The Receda Cube - Revision history

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	==History==		==History==
	*It appears the cube was designed ~~[http://www.thesiswritingservice.com/ thesis writing services]~~ as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.2C_26-SEP-06\|reference]])		*It appears the cube was designed as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.2C_26-SEP-06\|reference]])
	*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.		*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.
	**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.		**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.

Trevor75 at 20:18, 29 December 2010

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	==History==		==History==
	*It appears the cube was designed as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.2C_26-SEP-06\|reference]])		*It appears the cube was designed [http://www.thesiswritingservice.com/ thesis writing services] as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.2C_26-SEP-06\|reference]])
	*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.		*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.
	**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.		**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.

ScottBot: clean up (AWB)

2007-05-11T21:43:01Z

clean up (AWB)

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	==References==		==References==
	* [[Perplex City Sentinel]]		* [[Perplex City Sentinel]]
	**several post theft articles ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/focus/recedacube/index.html ~~link])~~		**several post theft articles {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/focus/recedacube/index.html}}
	**article, 08-FEB-07 "[[Receda Cube]] Found on Earth" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/receda_cube_loc.html ~~link])~~		**article, 08-FEB-07 "[[Receda Cube]] Found on Earth" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/receda_cube_loc.html}}
	**article, 09-FEB-07 "[[Council]] Speaks on [[Cube]], [[Third Power]]" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/council_speaks.html ~~link])~~		**article, 09-FEB-07 "[[Council]] Speaks on [[Cube]], [[Third Power]]" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/council_speaks.html}}
	**article, 09-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Stole the Cube"" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/violet_kiteway.html ~~link])~~		**article, 09-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Stole the Cube"" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/violet_kiteway.html}}
	**article, 13-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Was Wrong"" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/sentinel_exclus.html ~~link])~~		**article, 13-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Was Wrong"" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/sentinel_exclus.html}}
	**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Violet\|Pair]] [[Kurt\|to]] Receive [[Leitmark\|Award]] for Foiling [[Third Power]]" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/pair_to_receive_1.html ~~link])~~		**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Violet\|Pair]] [[Kurt\|to]] Receive [[Leitmark\|Award]] for Foiling [[Third Power]]" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/pair_to_receive_1.html}}
	**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Academy]] Plans to Bring [[Receda Cube]] Home" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/academy_plans_t.html ~~link])~~		**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Academy]] Plans to Bring [[Receda Cube]] Home" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/academy_plans_t.html}}
	**more news in brief, 22-FEB-07 "Cube Returned Safely"		**more news in brief, 22-FEB-07 "Cube Returned Safely"
	**article, 23-FEB-07 "View from Earth: On the Journey" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/view_from_earth_57.html ~~link])~~		**article, 23-FEB-07 "View from Earth: On the Journey" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/view_from_earth_57.html}}
	**article, 23-FEB-07 "All the Earth Deserves the Thanks of All of [[Perplex City]]" ~~([http://~~www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/all_the_earth_d.html ~~link])~~		**article, 23-FEB-07 "All the Earth Deserves the Thanks of All of [[Perplex City]]" {{WaybackS1\|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/all_the_earth_d.html}}

Scott at 23:47, 25 February 2007

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	*[[Monica Grand]] speculated that it was some form of weapon.		*[[Monica Grand]] speculated that it was some form of weapon.
	**This was supported later by statements made by [[Miranda Katsoulis]], just before her death.		**This was supported later by statements made by [[Miranda Katsoulis]], just before her death.


	==Spiritual Signifigance==		==Spiritual Signifigance==
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	''with some edits''		''with some edits''

	{~~\| border="0" cellpadding="10" width="70%" style="border: 2px solid #ddddff; background: #f3f3ff"~~		{{quote}}
	\| '''The Cube'''		'''The Cube'''
	*Currently held without cause in the [[Perplex City Academy]] by those who do not venerate its ancient light.		*Currently held without cause in the [[Perplex City Academy]] by those who do not venerate its ancient light.
	*It is an incarnation of the One True Cube, which is One with the Universe.		*It is an incarnation of the One True Cube, which is One with the Universe.
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	*Security personnel discovered the theft at 2am when security guard [[Fran Mendling]] failed to check in for her shift change		*Security personnel discovered the theft at 2am when security guard [[Fran Mendling]] failed to check in for her shift change
	*It is now known who stole the cube, and why.		*It is now known who stole the cube, and why.

			{{quote}}
			'''Cube Returned Safely'''

			The [[Academy]] has reported to the [[Sentinel]] that the Receda Cube has been safely returned to [[Perplex City]]. The Cube has already been transferred to the Academy [[Museum]], where it is expected to return to public display as soon as next week.
			\|}


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	**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Violet\|Pair]] [[Kurt\|to]] Receive [[Leitmark\|Award]] for Foiling [[Third Power]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/pair_to_receive_1.html link])		**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Violet\|Pair]] [[Kurt\|to]] Receive [[Leitmark\|Award]] for Foiling [[Third Power]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/pair_to_receive_1.html link])
	**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Academy]] Plans to Bring [[Receda Cube]] Home" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/academy_plans_t.html link])		**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Academy]] Plans to Bring [[Receda Cube]] Home" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/academy_plans_t.html link])
			**more news in brief, 22-FEB-07 "Cube Returned Safely"
			**article, 23-FEB-07 "View from Earth: On the Journey" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/view_from_earth_57.html link])
			**article, 23-FEB-07 "All the Earth Deserves the Thanks of All of [[Perplex City]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/all_the_earth_d.html link])

Scott at 05:51, 21 February 2007

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	~~[[Image:Receda_Cube.jpg\|thumb\|The Receda Cube\|200px\|right\|A close-up of the Receda Cube, showing the markings on its side.]]~~		{{Cube_fFound}}

	==General==		==General==

			[[Image:Receda_Cube.jpg\|center\|A close-up of the Receda Cube, showing the markings on its side.]]

	*'''Pronounced:''' /''reh-KAY-deh''/		*'''Pronounced:''' /''reh-KAY-deh''/

Scott: hm. i coulda sworn i had many many more edits. well. more need to be made yet, actually. so eh. I suppose we can do a bunch more after this weekend, when the cube is to be returned home or woteva

2007-02-21T05:49:58Z

hm. i coulda sworn i had many many more edits. well. more need to be made yet, actually. so eh. I suppose we can do a bunch more after this weekend, when the cube is to be returned home or woteva

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	*'''Pronounced:''' /''reh-KAY-deh''/		*'''Pronounced:''' /''reh-KAY-deh''/

	*The Receda Cube is~~/was~~ the main attraction at [[Perplex City Academy]] [[Museum]]		*The Receda Cube is the main attraction at [[Perplex City Academy]] [[Museum]]

	*An excellent primer on what the Cube is, and why it is so important, can be read at the Academy Website:		*An excellent primer on what the Cube is, and why it is so important, can be read at the Academy Website:
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	*It is of indeterminate mass, as weight measurements of the Cube have been known to fluctuate over time.		*It is of indeterminate mass, as weight measurements of the Cube have been known to fluctuate over time.
	*It will react with water, liquid mercury, and acetone.		*It will react with water, liquid mercury, and acetone.
	*~~Its faces~~ bear markings, and it is still unknown within [[Perplex City]] whether the markings are original or later additions.		*One face bear markings, and it is still unknown within [[Perplex City]] whether the markings are original or later additions.

	*As designed, it has a capacity for conscious decision making; Nothing one would call "thought", as such. It has intelligence, of a sort, but it can neither talk nor think. It needs a weak intelligence to govern the trillions of material processors inside it, but it has no capacity to disobey.		*As designed, it has a capacity for conscious decision making; Nothing one would call "thought", as such. It has intelligence, of a sort, but it can neither talk nor think. It needs a weak intelligence to govern the trillions of material processors inside it, but it has no capacity to disobey.
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	*The city, then, has come to consider the Cube a talisman of this lasting peace.		*The city, then, has come to consider the Cube a talisman of this lasting peace.
	*Superstition holds that loss of the Cube will result in new peril and conflict for its people.		*Superstition holds that loss of the Cube will result in new peril and conflict for its people.

			*After the Kiteway daughters' escaped in the [[Lancewood]] Labs revealed the cube was in fact a great weapon designed and built by the Academy, a heavy sense of despondency settled across the city.


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	==~~=Religious Insight on the Theft===~~		==The [[Theft]]==
	~~{\| border="0" cellpadding="10" width="70%" style="border: 2px solid #ddddff; background: #f3f3ff"~~
	~~\| "~~The ~~Cube is better off now, I think. The Academicians never deserved it," he says with a sly wink.~~
	~~--Popular musician [[Keenan "KT" Thoreau]]~~
	\|}



	~~==Overview of the~~ [[Theft]]==
	:See main article: [[Theft]]		:See main article: [[Theft]]
	*Stolen 16-JAN-04 (267 AC), sometime before 2AM		*Stolen 16-JAN-04 (267 AC), sometime before 2AM, during the fireworks display at the academy ball.
	*Security cameras and sensors were offline throughout the Ball		*Security cameras and sensors were offline throughout the Ball
	*Thieves reprogrammed portions of the Academy's security systems, disabling three different forms of security without tripping warning alarms		*Thieves reprogrammed portions of the Academy's security systems, disabling three different forms of security without tripping warning alarms
	*Security personnel discovered the theft at 2am when security guard [[Fran Mendling]] failed to check in for her shift change		*Security personnel discovered the theft at 2am when security guard [[Fran Mendling]] failed to check in for her shift change
	*~~A comprehensively detailed anaylsis of the theft has been assembled here: '''''[[Theft]]'''''~~		*It is now known who stole the cube, and why.

	~~===Possible Locations===~~
	*From the ~~[[BBC Culture Show]], Michael Smith mentioned it's buried.~~
	*{{Card\|51\|Jigsaw}} seems to suggest it is not in a tropical setting, ~~or perhaps not at a beach~~.


	==Meaning of the word "Receda"==		==Meaning of the word "Receda"==
	Receda has been speculated to mean a variety of things.		Receda has been speculated to mean a variety of things.

	*In Old English, Receda is the the plural of Reced, with the meaning "Houses", "Buildings", or "Halls".		*In Old English, Receda is the the plural of Reced, with the meaning "Houses", "Buildings", or "Halls".
	**It appears in the text ''Beowulf'', in the sentence "receda under roderum"		*It appears in the text ''Beowulf'', in the sentence "receda under roderum"
	**Due to the ~~fect~~ that Cubism focuses on building and construction spaces for mankind as a spiritual activity, this root has some potential.		*Due to the fact that Cubism focuses on building and construction spaces for mankind as a spiritual activity, this root has some potential.
	**References:		*References:
	***[http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/mesak/mes121/01.htm "Translating Beowulf"]		**[http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/mesak/mes121/01.htm "Translating Beowulf"]
	***[http://higinio.gq.nu/part1.html "Old English Grammar"]		**[http://higinio.gq.nu/part1.html "Old English Grammar"]

	*In Latin, we see a root similar to receda, but not quite:
	**RECEDO -cedere -cessi -cessum
	**Meaning "to go back , retreat, retire; to disappear."
	**Given that the cube has disappeared, this poses some ideas. But only ideas, as the word is Reced'''''o''''', not Reced'''''a'''''

	*In Italian, Receda appears to be a somewhat obscure legal term.
	*It is a form of the verb recedere*, which comes from Latin and is current in Italian.
	**It is a legal term meaning withdraw. (to remove, to take back, to recall).
	**It is only found in the form Receda in specific tenses in the singular.


	==References==		==References==
	* [[Perplex City Sentinel]]		* [[Perplex City Sentinel]]
	**articles ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/focus/recedacube/index.html link])		**several post theft articles ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/focus/recedacube/index.html link])
			**article, 08-FEB-07 "[[Receda Cube]] Found on Earth" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/receda_cube_loc.html link])
			**article, 09-FEB-07 "[[Council]] Speaks on [[Cube]], [[Third Power]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/council_speaks.html link])
			**article, 09-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Stole the Cube"" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/violet_kiteway.html link])
			**article, 13-FEB-07 "''[[Sentinel]] Exclusive'': [[Iona Rodie\|Iona]] Interviews... [[Violet Kiteway]]: "I Was Wrong"" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/sentinel_exclus.html link])
			**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Violet\|Pair]] [[Kurt\|to]] Receive [[Leitmark\|Award]] for Foiling [[Third Power]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/pair_to_receive_1.html link])
			**article, 19-FEB-07 "[[Academy]] Plans to Bring [[Receda Cube]] Home" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/02/academy_plans_t.html link])


	* '''The Perplex City Academy''		* '''The Perplex City Academy''
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	==~~Artist~~'~~s Impression~~ of the Cube==		==Artists' Impressions of the Cube==
	[[Image:ccube.jpg]] [[Image:Ccube2.jpg]]		<gallery>
			Image:ccube.jpg\|''The Cube'' - By [[Tanner]]
	''The Cube'' - By Tanner		Image:Ccube2.jpg\|''The Cube'' - By [[Tanner]]
			Image:55_1_b.jpg\|eBay Auction Image
			</gallery>
	[[Image:55_1_b.jpg]]

	''eBay Auction Image''

Xnera: omg cube image!

2007-02-09T14:29:29Z

omg cube image!

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			[[Image:Receda_Cube.jpg\|thumb\|The Receda Cube\|200px\|right\|A close-up of the Receda Cube, showing the markings on its side.]]

	==General==		==General==

Scott at 17:43, 26 September 2006

2006-09-26T17:43:22Z

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	==History==		==History==
	*It appears the cube was designed as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.~~2C_22~~-SEP-06\|reference]])		*It appears the cube was designed as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.2C_26-SEP-06\|reference]])
	*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.		*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.
	**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.		**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.
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	*Its faces bear markings, and it is still unknown within [[Perplex City]] whether the markings are original or later additions.		*Its faces bear markings, and it is still unknown within [[Perplex City]] whether the markings are original or later additions.

	*~~Detailed~~ scientific analysis using a range of tools, including electron microscopy, MRI and TNI scans, as well as various metallurgical and spectrometric investigations, has provided limited information		*As designed, it has a capacity for conscious decision making; Nothing one would call "thought", as such. It has intelligence, of a sort, but it can neither talk nor think. It needs a weak intelligence to govern the trillions of material processors inside it, but it has no capacity to disobey.

			*In the modern era, detailed scientific analysis using a range of tools, including electron microscopy, MRI and TNI scans, as well as various metallurgical and spectrometric investigations, has provided limited information
	**[[Hesketh Zeller]] died spectacularly while researching its properties.		**[[Hesketh Zeller]] died spectacularly while researching its properties.
	**[[Susan Marchant]] intensively conducted early research on the Cube, and her descriptions proved eerily accurate once technology caught up over a hundred years later. In her later years she began to claim that it was a self-aware entity that could communicate directly with her senses.		**[[Susan Marchant]] intensively conducted early research on the Cube, and her descriptions proved eerily accurate once technology caught up over a hundred years later. In her later years she began to claim that it was a self-aware entity that could communicate directly with her senses.

Scott at 14:49, 22 September 2006

2006-09-22T14:49:47Z

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	==History==		==History==
	*It was discovered in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC		*It appears the cube was designed as a very top secret project by a team including [[Dr Kennard]], [[Dr Cook]], [[Anthony Granier]], [[Edwina Mountling]], and overseen by [[Vianne Adamek]]. ([[Hobbs_Island_Transcript#FRIDAY.2C_22-SEP-06\|reference]])
	*[[Perplex City Academy]] was, at ~~this~~ time, a repository for any unusual or potentially dangerous articles discovered.		*It was "discovered" in the [[Catbite]] gorge in 7AC.
			**Some speculation suggests the cube was actually a weapon, as the "gorge" is more of a massive crater.
			**It does not appear as though anyone else in the city has made this connection.
			**And indeed, there was a [[War]] on. One of any number of causes could have created the crater.
			*[[Perplex City Academy]] was, at the time of 'discovery', a repository for any unusual or potentially dangerous articles discovered.
	*[[Perplex City]], having just come out of a state of [[War]], collectively was awed by its beauty, and beguiled by its appearance.		*[[Perplex City]], having just come out of a state of [[War]], collectively was awed by its beauty, and beguiled by its appearance.
	*After deciding that the Cube was not immediately dangerous, Academy officials placed it on public display where it remained as an uninvestigated curiosity for over 30 years		*After deciding that the Cube was not immediately dangerous, Academy officials placed it on public display where it remained as an uninvestigated curiosity for over 30 years

Jbd: /* Physical Properties */

2006-06-11T20:19:42Z

Physical Properties

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	*[[Monica Grand]] speculated that it was some form of weapon.		*[[Monica Grand]] speculated that it was some form of weapon.
	**This was supported later by statements made by [[Miranda Katsoulis, just before her death.		**This was supported later by statements made by [[Miranda Katsoulis]], just before her death.

	==Spiritual Signifigance==		==Spiritual Signifigance==