tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28056331489310617492024-03-17T20:03:01.591-07:00SFiles22A blog dedicated to the mystery of the Doug Dorst / JJ Abrams novel known enigmatically as "S"Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-84981059811681162832014-12-20T11:18:00.002-08:002014-12-22T03:21:12.248-08:00S.earch Book 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFU4IRi_N1rl6A80eZSapwv7HJTbjjU9B6Eeg-kyMLNabfd2E9cDTmCwIXTGvLnreOTmllEyg4Kpb6bTH5Z1ChkkkoGUUHnf7cVEkjp2zFCelOBgtPaijj-N9AGMyK7Rw8rlYiDN1bw/s1600/b5_found.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFU4IRi_N1rl6A80eZSapwv7HJTbjjU9B6Eeg-kyMLNabfd2E9cDTmCwIXTGvLnreOTmllEyg4Kpb6bTH5Z1ChkkkoGUUHnf7cVEkjp2zFCelOBgtPaijj-N9AGMyK7Rw8rlYiDN1bw/s320/b5_found.jpg" /></a>*** Update *** The 5th book has been found !<br />
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It was indeed in a Little Free Library cabinet and <a href='http://twitter.com/enaxor' target='_blank'>@enaxor</a> tweeted the picture of it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSimqcamnwzsIWntbfNJPYvdy_myA1UO16fF_hdeII2J8_nA1yuLT6Um86nIxhhpmjPZZaVeEa_PmTiIouk0pq-7IvFrjpKcSgzMhRxb0GlyArZ9VKLVH4bBtn8uaSrxFVUE0RrjEoQ/s1600/b5_map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSimqcamnwzsIWntbfNJPYvdy_myA1UO16fF_hdeII2J8_nA1yuLT6Um86nIxhhpmjPZZaVeEa_PmTiIouk0pq-7IvFrjpKcSgzMhRxb0GlyArZ9VKLVH4bBtn8uaSrxFVUE0RrjEoQ/s200/b5_map.jpg" /></a>The LFL box was located between SE Kelly St & SE Tibbitts St on 31st Avenue, the clues pointed to an area between Franklyn St and Brooklyn St, and East of SE 28th Ave, West of SE 33rd Ave, which I have tried to show on this map.<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3z5aOt72N4W9wZWEv7rLHovsiOlEMSJ5cOupKmibV9tQClqHWKDVf5rrRgQBpx8ya84JSHTJmiF7u_6Qs9_o_uOLpG3ze1xcHlnyDMUJQ7FHSMiVOUzjFV74Tfj-gOnPe7qvbmWn2Q/s1600/b5c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3z5aOt72N4W9wZWEv7rLHovsiOlEMSJ5cOupKmibV9tQClqHWKDVf5rrRgQBpx8ya84JSHTJmiF7u_6Qs9_o_uOLpG3ze1xcHlnyDMUJQ7FHSMiVOUzjFV74Tfj-gOnPe7qvbmWn2Q/s320/b5c1.jpg" /></a>The hunt has started.<br />
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This quote we have seen Doug Dorst tweet before, The <a href='http://whoisstraka.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/the-answers-you-seek-may-be-found-at-the-library/' target='_new'>Who Is Straka blog</a> has an article that mentions it's first appearance.<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmqMEYG74jlDOcm-g4X8zfSTMxvhh4r9s2VfdLDyRMzxZPPtARgmZpj0Lt-fMJGwICBUp8NIilKym0G8W1Kfjj2CdVZM4qoh8qjtAAZEqIvG0CwTBpBFugzqlHSHTyt04IVQN1gKhNA/s1600/b5c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmqMEYG74jlDOcm-g4X8zfSTMxvhh4r9s2VfdLDyRMzxZPPtARgmZpj0Lt-fMJGwICBUp8NIilKym0G8W1Kfjj2CdVZM4qoh8qjtAAZEqIvG0CwTBpBFugzqlHSHTyt04IVQN1gKhNA/s320/b5c2.jpg" /></a>Clue 2<br />
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Possibly referring to <a href='http://www.wweek.com/portland/view-place-1303-powells_city_of_books.html' target='_blank'>Powells City Of Books</a><br />
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Possibly leading to <a href='http://www.bushelandpeckbakeshop.com/' target='_blank'>Bushell & Peck Bakeshop</a><br />
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Also possibly Mose code for SE ? - Confirmed<br />
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Secret for a Nightingale book by Victoria Holt <br />
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Catherine Called Birdy book by Karen Cushmen<br />
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Fresh Ways with Poultry - Anonymous author ?<br />
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Refers to the books in the LFL cabinet where S. was located<br />
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C Notes refers to Franklyn i.e. anything above (North of) Franklyn St.<br />
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Nets refers to the Brooklyn Nets team, and means anything below (South of) Brooklyn St.<br />
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Between walls means between the two Avenues, which are described by the next two clues.<br />
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Book of Job CHAPTER 28<br />
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Refers to 28th Avenue<br />
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Book of Daniel Chapter 8 VERSE 33 <br />
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Refers to 33rd Avenue<br />
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Simple the word "Little" as part of the Little Free Libraries location<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd3-slVJ_Z-DZ3z050IQQnSX9FoBOPds3pwLrt-Gkdj6aUHks06Yxrk-AZV5JewJbj2ji_iAH2WKG8K0Vs0OcvVGhqZ-o8es0sn5nFjrKgwlYGc-_GfrcQcm43SUsGQ3CkV9NFSHuUQ/s1600/b5c9.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd3-slVJ_Z-DZ3z050IQQnSX9FoBOPds3pwLrt-Gkdj6aUHks06Yxrk-AZV5JewJbj2ji_iAH2WKG8K0Vs0OcvVGhqZ-o8es0sn5nFjrKgwlYGc-_GfrcQcm43SUsGQ3CkV9NFSHuUQ/s320/b5c9.png" /></a>Clue 9<br />
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A <a href='https://t.co/NQqJngpQNY' target='_blank'>Free album cover</a><br />
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Second part of the Little Free Libraries location<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGBf2GYRnb-2W64FO9zOLvVtIWNXNsCX2M5ai0WW9y_Uz9kp1lIyQy0Co8icLhZQB7ESAV8L2f-ghuVu7xpodBgZnrKqVCqCteWcfOKzq1e1AwisS4U1tk8LTHt9uxc3218VvNIymJw/s1600/b5c10.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGBf2GYRnb-2W64FO9zOLvVtIWNXNsCX2M5ai0WW9y_Uz9kp1lIyQy0Co8icLhZQB7ESAV8L2f-ghuVu7xpodBgZnrKqVCqCteWcfOKzq1e1AwisS4U1tk8LTHt9uxc3218VvNIymJw/s320/b5c10.png" /></a>Clue 10<br />
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Probably referencing <a href='http://littlefreelibrary.org/' target='_blank'>Little Free Library</a> - confirmed<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-48870964082802712212014-12-20T07:16:00.000-08:002014-12-20T12:20:11.501-08:00S.earch Book 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyldN73ubKss-lEE02gUhDXcb-Iqt2qdgQvr24b29S1bXEj7VPbFfG6z5_dIgQI8OmPM0x2DZ_5nUhwR8OHz9Ru0lq_DH56UZjUSFIHVR8VNij2vh0UxhBXKhHu4Xes7kNxUJjJR7umw/s1600/book4_found.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyldN73ubKss-lEE02gUhDXcb-Iqt2qdgQvr24b29S1bXEj7VPbFfG6z5_dIgQI8OmPM0x2DZ_5nUhwR8OHz9Ru0lq_DH56UZjUSFIHVR8VNij2vh0UxhBXKhHu4Xes7kNxUJjJR7umw/s320/book4_found.jpg" /></a>*** UPDATE *** Book 4 has been found by Jo Garfein<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDQ7rKxoiag8NviFFhg1tZHo4yYy98YOhdjFv084XVknUKrHzdDOZjEEMRZ0B6BFH4U_gUxb3FskpHSrZqmp7vmpTxqUb157CyN3pDvsYWHH16yPpXj5mCHwoj1r-s38kzvnOHu9c6g/s1600/b4_clues.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDQ7rKxoiag8NviFFhg1tZHo4yYy98YOhdjFv084XVknUKrHzdDOZjEEMRZ0B6BFH4U_gUxb3FskpHSrZqmp7vmpTxqUb157CyN3pDvsYWHH16yPpXj5mCHwoj1r-s38kzvnOHu9c6g/s520/b4_clues.jpg" /></a>These are the clues for book 4 which is located in San Francisco.<br />
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To our knowledge this book has not been found yet so there may be time to decode and still find the hidden book.<br />
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In true Straka code style the numbers relate to the page / word that we need in his own book "Alive in Necropolis" that is mentioned in the first tweet relating to this hunt. <a href='http://twitter.com/0bFuSc8'>@MJHASOWLEYES</a> and <a href='http://twitter.com/0bFuSc8'>@ObFuSc8</a> have partialy decode this to -<br />
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____ ____ CROSS STREET ____ ____ ____ SEVENTY NINE BOOKS ____<br />
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However they don't have the actual book, so can't find the results online and can't fill in some of the missing words, so if you have the actual book please let us know.<br />
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*** UPDATE *** - I missed a post by @ObFuSc8 and the clues were solved, quite different to the partial decoding above with the real book the final solution is -<br />
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Two Sisters Bar and Books 579 Hayes St, Middle Shelf<br />
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</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-47533656739857345982014-12-20T07:03:00.000-08:002014-12-20T07:03:59.348-08:00S.earch Book 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzAmCmv5ft5vkBSIMv6OYQVZuAchj6AQoO2e0JttX_ZI8ZMtjGmDPui8zOlfqp3-pk_NFJc7_sOKwnSNVnW7itPyeznby-gIiIuQKmNucfq4yq6B00oOwO-QaP5YvdzwYVM9tvSuUfw/s1600/b3_found.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzAmCmv5ft5vkBSIMv6OYQVZuAchj6AQoO2e0JttX_ZI8ZMtjGmDPui8zOlfqp3-pk_NFJc7_sOKwnSNVnW7itPyeznby-gIiIuQKmNucfq4yq6B00oOwO-QaP5YvdzwYVM9tvSuUfw/s320/b3_found.jpg" /></a>I was out and about during this search, but I did my bit while sitting in a pub in England, directing a Scotsman and a local lady to a location in LA !<br />
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The book was found by Paul and Alice, and yes Paul is the same person that found the first book !<br />
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The clues were all pictures this time, and I have posted them all below, when we examined them all they turned out to be all names of board games of one sort or another.<br />
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That pointed us at <a href='http://www.gamehauscafe.com/' target='blank'>Game Haus Cafe</a> in LA where the book was found in the Mystery Express board game box.<br />
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</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-88140722903816704802014-12-17T07:15:00.000-08:002014-12-20T06:46:16.160-08:00S.earch Book 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-D2-U97C-InhWRRQ5Km4MQTt9pnTU_xwVyvTcHGCe4RB1T3KH_U3gLu4qHFO6MKEAGy5J07F6tVyWZgNfKTvxF5L1vu4mbvGj_j7_W7nXYnrgGSVeRg86bqkhXFpZi5Jr4J-N00jjQ/s1600/book2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-D2-U97C-InhWRRQ5Km4MQTt9pnTU_xwVyvTcHGCe4RB1T3KH_U3gLu4qHFO6MKEAGy5J07F6tVyWZgNfKTvxF5L1vu4mbvGj_j7_W7nXYnrgGSVeRg86bqkhXFpZi5Jr4J-N00jjQ/s320/book2.jpg" /></a>*** UPDATE *** After a lot of headscratching and pondering book 2 was found by Joseph Tavano<br />
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I have updated the clue information below to show how I think it's location was worked out.<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MlnMs6VmTCNPzv0CuIttIvn0uR5d9J-eRkXWOF1I5-1Dlbvlw5K2WTbdzkgvYXTNjCjRKrKMPVYzhK9wQ-u1ROGyQ-XBI93O0LML2z_X2mJ9bMY2RnrdBurI3TCJ69VrPA4iIf1yZA/s1600/b2c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MlnMs6VmTCNPzv0CuIttIvn0uR5d9J-eRkXWOF1I5-1Dlbvlw5K2WTbdzkgvYXTNjCjRKrKMPVYzhK9wQ-u1ROGyQ-XBI93O0LML2z_X2mJ9bMY2RnrdBurI3TCJ69VrPA4iIf1yZA/s400/b2c1.jpg" /></a>We are off again, this time the search area is Boston.<br />
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<a href='https://twitter.com/MyTheseus'>@MyTheseus</a> has suggested that this might point to the City of Squares in Boston otherwise known as <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts'>Cambridge</a><br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXWGi4ersZqlfF3qXPa2ugK9gCtFPAw480OJVw0z6Kd383RQ2LO4Weor8ovycF3RuTwPYKRNf5zLd05jkU-gLDaCtlSULAwjl2NG5pSO9c3jLUYi9RB98iDYygHsURPzAf6V65zW-6A/s1600/b2c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXWGi4ersZqlfF3qXPa2ugK9gCtFPAw480OJVw0z6Kd383RQ2LO4Weor8ovycF3RuTwPYKRNf5zLd05jkU-gLDaCtlSULAwjl2NG5pSO9c3jLUYi9RB98iDYygHsURPzAf6V65zW-6A/s400/b2c2.jpg" /></a>Second clue<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3sV0TMBAlDThuXdteBReoGx1b31eUPFj406LeeXPLlU7Bo6T1OUKtC652buIOTjNZFKN15JFtyqkIdREnvvjwCppBChHyb5mNPivRaPs-rp-Piv2pVXS8qrFLHCdwuDsv_TZ1dkwgg/s1600/b2c3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3sV0TMBAlDThuXdteBReoGx1b31eUPFj406LeeXPLlU7Bo6T1OUKtC652buIOTjNZFKN15JFtyqkIdREnvvjwCppBChHyb5mNPivRaPs-rp-Piv2pVXS8qrFLHCdwuDsv_TZ1dkwgg/s320/b2c3.jpg" /></a>Third clue.<br />
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Picture of Blaise de Vigenère which leads us to the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher'>Vigenère cipher</a> to decode the letters in the second clue, using Monkey as the keyword gives us - "Home of the engineers"<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo07Z6QVahQB4YuMJZ8HGoIs8mYshXerWdyxhJlXl4AC9fygsvU3UBEypZLAx5194ww9l-l6gB9JMrtaKIov9mg5Dqq8WSkjl8xkxgCgb_hsN8utE5ILx9ELsnaakcDaFeS-624n4Pw/s1600/b2c4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo07Z6QVahQB4YuMJZ8HGoIs8mYshXerWdyxhJlXl4AC9fygsvU3UBEypZLAx5194ww9l-l6gB9JMrtaKIov9mg5Dqq8WSkjl8xkxgCgb_hsN8utE5ILx9ELsnaakcDaFeS-624n4Pw/s400/b2c4.jpg" /></a>Clue four<br />
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Possibly relating to <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavy_Gravy'>Wavy Gravy</a> the Hippie Clown<br />
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If you rake WAVY GRAVY and reverse it it to GRAVY WAVY, spend the two 5's i.e. remove the roman numeral number 5 (V's) from the name you get GRAY WAY which is a street on the MIT campus. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlROwt7tKr3JV7fFhW8EhtKjFO-xVmIhfUusVfETiLweC-0VSL098yhxY-Cp-9oR1oLI6vwqnuJWwLv6v84JpkBy9A1nDYqGp548bDUMvOZTOH75rMHAMkRgLeWXue8iK2gymR3OKMw/s1600/b2_mit_map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlROwt7tKr3JV7fFhW8EhtKjFO-xVmIhfUusVfETiLweC-0VSL098yhxY-Cp-9oR1oLI6vwqnuJWwLv6v84JpkBy9A1nDYqGp548bDUMvOZTOH75rMHAMkRgLeWXue8iK2gymR3OKMw/s200/b2_mit_map.jpg" /></a><br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOp93qll2cCg0y-EMpSoDI6ipGQK7IvxJz-BOthtBjbCAsT53_0Ey4dhVKwFYTKpO7w86A-_6vs_ZEfe_3jbOWAXlNjeG0_UyydWJjD6vn9PZ37JnpqJ_XSdU9VRsorNyTo4rIncu6A/s1600/b2c5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOp93qll2cCg0y-EMpSoDI6ipGQK7IvxJz-BOthtBjbCAsT53_0Ey4dhVKwFYTKpO7w86A-_6vs_ZEfe_3jbOWAXlNjeG0_UyydWJjD6vn9PZ37JnpqJ_XSdU9VRsorNyTo4rIncu6A/s320/b2c5.jpg" /></a>The L. in this clue refers to building 50 (Roman numeral again).<br />
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So looking at the map above the building is the Walker Memorial building.<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWth_nsFB7VIeUB6qrbOcE20FWjnO3uBIIbobbIQX7z7u9dE8Fu_IB4a4YBhIi7JilM_Pc0O4GwLqSRK1b7kvmBloMrl439JFLtV7uM6v4XMeSwoKZKzjrUct-uQam0qo4cKvVajxbZA/s1600/b2c6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWth_nsFB7VIeUB6qrbOcE20FWjnO3uBIIbobbIQX7z7u9dE8Fu_IB4a4YBhIi7JilM_Pc0O4GwLqSRK1b7kvmBloMrl439JFLtV7uM6v4XMeSwoKZKzjrUct-uQam0qo4cKvVajxbZA/s400/b2c6.jpg" /></a>Possibly relating to the Castor Genus of Beaver, as the Engineers team mascot is Tim the Beaver<br />
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Confirmed, just inside the building is a mosaic of Tim the Beaver.<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OGf5ScSU-045zc2Tk3oArdkpHSdo6QmUS7n5OUhsUoa-zamFC_vUv2Mj4yeaS8fGwFdiT-ILJDcJOvIWYx0uYH-VvsrFCadmxaUtxlLhXyfkuKYK6HC0LMXVD6NJ-1xC5EIu2kiRoA/s1600/b2c7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OGf5ScSU-045zc2Tk3oArdkpHSdo6QmUS7n5OUhsUoa-zamFC_vUv2Mj4yeaS8fGwFdiT-ILJDcJOvIWYx0uYH-VvsrFCadmxaUtxlLhXyfkuKYK6HC0LMXVD6NJ-1xC5EIu2kiRoA/s320/b2c7.jpg" /></a>A poem by Ogden Nash<br />
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The full poem is -<br />
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A flea and a fly in a flue<br />
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?<br />
Said the fly, "let us flee!"<br />
"Let us fly!" said the flea.<br />
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.<br />
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The book was hidden in an old Flue just inside the building.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-39484100693756392302014-12-16T08:22:00.001-08:002014-12-16T14:27:10.606-08:00S.earch Book 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou3dUj3VN5thgnUSgNk99mFmBgHK7kjBVgVjIaFy_8VOjj2v9UtUL-mzqG81iZ89oVnsvEgMj-iacr1EvRLWFKzHiZJ4jx2l_6yvGCa-3xLnoEW2mefLrIUwcjH6VUWyQCw7AiZKf2Q/s1600/exley1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou3dUj3VN5thgnUSgNk99mFmBgHK7kjBVgVjIaFy_8VOjj2v9UtUL-mzqG81iZ89oVnsvEgMj-iacr1EvRLWFKzHiZJ4jx2l_6yvGCa-3xLnoEW2mefLrIUwcjH6VUWyQCw7AiZKf2Q/s400/exley1.jpg" /></a>*** Update *** We have a winner !<br />
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Purely by chance a good friend of SFiles22, and a big S. Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams fan, happened to be in New York when the first clues were posted, collectively we managed to steer him in the right direction and after overcoming a little issue that the venue with the book in was closed Paul found the book !<br />
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Paul tweeted a couple of pictures of the location and the book and was able to walk away with his prize, he has said that he will donate the prize to the next <a href='http://www.cancergetslost.org/'>Cancer Gets LOST auction</a>, so look out for it then.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfyv5Pa4bWGDzmMASJ-GJG4G87yKUK0vaf5MvpMTBpWCFxMAZfUf_Z1bDqGld54h1i2GybhZhCtB-2q54fadzD2VMqWColUmoSJ04ZGqixmkaiyeUFTPrUr5NpFOBtyppYk2WPP55Lw/s1600/exley2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfyv5Pa4bWGDzmMASJ-GJG4G87yKUK0vaf5MvpMTBpWCFxMAZfUf_Z1bDqGld54h1i2GybhZhCtB-2q54fadzD2VMqWColUmoSJ04ZGqixmkaiyeUFTPrUr5NpFOBtyppYk2WPP55Lw/s200/exley2.jpg" /></a><br />
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I have updated the clue descriptions below to give more information on their meanings<br />
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<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR6uVFxXSCJnJQ9woZPb6gyljwWEfik2uCz6OSNra7yqt0IMq0G4HWlNITiFkDVNepXYqbdWzVdH1_JmD4otkAyw6Pc_SXoxvoMHMrMa1slEfBQlBatBjMWaQud5Gl2_BixV-ivrvUw/s1600/b1c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR6uVFxXSCJnJQ9woZPb6gyljwWEfik2uCz6OSNra7yqt0IMq0G4HWlNITiFkDVNepXYqbdWzVdH1_JmD4otkAyw6Pc_SXoxvoMHMrMa1slEfBQlBatBjMWaQud5Gl2_BixV-ivrvUw/s400/b1c1.jpg" /></a>Already we have our first clue for a book in New York City.<br />
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Anyone think they know where it is get in touch in the comments or <a href='http://twitter.com/sfiles22'>via Twitter</a><br />
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This clue is a map of a part of Brooklyn.<br />
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<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv9mHyEcL-S4cw9KRNycs_VgxkvQtUMeVGKgn10qrF2MdVWWtrZECUkWlq2RKK3LgN2l4YGCq8L5giz1QgR3-Lxh-O5Q_dpGm29sdPsyDQ7RQvUfHlnaN2HUyl946upcf_O8KFHA8XA/s1600/b1c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv9mHyEcL-S4cw9KRNycs_VgxkvQtUMeVGKgn10qrF2MdVWWtrZECUkWlq2RKK3LgN2l4YGCq8L5giz1QgR3-Lxh-O5Q_dpGm29sdPsyDQ7RQvUfHlnaN2HUyl946upcf_O8KFHA8XA/s400/b1c2.jpg" /></a>Second clue<br />
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This pointed us to a possible location on or near water, and obviously a bar of some description.<br />
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<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMjxk2UDjfxT0Yq5pdpcI_t1k-ISqVxGoipqb_Bc_K6llqX6GfAaxC3HgU3iZ7pe5UUTHjtRqJSJJnfaQfcazAyE-iK6ZPdNpjAD169-WKdF-fzl0Y92EdJI_j8Jv61BIDC-WrOIKpA/s1600/b1c3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMjxk2UDjfxT0Yq5pdpcI_t1k-ISqVxGoipqb_Bc_K6llqX6GfAaxC3HgU3iZ7pe5UUTHjtRqJSJJnfaQfcazAyE-iK6ZPdNpjAD169-WKdF-fzl0Y92EdJI_j8Jv61BIDC-WrOIKpA/s400/b1c3.jpg" /></a>Third clue.<br />
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This is a picture of <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Exley' target='_blank'>Frederick Exley</a> he is an American author, who happened to have a bar named after him in Brooklyn that is located on the first clue map (<a href='https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Exley/@40.7160881,-73.9518615,19z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c2595bd8769f47:0xbc96291bb4c60b28' target='_blank'>Google Map</a>) the location is near the Williamsburg Bridge and East river<br />
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Maybe a reflection of the location that S. first washes up on shore in Straka's last work.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-81398856703569366782014-12-16T08:16:00.001-08:002014-12-16T08:22:57.654-08:00Let the S.earch begin!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLuxSmH2e7cOmzk4ccmtKdZfnw__k5zZT_SrUJ3HxM0wAg2jz-6zbWlH4sLUCE49beyY36HQedPlj6SztDWQkJPGrFz4WZ4q109a2q85MXpTC9K-F904Pm3iLNl0eyenscjiAqkRI2w/s1600/brsearch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLuxSmH2e7cOmzk4ccmtKdZfnw__k5zZT_SrUJ3HxM0wAg2jz-6zbWlH4sLUCE49beyY36HQedPlj6SztDWQkJPGrFz4WZ4q109a2q85MXpTC9K-F904Pm3iLNl0eyenscjiAqkRI2w/s320/brsearch.jpg" /></a>Just when you thought it was safe to relax for the holidays a new challenge arrives.<br />
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Watch the video below and then let us know what you think in the comments.<br />
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<div style='margin:auto auto auto auto'><iframe width="720" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tsz4vJuvfE0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-58754970527420698592014-05-08T06:16:00.001-07:002014-05-09T10:24:06.258-07:00Doug Dorst - Kansas City Library 8th May<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9od6TaSBByck4OoM8QfmXqD53S6tSIMu0cJTXf4fk-1fC2GoYOKR0h_PHxLXtQk9xUjBnK_PfwkaRD_DziJpjQkHWcmY42vb0hfssyILD9AwrjSASkrYd4lPeCn2v2fx-mYqYJ7zww/s1600/ddkcl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9od6TaSBByck4OoM8QfmXqD53S6tSIMu0cJTXf4fk-1fC2GoYOKR0h_PHxLXtQk9xUjBnK_PfwkaRD_DziJpjQkHWcmY42vb0hfssyILD9AwrjSASkrYd4lPeCn2v2fx-mYqYJ7zww/s320/ddkcl.jpg" /></a>The Kansas City Library are hosting an event with Doug Dorst.<br />
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It will be a conversation with Kaite Stover, the Library's director of readers' services.<br />
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The event will be <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZGVPR2Do0k&feature=youtu.be' target='_blank'>available via YouTube</a> for everyone to watch and starts at 6:30pm(CST).<br />
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You can follow the <a href='http://twitter.com/KCLibrary' target='_blank'>Kansas City Library (@KCLibrary)</a> and <a href='http://twitter.com/MarianLiberryan' target='_blank'>Katie Stover (@MarianLiberr)</a> on twitter for more updates and to see some of the questions people have already sent in for this event.<br />
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** Update **<br />
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Now the event has taken place, the full video is available to watch again, have a look at around the 58 minute mark and we get a little mention :-)<br />
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<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SZGVPR2Do0k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-86945403766878992712014-04-29T10:46:00.002-07:002014-04-29T10:50:41.515-07:00Eric on a Mission ?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkoxrUAYBgGIdVuYvj4ynGdJ6AOR978_cbvWLtVMehYty7qTPd7NpdQnj1KmWeHE5XFZYUUfj4fCHYlhDXJ10OOHHaPDfYEnR3-_oWKv3mCPa0it5e2Ehqbe-JK1KnriVCJ96A6js6Q/s1600/flushing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkoxrUAYBgGIdVuYvj4ynGdJ6AOR978_cbvWLtVMehYty7qTPd7NpdQnj1KmWeHE5XFZYUUfj4fCHYlhDXJ10OOHHaPDfYEnR3-_oWKv3mCPa0it5e2Ehqbe-JK1KnriVCJ96A6js6Q/s320/flushing.jpg" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There has been a marked increase in chatter between the Jen and Eriic twitter accounts today (<a href='http://twitter.com/EricHusch' target='_blank'>@EricHusch</a> and <a href='http://twitter.com/JenTheUndergrad' target='_blank'>@JenTheUndergrad</a><br />
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Eric is in NY and last night found this page of Ship of Theseus in his pocket, the writing on it says "Flushing Meadows 19:00 30th", for which we are assuming is the 30th of April.<br />
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It is definitely worth keeping an eye out on the twitter accounts to see what is happening.<br />
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There is a <a href='https://storify.com/MyTheseus/eric-and-jen-discuss-nyc-on-april-28' target='_blank'>Storify link</a> for all the recent tweets provided by <a href='http://twitter.com/MyTheseus' target='_blank'>@MyTheseus</a><br />
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</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-47024164053858941502014-04-22T01:15:00.000-07:002014-04-22T01:28:34.574-07:00(S)pecial Delivery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLCOIo_sauxFUtebB-q04RYjAtuNbSKpo383G2sqWvVyZsZBmUdtbhyphenhyphenYPYpN2yRvkljatjsl0hzngcqj8iANJSdAm6P_DDGCAXFGN9NiTjYflqiSBGhxsp7C-R2iyhW5KWLfojleq4Q/s1600/imagej.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLCOIo_sauxFUtebB-q04RYjAtuNbSKpo383G2sqWvVyZsZBmUdtbhyphenhyphenYPYpN2yRvkljatjsl0hzngcqj8iANJSdAm6P_DDGCAXFGN9NiTjYflqiSBGhxsp7C-R2iyhW5KWLfojleq4Q/s320/imagej.jpeg" /></a>A little while ago <a href='http://sfiles22.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/s-reading-group-kit.html' target='_blank'>Mulholland Books announced</a> that there were making a reading group kit available to help you and your friends discuss S.<br />
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We have heard of a few kits arriving, but now we have one of our own.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJeep-vA1HHL2mBpETvQ9nHzQnf1w4tLD1v88bUfbpLsNqpGknd8QdHg5TVf5mM-RmEYYvm8H81ph6nY4YBNvUA7P0nGmEjkyh6ft6LmbjxJf6aSZPhdfHVOZfEF1G62XNFrHLcr4tQ/s1600/imagec.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJeep-vA1HHL2mBpETvQ9nHzQnf1w4tLD1v88bUfbpLsNqpGknd8QdHg5TVf5mM-RmEYYvm8H81ph6nY4YBNvUA7P0nGmEjkyh6ft6LmbjxJf6aSZPhdfHVOZfEF1G62XNFrHLcr4tQ/s200/imagec.jpeg" /></a>The first thing to note is a letter from J.W. Dominguez who is the mysterious author of the <a href='http://eotvoswheel.com/' target='_blank'>Eotvoswheel.com</a> website which has a large amount of information on V M Straka and who the potential candidates of Straka's identity may be.<br />
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Speaking of the website, part of it is reproduced in a special dossier, the front page of which is a reproduction of the Ship of Theseus cover (first picture).<br />
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The letter goes on to say there are instructions for solving a playfair cipher, which slightly disappointingly is the same cipher used for the Mulholland Books competition around the time that S. was launched, but it is a good one for people that haven't seen it yet.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsut1k_8QeyBBCy9fdivfInv8x9xk4rk8gR5g-t9kVjvTYHHNpEVj1U6fw25xYA7ydjqiNRhA-qYNcNQnTe1WFgstQZpunvy504dAeYlcC_dPuIW9UPsvdcn2CHPooIDv9VkDkqEhDw/s1600/imagen.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsut1k_8QeyBBCy9fdivfInv8x9xk4rk8gR5g-t9kVjvTYHHNpEVj1U6fw25xYA7ydjqiNRhA-qYNcNQnTe1WFgstQZpunvy504dAeYlcC_dPuIW9UPsvdcn2CHPooIDv9VkDkqEhDw/s320/imagen.jpeg" /></a>Thee are a couple of erasable coloured pencils so that you can add your own notes to Jen and Eric's<br />
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There is also, as is becoming "the tradition" with S., a postcard, of Brazil. The postcard has a custom 'S' stamp which is a very nice touch.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTsR-SYpoBg7RTUAfPLkZuF73bqTe8Rn8qQl3nGxD0XYJnCycC-n7DIat8_zApV7x1QPlto9fl-1iKJ0qM2nSlyeDqzAMdpv5hyDCk3DmsvA1Sz6Ar3aeCC8JMORD0H-DLCFKYWQ0JA/s1600/imagee.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTsR-SYpoBg7RTUAfPLkZuF73bqTe8Rn8qQl3nGxD0XYJnCycC-n7DIat8_zApV7x1QPlto9fl-1iKJ0qM2nSlyeDqzAMdpv5hyDCk3DmsvA1Sz6Ar3aeCC8JMORD0H-DLCFKYWQ0JA/s320/imagee.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRWFQYsWTrBY7WjAD-0LSry8BMbnYamxyupV0BQqepVt79HskM3tsWTNp-cicFZqehRshohXVrIhmhbUlJ4huClyUsMXaJNKf5S5JZVrUxBM-1GZ03vqcQmdknB3DmNhvSa32yH92YQ/s1600/imagef.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRWFQYsWTrBY7WjAD-0LSry8BMbnYamxyupV0BQqepVt79HskM3tsWTNp-cicFZqehRshohXVrIhmhbUlJ4huClyUsMXaJNKf5S5JZVrUxBM-1GZ03vqcQmdknB3DmNhvSa32yH92YQ/s320/imagef.jpeg" /></a><br />
<div style='clear:both'></div>Interestingly other people who have received the kit have reported that they received different postcards, and the original image of the kit published to advertise it shows a different card again.<br />
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However all the different cards seem to be images of Rio de Janeiro, which in itself may be significant.<br />
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The letter from J.W. Dominguez says "we encourage you to write and mail a postcard to Straka's translator, F. X. Calderia." The letter also says they will collect the cards and post them online.<br />
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I don't think this will be restricted to just the cards sent out in the kits, so if you can send a postcard of your own to the address in the picture I think it would be a great idea.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddWI79xxUzti6QRd7IAmUv2QDj6_3WBcuObJFxIGUpLZlKp1qkd2Jk0f9OSDTNf7NI8-kNeZR2-aymX8bg2xyzgNZMpbM0EhnB7lZh5SjJh2yQMq7CcSaCNaI6apcEfY2G5lMjr4c4w/s1600/imagem.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddWI79xxUzti6QRd7IAmUv2QDj6_3WBcuObJFxIGUpLZlKp1qkd2Jk0f9OSDTNf7NI8-kNeZR2-aymX8bg2xyzgNZMpbM0EhnB7lZh5SjJh2yQMq7CcSaCNaI6apcEfY2G5lMjr4c4w/s200/imagem.jpeg" /></a>The final part of the kit is a CD with the first Radio Straka transmission on it, we haven't listened yet to see if it is different to the broadcast version on NTS Radio, but if there are any differences we will let you know.<br />
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The last paragraph of the letter says "I've never got a straight answer about how Mullholland books got hold of Jen and Eric's annotated copy of Ship of Theseus, but I'm glad they did. It's been a tremendous boon to Straka scholarship. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have"<br />
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Just want to finish up by saying what an excellent way of encouraging people to read S. with friends this is and it is great to see that S. has not been just published and forgotten, but is still actively being thought about.<br />
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</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com379tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-53967350561092819852014-04-21T01:21:00.000-07:002014-04-22T01:22:41.040-07:00Chapter 10 Poll Results<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The results of the alternative chapter 10 poll results -<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEj3isvlrDxC25wXiAKYRDIEH1UZHHUdLQf5A6JXKMoXYxDYb64FbgI91RM5xsoc103foTkr1mZPWape_nglJwiyIzMBBcemY7DNZsNKlzI3HPlwj90z5medO9R1QjM815ga61qdBCQ/s1600/ch10_poll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEj3isvlrDxC25wXiAKYRDIEH1UZHHUdLQf5A6JXKMoXYxDYb64FbgI91RM5xsoc103foTkr1mZPWape_nglJwiyIzMBBcemY7DNZsNKlzI3HPlwj90z5medO9R1QjM815ga61qdBCQ/s640/ch10_poll.jpg" /></a><br />
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It seems pretty clear that most people think we haven't seen the original chapter 10 ending yet.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-36027813463982406052014-04-17T08:01:00.001-07:002014-04-17T08:22:04.958-07:00Hidden By Clouds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QdF6_vkMRDoEEj6tJVpH3PtmGXNv-CUOb5qnLoVYfpEuRf23I3jgvh23h8ql_iV0sf10jmEojznHab1EDw6H0ZuTWyQMfObQ0ncBdLkELKFK5zo5btIGcqxGDpJAw77HM-rjFrpFaA/s1600/mc_radiostraka4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QdF6_vkMRDoEEj6tJVpH3PtmGXNv-CUOb5qnLoVYfpEuRf23I3jgvh23h8ql_iV0sf10jmEojznHab1EDw6H0ZuTWyQMfObQ0ncBdLkELKFK5zo5btIGcqxGDpJAw77HM-rjFrpFaA/s320/mc_radiostraka4.jpg" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/MCrinitus" target="_blank">@MCrinitus</a> has been able to send us a new message, firstly pointing us again to <a href="http://sfiles22.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/radio-straka-transmission-four.html" target="_blank">transmission 4 of Radio Straka</a>.<br />
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I say again as the previous evenings small puzzle of the picture of Ariadne's thread had also led us to transmission 4 of Radio Straka.<br />
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Next we received this cryptic message, followed closely by the part page of text below.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTVfXYlJtDB5-W8h3FtMikk4IJ0E2veCAy75QZSd6ygUL_U4ZjOcld2OrbnK16uRZugK82wi1jvjs5selcVK8l4Wm6t_APCBO4ociMfQ29yVf9GCJEXb17nKBvnwcBQVEcAeTidS-gQ/s1600/mc_offcourse.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTVfXYlJtDB5-W8h3FtMikk4IJ0E2veCAy75QZSd6ygUL_U4ZjOcld2OrbnK16uRZugK82wi1jvjs5selcVK8l4Wm6t_APCBO4ociMfQ29yVf9GCJEXb17nKBvnwcBQVEcAeTidS-gQ/s320/mc_offcourse.JPG" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVlGpTlIvmvr2ND2tds9OPIl4jMKF09X2iDpvKhq3ineRSGI53j6zNouSBMhy4cFaqEyY8tW5QufXYJ0vxW2RSE6AbmeIVB64oEkrCaqRJ5f3y3Xve152gU9mbTwvtRYJpw0z32JlOA/s1600/BlbaNfYCYAAdbrc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVlGpTlIvmvr2ND2tds9OPIl4jMKF09X2iDpvKhq3ineRSGI53j6zNouSBMhy4cFaqEyY8tW5QufXYJ0vxW2RSE6AbmeIVB64oEkrCaqRJ5f3y3Xve152gU9mbTwvtRYJpw0z32JlOA/s400/BlbaNfYCYAAdbrc.jpg" /></a><br />
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This text contains a hidden message and if you want to see the solution then you can reveal it below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 110%;"><a aiotitle="click to reveal solution" href="javascript:togglecomments('MCCloudAnswer')" style="font-weight: bold;">Click here to see the solution</a><br />
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If you examine the text closely you can see some underlined letters which in themselves are not a word, if you then look at the tweet clue and the text in the passage "..each time I approached they would step to the left.."<br />
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You take the letter to the left of each underlined letter and you get the word "miracle"<br />
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Our reward for solving the puzzle appears to be page 236 of the V M Straka book Miracle at Braxenholm<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPORkI66GrPJBGsFVpO8CgdWdFC_kmMqCOLSH5NGX-2GASglawJNt1QN_Kdb_kXhTs45on9q8TScpN2PuNKnJJkLpFwcE7uL06G0ZiXdGmab-Ia7m0FJw_PQ9-MBGL53kKeUyOQG-yfA/s1600/BlbikbbCIAEoKFx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPORkI66GrPJBGsFVpO8CgdWdFC_kmMqCOLSH5NGX-2GASglawJNt1QN_Kdb_kXhTs45on9q8TScpN2PuNKnJJkLpFwcE7uL06G0ZiXdGmab-Ia7m0FJw_PQ9-MBGL53kKeUyOQG-yfA/s400/BlbikbbCIAEoKFx.jpg" height="640" width="492" /></a> <br />
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This book is discussed by Jen and Eric in the margin notes of Chapter 1 of S.<br />
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</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-43370783228605727292014-04-17T04:57:00.000-07:002014-04-17T05:20:25.213-07:00S. Reading Group Kit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYEk0HXCrhYNI8ztJEF0szlgZRcO4fQUxIAqDob5A2Qj0kdwUHbDz5YAl316W9AHsUtPa3l7dQNbyHorNdAIqQ_Q76gGzpK3P54fTWZVSkNiUH9a_JWu63l3m7ARUoSyXITJn8x7rlg/s1600/readingroup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYEk0HXCrhYNI8ztJEF0szlgZRcO4fQUxIAqDob5A2Qj0kdwUHbDz5YAl316W9AHsUtPa3l7dQNbyHorNdAIqQ_Q76gGzpK3P54fTWZVSkNiUH9a_JWu63l3m7ARUoSyXITJn8x7rlg/s320/readingroup.jpg" /></a>In case you missed the announcement on Twitter, <a href='http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/s-bookclub/#' target='_blank'>Mulholland Books announced a Group Reading Kit</a> that people can request to help them read S. with friends.<br />
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The kit looks rather cool and contains physical versions of some of the things we have seen online, like material from the <a href='http://eotvoswheel.com/' target='_blank'>Eotvos Wheel website</a>, and a CD of the first Radio Straka broadcast.<br />
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There are even a couple of coloured pencils to make your own book notes in.<br />
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We think there may be the odd extra clue thrown in with the kit, as you can see from the picture there is a cipher to solve and a postcard. Fellow S. blogger Debbie has <a href='http://ladansedusinge.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/book-club-kit-or-clue/' target='_blank'>analysed the postcard</a> and the image is "Rio de Janeiro, Public Park and Monroe Palace, Brazil" possibly related to the world fair in 1939.<br />
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The kit is only available for those in the United states and only available while stocks last, so if you want one, I would get requesting quickly.<br />
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<a href='http://eotvoswheel.com/' target='_blank'>Click here to visit the Mulholland Books website</a> and request your own copy of the kit.<br />
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I am not in the UK myself, but I have friends in the US that have ordered one so we will see the contents once they arrive.<br />
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(Apologies for not posting this here sooner, I got rather ill recently and simply forgot !)<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-19100181629404965612014-04-16T03:11:00.000-07:002014-04-17T04:06:33.763-07:00The New S.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NqTm6N4vS5rgotLl2U3WkYS_aHBdkf9sYbI7nvTAl4SBINahH9iQskVRFumkuUkkpM3ciBXggKLcdDCpJZgZmA-XTCN5VJ-LaKF2eOlnonvMKZyXvbe70TtCf23EA4AquMhXEZlteA/s1600/page122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NqTm6N4vS5rgotLl2U3WkYS_aHBdkf9sYbI7nvTAl4SBINahH9iQskVRFumkuUkkpM3ciBXggKLcdDCpJZgZmA-XTCN5VJ-LaKF2eOlnonvMKZyXvbe70TtCf23EA4AquMhXEZlteA/s320/page122.jpg" /></a>In S. there are a few threads that on first reading needed further explanation, or at least that was our feeling when we read them.<br />
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One of these threads is prompted by the solution to the Chapter 4 cipher solution "<b>Avoid Grand Central - key stolen - assume bag gone - I failed</b>" This is FX Calderia trying to send Straka a message about a bag that was supposedly hidden in Grand Central Station in New York.<br />
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Now fast forward to the last few days, we talked about the activity of <a href="http://twitter.com/MCrinitus" target="_blank">@MCrinitus</a> on twitter, in relation to the discovery of the <a href="http://sfiles22.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/three-more-chapter-10-alternatives.html">new chapter 10 alternatives</a> and the <a href="http://sfiles22.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/the-birds-that-watch-garden.html" target="_blank">page found from "The Winged Shoes of Emydio Alves"</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWhAlfJjBqIcMO7bnoHdQgjzGy7dNp90wrwVvnmj6AULwhc5IScjvRgsgxGbokzA3dNq0kHbwJMzn0RCWWHQ3JXal7BTxIjqKji9Doby6XTh3u6CCa4NIOtfke9bdrBdhAQ8HI2oxBA/s1600/coin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWhAlfJjBqIcMO7bnoHdQgjzGy7dNp90wrwVvnmj6AULwhc5IScjvRgsgxGbokzA3dNq0kHbwJMzn0RCWWHQ3JXal7BTxIjqKji9Doby6XTh3u6CCa4NIOtfke9bdrBdhAQ8HI2oxBA/s200/coin.JPG" /></a>The first part of this puzzle was a picture of a coin, which is Mercury (Winged Shoes link of course)<br />
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Then from <a href="http://twitter.com/MCrinitus" target="_blank">@MCrinitus</a> we had the cipher clues and once that was solved, the page from the Winged Shoes of Emydio Alves.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzsIqUCzW3C3Mtc-34miaAa_PNNo8IKFY9y1Qvw_madym3laSa_MNNaFHyCS8VyI0GzPQWjYEpnSIHw2KYbYb7it_0hD30SsdPTDPJKqMEtYq60E66xersUDyltBS6Okz6w-JfR-fBA/s1600/time.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzsIqUCzW3C3Mtc-34miaAa_PNNo8IKFY9y1Qvw_madym3laSa_MNNaFHyCS8VyI0GzPQWjYEpnSIHw2KYbYb7it_0hD30SsdPTDPJKqMEtYq60E66xersUDyltBS6Okz6w-JfR-fBA/s200/time.JPG" /></a>Around this time, possibly because of the first words of page 268 of TWSOEA "The statues look down on him", <a href="http://twitter.com/MyTheseus" target="_blank">@MyTheseus</a> tweeted this picture of the outside of Grand Central Station where there is a statue of Mercury, @MCrinitus almost immediately retweeted that.<br />
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Almost immediately after we also got this tweet "<i>We have taken from the defeated What they had to leave us - a symbol.</i>", this quote is from a TS Eliot poem Little Giddings in a book called The Four Quartets, M Crinitus has been tweeting lots of small excerpts from these poems over the previous few days so the poems seemed very significant.<br />
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This is the full verse that goes with that quoted line -<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9LNZK5ol97opnmqqecCnKjzLV-eQN1ccUFHhh_mOSY3zzbJ6bqcC5gdZCdO_wuPbBHRaQZpvlFQ36o0vHExWm1FdwFAyVTAM0LR6zSX2q2J5xmL5i1_9mwQW_l5ju1z14TypSwC2Ow/s1600/clock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9LNZK5ol97opnmqqecCnKjzLV-eQN1ccUFHhh_mOSY3zzbJ6bqcC5gdZCdO_wuPbBHRaQZpvlFQ36o0vHExWm1FdwFAyVTAM0LR6zSX2q2J5xmL5i1_9mwQW_l5ju1z14TypSwC2Ow/s320/clock.JPG" /></a><b>Whatever we inherit from the fortunate<br />
We have taken from the defeated<br />
What they had to leave us — a symbol:<br />
A symbol perfected in death.<br />
And all shall be well and<br />
All manner of thing shall be well<br />
By the purification of the motive<br />
In the ground of our beseeching</b><br />
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Then this prompted <a href="http://twitter.com/MyTheseus" target="_blank">@MyTheseus</a> to tweet this picture of the clock with four faces (quartets) inside Grand Central Station.<br />
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So we are now tying in to S. because of the Page 122 link, however now things are going further as we have the following passage from the same place that the alternative Chapter 10's came from - <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>I am not proud of what I have done or who I have become. Straka believes or believed, however you want to look at it, that everything can be rewritten, everything can be reborn. I'm not so sure.</em></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em></em></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>There are threads that, when pulled, may unravel the entire tapestry. I, unknowingly, pulled such a thread. Then in my efforts to put it all back together I have become so entangled that I can barely move.</em></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em></em></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>Let me explain. In order to see the birds it is necessary to become part of the silence, and I was very good at it. Somewhere in Time, I waited beside the clock with four faces and the Nightingale approached.</em></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>I had invested years of my life in reliable, unquestioning service. And I continued that service. I waited for the Nightingale to look away and I stole a key, part her soul, before fading back into the silence. I had done this before to various people in various ways. This time I made the mistake of looking back and seeing what I left behind.</em></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>As fate would have it, I was to deliver the key and the bag we had taken to the Château. But I remembered the Nightingale's panic and my curiosity got the better of me. I opened the bag.</em></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>It is one thing to see a book, just one story bound up and hidden. It is quite another to see an entire life all at once. Pictures, letters, notes, histories, stories. I still haven't read them all. But I began to see the birds for what they were, struggling and floundering as their ships filled with water. Fighting to reveal truth to the world in any way they could. Trying to keep those at the top from crushing those on the bottom. Fighting to change the world.</em></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>And I changed.</em></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>But what I have done can not be rewritten by what I do now. I have killed in cold blood. I have murdered, poisoned, even killed by defenestration, all for the man in the Château. Yet the blood is not on his hands. It is on mine.</em></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em></em></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">All I can do is let you peak into the stolen bag in hopes that you may preserve at least some of it.</span> </em></span></span><br />
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For the moment we are assuming "The Nightingale" is FXC, does this also mean the Château mentioned is Vevoda's Château, or as Tonzi in the comments points out, more likely Bouchard's Château ? Is this person then an agent that is now on the run from his former masters ?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9FWpdCc6C-7Pnk1-Oytx8BlA8JxbDRe4v2We6b99gaM2eB4d0KN2u_wE23BAwaiSedatuXz_-Zpci-lInWRsIqlBAmMjVCUhqmieibENoXXzNFz3vOvhyH5gR9dGJtM_86Yvc5TfUw/s1600/chord.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9FWpdCc6C-7Pnk1-Oytx8BlA8JxbDRe4v2We6b99gaM2eB4d0KN2u_wE23BAwaiSedatuXz_-Zpci-lInWRsIqlBAmMjVCUhqmieibENoXXzNFz3vOvhyH5gR9dGJtM_86Yvc5TfUw/s320/chord.JPG" /></a>There is one more small part to the events of the last few days that might fit in to this new chapter of S. we are discovering.<br />
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In amongst all this new activity over the last few days <a href="http://twitter.com/dougdorst" target="_blank">Doug Dorst</a> released this picture on Twitter. It is of course a guitar chord, and after several attempts to decipher it's meaning the final concensus reached is that this is A flat diminished, or as it is more commenly written "Abdim".<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Iv937bU1XqDklRd3EfnSvNTQmJEAPRGA6W2uL95PxXdjgWAaovcQakLKxHFeorj-wZ_ZAZ8DdgPzo9mAT-tyz9xiSyascg7IeiIUotUQmsQQSD84xPCaYaElhJNNhSOK-x0WYypqQA/s1600/abdim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Iv937bU1XqDklRd3EfnSvNTQmJEAPRGA6W2uL95PxXdjgWAaovcQakLKxHFeorj-wZ_ZAZ8DdgPzo9mAT-tyz9xiSyascg7IeiIUotUQmsQQSD84xPCaYaElhJNNhSOK-x0WYypqQA/s320/abdim.jpg" /></a>Keen readers of S. will now make a connection, ok it took us a few minutes, but on page 248, the person who hands the valise to S. is Abdim<br />
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It is our supposition that this is directly related to the M Crinitus activity, as the bag in Grand Central is similar or even the same as the one S. receives.<br />
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So are you looking forward to taking part in the new journey of S. that has just started ?</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-45357506518914648692014-04-10T13:27:00.000-07:002014-04-10T13:34:16.033-07:00The birds that watch the garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLlErukyF-oH7r1W-T5Rf01FxfDUV28S9RAEQ6WKNAi-gITCRCBUO11lUfJi8f4Sk3qwXA8fbqFbr-1HwjUlxButyp4zbYSO5xkJ63Ojlsh81E2bOliqAXelOyIjCiK1Z_3TmBCSVUg/s1600/mcrinitus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLlErukyF-oH7r1W-T5Rf01FxfDUV28S9RAEQ6WKNAi-gITCRCBUO11lUfJi8f4Sk3qwXA8fbqFbr-1HwjUlxButyp4zbYSO5xkJ63Ojlsh81E2bOliqAXelOyIjCiK1Z_3TmBCSVUg/s320/mcrinitus.jpg" /></a>A few days ago we noticed that a new twitter user <a href='http://twitter.com/MCrinitus' target='_blank'>@MCrinitus</a> (Greater crested flycatcher) has been tweeting some interesting things, especially around the time of the release of the new chapter 10 versions.<br />
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A little while ago this tweet was posted, to our minds an obvious encrypted message encode as a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Fence_Cipher' target='_blank'>railfence cipher</a><br />
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I struggled to get a clean translation, but it turns out it was all to do with the number of spaces between the letters. <a href='http://twitter.com/MCrinitus' target='_blank'>@MrToasty</a> found the solution first -<br />
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<b>The Caduceus gives life to those that are dead, but it stands for so much more. Who is Emydio Alves?</b><br />
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Once this answer had been found we got another tweet from @MCrinitus - "<i>I am old. I am tired. And now I head to the garden for a rest. Maybe there I can watch the ships sail</i>" along with this image which appears to be a page from a book, and we are assuming it is actually from "The Winged Shoes of Emydio Alves".<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kM5MDKCx2E1GN1Tg_jTGdfM5-fErqtWWaE2cDKT2SEaxzefywvNIRw_eoMzM75TghlMo146f_in56ip-WA_04sp9RxFW5m8K-5Sf_f80l3LDE-RKxe-0Gff9R7faAIidLHXrGQnmKA/s1600/Bk4uggRCcAAFG_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kM5MDKCx2E1GN1Tg_jTGdfM5-fErqtWWaE2cDKT2SEaxzefywvNIRw_eoMzM75TghlMo146f_in56ip-WA_04sp9RxFW5m8K-5Sf_f80l3LDE-RKxe-0Gff9R7faAIidLHXrGQnmKA/s640/Bk4uggRCcAAFG_w.jpg" /></a><br />
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The page has definite similarities to Ship of Theseus with him starting and ending in the water.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-90036093596603253892014-04-09T12:27:00.000-07:002014-04-09T12:27:02.920-07:00Three More Chapter 10 Alternatives Uncovered<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As you will have seen yesterday evening we published an alternative version of the end of chapter 10 of Ship of Theseus.<br />
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Previously we had an alternative from Jen Heyward on her Tumblr Blog <a href="http://jenheyward.tumblr.com" target="_blank">The Jen Heyward Tumblr</a> which had the translation reference of 273.<br />
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Then a couple of days ago translation reference 289 was released by <a href="http://monkeysandrabbitholes.blogspot.com/2014/04/another-alternative-chapter-10-words.html" target="_blank">@CFish6</a>, <a href="http://ladansedusinge.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/7886/" target="_blank">@SisterTsion</a>, and <a href="http://justingarver.com/2014/04/alternate-chapter-10-pages-00289-ship-of-theseus/" target="_blank">@justingarver</a><br />
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Yesterday we published <a href="http://sfiles22.blogspot.com/2014/04/alternative-chapter-10-uncovered.html" target="_blank">translation reference 290</a> which has also been published by <a href="http://s-abrams.forumactif.org/t78-s-omething-of-interest#204" target="_blank">this French blog</a><br />
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Then today translation reference 291 was published by <a href="http://dtmademedoit.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/what-does-291-mean-to-you/" target="_blank">@JillaggieARG</a>, <a href="http://osfourscage.blogspot.ca/2014/04/alternate-chapter-10-received-at.html" target="_blank">@Osfourcage</a> and <a href="http://whoisstraka.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/alternate-ending-for-chapter-10-of-ship-of-theseus-by-v-m-straka-eph-9993-00291/">whoisstraka.wordpress.com</a><br />
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If you look at the translation numbers 273 to 291 implies that there are potentially 19 versions of chapter 10 to uncover.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-66459564174138033432014-04-08T12:00:00.000-07:002014-04-08T12:00:04.515-07:00Alternative Chapter 10 Uncovered<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Singed and battered, but still legible, an anonymous source has delivered this alternative version of the end of V M Straka's Ship of Theseus.<br />
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Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-27968389772093142292014-03-11T15:45:00.001-07:002014-03-14T09:43:41.366-07:00Something or Nothing ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsD8XwaCyu7d3_tGdjJjh7fTgnxL-g_w9QYh8OYloVzUWmg0LAEuJZ2RePIWTDa_cL1Mr1tVbAaGymgCbFSh1zyKAA04xxFr5cSKhWBnsBma_812hppy8UKBmmHK5KL-34ItYBqPHFQ/s1600/page12_something.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsD8XwaCyu7d3_tGdjJjh7fTgnxL-g_w9QYh8OYloVzUWmg0LAEuJZ2RePIWTDa_cL1Mr1tVbAaGymgCbFSh1zyKAA04xxFr5cSKhWBnsBma_812hppy8UKBmmHK5KL-34ItYBqPHFQ/s320/page12_something.jpg" /></a>A few hours ago <a href='https://twitter.com/canongatebooks' target='_blank'>@CannongateBooks</a> tweeted this picture with the accompanying words of <i>"Page twelve, line two, word seven"</i><br />
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It is a copy of page 12 and on that page the second line word seven is "something"<br />
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At first glance the page appears to be the same but lots of analysis on this page needs to take place to uncover something we may have missed, if you have any theories please post them in the comments below.<br />
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*** Update *** we have had another tweet by <a href='https://twitter.com/canongatebooks' target='_blank'>@CannongateBooks</a> - <i>"Page 327, line 21, words 4 and 5"</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG4L_SpzXhyphenhyphenTOovNS2j30DuPs6g6ibc4Px3kMyYbeaS5c8_eRIeBMj5ygylnKEHXBxG-xmoJcj1dtsKYoPMmGtaWYMy_awN5FAWpRBQDCZJ8yXtNdtPnSzhKZc4pUADSw2DJTVjZuzQ/s1600/page327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG4L_SpzXhyphenhyphenTOovNS2j30DuPs6g6ibc4Px3kMyYbeaS5c8_eRIeBMj5ygylnKEHXBxG-xmoJcj1dtsKYoPMmGtaWYMy_awN5FAWpRBQDCZJ8yXtNdtPnSzhKZc4pUADSw2DJTVjZuzQ/s320/page327.jpg" /></a>If I can count correctly this gives us "is coming" so we have "Something is coming", anyone got a theory on what that something might be ?<br />
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<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvdauW0BsDS7oBbt8b774R52qz47AnP0k4szn-3eI35PhMksUGgnb4FQIHozPtLbUCgdTGxIlUgoeeWaPBQ1csL97lkmMLf2kjHysEO08JhCSeuIIoOzB1-ZgEvJV7C0YnlElXc6F9Q/s1600/sfiles_page350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvdauW0BsDS7oBbt8b774R52qz47AnP0k4szn-3eI35PhMksUGgnb4FQIHozPtLbUCgdTGxIlUgoeeWaPBQ1csL97lkmMLf2kjHysEO08JhCSeuIIoOzB1-ZgEvJV7C0YnlElXc6F9Q/s320/sfiles_page350.jpg" /></a>*** Update *** We have had a third tweet - <i>"'page 350, line twelve, word eleven and line thirteen word one'#StrakaNews "</i><br />
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So we now have "Something is coming you can"<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvpdVIj4PghVndg-VTDcT9yi7D05_xzj6WrBSqsYHgAH0R__mfUz9iBPM6DbPZfiZ6aeivqsZcF-fQANI1DDbzEzVTxUW_AA6uoesZH_7L1vbLff8gNSKqTszbtar5J7kKVxnL4Y-zQ/s1600/page312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvpdVIj4PghVndg-VTDcT9yi7D05_xzj6WrBSqsYHgAH0R__mfUz9iBPM6DbPZfiZ6aeivqsZcF-fQANI1DDbzEzVTxUW_AA6uoesZH_7L1vbLff8gNSKqTszbtar5J7kKVxnL4Y-zQ/s320/page312.jpg" /></a>*** Update *** another message from Cannongate, this time the word is "buy"<br />
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"Something is coming you can buy" - which doesn't fill us with a lot of confidence that this is anything more than a marketing ploy, but we will stick with it for now.<br />
<div style='clear:both'></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0sac3_ETW-_KYJqQL4Ol3zg8-Muvg-6JRQbFCx_GJwTbpwJwHBs-J-lmljirpyeZ5ebvvY9qipQgIKfhNlyskPWEKBcFJpnAXpFSzO7sIf-uCRAtG5cy2H7SyiKoSO72OfjDADwpzA/s1600/page440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0sac3_ETW-_KYJqQL4Ol3zg8-Muvg-6JRQbFCx_GJwTbpwJwHBs-J-lmljirpyeZ5ebvvY9qipQgIKfhNlyskPWEKBcFJpnAXpFSzO7sIf-uCRAtG5cy2H7SyiKoSO72OfjDADwpzA/s320/page440.jpg" /></a>*** Update *** The next word has arrived <i>"Page 440, line 11, word seven #StrakaNews"</i> - "Something is coming you can buy signed"<br />
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<div style='clear:both'></div>There we have it, the final piece of the puzzle, you can indeed purchase a 1st edition copy of S. from the <a href='http://www.canongate.tv/signed-s.html' target='_blank'>Canongate books online store</a> along with a signed bookplate.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-51651459342814863612014-02-25T12:59:00.000-08:002014-02-25T13:48:01.219-08:00For What It's worth - Jen Heyward<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFMvh-eXX41ywkkWmTD5QUG4g5lTSFUeNYA1zbJg6RpEC2yLUSHLXpiQiJL8y9gOw9GfRG8EBRO5Ib26KcbIsjGL0A6mAqSnAULGR_PDdNT39FFpGCVpW2PSu_GMMk1TeVb-zw_5zRQ/s1600/tumblr_n1j17jwmdB1smaotoo1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFMvh-eXX41ywkkWmTD5QUG4g5lTSFUeNYA1zbJg6RpEC2yLUSHLXpiQiJL8y9gOw9GfRG8EBRO5Ib26KcbIsjGL0A6mAqSnAULGR_PDdNT39FFpGCVpW2PSu_GMMk1TeVb-zw_5zRQ/s320/tumblr_n1j17jwmdB1smaotoo1_1280.jpg" /></a>It seems Jen Heyward has found something special.<br />
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Twitter user <a href='http://twitter.com/TK10815' target='_blank'>@TK10815</a> tweeted a link to an <a href='http://io9.com/another-layer-of-j-j-abrams-and-doug-dorsts-book-onio-1530819445?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow' target='_blank'>i09 article</a> that linked us to this <a href='http://jenheyward.tumblr.com' target='_blank'>Jen Heyward Tumblr blog</a>.<br />
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The tumblr page has a few interesting items, the most significant of which is a translation of some manuscript pages written in the Czech language. Thankfully someone called I. Svobodová has translated it to English for Jen and each page appears as an image on the blog.<br />
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We are off to read the new words and see if / where they fit in S.<br />
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*** Update having examined the new pages, they appear to be part of chapter 10 and our current theory is that they start close to the top of page 451.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2_EwMttn2QldSbS6WxpA7yhOW81kbj8b_kIQQZCMmBTfaJOcvpedNHQdY0wjTEAtxLqwnudEHA57DmoNCrIx5SVGPs-0Lx0l7iASKJX83hi33_5gq17BO29WN_J9HJWPXL-2vHasRA/s1600/tumblr_mvei698LLM1smaotoo1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2_EwMttn2QldSbS6WxpA7yhOW81kbj8b_kIQQZCMmBTfaJOcvpedNHQdY0wjTEAtxLqwnudEHA57DmoNCrIx5SVGPs-0Lx0l7iASKJX83hi33_5gq17BO29WN_J9HJWPXL-2vHasRA/s320/tumblr_mvei698LLM1smaotoo1_1280.jpg" /></a>Underneath the new pages is this image, it appears to be part of a dossier about Straka, and has an obituary from the Baltimore Bugle-Dispatch. The re is a hand written note, (circled) which says "Bouchard Property)<br />
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In the background of the picture there is what appears to be some photograph contact strip images and a copy of Miracle at Braxenholm.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-5631921970968881722014-02-22T05:55:00.000-08:002014-02-22T05:55:12.307-08:00Word Book Stores Ask Doug Dorst<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T9HixM1O5tbVI0JUWunTx6YwKp0lrQCrkIC2Ccykf_VJpCF_vEKcgJ8hnKABm17iJa63-CWGGZSdOgWYrKzo11rj5Wsje0_gjzBDk_xwiDs6T2brwN1-NPLzouuGiF6samIufioKBA/s1600/wbs_logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T9HixM1O5tbVI0JUWunTx6YwKp0lrQCrkIC2Ccykf_VJpCF_vEKcgJ8hnKABm17iJa63-CWGGZSdOgWYrKzo11rj5Wsje0_gjzBDk_xwiDs6T2brwN1-NPLzouuGiF6samIufioKBA/s120/wbs_logo.png" /></a>A few days ago Word Book Stores had an ask Doug Dorst event using Tumblr as the platform.<br />
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You can read the whole set of questions and answers by clicking here to go to the <a href='http://wordbookstores.tumblr.com/tagged/ask-Doug-Dorst' target='_blank'>Word Book Stores Tumblr page</a>.<br />
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Lots of interesting answers to questions, and a few enigmatic answers as well, one of my favourites being this one.<br />
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Not sure if that means Straka is Arthur Dent or he is one of Jacob's candidates, but the answer may make sense one day.<br />
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Another thing that the interview revealed is that there are still things out there on the web for us to find, so if you are still looking you aren't completely wasting your time. Any thoughts on what may be left to find would be much appreciated !<br />
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One final thing on the WBS website is the <a href='http://wordbookstores.com/event/s-book-group-0' target='_blank'>Events listing</a>. It mentions there is a book group discussion on S. tonight, I don't know if that is in store or online, but if you know which then we would love to know more about the discussions.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-33642422998531899392014-02-22T05:22:00.000-08:002014-02-22T05:22:01.327-08:00Notes From Many Islands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTN31HAL2pMHuBhomw-CIhHuAO6OedC6NneRwGJdDD5_6-3IVbew83HPECFRl5e33OIRXuDVOUtW3bSbZWy3ndB4hQF9tLoGrIdhuMb7oy27mORSE_xd8wiQa5aYGmvy92VRlph-X3A/s1600/Tsion_website.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTN31HAL2pMHuBhomw-CIhHuAO6OedC6NneRwGJdDD5_6-3IVbew83HPECFRl5e33OIRXuDVOUtW3bSbZWy3ndB4hQF9tLoGrIdhuMb7oy27mORSE_xd8wiQa5aYGmvy92VRlph-X3A/s320/Tsion_website.jpg" /></a>As things aren't exactly moving at a break neck pace on this site at the moment it would be remiss of us if we didn't explicitly mention some of the people that are digging in to S. at depths that will probably make your head spin.<br />
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I thoroughly recommend that if you are intrigued by the mysteries in S. you have a look at these blogs, you may not get the answers you are seeking but you will get a whole load of related information.<br />
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First up, mainly because of the epic journey and examination of the materials in the <a href='http://ladansedusinge.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/2623/' target='_blank'>42nd Street Library</a> is <a href='http;//twitter.com/sistertsion' target='_blank'>@Sistertsion</a>, who runs the <a href='http://ladansedusinge.wordpress.com/' target='_blank'>The Monkey Dance (falling down the S rabbit hole) blog</a>.<br />
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Then we have <a href='http://twitter.com/CFish6' target='_blank'>@CFish6</a> who is also down the S. rabbit hole with the <a href='http://monkeysandrabbitholes.blogspot.co.uk/' target='_blank'>Monkeys and Rabbit Holes blog</a><br />
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Next up is <a href='http://twitter.com/JillaggieARG' target='_blank'>@JillaggieARG</a> with the <a href='http://dtmademedoit.wordpress.com/' target='_blank'>DT Made Me Do IT blog</a><br />
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Also <a href='http://twitter.com/MyTheseus' target='_blank'>@MyTheseus</a> / Mystimus who has been a part of the S. journey ever since I can remember with <a href='http://whoisstraka.wordpress.com' target='_blank'>the Who Is Straka blog</a>, not related to the other Who Is Straka site as far as I know :-)<br />
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Finally, and speaking of Who Is Straka, a mention of <a href='http://twitter.com/jordan_byron' target='_blank'>@jordan_byron</a> who is concentrating his effort on that particular website on his blog <a href='http://blog.jordanbyron.com/post/72553940130/6483-khz' target='_blank'>Notes From A Standing Desk</a>.<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-89269564880343320052014-01-28T12:01:00.000-08:002014-01-28T12:01:52.318-08:00Vulture Interviews doug Dorst<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/doug-dorst-s-interview.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaui7WOWmVpScITiE8wHuqjJaOjvqZWMuCCHRATCkRbu6iVBqWTzx5VsB1vNNmSy-mE99Inu1Le-sm1IY4xJGKxbgqMu4kolqXrw9ywJhDAsytKjEi4Ncdkwj88x_urhDKkWvr1p4qhQ/s320/dd_interview_vulture.jpg" /></a>Just published is a new <a href='http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/doug-dorst-s-interview.html' target='_blank'>interview with Doug Dorst on the Vulture Website</a>, conducted by Jennifer Vineyard<br />
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There are some pretty cool questions and in depth answers, although not necessarily revealing any answers to mysteries in the book !<br />
</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-85260638483406499402014-01-16T12:27:00.000-08:002014-01-16T12:27:22.213-08:00References<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIRlFKu9dNTxdYS3Sr_smotNRu0ZCi_XP01eU6g1hTTOOyHJPH4zJod9iMi5_ZIeivgswAXrdR0FBlwqie__cPKzaAHNrtHhEXn0L_yrF3xHfN-hQOLwi5WteDHs9AyFFLooNDZVkYg/s1600/brazil_compare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIRlFKu9dNTxdYS3Sr_smotNRu0ZCi_XP01eU6g1hTTOOyHJPH4zJod9iMi5_ZIeivgswAXrdR0FBlwqie__cPKzaAHNrtHhEXn0L_yrF3xHfN-hQOLwi5WteDHs9AyFFLooNDZVkYg/s1600/brazil_compare.jpg" height="320" width="236" /></a>It is worth pointing out a few items that have recently been found that are direct comparisons to items and words found in S.<br />
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The first is from <a href='http://twitter.com/JillaggieARG/status/423294443836694528' target='_blank'>@JillaggieARG</a> and is the original postcard reference that the postcard in S. that Eric sends is based on. As you can see the original is not crimped and has the Rio De Janeiro name present on it.<br />
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Oddly I was looking through my folder of S. images for the insert reference I have and found that I had already had this original from a different source. I can't remember if I put something in the comments or just found it and forgot it, but it is the same as Jill's version. Thanks Jill for sending it and a note to self - must remember to follow up on these things !<br />
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Next is <a href='http://twitter.com/MyTheseus' target='_blank'>@MyTheseus</a> who mentions the comparison to page 147 of S. and <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautionary_Tales_for_Children' target='_blank'>Belloc's Cautionary Tales For Children</a><br />
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Then we have Clare (<a href='https://twitter.com/CFish6' target='_blank'>@CFish6</a>) who sent in a reference advert used to construct part of the <a href='http://sfiles22.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/mckays-magazine-review-ship-of-theseus.html' target='_blank'>McKay's magazine article</a><br />
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<a href='https://twitter.com/CFish6/status/422245155073036288/photo/1' target='_blank'>See the original reference here</a><br />
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Finally for now we have <a href='http://twitter.com/blackwellharb' target='_blank'>@blackwellharb</a> who tweeted this self referential tweet -<br />
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"@SFiles22 check out Lopevi (13th Straka book). Tiny volcanic island just like Obsidian Island. #whoisstraka"<br />
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</div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-70286214155046288372014-01-16T11:32:00.002-08:002014-01-16T11:32:44.287-08:00Many Warblings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnKBzVl0NbJ5LKshXcLHquIUXUf9vEXfDwi445ZFaQ7C7WPS7AQFbjKBqtxlGKeCOsGPnLjtXAxu1PUukDGQRW2GREfJ6_3lcAstkCJQGDqsnNDrk2LoHTx0S1eeYz0WBmxANQEowDQ/s1600/lampa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnKBzVl0NbJ5LKshXcLHquIUXUf9vEXfDwi445ZFaQ7C7WPS7AQFbjKBqtxlGKeCOsGPnLjtXAxu1PUukDGQRW2GREfJ6_3lcAstkCJQGDqsnNDrk2LoHTx0S1eeYz0WBmxANQEowDQ/s1600/lampa.jpg" height="320" width="248" /></a>A few small updates for you in one easy to digest post.<br />
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First we have had Jana contact us to say the following about the Lampa newspaper clipping - <br />
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In the insert pg. 69 (Czech headline) there is a grammatical error. It should have been divákY. This version (diváků) is wrong and would only work in combination with "skokem diváků", which would mean: (Suicide shocks by) "a leap BY witnesses". Wasn't there speculation that members of S. Jumped after Straka in order to save him?<br />
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(By the way: "Opice-Tance" is not a proper way how a Czech would write the term "Monkey Dances") <br />
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So mistake or clue ?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVkgBImBi4_4SFnuxFBr90uvJUEZsAs8_rfYhciHSYFCKgiSkhpDXO6Dyk3UJzWRghHsCBFubJcULdLBFMrS6oVNh8-5chwc_8fR-YUjhyPjLlxbRDP-fy-gzjXNDN8FNTfMSE8CN8g/s1600/nostes_standing_desk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVkgBImBi4_4SFnuxFBr90uvJUEZsAs8_rfYhciHSYFCKgiSkhpDXO6Dyk3UJzWRghHsCBFubJcULdLBFMrS6oVNh8-5chwc_8fR-YUjhyPjLlxbRDP-fy-gzjXNDN8FNTfMSE8CN8g/s1600/nostes_standing_desk.jpg" height="136" width="320" /></a>Next, in case you didn't see it in the comments, Jordan is putting together a task force to see if a co-ordinated effort can decipher the mystery of <a href="http://whoisstraka.com/" target="_blank">WhoIsStraka.com</a>.<br />
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Read more on Jordan's blog - <a href="http://blog.jordanbyron.com/post/72553940130/6483-khz" target="_blank">Notes From A Standing Desk</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpsfrrXh9fgANPKvSGMTdFutTL0tze9OppU4yLSy26smP2xJVLEkVwqthcIWnBwCCVy5H8cu4HmCuok0pJ95MJgogIROd4TuEPJdTpOsSwpdzmIOI3pUbgcK5qhtPypfyHX3yDM0ThA/s1600/bolo_dd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpsfrrXh9fgANPKvSGMTdFutTL0tze9OppU4yLSy26smP2xJVLEkVwqthcIWnBwCCVy5H8cu4HmCuok0pJ95MJgogIROd4TuEPJdTpOsSwpdzmIOI3pUbgcK5qhtPypfyHX3yDM0ThA/s1600/bolo_dd.jpg" height="256" width="320" /></a>Finally for this post the <a href='http://bolobooks.com' target='_blank'>BOLO Books Blog</a> has published an interview with Doug Dorst.<br />
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The interview talks about Ciphers, the books creation and Stephen King, <a href='http://bolobooks.com/2014/01/doug-dorst-bolo-books-interview/' target='_blank'>head on over to the Bolo Books blog and read the interview</a></div>Zort70http://www.blogger.com/profile/07422271592523903824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805633148931061749.post-79174820543623869442014-01-16T10:55:00.002-08:002014-01-16T10:58:31.773-08:00Poll Results<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfjbxjs3veOfxcRf0dLXudi_BxHC5k6u-p67bL8ha04X23aoL0oTwO6mSgr-49cFgCw3RNsc3_lheSWtwH0bJgZ9l-Kil8bCg8PJZjdCfn-int0256lFtawS2GNes_ja6ChtlSvynJA/s1600/poll1_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="float:left;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfjbxjs3veOfxcRf0dLXudi_BxHC5k6u-p67bL8ha04X23aoL0oTwO6mSgr-49cFgCw3RNsc3_lheSWtwH0bJgZ9l-Kil8bCg8PJZjdCfn-int0256lFtawS2GNes_ja6ChtlSvynJA/s1600/poll1_result.jpg" height="108" width="320" /></a>Really sorry about the lack of updates, lots of things happening which have prevented me updating.<br />
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So the first update of many I have for you is the result of the poll, the vast majority of you, 205 of 238 votes, do not write in the margins of your own copy of S.<br />
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30 of you have written in different pen colours and 3 lonely souls are making their own conversations with Jen and Eric !<br />
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