drawn it yet. "The first round is an easy challenge," the announcer announces. "Draw a house."#
**45 seconds...
**15 seconds...
**Time is up!

(Drawing)

**Extra points for drawing a puzzle house!" says the announcer. "You win... round 1!"
**"Round two... It's time we made things more interesting. Now, draw a fish hitting someone on the head."
**45 seconds...

(Drawing)

**The ghost of Tony Hart rises from the grave and strikes you down with a palette knife. You die.

==Skenmy==

**"Round two!" (again)
**15 seconds...
**Time is up!

(Drawing)

**"Congratulations! A clear winner! Excellent use of colour and composition style."
**"Round... three! The final round! Now you must draw a beautiful maiden against the final opponent."
**Draw!
**Time's up!
**You gaze upon the incredible magnificence of your opponent's drawing. How by Gyvann did they draw such a thing?

*> Call "Cheater!"
**A crowd of angry art-lovers club you to death with your own painting for suggesting cheating in the Amandier contest. You die. Covered in paint

==UselessPwn==

**The prize is awarded to your opponent, who takes the Trophy of Amandier. But you still have to get it, somehow! He's still waiting nearby with it.

*> Steal the trophy and run
**You attempt to steal the trophy from the rightful victor. Unfortunately for you, the odor of varnish on your clothes gives you away. He gives you the evil eye, and you don't succeed.

*> Make the sock puppet attack opponent
**The sock puppet doesn't believe in violence at the moment. It's reformed, alas.

*> Ask him very nicely to look at it
**He smiles graciously and you take the trophy, buffing it with your sleeve. You smile and nod - then leg it off the stage.
**You have obtained the Trophy of Amandier
**David's Quays
**David's Quays sit along the bank of the river Mazy, and there's usually a throng of people unloading goods and cargo from ships, but today everything is different. Today, the annual Amandier Speed Art Tournament has taken over the quays, and the place is crammed full of spectators and artists. The tournament is one of the biggest in the world, attracting competitors from as far as Mazyford, Silburn-Griggs and even Anjsbourg. You've never watched the tournament before, but you've heard tales of the artists wondrously quick and incisive painting skills.
**To one side lies a stage where some people are busying themselves around what looks like the gleaming Trophy of Amandier. The normal ferry ticket booth has been turned into a registration desk for competitors.
**There is a man sitting behind the registration desk.
**You can move south or west.

*> Jaunt south
**Fanhill Road
**This road runs behind your school, with a tall wall daubed with graffiti and covered with posters standing in your way. There are no sounds beyond the wall - either everyone's in classes, or they're all having an afternoon nap - but you can hear the noise of the crowd at the Amandier Art Tournament from the north.
**You can move southwest or north.

*> Wait, go back. North.
**David's Quays
**David's Quays sit along the bank of the river Mazy, and there's usually a throng of people unloading goods and cargo from ships, but today everything is different. Today, the annual Amandier Speed Art Tournament has taken over the quays, and the place is crammed full of spectators and artists. The tournament is one of the biggest in the world, attracting competitors from as far as Mazyford, Silburn-Griggs and even Anjsbourg. You've never watched the tournament before, but you've heard tales of the artists wondrously quick and incisive painting skills.
**The normal ferry ticket booth has been turned into a registration desk for competitors.
**There is a man sitting behind the registration desk.
**You can move south or west.

*> Walk west
**Gonville's Edge
**This road leads from the Academy's eastern wall to the banks of the Mazy river and David's Quays. To the south of the road are some handsome little houses for Academy staff, and to the north is a bit of open grassland. It's quite quiet here, apart from some excited chattering and noise drifting over from the Amandier Art Tournament towards the east.
**You can move east or southwest.

*> Move southwest
**Northeast of the Academy
**You stand below the tall eastern walls of the Academy. You can see the tall Bell Tower north of the river, and set into the wall is a small, inconspicuous gate.
**You can move northeast or south.

*> Look at the gate
** The gate has a puzzle lock set into it, with the words "Big Academy Brain Entrance". If you can solve it, you can enter!
**It seems you have to draw some lines... you have a strange sense of deja vu, as well.

(Drawing)

**Big Academy Brain. Clearly, this is beyond you. The strain of logical thought is too much for your puny mind. Your brain implodes. It makes an awful mess. You die.

==PMAvers==

**You think that you have to make the colours join, but they turn at every junction...
**A couple of Academy students wander past. They laugh at your hesitation. Laugh, and laugh and laugh.

(Drawing)

**Well done!
**The lock swivels around, completing the circuit, and the door swings open. You move inside...
**Lower Delaney Court
**You've gotten into the Academy!
**You shut the door behind you, and emerge cautiously into a grand, elegant courtyard, where tall buildings with gleaming windows surround an immaculately manicured lawn. Black-robed scholars walk around, deep in thought, occasionally pausing to consult with each other on, you suppose, matters of great importance. There's a sign beside one of the buildings tells you that you're in Lower Delaney Court.
**There's an archway on the north side of the court that turns into Delaney Bridge, which arcs over the Mazy River, linking the north and south sides of the Academy. Also in that direction, towering above all else, is the Academy's bell tower.
**There is a pile of black robes lying in a laundry basket beside one of the walls.
**You can move to the north, or out of the Academy.

*> Grab robes
**Taken

*> Wear robes
**You wear the robes. Good move.

*> Check pockets of robes
**There's nothing inside, but you look natty. Very natty. You look like a giant bat. A clever bat.

*> Look all monk-like as I head north
**You look suitably sedate and monk-like as you shuffle towards the...
**Academy Great Lawn
**The Great Lawn of the Academy lies before you, a huge expanse of impossibly green grass. Some scholars are playing very involved games of Twin-Wheel and Da-Quan on it, while tourist groups gawk in amazement as they're shepherded around. Towards the northwest of the Great Lawn, you can see a set of enormous ruins that must have been the foundation for a great building. Beyond that, to the north, is the Academy Bell Tower, a beautiful sand-coloured edifice that defies gravity. Back to the south is Delaney Bridge.
**Some young scholars are loitering nearby, watching a game of Da-Quan.
**You can move north or south.

*> Shuffle north
**Bell Tower
**The Bell Tower is well over a dozen storeys high, with a spiral staircase that hugs the walls all the way up. Intertwined in the tower's structure is a complex, constantly moving set of machinery that connects to the bells at the top. The machinery appears to be controlled by placing lecks at certain strategic points - you can see a tour guide demonstrating this to a group of starstruck foreigners.
**There is a long queue of tourists slowly shuffling their way up the stairs towards the top, where the bells themselves and store room are. There's also a small pile of lecks lying nearby on the mechanism.
**You can move up the stairs, or out of the tower.
**The bell chimes as you reach the tower.

*> Take lecks
**You take the lecks, but the machinery seizes up and as you run away shrieking, you realise that the lecks are chocolate, and even worse, they're melting in your robes! The scholars spot the chocolate and bludgeon you to death with their books, which are unfortunately for you not made of chocolate. You die.

==Yembles==

*> Look!
** It's still the same, but here we go:
**Bell Tower
**The Bell Tower is well over a dozen storeys high, with a spiral staircase that hugs the walls all the way up. Intertwined in the tower's structure is a complex, constantly moving set of machinery that connects to the bells at the top. The machinery appears to be controlled by placing lecks at certain strategic points - you can see a tour guide demonstrating this to a group of starstruck foreigners.
**There is a long queue of tourists slowly shuffling their way up the stairs towards the top, where the bells themselves and store room are. There's also a small pile of lecks lying nearby on the mechanism.
**You can move up the stairs, or out of the tower.

*> Up the stairs, please :)
**You try to push past the tourists to go up the tower, but they won't let you pass.
**You shout at them, but none of them seem to speak English. Or Perplexian. Or whatever language it is you're speaking.
**Dirty foreigners.
**You're going to have to find a way to explain why you need to go up the tower without using words. Does anything occur to you...?

*> Draw an explanation!

(Drawing)

**The tourists are vaguely offended by your somewhat phallic drawings. They can't read Perplexian, but your simple drawing still pleases them. They allow you to pass as long as you let them keep the drawing, which they begin to worship.
**You can stop drawing now.
**Please.
**Bell Tower top
**You emerge, triumphant, at the top of the Bell Tower. From here, you can see a magnificent view of the Academy grounds and, indeed, all of Perplex City itself. To the east is the fair blue sea and coast, to the west stretches the Mazy River and the farmland surrounding it. North and south hold the bustling metropolis of the greatest city in the world. The machinery of the Bell Tower terminates here, where it connects to a huge set of bronze bells. To one side is the store room.
**You can go into the store room, or back down.

*> Into the store room!
**Leck Store Room
**As your eyes adjust to the gloomy darkness, you realise that this is no normal store room - this is the fabled store room of the Academy's Lecks! Piles upon piles of ancient lecks cover a huge wooden table at the end of the room, softly illuminated by shafts of dusty light.
**You can move out of the store.

*> Check for traps
**You can't see any traps...

*> Carefully approach and retrieve lecks
**Walking towards the table, you realise that the crunchy stuff on the floor isn't cornflakes - they're bones! Evidently many adventurers have come here in the past, only to perish for some unclear but deadly reason. The hundreds of lecks lie enticingly on the table before you, lecks of all shapes and sizes and colours but something tells you that only one is the true leck of the Academy.
**Should you take the red leck of the farrier, the orange leck of the carpenter, the silver leck of the merchant, or the gold leck of the nobleman?
**Do you take the round leck of the follower, the nine-sided leck of the preacher, the seven-sided leck of the wise, or the five-sided leck of the scientist?
**And do you take the small leck of the penitent, the medium leck of the humble, or the large leck of the proud?
**Choose! Choose now!

*> I'll have the penitent one please. If you'd be so kind. :)
**Draw it, please.
**And you might have noticed that there are two other properties you need to specify.

(Drawing)

**You close your eyes and grasp at any small leck. It isn't an effective process of elimination... except for you, whom it eliminates instantly. You vanish in a puff of death.

==Kirjava==

(Drawing)

**Close, but no cigar. The money burns a hole in your pocket - and in your leg, cauterising the wound as it travels down through your femoral artery. You go into shock and die.

==Daffy==

(Drawing)

**Gold, five-sided, big... jolly good.
**You take the leck - and live!
**You have obtained the ancient Academy lecks.

*> Exit store room
**Bell Tower top
**You emerge, triumphant, at the top of the Bell Tower. From here, you can see a magnificent view of the Academy grounds and, indeed, all of Perplex City itself. To the east is the fair blue sea and coast, to the west stretches the Mazy River and the farmland surrounding it. North and south hold the bustling metropolis of the greatest city in the world. The machinery of the Bell Tower terminates here, where it connects to a huge set of bronze bells. To one side is the store room.
**You can go into the store room, or back down.
**You reflect to yourself that the Academy fellows are not so humble...
**There goes the bells again.

*> Go down
**Bell Tower
**The Bell Tower is well over a dozen storeys high, with a spiral staircase that hugs the walls all the way up. Intertwined in the tower's structure is a complex, constantly moving set of machinery that connects to the bells at the top. The machinery appears to be controlled by placing lecks at certain strategic points - you can see a tour guide demonstrating this to a group of starstruck foreigners.
**There is a long queue of tourists slowly shuffling their way up the stairs towards the top, where the bells themselves and store room are. There's also a small pile of lecks lying nearby on the mechanism.
**You can move up the stairs, or out of the tower.

*> Exit tower
**Academy Great Lawn
**The Great Lawn of the Academy lies before you, a huge expanse of impossibly green grass. Some scholars are playing very involved games of Twin-Wheel and Da-Quan on it, while tourist groups gawk in amazement as they're shepherded around. Towards the northwest of the Great Lawn, you can see a set of enormous ruins that must have been the foundation for a great building. Beyond that, to the north, is the Academy Bell Tower, a beautiful sand-coloured edifice that defies gravity. Back to the south is Delaney Bridge.
**Some young scholars are loitering nearby, watching a game of Da-Quan.
**You can move north or south.
**The bell chimes as you leave the tower. It seems to be stuck on a repeating chime.

*> Approach scholars
**You approach them slowly.

*> Ask for directions to the zoo
**"Oh, they're all the way down southwest, where Villier Park used to be. But wait..."
**After giving you these directions, the scholars notice that you have stolen the ancient leck of the Academy. They call the police. You are arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. The day before your release, you are killed with a shiv in the shower. Your death proves fatal.

==Ixalon==

*> South
**Lower Delaney Court
**You've gotten into the Academy!
**You shut the door behind you, and emerge cautiously into a grand, elegant courtyard, where tall buildings with gleaming windows surround an immaculately manicured lawn. Black-robed scholars walk around, deep in thought, occasionally pausing to consult with each other on, you suppose, matters of great importance. There's a sign beside one of the buildings tells you that you're in Lower Delaney Court.
**There's an archway on the north side of the court that turns into Delaney Bridge, which arcs over the Mazy River, linking the north and south sides of the Academy. Also in that direction, towering above all else, is the Academy's bell tower.
**You can move to the north, or out of the Academy.

*> Leave academy
**Northeast of the Academy
**You stand below the tall eastern walls of the Academy.
**You can move northeast or south.

*> South
** Northeast Taversen Square
**Mounted here next to the wall of the Academy is a large noticeboard and some tourist stalls, an island of commerce beyond the expanse of Taversen Square. From here, Mixture Street heads out east, and you can continue walking along a path to the north that's overlooked by the Academy's eastern wall.
**You can see a large noticeboard here.
**You can move north, south, southwest or west.

*> Examine noticeboard
** The noticeboard says that tour groups are full. Good job you got in another way. Clearly this noticeboard is redundant now.

*> Breathe a sigh of relief for not being killed by said noticeboard.
**The sigh of relief topples the noticeboard which falls on your head and kills you. Kills you dead.

==Idlemichael==

*> Inventory, please.
**Inventory:
***Sock puppet
***Perplecks Citee Almanack (Spider-infested)
***Note from Academician
***Art supplies
***Trophy of Amandier
***Robes (Being worn)
***Ancient Leks of the Academy

*> Southwest!
** Taversen Square
**You stand in the centre of Taversen Square - in the centre of Perplex City itself (well, the good parts of Perplex City, at least). The sun floats behind fluffy clouds, occasionally illuminating the grand central fountain with shafts of light, and casting brilliant reflections off the white tiling of the Square itself. A sign here says "Do not feed the pigeons." Some pigeons are mounting a protest nearby. A few important-looking people walk around, deep in conversation, ignoring you.
**You can move northeast, northwest, southeast or southwest.
**Random encounter!
**Suddenly, a beefy man spots you in the Square and barrels over to you. He breathes heavily into your face for a moment, wilting your eyebrows with the overpowering miasma of that cheap Academician standby, Olde Schmaltz Liyte. "Hey, you," he manages at last. "Draw my picture." The hairs on the back of your neck prickle with fear as you realise that he has mistaken you for... a caricaturist.
**When they look at the man:
**If John Wayne had an illicit affair with a traffic light, this is what their offspring would look like.

(Drawing)

**The beefy man sees your work in progress. "Green!" he shouts. "Green! I'll give you green!"

*> Say "Sorry, these are the only colours I have"

*> Apologise profusely
**The man seems mildly pleased with your sketch. He pummels you a few times for good luck and sends you on your way with a fistful of lecks.

*> Say "Thank you" while tending to wounds.
**The beefy man doesn't like sycophancy. He kills you for good measure. Dead.

==Tally==

** You stand in silent contemplation. But something tells you it's all happening at the zoo. You do believe it. You do believe it's true. You'd better go there. Now!

*> South
**There is no south!

*> Southwest
**Southwest Taversen Square
**This is the main entrance to the heart of the city and its greatest institution - Taversen Square, and the Perplex City Academy. You long ago gave up all hope of entering this place*, which your teachers approved of since it meant they'd successfully beaten all hope and ambition out of you. Now you just want to keep your head down... but maybe life has given you a second chance. Maybe you really can get the Princess! You might not be the head of the class, but you feel you somehow have a destiny to be fulfilled.
*** legitimately, as opposed to through a bunch of tunnels
**You're standing at the end of Taversen Gate, just beyond the stone and metal archway that is the Gate itself. Taversen Square itself stretches out before you, a vast expanse of white, dotted with fountains and statues and benches, with a huge central fountain. A policeman watches you warily.
**You can move north, east, south or into the Square.

*> South
**Henderson Road / Taversen Gate / Marginal Lane
**You're sure this place has a name that's more interesting than just three roads joined together, but you haven't learned it yet. It's some kind of Place or Cross or Square. Maybe not a cross, because it's not cross-shaped. Who knows? There's a statue and a fountain here, so it must be pretty important. Exactly what the fountain is for, you don't know - maybe it represents Perplex City's prowess in naval affairs, or maybe it's just for tourists to splash around in. The statue's seen better days though... it seems to have been vandalised and the general at its head has been stolen.
**There's a city hospital here, and a coach station. Lots of busy-looking people are milling around the coach station, buying newspapers and hot snacks. To the north, along Taversen Gate, you can glimpse a wide open space and just about see the imposing buildings of the Academy.
**You can move north, east or south.

*> South
** Teleo Alley / Taversen Gate
** Teleo Alley joins on to the rather more dignified Taversen Gate road here. Taversen Gate is a broad thoroughfare, with imposing, respectable businesses along both sides, like lawyers and freelance puzzle-consultants for embarrassed citizens who aren't actually any good at solving the nonsense the Academy puts out on its 'card puzzles'. Although the people and businesses here have the money to afford little flowerboxes to put on the pavement, some thoughtless thief had the gall to steal from them and spoiled it for everyone. You can't for the life of you remember who might have done that.
** You can move north, east or south.

**Technical error. This has been resolved and removed. Carry on.
***Original post that was deleted: ''Oh, this is just a waste of time really, isn't it? I mean, traipse here, traipse there, find a leck, get a cup. It's all pointless. Quite frankly, I'm getting bored. Bored and angry.''

*> Say ta
** No problem. But get on with it.

*> East
**Teleo Alley
**Teleo Alley sits close to the heart of the town, and a great deal of traffic streams along the narrow, cobbled road at all times of day. Both sides of the road are packed with small shops and cramped housing. Shouts, laughter and chatter can be heard constantly, although there's a been a darker undercurrent recently. Perhaps they feel the presence of the Dark Lord Flaganroth, or alternatively they just say nasty things about you when you walk by. When you aren't being shoved around by busy passers-by, you can spot your home here - it's number 333, the small red door next to the fishmongerss.
**You can move east, west, or inside to your home.

*> Inside
**Home
**This is where you live. It's a tiny house with only two rooms, for a kitchen and a living area - the bedroom was destroyed after the neighbours installed a trampoline without the necessary safety precautions. From where you are, you can see all the rooms - clean, but spare. There is an air of want throughout, reflected by your fraying clothes and the old, many-times repaired furniture. Occasionally you dream of better things, and wonder whether there is more to life than this. Then you remember you had exactly the same dreams in the last game when Flaganroth defeated you.
**There is a dangerous-looking wardrobe and a cabinet.
**You can move outside.
**The wardrobe wobbles menacingly...

*> Outside
**The wardrobe wobbles after you, precariously balancing on its corners as you sprint outside. Better not go in there again. Zoo might be a good idea.
**Teleo Alley
**Teleo Alley sits close to the heart of the town, and a great deal of traffic streams along the narrow, cobbled road at all times of day. Both sides of the road are packed with small shops and cramped housing. Shouts, laughter and chatter can be heard constantly, although there's a been a darker undercurrent recently. Perhaps they feel the presence of the Dark Lord Flaganroth, or alternatively they just say nasty things about you when you walk by. When you aren't being shoved around by busy passers-by, you can spot your home here - it's number 333, the small red door next to the fishmongerss.
**You can move east, west, or inside to your home.

*> West
**Zoo entrance
**The broad and welcoming gates of the Perplex City Zoo stand before you, leading into a wide plaza. Beside the gates are ticket booths and stalls selling stuffed animals and trinkets to people who are too cheap to go inside. The zoo was only opened last month by its owner, Oliver Earlywine, after he'd finished turning Villier Park into a safari park and holding pens. He also 'bought' the surrounding streets from their unwilling owners and converted them into store houses and shops.
**Earlywine held a grand procession through the streets of the city with all sorts of wonderful animals and birds that ended at these gates, which were open to everyone for the first week. Except for poor people. And foreigners. And anyone loitering with malicious intent. And the criminally inclined. Which, unfortunately, included you.
**You can move east or south into the zoo plaza.

*> South
** In your haste, you attempt to enter the zoo without purchasing a ticket. The zoo keeper unleashes one of his wildest penguins and it savages you savagely.
** Of course, you die.

==Dysper==

*> Buy ticket
** You get a ticket. Simple.

*> South
** Zoo Plaza
**The plaza is a large paved semicircle with convoluted paths leading off into the depths of the zoo, from which shrieks and hoots emanate enticingly. In the centre stands a large statue of Oliver Earlywine, surrounded by noble-looking animals. Small children roam this area either tethered to their mothers or charging around in huge packs, scrambling on the statues, with despairing teachers hot in pursuit. Just looking at the scene makes you feel tired, but then you remember you have a sacred duty towards the Princess.
**An information booth stands against the zoo wall, manned by a terminally-bored attendant.
**You can move north (out of the zoo), east (to the zoo stores) or into the zoo.
**Your sock puppet seems to be reacting to animal pheromones. It sniffs the air and growls.

*> Ask attendant if there are any tretretretre pelts for sale
**"Eh?" The attendant doesn't seem to hear very well. "I'm a little bit deaf sonny. I SAID I'm a little bit deaf!"
**Did you see a prompt?
**No.
**So don't queue up commands.

*> East (And you lagged)
** Oho.
**You don't even deserve a good death.
**You're so dead. You are picked apart atom by atom. It really hurts.

==sjbuknewc==

*> East
**Zoo Stores
**A long terrace of blackened brick houses, the Soliton Stores are the only remnant of the streets that once stood here before Earlywine razed the neighbourhood for his zoo. The houses were converted into vast containers for feed for the hungry chinchoas, and factories to make all of the souvenirs and trinkets that everyone entering the zoo gates is compelled to purchase.
**The stores are all locked up at the moment, but you can see some tools and sacks sitting on an unattended delivery cart by one of the houses. Some workers from the factories lounge around nearby, smoking a cigarette and grumbling about tourists.
**You can move west.

*> Examine tools
**You can see some shears
**It's really just one tool, actually

*> Ask workers if you can take shears
**The workers don't reply. It's possible they're just painted onto the backdrop.

*> Examine sacks
**The sacks are full of shears as well

*> Take shears
**Taken

*> West
**Zoo Plaza
**The plaza is a large paved semicircle with convoluted paths leading off into the depths of the zoo, from which shrieks and hoots emanate enticingly. In the centre stands a large statue of Oliver Earlywine, surrounded by noble-looking animals. Small children roam this area either tethered to their mothers or charging around in huge packs, scrambling on the statues, with despairing teachers hot in pursuit. Just looking at the scene makes you feel tired, but then you remember you have a sacred duty towards the Princess.
**An information booth stands against the zoo wall, manned by a terminally-bored attendant.
**You can move north (out of the zoo), east (to the zoo stores) or into the zoo.

*> Go into zoo
**You don't know your way through the zoo - the paths are strange and bizarre. You take a wrong turn and slip on some ice - on the edge of the polar bear pit. Their hides are soon stained with your icky, icky blood.

==Josiah==

*> East
**Zoo Plaza
**The plaza is a large paved semicircle with convoluted paths leading off into the depths of the zoo, from which shrieks and hoots emanate enticingly. In the centre stands a large statue of Oliver Earlywine, surrounded by noble-looking animals. Small children roam this area either tethered to their mothers or charging around in huge packs, scrambling on the statues, with despairing teachers hot in pursuit. Just looking at the scene makes you feel tired, but then you remember you have a sacred duty towards the Princess.
**An information booth stands against the zoo wall, manned by a terminally-bored attendant.
**You can move north (out of the zoo), east (to the zoo stores) or into the zoo.

*> East
**Zoo Stores
**A long terrace of blackened brick houses, the Soliton Stores are the only remnant of the streets that once stood here before Earlywine razed the neighbourhood for his zoo. The houses were converted into vast containers for feed for the hungry chinchoas, and factories to make all of the souvenirs and trinkets that everyone entering the zoo gates is compelled to purchase.
**The stores are all locked up at the moment, but you can see some tools and sacks sitting on an unattended delivery cart by one of the houses. Some workers from the factories lounge around nearby, smoking a cigarette and grumbling about tourists.
**You can move west.

*> West
**Zoo Plaza
**The plaza is a large paved semicircle with convoluted paths leading off into the depths of the zoo, from which shrieks and hoots emanate enticingly. In the centre stands a large statue of Oliver Earlywine, surrounded by noble-looking animals. Small children roam this area either tethered to their mothers or charging around in huge packs, scrambling on the statues, with despairing teachers hot in pursuit. Just looking at the scene makes you feel tired, but then you remember you have a sacred duty towards the Princess.
**An information booth stands against the zoo wall, manned by a terminally-bored attendant.
**You can move north (out of the zoo), east (to the zoo stores) or into the zoo.

*> Ask attendant for directions to tretretretre
**The attendant is still deaf and can't hear you. He gestures towards a pad of paper in front of you.

(Writing)

**"Did I mention I can't read either? Pictures, though - I can do them. Show me what you're looking for."

(Drawing)

**"Not sure what is, I'm afraid. Doesn't look quite like anything."

(Drawing)

*> Gesture wildly at picture
** The attendant examines your drawing and directs you toward the animal he thinks you were looking for. But unfortunately your drawing was wildly inaccurate. By luck, the cage of the animal you have drawn is right next to the Tretretretre pit. You should know that Tretretretres really don't look anything like that, despite what you may think of them wherever you come from.
**Tretretretre Pen
**You navigate the winding, treacherous and downright fatal paths that plunge through forests and tropical plants to emerge into the pen of the fabled Tretretretres. What a piece of work is a Tretretretre! How noble in bearing! How infinite in wisdom! In form, in moving, how deliberate and formidable! In action, how like a miniature, woolly, slow-moving battering ram! In apprehension, how like an expert puzzle scribe! The beauty of Perplex City! The paragon of zoo animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Tretretretres delight not me; no, only their pelts do interest me.
**You shake your head, not knowing what came over you. The cute tretretretres mill around in their pen, eyeing you nervously behind the bars. Only one of them has a pelt worth mentioning, and it's the biggest and most irritated, probably because their food drum is empty.
**You can move back to the plaza.

*> Put sock puppet on and climb into pen, brandishing sock puppet menacingly
**The tretretretre is a fearsome opponent. In the wild, they eat three times their body mass every day. That's about the mass of one you. You become breakfast, lunch and dinner.

==cmlobue==

(No action taken)

==DrinkMonsters==

*> Say "Hey" to tretretretre
*> Sweet talk that thang
**The tretretretres grumble fearsomely. They don't seem to like the sound of your voice.

*> Inventory
**Inventory:
*** Sock puppet
*** Perplecks Citee Almanack (spider-infested)
*** Note from Academician
*** Art supplies
*** Trophy of Amandier
*** Robes (being worn)
*** Ancient Leks of the Academy
*** A zoo ticket
*** Memories of many past lives and painful deaths
*** Lots of shears

*> Throw almanack into tretretretre cage. Wait for it's iminent death.
**You throw the venomous Almanck into the cage. The furriest tretretretre approaches and nibbles at the corner... before crumpling gently into a furry heap. It seems to be sleeping now. Sleeping the sleep of death. Time to shear that pelt.

(Drawing)

**Shear, shear as fast as you can!
**Faster!
**The others are beginning to wake up...!

*> Get it!
*> Run!
**Too late. The other tretretretres notice your attack of their wounded (dead) comrade and trample you.

==ColinPigDog==

*> Make the sock puppet talk
*> Sing a lullaby
**The tretretretres don't like the sound of the sock puppet either. They murder you dead.
**Nice song though.

==eeeqz==

**Maybe you should try a thicker setting on your shears. It might help you shear quicker. You need to cut the entire of the surface.
**Shear!

(Drawing)

**It's sheer mayhem. (Ahem.) You flee the cage just as the other tretretretres wake up to your actions. You barely escape with your life.
**...But you have the pelt!
**Zoo Plaza
**The plaza is a large paved semicircle with convoluted paths leading off into the depths of the zoo, from which shrieks and hoots emanate enticingly. In the centre stands a large statue of Oliver Earlywine, surrounded by noble-looking animals. Small children roam this area either tethered to their mothers or charging around in huge packs, scrambling on the statues, with despairing teachers hot in pursuit. Just looking at the scene makes you feel tired, but then you remember you have a sacred duty towards the Princess.
**An information booth stands against the zoo wall, manned by a terminally-bored attendant.
**You can move north (out of the zoo), east (to the zoo stores) or into the zoo.

*> North please
**Zoo entrance
**The broad and welcoming gates of the Perplex City Zoo stand before you, leading into a wide plaza. Beside the gates are ticket booths and stalls selling stuffed animals and trinkets to people who are too cheap to go inside. The zoo was only opened last month by its owner, Oliver Earlywine, after he'd finished turning Villier Park into a safari park and holding pens. He also 'bought' the surrounding streets from their unwilling owners and converted them into store houses and shops.
**Earlywine held a grand procession through the streets of the city with all sorts of wonderful animals and birds that ended at these gates, which were open to everyone for the first week. Except for poor people. And foreigners. And anyone loitering with malicious intent. And the criminally inclined. Which, unfortunately, included you.
**You can move east or south into the zoo plaza.

*> East please
**Underfire Road / Soliton Lane
**Underfire Road used to be a slightly more downtrodden version of your own Teleo Alley, but has recently become much more respectable, like a wayward teenager who, upon his eighteenth birthday, suddenly gets a buzz cut and joins the army. Then again, it depends on your definition of 'respectable' - the street is certainly cleaner and has more well-off citizens strolling along it, but that's probably got more to do with the fact that Alric's Potions and similar 'lifestyle' shops relocated here.
**Towards the south and west, you can see the new Perplex City Zoo. The honks of the Tretretretres and the high-pitched calls of the Chinchoas echo over the tall walls.
**You can move northeast or west, towards the zoo entrance.

*> Northeast
**Teleo Alley / Wardlock Street / Underfire Road
**The junction of these three roads, once a proud independent shopping district, has now been filled with malls, department stores and chain coffeehouses. Here's how they did it: the coffeehouse chain entered the area by opening up five stores, managing to outcompete all the smaller cafes but losing money themselves. When the smaller cafes had gone out of business, the coffeehouse went and broke their owner's legs and made them work as slaves in their five stores, thus reducing costs and turning a profit. It's a clever strategy, but you prefer tea, so you tend not to hang around here much any more.
**Your home is just a little to the west, down Teleo Alley.
**You can move north, west or southeast.

*> North if you wouldn't mind
**Henderson Road / Wardlock Street
**Henderson and Wardlock meet here, in a bit of a clash of cultures. Henderson is the upper-class shopping area that sells things everyone wants and nobody needs (such as portable gramophones and the like), whereas Wardlock actually sells things that no-one wants but everyone needs (puzzle cards, boardgames, etc). As a result, there are often turf wars here between extremely opinionated people.
**You can move north, east, south or west.

*> Look west
*> Or, um, go north
**Your startling artwork from earlier has struck you colour-blind; why look west when you could just go there? As you walk in one direction and look in another, you miss the traffic signals and walk in front of an oncoming vehicle. It kills you and, tautologically, you die.

==makomk==

*> East
**Government Circus
**Ah, Government Circus - the genius who came up with this name has been made an unofficial saint by the city's comedians and journalists. It doesn't look much like a circus, no lions or jugglers or monkeys with hats on - instead, it seems to have gone in a deliberately dour and serious direction, as if to neutralise its name. There are some dark statues and memorials here for wars long gone by, and the Ministry of War and Ministry of Foreign Affairs lie here.
**The northwest corner of the impeccable Camblin Park lies here with its gates lying open. Little do the people know that the danger and darkness of Lord Flaganroth's dungeon lies inside...
**You can move north, east, south, southwest or into the park.

*> Go into the park
**North Camblin Park
**Camblin Park is a deceptively lush, beautifully landscaped area with impossibly healthy green grass spreading over a not-too-flat ground. Paths wind through the park, taking you to view the exotic flowers or woods, which offer convenient privacy. A small pond lies nearby, with hidden, golden shapes lazily swimming through it. There's a strange sense of unease, as if something is wrong. Maybe it's the deadened sound, or the crows watching you lazily from the trees, or perhaps it's just the fact that there's an evil dungeon lying underground. Who knows. Towards the south is a small gardener's hut that is concealed at the edge of some trees.
**You can move south, or out of the park.

*> Go south
**South Camblin Park
**You stand at the edge of the main wood in Camblin Park. There's a gardener's hut here, solidly built out of handsome oak. Some well-used gardening implements are leaning against the hut, and bees happily buzz around a clump of flowers that are in a box, no doubt intended for planting somewhere nearby.
**Some odd sounds emanate from the hut, and you're pretty sure that the gardener isn't inside. They almost sound like screams. Which would make sense, since the hut is apparently the entrance to Lord Flaganroth's dungeon.
**You can move into the hut, or north.

*> Go into the hut
**Gardener's Hut
**This poky little hut, full of arcane gardening tools and pots, represents the barrier between darkness and light, between good and evil, between the terrible Lord Flaganroth's dungeons and the innocent (well, okay, mostly blameless) sprawl of Perplex City beyond it. It's not entirely clear why, or indeed how, Lord Flaganroth built his dungeon under South Camblin Park, but he managed it. Maybe it was through magic, or maybe it had to do with the mysterious disappearance of the city's entire workforce of miners two months ago - who can tell. In any case, this unassuming Gardener's Hut marks the entrance and exit for the dungeons.
**The hut would be a little more frightening if there wasn't a poster of a scantily clad lady sitting on top of a Tretretretre from an old copy of the Vanguard, or a hilarious sign warning 'Beware of the Grue' hung on the ramshackle door leading to outside. At the other end of the hut is a hatch and ladder heading into the depths of the dungeons.
**You can move out into South Camblin Park, or down into the Dungeons.

*> Go down
**Dungeon Hallway
**Flickering torches line this stone hallway, illuminating a series of portraits of Lord Flaganroth and his defeated foes. Curiously, one of the portraits has a couple of people who bear a passing resemblance to you...
**Rich red carpet has been laid on the floors - clearly Flaganroth or his favored minions spend more time here. Down one end of the hallway is a archway marked 'Princess', down another is the maze, and finally to one side is a ladder heading up, towards an open hatch. You can see something that looks like sunlight from the hatch.
**You can move to the Princess' Cell, back to the maze, or up to the hatch.

*> Go into the princess' cell
**Princess' Cell
**Apart from the steel bars that line the archway, this is a veritable Palace bedroom in its lushness! Thick red carpet lines the floors, the walls are marble and a gigantic four-poster bed dominates the room. Clearly the Princess was deemed to be deserving of much superior treatment than a commoner like you. She even has a bath off to one side and a large wardrobe, but apparently no dressing area.
**A beautiful young girl with long blonde hair, wearing a low-cut white dress is lying on a low chaise lounge, sighing sadly and prettily.

*> inventory
**Inventory:
*** Sock puppet
*** Note from Academician
*** Art supplies
*** Trophy of Amandier
*** Robes (being worn)
*** Ancient Leks of the Academy
*** A zoo ticket
*** Memories of many past lives and painful deaths
*** Lots of shears
*** A fluffy tretretretre pelt

** You die of terminal indecision.

==Achenar==

**"What do you want?" says the Princess.

*> tell the princess I have the items
**"Wow," says the Princess. "Well done."
**You prepare yourself to bask in her congratulations.
**"I can't imagine why it took you so long. What are you, some kind of cretin?"
**She giggles, but her voice suddenly strikes you as being strangely... masculine. You shrug off the thought for the moment - you can come back to it later once you've rescued Princess Lola.
**Working faster than you would have thought possible, the Princess fashions a delightfully furry bikini out of the tretretretre pelt. Her fingers flash as she fastens it around her - irritatingly, she moves too fast for you to catch a glimpse of anything interesting at all. She places the trophy of Amandier upside down on her head and fastens the Ancient Lek of the Academy around her neck as a charming medallion. She looks... magnificent. You consider telling her so, but the glint in her eye implies she might deck you if you mentioned it. And she looks like that might hurt. Pretty muscular shoulders for a girl.

*> Say "What now?"
**"Leave this to me, since you obviously have no ideas."

*> Ask the sock puppet what to do
**The sock puppet is mute, irritated at your lack of direction.
**The guard hears Lola's charming laughter and comes to investigate.
**"LOL, eh, Lola?", he says.
**"Look at my costume!" she says, "Lord Flaganroth has summoned me to dance before him! Let me go at once!"

*> Hide from guard
**You hide around the corner
**The guard looks at Princess Lola's costume. He nods slowly and opens the door to her cell. She's free!

*> Lead princess away from her cell
**The guard's having none of it, and kills you very efficiently. You die.

==Darkhuman==

(No action taken)

==askgar==

*> Attack the guard with the shears
**The guard attempts to shield himself, but your sack of shears overwhelms him and he collapses to the ground, defeated.

*> Lead the princess away from the cell
**Just as you enter the hallway to make your escape, you hear the sound of billowing. Cloaky billowing. It could only mean one thing: Flaganroth! Looking behind you, you see the dark lord storming towards you.
**The Princess gasps. You push her behind you and thrust forward your chest. Flaganroth looks at you - and the Princess with a trophy on her head - and laughs a familiar laugh.
**Frankly, she's a good six inches taller than you, even without the pewter hat.

*> No, of course not
**"How many times do I have to tell you about the rhetorical question thing?"

*> A lot
** "Insolent fool! We will settle this like men! We shall duel, to the death!"

*> Attack with the sock puppet
**You whip out your trusty sock puppet, who bares its teeth and makes some noises in an attempt to instill fear and cause pain.
**And with that, Lord Flaganroth reveals a mahogany box, carved with ancient runes and emblems. Opening it, you see a black glove... or is it...?
**The glove rears up - it is an evil sock puppet! Perhaps even: an evil twin!
**The evil sock puppet taunts your own. Your sock puppet superiority is banished, and they growl at each other.
**Lord Flaganroth unveils a traditional duelling set - a Connect 4 board!

(Connect 4 board appears)

**Round One!
**Your move...

(Game of Connect 4)

**"Hah! Take that!"
**"A novice, predictable move, fool!"

(Game continues)

*> Take this

(Game continues)

** "Ah, the Carrick Defence... But it is not use against me!"

(Game continues)

**"Your Prukov tactic is good, but it is no match for my Yun Ching style!"
*>Do you really think I'm that stupid?
**"I think you're even more stupid than you're ugly."

(Game continues)

*> I win, loser.
**"Noooooo!!!!"
**Lord Flaganroth stumbles back in pain, his sock puppet screeching as yours viciously pulls out a thread from its chest.
**"A cheat? You are no gentleman - and you will die like a peasant!" He orders his sock puppet to attack. It does. You die.

==iammaaad==

**"Bah! A lucky attempt. This is only round one. Round two begins now!"

(Squares board appears)

**"This is the traditional game of boxes and dots... if you don't know the rules, tough."

(iammaaad gets it wrong)

**"Idiot!"

(iammaaad gets it wrong)

**Flaganroth's sockpuppet lunges at your throat and you fall down dead.

==Zeke==

(Game of Squares)

**"A bold move. Bold or foolish!"

(Game continues)

**"I can smell your fear, weakling!"

(Game continues)

**"Why do you struggle against me? You will fail. The Princess will be mine."

(Game continues)

**"Your spirit does you credit, but you can never defeat me."
*Fear me, for I am Zekusmaximus

(Game continues)

**"Come on, you fool..."

(Game continues, Flaganroth wins)

**"Mwahahahaha!"
**"Seven points to two! Ha! You are no match for me - told you so."
**"The score is one all - there is only one final round left!"

==Mindez==

*> Bring it on.
**"Round 3 is where the gloves go on - I see you have found yourself a sock puppet. Admirable, yet foolish. These two have been muzzled for too long. Let us have them fight!"
**Use your drawing tools to draw your attack!
**Your move...
**60 seconds...

(Drawing of attack - Fire)

**"No match for my asbestos beast!"

(Drawing)

**The fire is quenched by the jet of water. Your sock puppet drips, looking a bit sorry for itself.
**Your sock puppet drops to 3 HP - Flaganroth's is at 4HP.
**FIGHT!

(Drawing)

*> ELECTRICITY FOR THE PWN!
**Flaganroth's sock puppet readies its response...
**The lightning bolt strikes home. The evil sock puppet sizzles in the dungeon hall, but it jumps over to you and you die...
**Your sock puppet is at 3HP, Flaganroth's is at 3HP.

==Misroi==

**FIGHT!
**10 seconds...

(Drawing)

**Your incomprehensible attack does nothing but bamboozle the opponent. "Hail of thorns? I'll show you thorns!"

(Drawing)

**Your sock puppet survives the nuclear blast, but only just. It's getting a bit tatty now...
**The nuclear attack dropped your sock puppet's health by 2HP, and of course also killed you!

==Aesclepius==

**Your sock puppet is at 1HP, Flaganroth's is at 3HP...
**FIGHT!

(Drawing)

**The Princess hangs her head. The trophy clangs to the floor.
**"Oops. Sorry about that."
**"Gegh, chuch - bleh... does the Anjsbourg Convention mean nothing to you?"
**Flaganroth's sock puppet chokes on the fumes, and the Dark Lord himself stumbles to his knees... but pulls himself up! Both your sock puppets are at 1HP now. And the nerve gas had the unfortunate effect of killing you...

==Magichal==

**FIGHT! This is the final attack...

*> Time to die!

(Drawing)

**Sneak attack! The evil sock puppet takes a pop and biffs yours in the eye, but your sock puppet weathers it stoically, losing absolutely no health!
**Your move...

(Drawing)

**"Nooooooo!" Flaganroth cradles his defeated sock puppet in his arms. "Nooo! My beloved! No! This cannot be!"

*> Point and laugh at dying evil sock puppet
**As you dance around the evil sock puppet, laughing maniacally and parading your triumphant sock puppet around the room, Flaganroth leaps to his feet, and grabs the Princess by the muscular forearm. "You may have won the battle, my young nemesis, but the war is far from over!"
**Flaganroth places the dead sock puppet on his hand and strokes it tenderly. He holds it out toward the dungeon wall. A strange noise fills your ears, deafening you to death.

==Joe==

**You are resurrected in time to see the portal which Flagnaroth has created, bending time and space with his evil powers.

*> Enter portal
**You cannot understand the dark powers which have been made manifest this day. Before you can reach it, Flaganroth leaps into the portal, taking Princess Lola and his sock puppet with him.
**As a last, desperate, attempt you hurl your sock puppet into the portal, intending to follow, but it is too late! The portal closes, and your beloved sock puppet companion is gone.

==ENDGAME==

**You are alone in the dungeon. Sans pelt, sans trophy, sans leck, sans puppet, sans everything.
**Just before the portal closed, you heard a strange whisper through it...
** [[Leaked_E-mails#Operation_Visor|Project Visor]] report 23 October 2006
** Intermittent signal recorded, weak, faint.
**Unable to determine location or direction.
**Signal lost after 0.278 seconds.
**Dispersal pattern suggests target located in arboreal area.
**Report ends.
**You wend your weary way home from the dungeon, making a mental note to sort out that wardrobe. Possibly with a shotgun.
**You don't know how you can continue to live without your beloved sock puppet.
**You are sustained only by the knowledge that one day you will be reunited!
**You will have your revenge! Stay tuned for more Receda's Revenge!

Puzzle card symbols

2006-09-17T17:42:38Z

Scribe: Added PerplexHero's assembled image

== General ==
Some of the [[Puzzle Cards]] have faint playing card symbols, risk soldiers, dice, number strings, and obscure shapes on them.

==Playing Cards and Large Letters==
Each card with a playing symbol also has part of a letter faintly printed over the card in a slab-serif font, and it's anticipated that arranging all the playing symbol cards in order will eventually depict the whole message. All symbols appear on cards with prime numbers. 54 Prime numbers under 256 are as follows:

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173 179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229 233 239 241 251

:''See: '''[[List of Playing Cards]]''' for a plain list.''

=== Chart of cards with letters ===

Note the groupings of playing card symbols goes Club-Diamond-Heart-Spade, from Ace to 2 (ace high), forming 13 sets of 3 letters.

[[Image:Letters-on-the-cards-thumb.jpg|right]]

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This appears to be correct, tho pieces are missing, and it doesnt make an awful lot of sense at the moment.

:'''/IST/OLE/THE/CUB/EHE/LPM/ECO/MBE/DTH/UND/ERC/LAP/.../'''

The apparent message reads:
:'''I stole [[the Cube]]. Help me. Combed Thunderclap.'''

== Wave 4 Meta Information ==

Note: This list is still in the process of being collated - may not be exhaustive
Please see http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16138 for current discussion

{| cellpadding=2 border=1
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|'''Card'''
|'''Upright Number'''
|'''Reversed Number'''
|'''Shape'''
|'''Risk Char'''
|'''Red Dice'''
|'''Blue Dice'''
|'''Notes'''
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|{{Card|29|Beware the Puzzle Monsters}}
|1-14443432.5-3
|3-232.52.51.5-1
|[[Image:029shape.png]]
| 
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| 
|Card also contains playing card symbol.
|------
|{{Card|40|Baby On Board}}
|2-11444414412-3
|1-1144144414432.5-4
|[[Image:040.png]]
|2 Infantry
|Red: 5, 4, 3
|Blue: 4, 3
|Attacker wins. Shape is contained within the side of the elephant.
|------
|{{Card|58|Breaking And Entering}}
|2-21122214-4
|4-23232.534334-1
|None
|1 Cavalry
|Red: 6, 3, 1
|Blue: 6, 4
|This card and card 60 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins.
|------
|{{Card|60|Celebration}}
|1-414141414144144441-1
|4-44444444111111111114-3
|None
|1 Cavalry
|Red: 6, 3, 1
|Blue: 6, 4
|This card and card 58 overlay each other to create one set of red/blue dice and 1 cavalry figure. Defender wins.
|------
|{{Card|63|The Next Generation}}
|3-34-1
|2-414441141-1
|[[Image:063shape.png]]
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|{{Card|90|Also Known As}}
|4-4444444443.5-1
|3-433333334-2
|None
|3 Infantry
|Red: 4, 4, 3
|Blue: 6, 3
|Attacker and defender lose an army each.
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|{{Card|94|Prime Rhyme Crime}}
|2-4111111441-2
|1-1114112321-1
|[[Image:094shape.png]]
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|Numbers are vertical.
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|{{Card|96|Castle in The Sky}}
|1-222233332-4
|3-44411414441444112.5-4
|[[Image:096shape.png]]
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|{{Card|136|Bling Bunny}}
|3-2333234-1
|4-143334-3
|[[Image:136shape.png]]
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|Numbers are vertical.
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|{{Card|156|Going Dotty}}
|2-111221111112-4
|2-2232-4
|None
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|Numbers are vertical. This card has writing revealed under a black light.
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|{{Card|188|Hybridization}}
|4-11122221412234-2
|2-21121111221-4
|[[Image:188shape.png]]
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|{{Card|191|My Dear Watson}}
|2-11444444444411111111444-2
|1-344411444443-1
|[[Image:191shape.png]]
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|{{Card|192|Pronunciation}}
|3-3333322333332-4
|1-444444114411112-1
|[[Image:192shape.png]]
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|{{Card|203|Ecliptic}}
|4-33223333234-4
|3-11144144144443-3
|None
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|Numbers are vertical.
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|{{Card|218|The World}}
|2-4444433333323-2
|1-44334-3
|[[Image:218shape.png]]
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|{{Card|222|Instigator}}
|4-1414411122-2
|3-34433333432-4
|[[Image:222shape.jpg]]
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|Numbers are vertcal.
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|{{Card|235|Circuitous}}
|1-4444444434444444444443-4
|4-222233332222.5-1
|[[Image:235shape.png]]
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|{{Card|236|Swarms}}
|4-4333223323-3
|3-2112223-2
|None
| 
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|{{Card|237|Roaming Identity}}
|3-3333334433334-1
|2-1222323-2
|[[Image:237shape.png]]
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| 
| 
|Numbers are vertical. This card has micro-printing on it: "otpaaworldtdnia 1.56.29".
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|{{Card|250|Manoeuvers}}
|4-3322333333333332-1
|1-343-2
|[[Image:250shape.png]]
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|{{Card|253|Sightseeing}}
|1-1111211112-4
|2-111114441114114-1
|[[Image:253shape.png]]
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{{Card|084|Insights}} Unrelated to the others, it says "27.55.25.34.4.43.500.15.18.55.13.1.10.30.56.55.39.21.7.16.27.55.25.69.29.35.62.55"

{{Card|223|Secret Location}} Unrelated to the others, in a hard-to-see yellow text it says "100, 139, 6, 148, 62, 127, 118, 119, 131, 151, 146, 88, 135, 107, 112, 152, 124, 150, 130, 100, 147, 93, 121, 149, 134, 144, 126, 98, 133, 103, 143, 116, 63, 111, 91, 101, 70, 61, 106, 62, 76, 117, 123, 84, 102, 89, 115, 96, 137, 92, 85, 122, 87, 53, 104, 90, 145".

=== Observations ===
* Numbers range from 1-4, including 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5.
* There are a total of 42 numbers.
* There are 42 territories in Risk.
* There are 11 numbers that start with "1-" and "2-" each, and 10 numbers that start with "3-" and "4-".
* In a 4-player game of Risk, two players start with 11 territories and two start with 10 territories.
=== Speculations ===
* The ''Start Numbers'', or those before the first dash character, identify a player.
* The ''Middle Numbers'', or those between the dashes, could represent a path, where 1=South, 2=West, 3=North, 4=East.
* The ''Middle Numbers'' could represent conquests on a Risk map.
* The ''End Numbers'', or those after the second dash, could identify a player who ends up in control of a territory in Risk. There are 9 numbers that end in "2"; there are 9 regions in North America on a Risk board. There are 7 that end in "3"; there are 7 regions in Risk's Europe. There are 12 numbers that end in "4"; there are 12 regions in Risk's Asia. There are 14 that end in "1"; there are 14 regions in Risk's South America, Africa, and Australia continents combined.
=== Further Work ===
PerplexHero put the following shape together by joining the various map pieces together in card order. See the [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=270299#270299 original post] for a zip file containing a hi-res version.

|[[Image:Map1.jpg]]

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File:Map1.jpg

2006-09-17T17:39:11Z

Scribe: (Possible) Assemblage of wave 4 map pieces by PerplexHero.

(Possible) Assemblage of wave 4 map pieces by PerplexHero.

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-15T23:08:44Z

Scribe: /* Set 2 */

==Information==
Early on in the event, this page became a site fFor listing all unanswered questions. Then, as time ticked down on the clock, http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/clues.html became a repository of questions remaining. At this time, we have converted this page to a resource for all questions and many answers, in the order they were asked.

For more on this event as a whole, see: [[The San Francisco Connection]]

==Set 1==

17203 If zero was a wind which way would it blow through Rome? 
: Answer: West
: Exaplanation: Eh?

29296 What evil demon achieved a Torino Scale of 4? 
: Answer:

29923 Conet. 1, 6. First five. 
: Answer:

41933 On this day in 1990 a skeleton of a T-rex was discovered in South Dakota, what was it nicknamed? 
: Answer: Sue

42862 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD 
: Answer:

56053 What do you get if you add up the cards on the front of a Perplex City CDU? 
: Answer:

65471 If you wrote all of the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper, how many times would you have written the number 3? 
: Answer: 120

82994 Wired predicted that 2006 would see self-cleaning *what* in every home? 
: Answer: Toilets

99582 What is the next number in the sequence? 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221 ... 
: Answer: 312211
: Explanation: Each number describes the previous term; three '1's, two '2's, one '1'.

103591 What is the full real name of C10H10's namesake? 
: Answer:

123827 What London frequency is Resonant? 
: Answer: 104.4 FM

124330 What city has an unusual propensity for unclaimed lottery wins? 
: Answer:

127398 How tall (in cm) is the recently released human-sized toy of the Japanese anime hero Gundam? 
: Answer:

197497 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad? 
: Answer: Dan Brown

211509 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.) 
: Answer:

247512 Everyone knows Alice and Bob, but who is Matilda? 
: Answer: Merchant

285821 51.568221,0.008304 - Who's commemorated here? (Surname only, please.) 
: Answer:

298128 Title: 0749934069 
: Answer: Naked in Death

300971 At what hotel did the ICDISS hold an apparently non-existent conference? (Just the name, eg: Karma, not Karma Hotel) 
: Answer: Beacon

303909 How many years has it been since the official introduction of the 2-day weekend in the USA? 
: Answer:

325352 What was the nationality of the man who died this Tuesday attempting to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer? 
: Answer:

329206 What place-name links London, Sydney, Chicago and Boston? 
: Answer:

352711 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver) 
: Answer:

368017 What comes next? Dial it in: France, Britain, Brazil, ??? 
: Answer: Thailand
: Explanation: International dialing codes: France=33, Britain=44, Brazil=55, Thailand=66

371557 What shape is carved into TS Andy's headboard? 
: Answer:

372452 October 11, 1968. July 16, 1969. April 11, 1970. Final date? (Enter ddmmyyyy, eg: 22031942 for 22nd March 1942) 
: Answer:

404874 SQUARESQUARESQUARESQUARE. The one about the quick brown fox. The one with the blowzy night-frumps. YN UP BE OT PX IV IL EC. Skip the queue, as usual. 
: Answer:

442697 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician? 
: Answer:

482974 October 11, 1968. July 16, 1969. April 11, 1970. Final date? (Enter ddmmyyyy, eg: 22031942 for 22nd March 1942) 
: Answer:

508949 Justin Gignac sells items that come signed and individually numbered... what's the number used on the example on his website? 
: Answer: 163 [http://www.nycgarbage.com/gallery.html]

520452 An enigmatic auction. Find the seller who's name is based on a bizzare piece of Harry Potter merchandise and find the keyword... 
: Answer:

524968 What are the next two letters in this series: A E F H I K L M ? 
: Answer: N T
: Explanation: Only letters of the alphabet with straight edges are part of the series.

549414 Go home, Behind The Music, in what year must you save the last human family on Earth from the evil Robotrons? 
: Answer:

558003 Who had flu on the night of the Perplex City Academy Ball? 
: Answer: Violet

573054 What do you get if you add up all the numbers in Golddigger by Kanye West? 
: Answer:

589182 How many km^2 is the cauldron of #FFFF00 B0000YHJMS? (Just put the number, eg: 2341) 
: Answer:

590542 Sheena, Judy, and whO? 
: Answer:

674303 Real life web slinger entangles Manhattan with what? 
: Answer:

676817 When is Scarlett Kiteway's birthday? (ddmm) 
: Answer: 0207

688743 How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma? 
: Answer:

696045 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB? 
: Answer:

728589 What was Tommy's prisoner ID in Shawshank? 
: Answer:

732239 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons? 
: Answer:

733692 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!) 
: Answer:

742161 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

774834 Head for the kind of site that might flash on and off really quickly. Track down the piratical chap knwon as 45448482, with the usual suffix. Find 210054219. What's the 7-letter word for this phenomenon? 
: Answer:

777812 The Internet is definitely not a series of these 
: Answer: tubes
: Explanation: from Ted Stevens' likening of the Internet to "a series of tubes" and not "a big truck".

785807 According to the 38.032679,-78.505597, who is the centre of 34.099297,-118.324814? 
: Answer:

813147 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master? 
: Answer: Aetiant Taversen

813749 In what year was Wikipedia started? 
: Answer: 2001

822740 How much bling is there when you cross an MTV show with the opposite to a musical Guy? 
: Answer:

859760 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what? 
: Answer:

875556 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way? 
: Answer:

882939 What was the first ever line of a tasty petroleum-based comic? (Punctuate exactly.) 
: Answer:

891300 SQUARESQUARESQUARESQUARE. The one about the quick brown fox. The one with the blowzy night-frumps. YN UP BE OT PX IV IL EC. Skip the queue, as usual. 
: Answer:

894184 How many km^2 is the cauldron of #FFFF00 B0000YHJMS? (Just put the number, eg: 2341) 
: Answer:

916079 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre? 
: Answer:

929601 What comes next - bondai, UFMacavity, majcher, izuzu27, ??? 
: Answer:

958363 What's next? happy solving and hunting Smile; But they're all quadrilaterals!; the launch i take it?; Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.; ??? 
: Answer:

992276 What city has an unusual propensity for unclaimed lottery wins? 
: Answer:

995195 How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma? 
: Answer:

999436 Need a sharp young thing to keep the SF datalink ticking over smoothly. Find the job ad (check them all, OK?) and you'll find the keyword... 
: Answer:

==Set 2==

6189 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5) 
: Answer:

21951 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

27112 What was Tommy's prisoner ID in Shawshank? 
: Answer: 46419

38850 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines? 
: Answer:

44551 What Perplexian links SchrÃ¶dinger with actions and Fermat with his words? (Full name!) 
: Answer:

74088 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life?? 
: Answer:

76684 Don't Ask MC, Ask MF! @ 7921, SC describes the mood as... 
: Answer:

96462 According to the 38.032679,-78.505597, who is the centre of 34.099297,-118.324814? 
: Answer:

132776 Which Dire Straits record was used to kill zombies in Shaun of the Dead? 
: Answer: Brothers in Arms

149716 What UK comedy TV series stars Dylan Moran as a frequently drunk bookstore owner? 
: Answer: Black Books

160468 Which Dire Straits record was used to kill zombies in Shaun of the Dead? 
: Answer: Brothers in Arms

175196 AOL created what never-ending month? 
: Answer:

205938 What UK comedy TV series stars Dylan Moran as a frequently drunk bookstore owner? 
: Answer: Black Books

207218 What was the first stop motion film? 
: Answer:

231740 In April 1990, scientists managed to manipulate individual atoms to spell out a company's name. Go to that company's website and find a podcast to tell us that online games apparently make you more what? 
: Answer:

233565 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits. 
: Answer:

263043 What starsign is Scarlett? 
: Answer: Archer

280442 What do you get if you add up all the numbers in Golddigger by Kanye West? 
: Answer:

339977 Who designed the classic movie poster for Blade Runner? 
: Answer: John Alvin

342671 Everyone knows Alice and Bob, but who is Matilda? 
: Answer: Merchant

351261 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: Kurt, Caine, yes, shout loudly in a noisy crowd?(Give the three digit code) 
: Answer: 243

366680 Which 1938 film featured an all-dwarf cast? 
: Answer: The Terror of Tiny Town

383688 Conet. 2, 30. First five. 
: Answer:

408982 What's the one word title of an advert inspired by a Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist? 
: Answer:

505146 Head for the kind of site that might flash on and off really quickly. Track down the piratical chap knwon as 45448482, with the usual suffix. Find 210054219. What's the 7-letter word for this phenomenon? 
: Answer: Jetwash
: Explanation: This referred to a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/45448482@N00/210054219 photo on Flickr]

513667 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy? 
: Answer: Mole
: Explanation: Eh?

514568 Always believe in it + Groucho Marx was suspicious of places that would let him be one. Dopplegangers in all but dimension wear jerseys in prison with what number on? 
: Answer:

515810 What bar did Bernardo Holyoke own in Perplex City? 
: Answer: Five of Cups

519112 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!) 
: Answer:

524565 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology? 
: Answer:

526672 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ??? 
: Answer:

534482 Who is the lead researcher on a recent study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that claims staying single may shorten your life span? 
: Answer:

545349 Card #017 - what regiment? (Just put the number, e.g: 17, not 17th) 
: Answer:

552211 Via Modern Mechanix - In the 50's you could apparently turn baths into radio receivers. With what house number does the story end? 
: Answer:

554836 Blinking implicitly: Lisa, Matt, John, Bob, Holly, ??? 
: Answer:

567225 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown? 
: Answer:

573059 Douglas Adams doesn't make jokes in... 
: Answer: Base 13

579133 How many colours are in the main triangle at MyMassivemonumentasbuiltbynubiansmesopotamiansandgeorgians.gov? 
: Answer: 6
: Explanation: http://www.mypyramid.gov/

597613 Which font is being turned into a film? 
: Answer:

600125 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits 
: Answer:

622113 How many years has it been since the official introduction of the 2-day weekend in the USA? 
: Answer:

638936 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

642748 How many colours are in the main triangle at MyMassivemonumentasbuiltbynubiansmesopotamiansandgeorgians.gov? 
: Answer: 6
: Explanation: http://www.mypyramid.gov/

643289 Lost my numbers: x - + - + 
: Answer: 52
: Explanation: 4*8-15+16-23+42 (insert 'Lost' numbers)

660847 And from what postcode did he escape? 
: Answer:

662075 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident? 
: Answer:

663120 In what month in Perplex City is the Puzzle Designers Summit? 
: Answer:

684396 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: Kurt, Caine, yes, shout loudly in a noisy crowd?(Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

764408 Don't Ask MC, Ask MF! @ 7921, SC describes the mood as... 
: Answer:

782866 Mmhmm these links taste good! VENDETTA/ABHORRENT/EXTREMIS 
: Answer:

821105 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in? 
: Answer:

859847 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ??? 
: Answer: Ineffable
: Explanation: They are all words of the day on Violet's blog

861821 Conet. 1, 6. First five. 
: Answer:

863983 What's the biggest grossing film in the US that never went on wide release? 
: Answer:

877216 Where is the original CSI series set? 
: Answer: Las Vegas

884170 Which minor god in Greek mythology is credited with discovering cheese? 
: Answer:

908806 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.) 
: Answer:

912629 What is Simon Peter Gruber's phone number in Die Hard 3? 
: Answer: 5550001

926382 What is the full real name of C10H10's namesake? 
: Answer:

956687 Conet. 3, 6. Second group of five. 
: Answer:

959315 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake? 
: Answer:

965311 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? 
: Answer:

977346 This clock ticks backwards and forwards, 17, 14, 9... ?? 
: Answer:

995762 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ?? 
: Answer:

997668 What was the nationality of the man who died this Tuesday attempting to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer? 
: Answer:

==Set 3==

5242 Neuroscientists at UCL say what part of the brain stops you tickling yourself? 
: Answer: Cerebellum

23796 On this day in 30BC, who died? 
: Answer: Cleopatra

31935 What links skateboarding and a fridge? 
: Answer:

38108 Who invented the word weblog? 
: Answer:

44442 124-22-125-46-345 Solved 
: Answer:

51047 According to the SSA what is the most popular girl's name for 2005? 51047 
: Answer: Emily

51321 Limiting ratio between successive bifurcation intervals! Rotate! QE SRFDMK NJNE? 
: Answer:

53138 Limiting ratio between successive bifurcation intervals! Rotate! QE SRFDMK NJNE? 
: Answer:

60661 Like 10k Telephonos when all you need is a? 
: Answer:

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7) 
: Answer:

79522 Who is the Master of the Perplex City Academy? 
: Answer: Sente Kiteway

84171 Mobile Air. A suffix? The number who joined the hunt at the beginning. Don't type, as you tell any one who'll listen that you feel ignored... how big? 
: Answer:

86786 Conet. 3, 3. First three. 
: Answer:

194028 If zero was a wind which way would it blow through Rome? 
: Answer:

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way? 
: Answer:

248434 What does PCAG stand for? 
: Answer: Perplex City Academy Games

260353 What place-name links London, Sydney, Chicago and Boston? 
: Answer:

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch? 
: Answer:

347830 In April 1990, scientists managed to manipulate individual atoms to spell out a company's name. Go to that company's website and find a podcast to tell us that online games apparently make you more what? 
: Answer:

353537 What are the next two letters in this series: A E F H I K L M ? 
: Answer: N T

387555 What is the name of the LiveJournal mascot? 
: Answer: Frank [http://www.livejournal.com/site/goat.bml]

393386 What London frequency is Resonant? 
: Answer:

407887 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ? 
: Answer: S
: Explanation: the sequence is the first letters of each word in the question itself.

428788 Douglas Adams doesn't make jokes in... 
: Answer:

452296 Who is the original DC Insect Queen? 
: Answer: Lana Lang

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked) 
: Answer: Dooced

462603 And from what postcode did he escape? 
: Answer:

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs? 
: Answer: 179
: Explanation: from Legally Blonde

505852 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO 
: Answer:

514055 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: England, Copenhagen, Pokemon, Morcambe, Milgram? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2) 
: Answer: 205000 [http://www.personalblimp.com/specs.html Skyacht Specs]

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex? 
: Answer:

552527 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen? 
: Answer:

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy? 
: Answer:

592724 Who invented the word weblog? 
: Answer:

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ??? 
: Answer:

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident? 
: Answer: Stumpy
: Explanation: from "Spinal Tap"

653699 one sentence is from this word 
: Answer:

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

658336 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together... 
: Answer:

661800 What is the fifth rule of Fight Club? 
: Answer: One fight at a time

673217 What comes next? Dial it in: France, Britain, Brazil, ??? 
: Answer: Thailand
: Explanation: International dialing codes: France=33, Britain=44, Brazil=55, Thailand=66

678849 From Krumme Lanke, I go 8 stops north, turn left and go six stops, then go south three stops, before going east three stops. Where am I? 
: Answer: Zoologischer Garten
: Explanation: Start from Krumme Lanke on a [http://de.geocities.com/u_bln/berlin-map-1961.gif Berlin transit map]

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy? 
: Answer:

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199) 
: Answer:

703688 What TV series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles? 
: Answer: Supernatural [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460681/]

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown? 
: Answer:

715827 124-22-125-46-345 
: Answer:

718039 Via Modern Mechanix - In the 50's you could apparently turn baths into radio receivers. With what house number does the story end? 
: Answer:

766723 What dimension is Mister Mxyzptlk from? 
: Answer:

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ?? 
: Answer:

809759 Your circular prism, o9698TqtY4A, bottom-left sign, first word, no accents! 
: Answer:

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000 
: Answer:

850973 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ??? 
: Answer:

855765 What starsign is Scarlett? 
: Answer: Archer

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users? 
: Answer:

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what? 
: Answer:

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros? 
: Answer:

969860 What Is Mr 256's name? 
: Answer: Satoshi

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED 
: Answer:

992313 What do Sean GUllette and Yann Martel have in common? 
: Answer:

999495 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death? 
: Answer:

==Set 4==

9400 The fifth D of Dodgeball? 
: Answer: Dodge

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now... 
: Answer:

43189 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked) 
: Answer: Dooced

64733 What do all these have in common: Azkaban, Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire? 
: Answer: Harry Potter

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800? 
: Answer:

82823 Since the 1990s what popular food stuff has had Octorber 21st dedicated to it? 
: Answer:

82866 Which over-caffienated player actually apologised for being #1 so many times on MCP? 
: Answer:

93906 When is Scarlett Kiteway's birthday? (ddmm) 
: Answer: 0207

100642 For how many years has Hackney's version of a wrinkly Simpsons character been tunnelling thourgh his neighbourhood? 
: Answer:

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ?? 
: Answer:

128179 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ??? Solved 
: Answer:

145620 What bar did Bernardo Holyoke own in Perplex City? 
: Answer:

151754 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan? 
: Answer:

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch? 
: Answer:

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one? 
: Answer:

218196 What do all these have in common: Azkaban, Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire? 
: Answer: Harry Potter

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ??? 
: Answer:

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!) 
: Answer:

264664 What song with lyrics penned by a young teenager has been covered by Marilyn Manson and Manic Street Preachers? 
: Answer: Suicide is Painless

275108 
: Answer:

277571 AAAAAAAARGGGH! What sound effect connects Sin City, Toy Story, Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Reservoir Dogs? 
: Answer: Wilhelm Scream [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream]

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video? 
: Answer:

297708 What is the tallest building in Perplex City? 
: Answer: Ascendancy Point

300285 Since the 1990s what popular food stuff has had Octorber 21st dedicated to it? 
: Answer:

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life?? 
: Answer:

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.) 
: Answer:

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199) 
: Answer:

379126 1981 
: Answer:

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am) 
: Answer:

412546 What is Simon Peter Gruber's phone number in Die Hard 3? 
: Answer: 5550001

422945 Justin Gignac sells items that come signed and individually numbered... what's the number used on the example on his website? 
: Answer: 163

428563 
: Answer:

454000 Sheena, Judy, and whO? 
: Answer:

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face 
: Answer:

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest? 
: Answer: Rising Sun

512834 What is the next number in the sequence? 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221 ... 
: Answer: 312211

513403 What comes next - bondai, UFMacavity, majcher, izuzu27, ??? 
: Answer:

514286 Conet. 2, 30. First five. 
: Answer:

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines? 
: Answer:

542728 What was the Global Consciousness Composite Z-score when the cube was discovered stolen? 
: Answer:

549355 Who was the mysterious Advisor who contacted Pietro Salk? 
: Answer: Monica Grand

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February? 
: Answer:

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED 
: Answer:

707312 Going once, going Canadian, 110017621747 - how many cm around? 
: Answer:

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h? 
: Answer:

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h? 
: Answer:

764038 Which cancelled TV series was revived on the big screen in the movie Serenity? 
: Answer: Firefly

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together... 
: Answer:

815481 Who is Sente Kiteway's assistant? 
: Answer: Patrick Azadian

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...? 
: Answer:

877779 Where is Krawk Island? 
: Answer: Neopia

896225 Which cancelled TV series was revived on the big screen in the movie Serenity? 
: Answer: Firefly

913325 How many chefs are in the photo for New Yorkï¿½s No.1 rated Steak House (22 years in a row!) 
: Answer:

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy) 
: Answer:

955128 At what hotel did the ICDISS hold an apparently non-existent conference? (Just the name, eg: Karma, not Karma Hotel) 
: Answer:

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB? 
: Answer:

974919 Great Perplexations - What does n equal? 
: Answer:

==Set 5==

21038 What was the first ever line of a tasty petroleum-based comic? (Punctuate exactly.) 
: Answer:

37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!) 
: Answer:

40076 On this day what is celebrated oop north? 
: Answer:

51757 Where is the original CSI series set? 
: Answer: Las Vegas

56957 Wired predicted that 2006 would see self-cleaning *what* in every home? 
: Answer: Toilets

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver) 
: Answer:

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36... 
: Answer:

112874 Where is Krawk Island? 
: Answer: Neopia

172096 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros? 
: Answer:

174092 Neuroscientists at UCL say what part of the brain stops you tickling yourself? Solved 
: Answer: Cerebellum

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

175540 Who gave the statues in the Founder's Gallery a nasty case of jaundice? 
: Answer: Caine

199431 16/08/06. <strike>life</strike>life. who's playing? 
: Answer:

213400 Which Dutch artist has created a floating bed which hovers through magnetic force? (You can ignore any accents, if indeed there are any...) 
: Answer: Janjaap Ruijssenaars

234207 Which over-caffienated player actually apologised for being #1 so many times on MCP? 
: Answer:

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000 
: Answer:

242874 On this day what is celebrated oop north? 
: Answer:

266516 Lost my numbers: x - + - + 
: Answer:

284348 Going once, going Canadian, 110017621747 - how many cm around? 
: Answer:

374584 What is the tallest building in Perplex City? 
: Answer: Ascendancy Point

388345 What is the magic number in Perplex City? 
: Answer:

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next? 
: Answer:

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users? 
: Answer:

424921 In what month in Perplex City is the Puzzle Designers Summit? 
: Answer:

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW? 
: Answer:

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]? 
: Answer:

485241 Great Perplexations - What does n equal? 
: Answer:

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800? 
: Answer:

540357 Who had flu on the night of the Perplex City Academy Ball? 
: Answer:

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword? 
: Answer:

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons? 
: Answer:

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7) 
: Answer:

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel 
: Answer:

605730 Which 1938 film featured an all-dwarf cast? 
: Answer: The Terror of Tiny Town

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face 
: Answer:

646301 Who is the Master of the Perplex City Academy? 
: Answer: Sente Kiteway

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD 
: Answer:

693109 In which episode of Friends did Chandler's hands cramp up from playing too much Ms Pac-Man? 
: Answer: The one where Joey dates Rachel

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5) 
: Answer:

736147 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Dorothy, Sente, Arnold, Fidel? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

754189 What do Sean GUllette and Yann Martel have in common? 
: Answer: Pi

774157 I'm thinking of a 6-digit number. The sum of the digits is 43. And only two of the following three statements about the number are true: (1) it's a square number. (2) it's a cube number, and (3) the number is under 500000. 
: Answer:

778144 Your circular prism, o9698TqtY4A, bottom-left sign, first word, no accents! 
: Answer:

785620 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge? 
: Answer:

814944 Where can you find the Bunny comic by Len? (Omit any http://www. nonsense) 
: Answer:

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician? 
: Answer:

850963 Find what the famous car from tt0058150, go to the manufacturers website and find the license plate at the end of the video? (No spaces, eg: B93FJD) 
: Answer:

852347 Mmhmm these links taste good! VENDETTA/ABHORRENT/EXTREMIS 
: Answer:

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ??? 
: Answer:

866646 Go home, Behind The Music, in what year must you save the last human family on Earth from the evil Robotrons? 
: Answer:

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page? 
: Answer:

895891 How much does it cost, per word, to send a telegram to the afterlife? (Just put the number in cents, eg: 199) 
: Answer:

904151 Out of all the countries surveyed by Jon D Miller, which is the country with less belief in evolution than the USA? 
: Answer:

920475 Like 10k Telephonos when all you need is a? 
: Answer:

937002 What Is Mr 256's name? 
: Answer:

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin? 
: Answer:

951392 AOL created what never-ending month? 
: Answer:

953090 Quoth the master of the Lyceum: Reason - passion = ??? 
: Answer:

954199 What does PCAG stand for? 
: Answer: Perplex City Academy Games

960387 The Internet is definitely not a series of these 
: Answer:

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February? 
: Answer:

973827 51.568221,0.008304 - Who's commemorated here? (Surname only, please.) 
: Answer:

977530 Which Dutch artist has created a floating bed which hovers through magnetic force? (You can ignore any accents, if indeed there are any...) 
: Answer:

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]? 
: Answer:

==Set 6==

34949 What song with lyrics penned by a young teenager has been covered by Marilyn Manson and Manic Street Preachers? 
: Answer:

41212 7-7-10-7-5-3-2: message from III 
: Answer:

42459 What is the fifth rule of Fight Club? 
: Answer: One fight at a time

70263 AAAAAAAARGGGH! What sound effect connects Sin City, Toy Story, Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Reservoir Dogs? 
: Answer:

81606 Death of Garfield Mystery revealed: Scary strips for ........ ? 
: Answer:

84303 With a power ring originally crafted from a magic lantern this Superhero could control the physical world 
: Answer: Green Lantern

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword... 
: Answer:

148845 For how many years has Hackney's version of a wrinkly Simpsons character been tunnelling thourgh his neighbourhood? 
: Answer:

175278 Who designed the classic movie poster for Blade Runner? 
: Answer:

220547 What is the next number in this sequence? 22272, 24742, 25862766, 2674 
: Answer:

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!) 
: Answer:

265028 Who gave the statues in the Founder's Gallery a nasty case of jaundice? 
: Answer: Caine

298476 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2) 
: Answer: 205000

314838 Who is the original DC Insect Queen? 
: Answer: Lana Lang

325248 Where can you find the Bunny comic by Len? (Omit any http://www. nonsense) 
: Answer:

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now... 
: Answer:

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.) 
: Answer:

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am) 
: Answer:

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid... 
: Answer:

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ??? 
: Answer: let me down
: Explanation: Lyrics from "Hey Jude", by The Beatles

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy) 
: Answer:

513067 This clock ticks backwards and forwards, 17, 14, 9... ?? 
: Answer:

589191 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency? 
: Answer:

599226 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ??? 
: Answer:

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre? 
: Answer:

626045 In which episode of Friends did Chandler's hands cramp up from playing too much Ms Pac-Man? 
: Answer: The one where Joey dates Rachel

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9? 
: Answer:

647265 What was the Global Consciousness Composite Z-score when the cube was discovered stolen? 
: Answer:

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin? 
: Answer:

706068 Death of Garfield Mystery revealed: Scary strips for ........ ? 
: Answer:

732227 If the old adage is to be trusted, how many rules have no exceptions? 
: Answer:

742084 What is the name of the LiveJournal mascot? 
: Answer: Frank

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ??? 
: Answer:

752314 one sentence is from this word 
: Answer:

760768 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge? 
: Answer:

864538 Who was the mysterious Advisor who contacted Pietro Salk? 
: Answer: Monica Grand

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO 
: Answer:

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in? 
: Answer:

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid... 
: Answer:

918075 What do you get if you add up the cards on the front of a Perplex City CDU? 
: Answer:

920074 Who is famous for first properly describing 3QFMH6EQGNP9? (Just a surname, please!) 
: Answer:

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits. 
: Answer:

931336 If you wrote all of the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper, how many times would you have written the number 3? 
: Answer: 120

933177 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? 
: Answer:

933786 What's next? happy solving and hunting :) But they're all quadrilaterals! the launch i take it? Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away. ??? 
: Answer:

961022 Who is Sente Kiteway's assistant? 
: Answer: Patrick Azadian

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!) 
: Answer:

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits 
: Answer:

974297 Who won the 267 PCAG Championship? 
: Answer:

979352 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: England, Copenhagen, Pokemon, Morcambe, Milgram? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master? 
: Answer:

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...? 
: Answer:

109330 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan? 
: Answer: Knife of dreams

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel 
: Answer:

291109 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake? 
: Answer:

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ?? 
: Answer:

526755 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ? 
: Answer:

534604 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad? 
: Answer:

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started? 
: Answer: 2001

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal? (Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

624200 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? 
: Answer:

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen? 
: Answer:

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? 
: Answer:

691500 Who are the 118 men supposedly based upon?? 
: Answer:

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!) 
: Answer:

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next? 
: Answer:

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!) 
: Answer:

928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology? 
: Answer:

950491 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency? 
: Answer:

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=Remaining Unsolved=

At the end of the event, a large number of clues went entirely unsolved. You can try your hand at them here:

==Clue Group 6==

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

==Clue Group 5==

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

==Clue Group 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

==Clue Group 3==

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

84171 Mobile Air. A suffix? The number who joined the hunt at the beginning. Don't type, as you tell any one who'll listen that you feel ignored... how big?

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-15T22:56:56Z

Scribe: /* Set 1 */ + a few answers

==Information==
Early on in the event, this page became a site fFor listing all unanswered questions. Then, as time ticked down on the clock, http://emergency.perplexcity.com/main/clues.html became a repository of questions remaining. At this time, we have converted this page to a resource for all questions and many answers, in the order they were asked.

For more on this event as a whole, see: [[The San Francisco Connection]]

==Set 1==

17203 If zero was a wind which way would it blow through Rome? 
: Answer: West
: Exaplanation: Eh?

29296 What evil demon achieved a Torino Scale of 4? 
: Answer:

29923 Conet. 1, 6. First five. 
: Answer:

41933 On this day in 1990 a skeleton of a T-rex was discovered in South Dakota, what was it nicknamed? 
: Answer: Sue

42862 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD 
: Answer:

56053 What do you get if you add up the cards on the front of a Perplex City CDU? 
: Answer:

65471 If you wrote all of the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper, how many times would you have written the number 3? 
: Answer: 120

82994 Wired predicted that 2006 would see self-cleaning *what* in every home? 
: Answer: Toilets

99582 What is the next number in the sequence? 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221 ... 
: Answer: 312211
: Explanation: Each number describes the previous term; three '1's, two '2's, one '1'.

103591 What is the full real name of C10H10's namesake? 
: Answer:

123827 What London frequency is Resonant? 
: Answer: 104.4 FM

124330 What city has an unusual propensity for unclaimed lottery wins? 
: Answer:

127398 How tall (in cm) is the recently released human-sized toy of the Japanese anime hero Gundam? 
: Answer:

197497 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad? 
: Answer: Dan Brown

211509 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.) 
: Answer:

247512 Everyone knows Alice and Bob, but who is Matilda? 
: Answer: Merchant

285821 51.568221,0.008304 - Who's commemorated here? (Surname only, please.) 
: Answer:

298128 Title: 0749934069 
: Answer: Naked in Death

300971 At what hotel did the ICDISS hold an apparently non-existent conference? (Just the name, eg: Karma, not Karma Hotel) 
: Answer: Beacon

303909 How many years has it been since the official introduction of the 2-day weekend in the USA? 
: Answer:

325352 What was the nationality of the man who died this Tuesday attempting to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer? 
: Answer:

329206 What place-name links London, Sydney, Chicago and Boston? 
: Answer:

352711 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver) 
: Answer:

368017 What comes next? Dial it in: France, Britain, Brazil, ??? 
: Answer: Thailand
: Explanation: International dialing codes: France=33, Britain=44, Brazil=55, Thailand=66

371557 What shape is carved into TS Andy's headboard? 
: Answer:

372452 October 11, 1968. July 16, 1969. April 11, 1970. Final date? (Enter ddmmyyyy, eg: 22031942 for 22nd March 1942) 
: Answer:

404874 SQUARESQUARESQUARESQUARE. The one about the quick brown fox. The one with the blowzy night-frumps. YN UP BE OT PX IV IL EC. Skip the queue, as usual. 
: Answer:

442697 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician? 
: Answer:

482974 October 11, 1968. July 16, 1969. April 11, 1970. Final date? (Enter ddmmyyyy, eg: 22031942 for 22nd March 1942) 
: Answer:

508949 Justin Gignac sells items that come signed and individually numbered... what's the number used on the example on his website? 
: Answer: 163 [http://www.nycgarbage.com/gallery.html]

520452 An enigmatic auction. Find the seller who's name is based on a bizzare piece of Harry Potter merchandise and find the keyword... 
: Answer:

524968 What are the next two letters in this series: A E F H I K L M ? 
: Answer: N T
: Explanation: Only letters of the alphabet with straight edges are part of the series.

549414 Go home, Behind The Music, in what year must you save the last human family on Earth from the evil Robotrons? 
: Answer:

558003 Who had flu on the night of the Perplex City Academy Ball? 
: Answer: Violet

573054 What do you get if you add up all the numbers in Golddigger by Kanye West? 
: Answer:

589182 How many km^2 is the cauldron of #FFFF00 B0000YHJMS? (Just put the number, eg: 2341) 
: Answer:

590542 Sheena, Judy, and whO? 
: Answer:

674303 Real life web slinger entangles Manhattan with what? 
: Answer:

676817 When is Scarlett Kiteway's birthday? (ddmm) 
: Answer: 0207

688743 How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma? 
: Answer:

696045 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB? 
: Answer:

728589 What was Tommy's prisoner ID in Shawshank? 
: Answer:

732239 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons? 
: Answer:

733692 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!) 
: Answer:

742161 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

774834 Head for the kind of site that might flash on and off really quickly. Track down the piratical chap knwon as 45448482, with the usual suffix. Find 210054219. What's the 7-letter word for this phenomenon? 
: Answer:

777812 The Internet is definitely not a series of these 
: Answer: tubes
: Explanation: from Ted Stevens' likening of the Internet to "a series of tubes" and not "a big truck".

785807 According to the 38.032679,-78.505597, who is the centre of 34.099297,-118.324814? 
: Answer:

813147 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master? 
: Answer: Aetiant Taversen

813749 In what year was Wikipedia started? 
: Answer: 2001

822740 How much bling is there when you cross an MTV show with the opposite to a musical Guy? 
: Answer:

859760 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what? 
: Answer:

875556 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way? 
: Answer:

882939 What was the first ever line of a tasty petroleum-based comic? (Punctuate exactly.) 
: Answer:

891300 SQUARESQUARESQUARESQUARE. The one about the quick brown fox. The one with the blowzy night-frumps. YN UP BE OT PX IV IL EC. Skip the queue, as usual. 
: Answer:

894184 How many km^2 is the cauldron of #FFFF00 B0000YHJMS? (Just put the number, eg: 2341) 
: Answer:

916079 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre? 
: Answer:

929601 What comes next - bondai, UFMacavity, majcher, izuzu27, ??? 
: Answer:

958363 What's next? happy solving and hunting Smile; But they're all quadrilaterals!; the launch i take it?; Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.; ??? 
: Answer:

992276 What city has an unusual propensity for unclaimed lottery wins? 
: Answer:

995195 How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma? 
: Answer:

999436 Need a sharp young thing to keep the SF datalink ticking over smoothly. Find the job ad (check them all, OK?) and you'll find the keyword... 
: Answer:

==Set 2==

6189 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5) 
: Answer:

21951 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

27112 What was Tommy's prisoner ID in Shawshank? 
: Answer: 46419

38850 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines? 
: Answer:

44551 What Perplexian links SchrÃ¶dinger with actions and Fermat with his words? (Full name!) 
: Answer:

74088 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life?? 
: Answer:

76684 Don't Ask MC, Ask MF! @ 7921, SC describes the mood as... 
: Answer:

96462 According to the 38.032679,-78.505597, who is the centre of 34.099297,-118.324814? 
: Answer:

132776 Which Dire Straits record was used to kill zombies in Shaun of the Dead? 
: Answer: Brothers in Arms

149716 What UK comedy TV series stars Dylan Moran as a frequently drunk bookstore owner? 
: Answer: Black Books

160468 Which Dire Straits record was used to kill zombies in Shaun of the Dead? 
: Answer: Brothers in Arms

175196 AOL created what never-ending month? 
: Answer:

205938 What UK comedy TV series stars Dylan Moran as a frequently drunk bookstore owner? 
: Answer: Black Books

207218 What was the first stop motion film? 
: Answer:

231740 In April 1990, scientists managed to manipulate individual atoms to spell out a company's name. Go to that company's website and find a podcast to tell us that online games apparently make you more what? 
: Answer:

233565 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits. 
: Answer:

263043 What starsign is Scarlett? 
: Answer: Archer

280442 What do you get if you add up all the numbers in Golddigger by Kanye West? 
: Answer:

339977 Who designed the classic movie poster for Blade Runner? 
: Answer: John Alvin

342671 Everyone knows Alice and Bob, but who is Matilda? 
: Answer:

351261 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: Kurt, Caine, yes, shout loudly in a noisy crowd?(Give the three digit code) 
: Answer: 243

366680 Which 1938 film featured an all-dwarf cast? 
: Answer: The Terror of Tiny Town

383688 Conet. 2, 30. First five. 
: Answer:

408982 What's the one word title of an advert inspired by a Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist? 
: Answer:

505146 Head for the kind of site that might flash on and off really quickly. Track down the piratical chap knwon as 45448482, with the usual suffix. Find 210054219. What's the 7-letter word for this phenomenon? 
: Answer: Jetwash
: Explanation: This referred to a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/45448482@N00/210054219 photo on Flickr]

513667 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy? 
: Answer:

514568 Always believe in it + Groucho Marx was suspicious of places that would let him be one. Dopplegangers in all but dimension wear jerseys in prison with what number on? 
: Answer:

515810 What bar did Bernardo Holyoke own in Perplex City? 
: Answer: Five of Cups

519112 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!) 
: Answer:

524565 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology? 
: Answer:

526672 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ??? 
: Answer:

534482 Who is the lead researcher on a recent study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that claims staying single may shorten your life span? 
: Answer:

545349 Card #017 - what regiment? (Just put the number, e.g: 17, not 17th) 
: Answer:

552211 Via Modern Mechanix - In the 50's you could apparently turn baths into radio receivers. With what house number does the story end? 
: Answer:

554836 Blinking implicitly: Lisa, Matt, John, Bob, Holly, ??? 
: Answer:

567225 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown? 
: Answer:

573059 Douglas Adams doesn't make jokes in... 
: Answer:

579133 How many colours are in the main triangle at MyMassivemonumentasbuiltbynubiansmesopotamiansandgeorgians.gov? 
: Answer:

597613 Which font is being turned into a film? 
: Answer:

600125 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits 
: Answer:

622113 How many years has it been since the official introduction of the 2-day weekend in the USA? 
: Answer:

638936 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

642748 How many colours are in the main triangle at MyMassivemonumentasbuiltbynubiansmesopotamiansandgeorgians.gov? 
: Answer:

643289 Lost my numbers: x - + - + 
: Answer:

660847 And from what postcode did he escape? 
: Answer:

662075 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident? 
: Answer:

663120 In what month in Perplex City is the Puzzle Designers Summit? 
: Answer:

684396 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: Kurt, Caine, yes, shout loudly in a noisy crowd?(Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

764408 Don't Ask MC, Ask MF! @ 7921, SC describes the mood as... 
: Answer:

782866 Mmhmm these links taste good! VENDETTA/ABHORRENT/EXTREMIS 
: Answer:

821105 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in? 
: Answer:

859847 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ??? 
: Answer: Ineffable
: Explanation: They are all words of the day on Violet's blog

861821 Conet. 1, 6. First five. 
: Answer:

863983 What's the biggest grossing film in the US that never went on wide release? 
: Answer:

877216 Where is the original CSI series set? 
: Answer: Las Vegas

884170 Which minor god in Greek mythology is credited with discovering cheese? 
: Answer:

908806 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.) 
: Answer:

912629 What is Simon Peter Gruber's phone number in Die Hard 3? 
: Answer: 5550001

926382 What is the full real name of C10H10's namesake? 
: Answer:

956687 Conet. 3, 6. Second group of five. 
: Answer:

959315 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake? 
: Answer:

965311 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? 
: Answer:

977346 This clock ticks backwards and forwards, 17, 14, 9... ?? 
: Answer:

995762 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ?? 
: Answer:

997668 What was the nationality of the man who died this Tuesday attempting to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer? 
: Answer:

==Set 3==

5242 Neuroscientists at UCL say what part of the brain stops you tickling yourself? 
: Answer: Cerebellum

23796 On this day in 30BC, who died? 
: Answer: Cleopatra

31935 What links skateboarding and a fridge? 
: Answer:

38108 Who invented the word weblog? 
: Answer:

44442 124-22-125-46-345 Solved 
: Answer:

51047 According to the SSA what is the most popular girl's name for 2005? 51047 
: Answer: Emily

51321 Limiting ratio between successive bifurcation intervals! Rotate! QE SRFDMK NJNE? 
: Answer:

53138 Limiting ratio between successive bifurcation intervals! Rotate! QE SRFDMK NJNE? 
: Answer:

60661 Like 10k Telephonos when all you need is a? 
: Answer:

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7) 
: Answer:

79522 Who is the Master of the Perplex City Academy? 
: Answer: Sente Kiteway

84171 Mobile Air. A suffix? The number who joined the hunt at the beginning. Don't type, as you tell any one who'll listen that you feel ignored... how big? 
: Answer:

86786 Conet. 3, 3. First three. 
: Answer:

194028 If zero was a wind which way would it blow through Rome? 
: Answer:

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way? 
: Answer:

248434 What does PCAG stand for? 
: Answer: Perplex City Academy Games

260353 What place-name links London, Sydney, Chicago and Boston? 
: Answer:

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch? 
: Answer:

347830 In April 1990, scientists managed to manipulate individual atoms to spell out a company's name. Go to that company's website and find a podcast to tell us that online games apparently make you more what? 
: Answer:

353537 What are the next two letters in this series: A E F H I K L M ? 
: Answer: N T

387555 What is the name of the LiveJournal mascot? 
: Answer: Frank [http://www.livejournal.com/site/goat.bml]

393386 What London frequency is Resonant? 
: Answer:

407887 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ? 
: Answer: S
: Explanation: the sequence is the first letters of each word in the question itself.

428788 Douglas Adams doesn't make jokes in... 
: Answer:

452296 Who is the original DC Insect Queen? 
: Answer: Lana Lang

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked) 
: Answer: Dooced

462603 And from what postcode did he escape? 
: Answer:

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs? 
: Answer: 179
: Explanation: from Legally Blonde

505852 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO 
: Answer:

514055 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: England, Copenhagen, Pokemon, Morcambe, Milgram? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2) 
: Answer: 205000 [http://www.personalblimp.com/specs.html Skyacht Specs]

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex? 
: Answer:

552527 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen? 
: Answer:

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy? 
: Answer:

592724 Who invented the word weblog? 
: Answer:

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ??? 
: Answer:

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident? 
: Answer: Stumpy
: Explanation: from "Spinal Tap"

653699 one sentence is from this word 
: Answer:

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

658336 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together... 
: Answer:

661800 What is the fifth rule of Fight Club? 
: Answer: One fight at a time

673217 What comes next? Dial it in: France, Britain, Brazil, ??? 
: Answer: Thailand
: Explanation: International dialing codes: France=33, Britain=44, Brazil=55, Thailand=66

678849 From Krumme Lanke, I go 8 stops north, turn left and go six stops, then go south three stops, before going east three stops. Where am I? 
: Answer: Zoologischer Garten
: Explanation: Start from Krumme Lanke on a [http://de.geocities.com/u_bln/berlin-map-1961.gif Berlin transit map]

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy? 
: Answer:

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199) 
: Answer:

703688 What TV series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles? 
: Answer: Supernatural [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460681/]

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown? 
: Answer:

715827 124-22-125-46-345 
: Answer:

718039 Via Modern Mechanix - In the 50's you could apparently turn baths into radio receivers. With what house number does the story end? 
: Answer:

766723 What dimension is Mister Mxyzptlk from? 
: Answer:

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ?? 
: Answer:

809759 Your circular prism, o9698TqtY4A, bottom-left sign, first word, no accents! 
: Answer:

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000 
: Answer:

850973 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ??? 
: Answer:

855765 What starsign is Scarlett? 
: Answer: Archer

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users? 
: Answer:

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what? 
: Answer:

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros? 
: Answer:

969860 What Is Mr 256's name? 
: Answer: Satoshi

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED 
: Answer:

992313 What do Sean GUllette and Yann Martel have in common? 
: Answer:

999495 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death? 
: Answer:

==Set 4==

9400 The fifth D of Dodgeball? 
: Answer: Dodge

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now... 
: Answer:

43189 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked) 
: Answer: Dooced

64733 What do all these have in common: Azkaban, Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire? 
: Answer: Harry Potter

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800? 
: Answer:

82823 Since the 1990s what popular food stuff has had Octorber 21st dedicated to it? 
: Answer:

82866 Which over-caffienated player actually apologised for being #1 so many times on MCP? 
: Answer:

93906 When is Scarlett Kiteway's birthday? (ddmm) 
: Answer: 0207

100642 For how many years has Hackney's version of a wrinkly Simpsons character been tunnelling thourgh his neighbourhood? 
: Answer:

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ?? 
: Answer:

128179 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ??? Solved 
: Answer:

145620 What bar did Bernardo Holyoke own in Perplex City? 
: Answer:

151754 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan? 
: Answer:

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch? 
: Answer:

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one? 
: Answer:

218196 What do all these have in common: Azkaban, Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire? 
: Answer: Harry Potter

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ??? 
: Answer:

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!) 
: Answer:

264664 What song with lyrics penned by a young teenager has been covered by Marilyn Manson and Manic Street Preachers? 
: Answer: Suicide is Painless

275108 
: Answer:

277571 AAAAAAAARGGGH! What sound effect connects Sin City, Toy Story, Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Reservoir Dogs? 
: Answer: Wilhelm Scream [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream]

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video? 
: Answer:

297708 What is the tallest building in Perplex City? 
: Answer: Ascendancy Point

300285 Since the 1990s what popular food stuff has had Octorber 21st dedicated to it? 
: Answer:

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life?? 
: Answer:

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.) 
: Answer:

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199) 
: Answer:

379126 1981 
: Answer:

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am) 
: Answer:

412546 What is Simon Peter Gruber's phone number in Die Hard 3? 
: Answer: 5550001

422945 Justin Gignac sells items that come signed and individually numbered... what's the number used on the example on his website? 
: Answer: 163

428563 
: Answer:

454000 Sheena, Judy, and whO? 
: Answer:

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face 
: Answer:

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest? 
: Answer: Rising Sun

512834 What is the next number in the sequence? 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221 ... 
: Answer: 312211

513403 What comes next - bondai, UFMacavity, majcher, izuzu27, ??? 
: Answer:

514286 Conet. 2, 30. First five. 
: Answer:

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines? 
: Answer:

542728 What was the Global Consciousness Composite Z-score when the cube was discovered stolen? 
: Answer:

549355 Who was the mysterious Advisor who contacted Pietro Salk? 
: Answer: Monica Grand

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February? 
: Answer:

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED 
: Answer:

707312 Going once, going Canadian, 110017621747 - how many cm around? 
: Answer:

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h? 
: Answer:

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h? 
: Answer:

764038 Which cancelled TV series was revived on the big screen in the movie Serenity? 
: Answer: Firefly

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together... 
: Answer:

815481 Who is Sente Kiteway's assistant? 
: Answer: Patrick Azadian

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...? 
: Answer:

877779 Where is Krawk Island? 
: Answer: Neopia

896225 Which cancelled TV series was revived on the big screen in the movie Serenity? 
: Answer: Firefly

913325 How many chefs are in the photo for New Yorkï¿½s No.1 rated Steak House (22 years in a row!) 
: Answer:

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy) 
: Answer:

955128 At what hotel did the ICDISS hold an apparently non-existent conference? (Just the name, eg: Karma, not Karma Hotel) 
: Answer:

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB? 
: Answer:

974919 Great Perplexations - What does n equal? 
: Answer:

==Set 5==

21038 What was the first ever line of a tasty petroleum-based comic? (Punctuate exactly.) 
: Answer:

37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!) 
: Answer:

40076 On this day what is celebrated oop north? 
: Answer:

51757 Where is the original CSI series set? 
: Answer: Las Vegas

56957 Wired predicted that 2006 would see self-cleaning *what* in every home? 
: Answer: Toilets

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver) 
: Answer:

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36... 
: Answer:

112874 Where is Krawk Island? 
: Answer: Neopia

172096 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros? 
: Answer:

174092 Neuroscientists at UCL say what part of the brain stops you tickling yourself? Solved 
: Answer: Cerebellum

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

175540 Who gave the statues in the Founder's Gallery a nasty case of jaundice? 
: Answer: Caine

199431 16/08/06. <strike>life</strike>life. who's playing? 
: Answer:

213400 Which Dutch artist has created a floating bed which hovers through magnetic force? (You can ignore any accents, if indeed there are any...) 
: Answer: Janjaap Ruijssenaars

234207 Which over-caffienated player actually apologised for being #1 so many times on MCP? 
: Answer:

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000 
: Answer:

242874 On this day what is celebrated oop north? 
: Answer:

266516 Lost my numbers: x - + - + 
: Answer:

284348 Going once, going Canadian, 110017621747 - how many cm around? 
: Answer:

374584 What is the tallest building in Perplex City? 
: Answer: Ascendancy Point

388345 What is the magic number in Perplex City? 
: Answer:

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next? 
: Answer:

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users? 
: Answer:

424921 In what month in Perplex City is the Puzzle Designers Summit? 
: Answer:

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW? 
: Answer:

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]? 
: Answer:

485241 Great Perplexations - What does n equal? 
: Answer:

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800? 
: Answer:

540357 Who had flu on the night of the Perplex City Academy Ball? 
: Answer:

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword? 
: Answer:

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons? 
: Answer:

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7) 
: Answer:

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel 
: Answer:

605730 Which 1938 film featured an all-dwarf cast? 
: Answer: The Terror of Tiny Town

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face 
: Answer:

646301 Who is the Master of the Perplex City Academy? 
: Answer: Sente Kiteway

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD 
: Answer:

693109 In which episode of Friends did Chandler's hands cramp up from playing too much Ms Pac-Man? 
: Answer: The one where Joey dates Rachel

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5) 
: Answer:

736147 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Dorothy, Sente, Arnold, Fidel? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

754189 What do Sean GUllette and Yann Martel have in common? 
: Answer: Pi

774157 I'm thinking of a 6-digit number. The sum of the digits is 43. And only two of the following three statements about the number are true: (1) it's a square number. (2) it's a cube number, and (3) the number is under 500000. 
: Answer:

778144 Your circular prism, o9698TqtY4A, bottom-left sign, first word, no accents! 
: Answer:

785620 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge? 
: Answer:

814944 Where can you find the Bunny comic by Len? (Omit any http://www. nonsense) 
: Answer:

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician? 
: Answer:

850963 Find what the famous car from tt0058150, go to the manufacturers website and find the license plate at the end of the video? (No spaces, eg: B93FJD) 
: Answer:

852347 Mmhmm these links taste good! VENDETTA/ABHORRENT/EXTREMIS 
: Answer:

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ??? 
: Answer:

866646 Go home, Behind The Music, in what year must you save the last human family on Earth from the evil Robotrons? 
: Answer:

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page? 
: Answer:

895891 How much does it cost, per word, to send a telegram to the afterlife? (Just put the number in cents, eg: 199) 
: Answer:

904151 Out of all the countries surveyed by Jon D Miller, which is the country with less belief in evolution than the USA? 
: Answer:

920475 Like 10k Telephonos when all you need is a? 
: Answer:

937002 What Is Mr 256's name? 
: Answer:

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin? 
: Answer:

951392 AOL created what never-ending month? 
: Answer:

953090 Quoth the master of the Lyceum: Reason - passion = ??? 
: Answer:

954199 What does PCAG stand for? 
: Answer: Perplex City Academy Games

960387 The Internet is definitely not a series of these 
: Answer:

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February? 
: Answer:

973827 51.568221,0.008304 - Who's commemorated here? (Surname only, please.) 
: Answer:

977530 Which Dutch artist has created a floating bed which hovers through magnetic force? (You can ignore any accents, if indeed there are any...) 
: Answer:

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]? 
: Answer:

==Set 6==

34949 What song with lyrics penned by a young teenager has been covered by Marilyn Manson and Manic Street Preachers? 
: Answer:

41212 7-7-10-7-5-3-2: message from III 
: Answer:

42459 What is the fifth rule of Fight Club? 
: Answer: One fight at a time

70263 AAAAAAAARGGGH! What sound effect connects Sin City, Toy Story, Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Reservoir Dogs? 
: Answer:

81606 Death of Garfield Mystery revealed: Scary strips for ........ ? 
: Answer:

84303 With a power ring originally crafted from a magic lantern this Superhero could control the physical world 
: Answer: Green Lantern

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword... 
: Answer:

148845 For how many years has Hackney's version of a wrinkly Simpsons character been tunnelling thourgh his neighbourhood? 
: Answer:

175278 Who designed the classic movie poster for Blade Runner? 
: Answer:

220547 What is the next number in this sequence? 22272, 24742, 25862766, 2674 
: Answer:

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!) 
: Answer:

265028 Who gave the statues in the Founder's Gallery a nasty case of jaundice? 
: Answer: Caine

298476 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2) 
: Answer: 205000

314838 Who is the original DC Insect Queen? 
: Answer: Lana Lang

325248 Where can you find the Bunny comic by Len? (Omit any http://www. nonsense) 
: Answer:

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now... 
: Answer:

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.) 
: Answer:

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am) 
: Answer:

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid... 
: Answer:

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ??? 
: Answer: let me down
: Explanation: Lyrics from "Hey Jude", by The Beatles

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy) 
: Answer:

513067 This clock ticks backwards and forwards, 17, 14, 9... ?? 
: Answer:

589191 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency? 
: Answer:

599226 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ??? 
: Answer:

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre? 
: Answer:

626045 In which episode of Friends did Chandler's hands cramp up from playing too much Ms Pac-Man? 
: Answer: The one where Joey dates Rachel

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9? 
: Answer:

647265 What was the Global Consciousness Composite Z-score when the cube was discovered stolen? 
: Answer:

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin? 
: Answer:

706068 Death of Garfield Mystery revealed: Scary strips for ........ ? 
: Answer:

732227 If the old adage is to be trusted, how many rules have no exceptions? 
: Answer:

742084 What is the name of the LiveJournal mascot? 
: Answer: Frank

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ??? 
: Answer:

752314 one sentence is from this word 
: Answer:

760768 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge? 
: Answer:

864538 Who was the mysterious Advisor who contacted Pietro Salk? 
: Answer: Monica Grand

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO 
: Answer:

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in? 
: Answer:

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid... 
: Answer:

918075 What do you get if you add up the cards on the front of a Perplex City CDU? 
: Answer:

920074 Who is famous for first properly describing 3QFMH6EQGNP9? (Just a surname, please!) 
: Answer:

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits. 
: Answer:

931336 If you wrote all of the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper, how many times would you have written the number 3? 
: Answer: 120

933177 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? 
: Answer:

933786 What's next? happy solving and hunting :) But they're all quadrilaterals! the launch i take it? Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away. ??? 
: Answer:

961022 Who is Sente Kiteway's assistant? 
: Answer: Patrick Azadian

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!) 
: Answer:

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits 
: Answer:

974297 Who won the 267 PCAG Championship? 
: Answer:

979352 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: England, Copenhagen, Pokemon, Morcambe, Milgram? (Give the three digit code) 
: Answer:

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master? 
: Answer:

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...? 
: Answer:

109330 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan? 
: Answer: Knife of dreams

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel 
: Answer:

291109 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake? 
: Answer:

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ?? 
: Answer:

526755 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ? 
: Answer:

534604 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad? 
: Answer:

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started? 
: Answer: 2001

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal? (Singular, not plural.) 
: Answer:

624200 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? 
: Answer:

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen? 
: Answer:

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? 
: Answer:

691500 Who are the 118 men supposedly based upon?? 
: Answer:

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!) 
: Answer:

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next? 
: Answer:

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!) 
: Answer:

928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology? 
: Answer:

950491 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency? 
: Answer:

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=Remaining Unsolved=

At the end of the event, a large number of clues went entirely unsolved. You can try your hand at them here:

==Clue Group 6==

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

==Clue Group 5==

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

==Clue Group 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

==Clue Group 3==

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

84171 Mobile Air. A suffix? The number who joined the hunt at the beginning. Don't type, as you tell any one who'll listen that you feel ignored... how big?

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T22:03:47Z

Scribe: /* Set 6 */

==Set 7==

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T22:00:31Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:58:43Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:58:25Z

Scribe: /* Set 5 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:56:54Z

Scribe: /* Set 5 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:54:24Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:53:56Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:52:50Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:50:33Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started?

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:50:03Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

109330 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

526755 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ?

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started?

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:48:49Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

109330 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

291109 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake?

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

526755 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ?

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started?

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology?

950491 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

785620 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge?

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:48:27Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

109330 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

291109 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake?

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

526755 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ?

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started?

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

691500 Who are the 118 men supposedly based upon??

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology?

950491 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

785620 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge?

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:47:11Z

Scribe: /* Set 1 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

109330 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

291109 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake?

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

526755 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ?

534604 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad?

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started?

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

691500 Who are the 118 men supposedly based upon??

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology?

950491 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

785620 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge?

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically. Possibly 1 left ;)

The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

2006-08-12T21:46:50Z

Scribe: /* Set 7 */

==Set 7==

74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master?

80895 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

109330 What is the latest book in the Wheel of Time series by Robery Jordan?

178173 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

291109 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake?

359085 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

526755 What's the next letter in the following sequence? W T N L I T F _ ?

534604 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad?

538562 In what year was Wikipedia started?

555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal?(Singular, not plural.)

674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

691500 Who are the 118 men supposedly based upon??

731191 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

787807 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology?

950491 What do you get if you cross a Superbad guy with a Perplexian currency?

==Set 6==

120037 Someone known to occasionally rest on their Laurel caught a cab, but what number was it? Reach out and make friends with an imaginary, dramatised version in the usual places to discover the keyword...

253984 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

331604 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

404539 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

440350 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

448978 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

492932 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ???

494320 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

603188 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

647163 Freaky, grim science, Classroom A, first 9?

667271 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

751567 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

874243 Those tasty bookmarks... ELABORATE/MOMBASSA/VITRO

896734 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

898143 In great Jeapordy, under great pressure, stay quiet like this, kid...

930346 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

933786 What's next?
happy solving and hunting :)
But they're all quadrilaterals!
the launch i take it?
Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away.
???

962730 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

963066 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits
Championship?

==Set 5==
37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

785620 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge?

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

==Set 4==

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

==Set 3==

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to Â£1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

==Set 2==

Apparently all solved

==Set 1==

Theoretically all solved. Theoretically.