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| === Unsolved === | === Unsolved === | ||
| - | ===== Camp Francis letters ===== | + | ===== Pledge card ===== |
| - | * Initially, [[Camp Francis#letters|the letters]] were plain text, but have since been re-posted as images | + | Week: [[Kindness]] |
| - | * The 4th letter, from "Tabitha", contains a mysterious repetition of the word 'VENT' - once per line. | + | |
| ===== Daily inspirations ===== | ===== Daily inspirations ===== | ||
| + | ''(ongoing weekly)'' | ||
| * See [[Daily inspirations]] | * See [[Daily inspirations]] | ||
| - | * Dates with uncertain meanings: Oct-9, Oct-10, Oct-11, Oct-12 | + | |
| + | ===== The Pattern ===== | ||
| + | * A theory regarding the [[The Pattern|weekly pattern]] of puzzles and tasks | ||
| === Solved === | === Solved === | ||
| + | ===== Passionix Brochure ===== | ||
| + | Week: [[Chastity]] | ||
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| + | ===== Reporting an Act ===== | ||
| + | * With each virtue update comes the ability to "report someone in an (anti-virtue) act" by submitting a name. | ||
| + | * Once the unvirtuous act is discovered, that employee is quickly dismissed from the Citizens of Virtue organization. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Camp Francis letters ===== | ||
| + | Week: [[Patience]] | ||
| + | * Initially, [[Camp Francis#letters|the letters]] were plain text, but have since been re-posted as images | ||
| + | * The 4th letter, from "Tabitha", contains a mysterious repetition of the word 'VENT' - once per line. | ||
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| ===== [[Puzzles/Faithless Fourteen|Faithless Fourteen]] ===== | ===== [[Puzzles/Faithless Fourteen|Faithless Fourteen]] ===== | ||
| - | * Messages are included in the [[Temperance]] virtue update on October 8th. | + | Week: [[Temperance]] |
| - | * Clue: Daily inspiration for October 8th | + | * Messages are included in the [[Temperance]] virtue updates on October 8th. |
| - | * Clue: Instruments heard in the song [[I'll Find the Way]] | + | <blockquote class="plain"> |
| - | * Solution: <spoiler>HISRAGTIMEBAND</spoiler> which leads to <spoiler>[[Xander's Ragtime Band]] on Myspace</spoiler> | + | ======'''Part 1'''====== |
| + | Clues: | ||
| + | :# Daily inspiration for October 8th | ||
| + | :# Muted portion of scripture narration in the [[Temperance#Video|devotional video]] | ||
| + | :# Notes repeated at the end of Bryson's [[Temperance#Video|devotional video]] | ||
| + | Solution: | ||
| + | :# <spoiler>"first of six groups" ''seems'' to indicate the first letter of the 6th word of each of the Faithless Fourteen lyrics, as with #2</spoiler> | ||
| + | :# <spoiler>The muted portion is the phrase ''"instruments for noble purposes"''</spoiler><br><spoiler>Odd instruments are heard in the song [[I'll Find the Way]], by IOOEAA. The first letter of the instruments' names that are heard spell: '''SXTHWRDFCHTRCK'''. Add the letters IOOEAA to spell '''SIXTH WORD OF EACH TRACK''' </spoiler> | ||
| + | :# <spoiler>the notes are: '''F A C A D E'''</spoiler> | ||
| + | :* Result: <spoiler>The first letters of the 6th words in the songs' lyrics spell '''HISRAGTIMEBAND''', which leads to [[Xander's Ragtime Band]] on Myspace. The page has one song with the lyrics written out, and is titled '''Facade'''.</spoiler> | ||
| + | ======'''Part 2'''====== | ||
| + | Clues: | ||
| + | :# Lila posts an old photo of Xander, saying he loved the Beatles. | ||
| + | Solution: | ||
| + | :# <spoiler>Each line of '''FACADE''' contains a word that appears only ''once'' in all Beatles song lyrics. The first letter of each song spells out: '''SHECANCOPYRIGHTMYSONGS'''</spoiler> | ||
| + | ======'''Part 3'''====== | ||
| + | :* Lila is prompted to copyright the Faithless Fourteen, which Xander wrote, in an effort to thwart the Citizens of Virtue who used them online. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
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| + | ===== [[Puzzles/Endnotes|JWTSC Endnotes]] ===== | ||
| + | * The scripture references noted at the end of each chapter's endnotes seem unrelated to the chapter itself. | ||
| + | * Using the chapter and verse numbers as indexes to the letters of the book names themselves, a message is formed:<br><spoiler>"EMAIL ROB AT NOOMA DOT COM"</spoiler> | ||
| + | * Following the instructions leads to <spoiler>an [[Email-Robatnooma|auto-response email]] from [[rob@nooma.com]]</spoiler> | ||
| ===== [[Help save the seven]] ===== | ===== [[Help save the seven]] ===== | ||
Current revision
[edit] Puzzles
[edit] Unsolved
[edit] Pledge card
Week: Kindness
[edit] Daily inspirations
(ongoing weekly)
[edit] The Pattern
- A theory regarding the weekly pattern of puzzles and tasks
[edit] Solved
[edit] Passionix Brochure
Week: Chastity
[edit] Reporting an Act
- With each virtue update comes the ability to "report someone in an (anti-virtue) act" by submitting a name.
- Once the unvirtuous act is discovered, that employee is quickly dismissed from the Citizens of Virtue organization.
[edit] Camp Francis letters
Week: Patience
- Initially, the letters were plain text, but have since been re-posted as images
- The 4th letter, from "Tabitha", contains a mysterious repetition of the word 'VENT' - once per line.
[edit] Faithless Fourteen
Week: Temperance
- Messages are included in the Temperance virtue updates on October 8th.
[edit] Part 1
Clues:
- Daily inspiration for October 8th
- Muted portion of scripture narration in the devotional video
- Notes repeated at the end of Bryson's devotional video
Solution:
- Result:
[edit] Part 2
Clues:
- Lila posts an old photo of Xander, saying he loved the Beatles.
Solution:
[edit] Part 3
- Lila is prompted to copyright the Faithless Fourteen, which Xander wrote, in an effort to thwart the Citizens of Virtue who used them online.
[edit] JWTSC Endnotes
- The scripture references noted at the end of each chapter's endnotes seem unrelated to the chapter itself.
- Using the chapter and verse numbers as indexes to the letters of the book names themselves, a message is formed:
- Following the instructions leads to
[edit] Help save the seven
- Using the Holon typeface, the message reads: ""
- In the source of the page itself is
- At Fruitofthegarden.com there is a plant search field.
- (see also Lila's signature below)
[edit] Lila's Signature
- In an email from Oct 5, Lila signs off with the following signature:
- Sincerely,
- Lila Greene
- KJV SoS 'henna'
- KJV refers to the 'King James Version' of the Bible
- SoS refers to
- 'henna' is
- in the KJV, 'henna' is
- Solution:
[edit] Daily inspirations
- See Daily inspirations
- Understood dates: Oct-8
