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Jonas from the Unfiction forums picked up this postcard in Bologna Airport. (Thank Jonas for the pics)
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So far the Perplex City postcard has been found in these locations:


'''Speculation'''
*Bologna Airport, Bologna, Italy
*Chapel Hill, NC, USA
*Cambridge, Cambs, England
*New York Public Library, [[SE Fifth and 40th]], New York
*[[Abbey Road]], London


* Theres possibly a [[Sente]] signature on it
Also postcards are arriving in Packs of Cards.
* [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8270 Postcard Discussion] on unFiction.




'''Content'''
==Theories==


(This is provided by oneliiivewire on the forums)
* The code below the Semacode means something. Working: [[Postcard Code]]
* The PCPS maze may have meaning.
* The PCPS maze is drawn by hand.
* [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8270 Postcard Discussion] on Unfiction.


"On the front, there is a painting. You're right about the windows- they stick out and definitely *seem* to be binary code or something. Not so sure about them being jibberish- makes me think perhaps they want to lead you on and on and on because...
I flew all over the BACK side of the card and haven't deciphered anything yet. On the left-hand side is the note starting "my friends-" At the bottom is the authentic "Sente" signature, underneath it www.perplexcity.com upside-down. At the very bottom in small print the card reads: '''"Image on reverse: 'Perplex City Sleeps' (artist unknown), #02 in a series of postcards depicting the city at night. The full set is available from the Academy gift shop."'''
Ok, how convenient that the artist is "unknown", and where is "The Academy"?!
Moving on: The right side of the card gets trickier. Upper right, I'm sure you've all noticed 2210, then the black and white postage-stamp strange looking square. UNDERNEATH that square is a series of very very small numbers, which have had me wrapped up for quite a while!! The series is: '''221545484848465100503215'''
Had to look long and hard and battle tiny text for that one. Any clue as to what THAT means?!
Now for the blackened text! Underneath '''"Mc, please expedite global release. S"''' are five lines of blackened text. I went all over my town today putting these under black light, red lens, green lens, backlighting them with high-powered opthalmologist's equipment- THE WORKS, and have decided that on this mass-produced, photo-copied card, the lines, comprised of small red and green dots (thanks to a high-powered lens...), are only there to mislead you. I think the windows on the front side in the painting are more...."


==Content==
* Painting of [[Perplex City]] at night
* The pattern of lit and unlit windows of the building in the foreground of the painting is binary for "helloworld"
* Letter from [[Sente]]
* [http://www.semacode.org Semacode] pointing to [[Perplexcity.com]] (NOTE: Semacode is simply a Data Matrix ISO/IEC 16022 standard barcode containing a URL. You can decode semacode with any standard reader)
* Code of '''221545484848465100503215''' - [[Postcard Code]]
* A line "MC, Please expedite global release. S"
* A stamp with a maze and "PCPS" in the centre
* Text down the middle: "Despite heightened security Academy tours are still running twice daily from gatehouse twelve. Advance booking essential."
* A full Perplex City Academy crest.
* The Perplex City Academy postal code (2210). This is confirmed via Sente's [http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/office2.html#contact contact info] on the Academy website.
<pre>My friends -
I need your help.
Cube - missing.
Presumed stolen.
Not enough room
to explain here.
Too risky.
Your assistance
will be rewarded.
More contact to
follow - stay alert.
Yours in hope,
Sente</pre>
==Puzzles==
* [[Postcard Code]]
==Images==
{|
|[[Image:Frontcard.jpg|thumb|Postcard - Front]]
|[[Image:Backcard.jpg|thumb|Postcard - Back]]
|}
* High Resolution Scans of the Postcard
** [http://wiki.incognitus.net/files/ppc/postcard_front_ubersize.jpg Front]
** [http://wiki.incognitus.net/files/ppc/postcard_back_ubersize.jpg Back]


{|
{|
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|[[Image:37319413.jpg|thumb|Postcard 2]]
|[[Image:37319413.jpg|thumb|Postcard 2]]
|}
|}
'''Edited Versions'''


{|
{|
|[[Image:sente_sig.jpg|thumb|Possible Sente Sig]]
|[[Image:sente_sig.jpg|thumb|Possible Sente Sig]]
|[[Image:Sente_sig_clear.jpg|thumb|Sente Sig Clear Version]]
|[[Image:Sente_sig_clear.jpg|thumb|Sente Sig Clear Version]]
|[[Image:Sente_postcard.jpg|thumb|Postcard Sig Clear]]
|}
|}


{|
|[[Image:Composite.jpg|thumb|Composit of Sigs (by EclecticMunk)]]
|}
{|
|[[Image:Postcard_semacode.jpg|thumb|Postcard Semacode]]
|[[Image:Academy_logo_edited.jpg|thumb|Edited Logo]]
|[[Image:Maze.jpg|thumb|Maze]]
|}


{|
{|
|[[Image:Front_adjusted.jpg|thumb|Adjusted version of the front]]
|[[Image:Front_adjusted.jpg|thumb|Adjusted version of the front]]
| [[Image:Back_adjusted.jpg|thumb|Adjusted version of the back]]
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 17:53, 13 March 2007

PERPLEX CITY, SEASON ZERO
 Project Syzygy
Life without cards


So far the Perplex City postcard has been found in these locations:

  • Bologna Airport, Bologna, Italy
  • Chapel Hill, NC, USA
  • Cambridge, Cambs, England
  • New York Public Library, SE Fifth and 40th, New York
  • Abbey Road, London

Also postcards are arriving in Packs of Cards.


Theories

  • The code below the Semacode means something. Working: Postcard Code
  • The PCPS maze may have meaning.
  • The PCPS maze is drawn by hand.
  • Postcard Discussion on Unfiction.


Content

  • Painting of Perplex City at night
  • The pattern of lit and unlit windows of the building in the foreground of the painting is binary for "helloworld"
  • Letter from Sente
  • Semacode pointing to Perplexcity.com (NOTE: Semacode is simply a Data Matrix ISO/IEC 16022 standard barcode containing a URL. You can decode semacode with any standard reader)
  • Code of 221545484848465100503215 - Postcard Code
  • A line "MC, Please expedite global release. S"
  • A stamp with a maze and "PCPS" in the centre
  • Text down the middle: "Despite heightened security Academy tours are still running twice daily from gatehouse twelve. Advance booking essential."
  • A full Perplex City Academy crest.
  • The Perplex City Academy postal code (2210). This is confirmed via Sente's contact info on the Academy website.
My friends -

I need your help.
Cube - missing.
Presumed stolen.
Not enough room
to explain here.
Too risky.
Your assistance
will be rewarded.
More contact to 
follow - stay alert.
Yours in hope,

Sente

Puzzles


Images

Postcard - Front
Postcard - Back
  • High Resolution Scans of the Postcard
Postcard 1
Postcard 2
Possible Sente Sig
Sente Sig Clear Version
Postcard Sig Clear
Composit of Sigs (by EclecticMunk)
Postcard Semacode
Edited Logo
Maze
Adjusted version of the front
Adjusted version of the back
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