22-OCT-05

General

Clapham Common - North East Corner

Saturday 22nd October

Time: 2pm - 5pm

References

• http://recedaresorts.com/accessmainframe/
• http://www.weneedtofindthem.com/
• http://www.fneh.net/guy/thelastkeyword/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelastkeyword/

Opening Notes

The opening

Communications are insecure; we have detected an unknown network of agents operating counter to our interests. This website should throw them off track from getting the seventh and final keyword. New rendezvous for the keyword will take place in London, UK, 22nd October. I will be in position to monitor events. More information will come soon, but be prepared. If they try to come, we have contingencies in place and I am confident they will not be able to retrieve the keyword, no matter what they do.

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The taunting Emphasis mine.

Increased chatter and traffic analysis has shown that a number of agents may arriving to monitor or disrupt the handover. As a security precaution, you will be required to verify your identity at a number of waypoints before we meet; you will also receive information regarding the final meeting point and time at these waypoints. It is highly unlikely that the unknown network will be able to cause any real problems as they are lacking in numbers and capabilities. You will require real time internet access and online assistance in order to co-ordinate with us and receive instructions. If necessary, use a contact you trust and give them the standard cover story.

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The threatening Emphasis mine.

It appears that a member of the unidentified Earth network (henceforth designated 'UEN1') [http://www.weneedtofindthem.com/ has identified our meeting place in Clapham. We haven't discovered how they found the information - possibly through one of our auxilaries in London - but this is not a serious cause for concern. They are still not aware of the tasks you will have to carry out prior to the rendezvous, or its final location. Therefore, Saturday will go ahead as planned, and we have the utmost confidence in you that you will complete the tasks without any trouble or interference. Naturally, you will be constantly monitored during the day, and have access to support information in emergencies. This particular member of UEN1 has, rather foolishly, published this information on a public website. We have already identified him and are moving to isolate and neutralise him.

On the Scene!!

The party has found folders containing MAPS and a POEM

http://www.weneedtofindthem.com/aerialmap.jpg

Map

The starting point appears to be up around 5z

• <Jakeo> the coordinates:
  • <Jakeo> X7 - Cast Away
  • <Jakeo> AA2 - journey's end
  • <Jakeo> T11 - Radio Play
  • <Jakeo> M12 - Buried Secrets

Sub Trail

Bit crazy! new pages cropping up all over!

The first one to appear was:

• http://secure.recedaresorts.com/3p.html

Which linked to:

• http://secure.recedaresorts.com/radiofeed.html

Also, 3p.html kept a running update of changes. Immediately, this was noted:

• Updated Receda Approach is now active and ready

Which led us to look at this page:

• http://www.therecedaapproach.com/interview.html

This immediately made the astute think of other sites:

• http://www.therecedasign.com/stills.html

Carefully, it was noted the logcal connection would be the song, mentioned in the "approach" interview.

• http://www.therecedasign.com/sculptor/

Once again, wise hands referred to past trail efforts, and dialed up the smnatherapy line. The sculptor page had a series of numbers, which gave clues about what to dial in what order. I'll let spugmeistress do the talking here:

• http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=198155#198155

The 3p.html page was once again updated to say:

• /mirror music puzzle confirmed to lead on to private dir on Receda's Revenge

This led us to look here:

• http://www.recedaschoolofmusic.com/mirror/

However, the song being played is The Moonlight Sonata

• http://www.re-cedasrevenge.com/moonlightsonata/

The long and very interesting path you are led on leads you here:

• http://www.re-cedasrevenge.com/moonlightsonata/jakldf.html

Carrying on from above we got:

• http://www.recedaresorts.com/luminary/

Caps on the page give you bookitnow:

• http://www.recedaresorts.com/bookitnow

Which redirects to:

• http://secure.recedaresorts.com/trackaccess/

On IRC, we've broken up into 4 channels.....

Cast Away

• <uneasyjd> just spoke to guy (lake team)
• <uneasyjd> they found 9 map pieces (simple grid system) - boats and islands on the map
• <uneasyjd> need to assemble complete map based on instructions on each of the boats
• <badger_burrow2005> my brother and his mate have retrieved a map
• <badger_burrow2005> and a clue saying "the boats weigh anchor and move from island to island. Which islands do the boats dock in?"

• <uneasyjd> ok - i've got detailed descriptions from guy
• <uneasyjd> 9 map pieces - each a 3x3 grid
• <uneasyjd> 1 - top row center - 'WEIGH ISLAND'
• <uneasyjd> 2 - top row left - 'GREEN ISLAND', middle row center - boat 'GILLIGAN'S FOLLY'
• <uneasyjd> 3 - top row center - 'TIME ISLAND'
• <uneasyjd> 4 - middle row center - boat 'CLOUDMAKER', middle row right 'BENCH ISLAND'
• <uneasyjd> 5 - middle row center - 'RIGHT ISLAND'
• <uneasyjd> 6 - top row center - boat 'BLACK PEARL', middle row left 'OLIVE ISLAND', middle row center 'GAGE ISLANDS'
• <uneasyjd> 7 - bottom row left - 'POWER ISLAND'
• <uneasyjd> 8 - top row left - 'LEVEL ISLAND'
• <archer1204> is there more than 1 island per square
• <uneasyjd> each number represents a different map piece
• <uneasyjd> just hang on
• <uneasyjd> 9 - middle row right - 'NEVER ISLAND'
• <uneasyjd> also on 9 - bottom row left - 'TOOTH ISLAND'
• <uneasyjd> ok - each boat has a list of directions - the travels from it's starting point in the 1st given direction until it hits an island, then turns in the 2nd direction until it hits another island, etc.
• <uneasyjd> GILLIGANS FOLLY - s-se-n-n-s-w-w
• <uneasyjd> CLOUDMAKER - nw-e-sw-n-n
• <uneasyjd> BLACK PEARL - n-e-s-e-nw-w-s
• <uneasyjd> there is only one island that all 3 boats will visit, and that's the answer
• <uneasyjd> we've just got to assemble the map and sort it all out

Radio Play

http://secure.recedaresorts.com/radiofeed.html

Eventually, the site was edited to reveal pictures, and a string of words.

At length, we were given the keyword: ether

Buried Secrets

Summary The team that headed out here was included Ollie, who was in contact with Jakeo by phone. On arrival, they discovered 3 aluminium suitcases, with two of which were padlocked.

First briefcase The first contained a sheet of paper that appeared to have braille on it. Referencing the braille page on wikipedia ([1]) The page as translated into a sequence of numbers:

345589 144233

The team on the ground solved this sequence to be:

34+55=89 89+144=233 144+233=377

377 was the combination to the padlocked suitcase.

Second briefcase Inside the padlocked suitcase was a piece of paper with the number sequence 641 643 647 653. This is a prime number sequence, with the next being 659. This was the combination the the third suitcase.

Third briefcase

The third case containing around about 50 sudoku puzzles, which various members of the CRT arrived to try and solve.

journey's end

• <Jakeo> sken has found the code book

• <buzman> apparently this one was the codebook
• <buzman> which has been found
• <buzman> but not heard anything from them

They took pity on us...

The goal, at length, was to get 4 keywords, which was then fed to a codebook, and placed in a webpage:

http://secure.recedaresorts.com/trackaccess/index.php

However as the last minutes ticked down, we only needed one keyword. The security protocols had changed.

http://secure.recedaresorts.com/locationtracker.html

This led us (them, really) on a wild and crazy run around london!!

• <MasterCheese> get to jedburgh street people!
• <MasterCheese> NOW

What took place then was a string of wild chases, running through the streets of London!! To cut through the enthusiasm a bit, when Chippy finally reached the end of the run, the 3p.html page was reporting all sorts of cataclysm!

· Report from 08: Have arrived, are evaluating last puzzle. Further UEN activity information on route. · Operative 8 is compromised. Abort mission. Evacuate now. · ALPHA SHUTDOWN. Don't try to follow us.

Or did they have us in a large complex snare all along?

Then a kid who was with the Cube Hunters boarded the helicopter with another man, and took flight!!

At that moment, the 3p.html page was updated to link to:

• http://secure.recedaresorts.com/monitoring/index.html

Which was a bit of a recap. It, in turn, linked to:

• http://therecedaapproach.com/remembrance/

It is believed, in 48 hours, the trail will pick up here!!

The Receda Trail The Receda Approach - The Receda Sign - The Receda Institute for Somnatherapy - The Receda School of Music - Receda's Revenge - Receda Resorts Monica Grand died giving us the trailhead of keywords. The Third Power lead us all over creation .. only to beat us over the head in the end. The jerks.