(WoW) - [puzzle] Sean's blog: I found something today

deagol · Post by **deagol** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:55 pm

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =280032194

Sunday, June 24, 2007

I found something today

After seeing Gone's last video, I decided that the place he wanted to meet was none other than the old 'courthouse square' Wright Square. This place once had a gallows and many people died there. It seemed to fir Gone's plans.

Neither he or Bell were there though. After searching around a bit I came across an old dream journal. The handwriting is certainly mine but the dreams are dated at a time I can't recall. I don't remember writing any of this, but there it is in black and white. The journal will take some time to read, but a more pressing matter concerns the note he left for me.

I recognize the alphabet but there are some inconsistancies that I can't sort out.

I hope I have enough time to work it through. Bell's life may depend on my quickness in deciphering this note.

I've posted the note here in case someone out there can do it quicker than me.

Here's hoping...

Sean

In the main myspace is this image with Gone's modified pigpen cipher.

I just decoded the first line using the table from Gone's last video, for which I provided a link above.

O JOY YOU FIUND ME OUT AT LEAST YOU
...

There might be a glitch or a typo. I'm gonna work on it later tonight.
Here's the key I derived:

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AB| CD |EF  \  U V  /
--+----+--    \   /
GH|IJKL|MN   W  ×  X
--+----+--    /   \
OP| QR |ST  /  Y Z? \

sparkybennett · Post by **sparkybennett** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:28 pm

I worked it out, I am going to tell Will.
Do you want me to post it? Or figure it out yourself.
never could have done it without your code Deagol!
thanks!

deagol · Post by **deagol** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:00 pm

Back from dinner.

Oh, definitely you should've posted it. You know I wouldn't look here to get spoiled on the solution, unless I was really stuck.

I worked it out as well. I'm sure you also told Will about Gone's location. Time is of the essence, but I'm not sure what can be done.

chershaytoute · Post by **chershaytoute** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:07 pm

Post, Sparky, post! I take my role as Village Idiot (and Keeper of the Crayons) very serious, ya know! <chuckle>

sack36 · Post by **sack36** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:33 pm

chershaytoute wrote:Post, Sparky, post! I take my role as Village Idiot (and Keeper of the Crayons) very serious, ya know! <chuckle>

Oh, man! All I got was keeper of the blue chalk!

deagol · Post by **deagol** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:39 pm

Since sparky very likely went to bed I'll post on her behalf. My key had to be modified like this:

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AB| CD |EF  \   U   /
--+----+--    \   /
GH|IJKL|MN   V  ×  WX
--+----+--    /   \
OP| QR |ST  /  Y Z  \

The masonic message reads:

O JOY YOU FIUND ME OUT AT LEAST YOU
ARE NOT A COMPLTE LOSER HA HA HA HA
I DID SPOT YOU THOUGH I EVEN TOOK
PICTURES HA HA HA HA HA

DO NOT MISTAKE MY -TTEENTION FOR
-FFECTION I DESPISE YOU -OTH
-LTHOUGH I -M FOND OF YOUR FRIEND
-------------------------------------
-S A RESULT OF OUR -ONDING I DECIDED
TO KEEP HER -NOTHER THREE DAYS -EFORE
I RETURN HER -FTER THREE DAYS
SURRENDER YOUR SELF
-------------------------------------
-ND THE SEAL
-FTER THREE DAYS SHE MAY LEAVE -S YOU
-RRIVE
-EWAKE FAILURE IS PUNISHED YOUR
SIN IS VISITED ON LOVED ONES -S THIS
NOTE UNFOLDS
-------------------------------------
-ND THE ENTIRETY LAY -PPARENT YOU
-RE TO FIMD MY LOCATION
-------------------------------------
YOU ARE THE ONE CHOSEN BY THEM
INVISIBLES START ACTING LIKE IT

Yes, there's still some typos, but these are surely due to the haste Gone had to write that note. The dashes are in place of AB (baconian) code:

AABAA ABABA AAAAB AAAAA = ELBA

That must be Gone's location, Elba Island in the Savannah river, about which Will had sent some pics (friends only) to Abel before.

sparkybennett · Post by **sparkybennett** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:04 am

Thanks Deagol for figuring out the Bacon code. I was bothered by those dashes, but I don't know why I didn't take it that one step farther to figure out the location.....

You learn something new from every puzzle I guess.

Hopefully Sean can figure out a way to save Bell and not give Gone what he wants!!

sparkybennett · Post by **sparkybennett** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:06 am

Did you see Able has a picture "self portrait" on his myspace now?
Maybe he is getting ready to come out of hiding.

sparkybennett · Post by **sparkybennett** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:04 am

Here is more commentary from Sean's myspace

Will-O-Wisp

Sparky that helps a great deal. thank you so much.
My God, three days?! How can she survive three more days with him? What does he mean by my sins will be visited on the one's I love?
...and the location isn't 'apparent' at all. I don't know what he means by that.
I hope it becomes apparent before the three days are up. I'd like to find her much sooner than that...

Posted by Will-O-Wisp on Sunday, June 24, 2007 at 7:52 PM

Deagol

From AB (baconian) code used in the dashes for some words, Gone's location is Elba Island, the subject of one of your picture albums.

Why does he want this "seal" so badly? I hope you cn think of some way to save her and still not give this dark individual more power.

Good luck!

Posted by Deagol on Sunday, June 24, 2007 at 10:08 PM

Will-O-Wisp

Thanks Deagol.

Gone's a collector. He wants the whole set.

Unfortunately, I have no plans that don't involve risking poor Annabel.

But...I do have three days.

Posted by Will-O-Wisp on Monday, June 25, 2007 at 8:39 AM