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#* ''vpisteve'' was able to get to the location and retrieve a package #* ''vpisteve'' was able to get to the location and retrieve a package
#* From his picture set '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/polyman/sets/72157603781660711/ here]''': #* From his picture set '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/polyman/sets/72157603781660711/ here]''':
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#*: The package consists of a '''Thermos''' containing the following items: #*: The package consists of a '''Thermos''' containing the following items:
#*:* '''Camera''': Canon PowerShot S110 with the back plate removed #*:* '''Camera''': Canon PowerShot S110 with the back plate removed

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Puzzles

  • red denotes unsolved puzzles, green denotes solved

Four punchcards

Solved - but awaiting completion

  • It's believed the answer to the punchcards below will contain the locations of 4 other specially modified cameras.

Steps taken (spoilers below, if you want to solve yourself):

  1. The holes in a single string format, with 1 being right-most column, are:
    Card 1) x32010x32000022002x32000222000
    Card 2) 002210320003200232000000000000
    Card 3) xx0222x02120x46454x20202000000
    Card 4) x02210564477x02210x02020000000
  2. Punchcards are 10 x 30 in size - appearing to be in 5 groups of 6 numbers
  3. Each set of 6 is a guitar chord, resulting in:
    Card 1) -32010 C, -32000 C7, 022002 Emadd2, -32000 C7, 222000 Bm/F#
    Card 2) 002210 Am/E, 320003 G, 200232 D/F#, 000000 --, 000000 --
    Card 3) --0222 DM7, -02120 AM7, -46454 C#m7, -20202 Bm7, 000000 --
    Card 4) -02210 Am, 564477 B7/A, -02210 Am, -02020 AM7, 000000 --
  4. Enitech received a letter from "a member of the resistance" containing two encrypted messages
    Clue 1) wph psmawxtugj umbpvi vw qsnv lkm vsfzhge fy alj gczcaj bh m qsus ll uleieuw vvopj yh yp xoe ihzcijnbx uvscwmewaif momgkm rwmv dtiok trs fmt kbv qlpr kcmp xksir qigbs qyi oef pckzd nrqqr timv rbui xzf lvnv ssxf rmykb
    Clue 2) mpg bmfospalvl hqjugr bk uligs hopx xn d wzcqep lsqxkigw eed tukcwkc lasys uk xqstl hbt jaadh srbmgd vrc yffe ab ofk aqpa jcw zys lrvqfrohtl dmgdocr
  5. Presuming they're vigenere ciphers - working backwords, hoping the first word of the decrypted text was "THE", the two phrases returned keys of
    Clue 1) DID
    Clue 2) TIC
  6. From there, possible words were tested until matches were made, and eventually keys were determined, noting the common similarity of Pink Floyd lyrics.
    1. Did you see the frightened ones
      Did you hear the falling bombs
      Did you ever wonder
      Why we had to run for shelter
      When the promise of a brave new world
      Unfurled beneath a clear blue sky
      (Goodbye Blue Sky)
    2. Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
      You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
      Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
      (Time)
    • The songs associate with the punchcards in that the chords are key progressions in the songs:
      Card 3) Dmaj7 Amaj7 C#m7 Bm7 = Time
      Card 4) Am B7/A Am Amaj7 = Goodbye Blue Sky
    • The other cards are key progressions in the songs
      Card 1) C C7 Emadd2 C7 Bm/F# = Welcome to the Machine
      Card 2) Am/E G D/F# = Wish You Were Here
  7. When the discovered key strings were applied to the encrypted cipher text, the results were:
    Clue 1) the resistance device is near the surface of the ground at a park in granada hills ca at the following coordinates thirty four point two six one five five three minus one one eight point four nine six four four eight
    Clue 2) the resistance device is being held in a corner newstand and grocery store at fifty two canal street new york ny ask lily for the resistance package
  8. We are now waiting for Clue 3 and Clue 4, in order to decode with Card 1 and Card 2
Package Locations and Contents
  1. "The resistance device is near the surface of the ground at a park in Granada Hills, CA at the following coordinates: 34.261553 -118.496448"
    • vpisteve was able to get to the location and retrieve a package
    • From his picture set here:

      The package consists of a Thermos containing the following items:
      • Camera: Canon PowerShot S110 with the back plate removed
      • Battery charger
      • USB Cable
      • Empty 32MB CF memory card (no files, no recoverable files)
      • Survival multi-tool - compass/whistle/thermometer/magnifying glass
  2. "The resistance device is being held in a corner newstand and grocery store, at 52 Canal St., New York, NY. Ask Lily for the resistance package"
    • This package was reportedly picked up by a person named "Bill", whose whereabouts at the moment are unknown, and no report of this package has yet been found.
Speculation...
  • It's possible the holes may represent guitar chords forms as they appear in a tab format. eg: the first 6 numbers of the first card are "x32010" - a standard C chord. In which case each punchcard would then contain 5 chord forms. Many resulting chords however are quite varied from their major or open standard chords, though many are quite obviously standard major chords; so how they would define a code is still elusive.
  • In chord form, the strings may become:
-32010 C     -32000 C7    022002 Emadd2  -32000 C7   222000 Bm/F#
002210 Am/E  320003 G     200232 D/F#    000000 --   000000 --
--0222 DM7   -02120 AM7   -46454 C#m7    -20202 Bm7  000000 --
-02210 Am    564477 B7/A  -02210 Am      -02020 AM7  000000 --
a problem with chords is that odd ones may have multiple names, and different artists may disagree on what to call them.
  • The chords themselves may be the progression for a song.
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