[PUZZLE] 11-5-06 "Tip of the Iceburg"

Sad Panda · Post by **Sad Panda** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:33 am

[UPDATE]

PUZZLE:
NTFKTVYIGQCGCWGCAGTVLNTQNPNKQWKCGTIGNXEOIAYCGZAAQTLNTQPJKZHLUELXPUQXFMHGSTGTT

MESSAGE DECODED:

HE NEEDS TO KNOW HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN ONTO HIM IT IS NOT LIKE THEY JUST STOP TRACKING SOMEONE

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We have decoded the second page:
KEY IS 3

Degol has discovered that within the source of the craigslist website there is a message encoded in ROT3:

[/b] I COULDN'T WAIT FOR YOU. HOPE YOU GOT THE PACKAGE. DO MY NOTES MAKE SENSE? THOSE CONNECTIONS ARE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THELEMA IS 1 OF ? RE: MESSAGE 2 PASS ALONG. REDIRECT CANAAN

Guess what that means?
canaan.redirectme.net

Which takes you to:
http://modesto.craigslist.org/x/mis/230363173.html

We're not done yet, kids!

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NEW CLUE IN PROFILE UPDATE!!!

On the profile:
cmFzaGktMTMtMjcucmVkaXJlY3RtZS 5uZXQ=

Decoded from Base 64:
rashi-13-27.redirectme.net

Redirects you to:

http://merced.craigslist.org/x/mis/230355115.html

Get cracking!

horcruxes · Post by **horcruxes** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:33 am

the lyrics are from:
Dishwalla-Counting Blue Cars Lyrics

Must have been mid-afternoon
I could tell by how far the child's shadow is stretched out and
He walks with a purpose
In his sneakers
Down the street he had
Many questions like children often do...
He said

"Tell me all your thoughts on God?
And tell me am I very far? "

Must have been late afternoon
On our way the sun broke free of the clouds
We count only blue cars
Skip the cracks in the street
And ask many questions like children often do...
We said

"Tell me all your thoughts on God?
Cause I'd really like to meet her
And ask her why we're who we are?
Tell me all your thoughts on God?
Cause I'm on my way to see her
So tell me am I very far
Am I very far now?"

It's getting cold
Picked up the pace
How our shoes make hard noises in this place
Our clothes are stained
We pass many cross-eyed people
And ask many questions like children often do...

"Tell me all your thoughts on God?
Cause I'd really like to meet her
And ask her why we're who we are?
Tell me all your thoughts on God?
Cause I'm on my way to see her
So tell me am I very far
Am I very far now, am I very far now, am I very far now?"

Tell me all your thoughts of God?
Tell me all your thoughts of God?

edit: took out funny " tags

Sad Panda · Post by **Sad Panda** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:35 am

DEGGAB/ELBUOD

Backwards?

DOUBLE/BAGGED

Gee, that was easy.

shifty · Post by **shifty** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:37 am

When you scroll over the image it says "LOCKLOOSER" = LOOK CLOSER?

Its filename is "84656772897978" (Which is Tachyon, again).

Sad Panda · Post by **Sad Panda** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:42 am

Okay, any suggestions?

I think Double Bagged = Double encoded ... like we're going to have to use at more than one part of the drop to get the REAL message.

Luv2Luvem · Post by **Luv2Luvem** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:43 am

There are a few different theories but I think the "double bagged" reference could be telling us to try the numbers backwards.

Captious · Post by **Captious** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:44 am

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Must have been mid-afternoon
I could tell by how far the child's shadow is stretched out and 

He walks with a purpose
In his sneakers 
Down the street he had
Many questions like children often do... 
He said, "Tell me all your thoughts on God?" 
And tell me am I very far?
 
[ figured this was more your taste in music, too ]

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 DEGGAB/ELBUOD

 
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<li> this is in or around OUTBOUND 
<li> no -- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests 

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Captious · Post by **Captious** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:47 am

That's one hefty chunk of unused font colors. ;D

horcruxes · Post by **horcruxes** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:55 am

Captious wrote:That's one hefty chunk of unused font colors. ;D

i was thinking the same thing when i viewed the source....

Sad Panda · Post by **Sad Panda** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:55 am

From Deagol:

The DEGGAB/ELBOUD decodes to LUCKY#
in the source, look for the font color tags
DEGGAB/ELBOUD has 4c5543 4b5923 in the colors

Sad Panda · Post by **Sad Panda** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:57 am

[00:58] <deagol> i think the rest is double encoding
[00:59] <SadPanda> Double bagged.
[00:59] <SadPanda>

[00:59] <deagol> yea

Sad Panda · Post by **Sad Panda** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:59 am

DEAGOL RULES!!!

[01:01] <deagol> its ROT13
[01:01] <SadPanda> What is?
[01:01] <deagol> I COULDN'T WAIT FOR YOU. HOPE YOU GOT THE PACKAGE. DO MY NOTES MAKE SENSE? THOSE CONNECTIONS ARE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THELEMA IS 1 OF ? RE: MESSAGE 2 PASS ALONG. REDIRECT CANAAN

shifty · Post by **shifty** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:03 am

Was found by converting font colors to hex and then Rot 13. Which means every letter shifts 13 places forward.

(For those curious)

horcruxes · Post by **horcruxes** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:07 am

song lyrics for SECOND craigslist posting
ADELPHI-Attention

Somebody stop me,
Somebody stop him please.
Night skies, brake lights,
Conversation cuts ties.

Somebody stop him,
Somebody stop me please.
Everything everyone never said

So call this a lesson that’s worth being learned,
Is this the attention you deserve?

Somebody break him,
Somebody break me please.
Don’t wait, too late,
Please move on with your life.

Heart punched with stars,
Sky filled with emptiness.
Everything you never said

So call this a lesson that’s worth being learned,
Is this the attention you deserve?

I tried these lines one too many times [x9]

So call this a lesson that’s worth being learned,
Is this the attention you deserve?
(I tried these lines one too many times)

rachelalexis · Post by **rachelalexis** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:07 am

Holy. Crap.
What is the question mark, something that didn't decode correctly, or is it somehow an actual question mark like Tach didn't know what it was?
And thanks for the explanation of how it got there. All this stuff goes a tad over my head.