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* A grid of numbers with words and lines | * A grid of numbers with words and lines | ||
* Stylized humanoid with 146 on his face | * Stylized humanoid with 146 on his face | ||
− | * Circuit board | + | * Circuit board |
− | * Word search | + | * Word search |
* Blue Note Jazz Cafe matchbook | * Blue Note Jazz Cafe matchbook | ||
* Dr. Maya Patel's pen | * Dr. Maya Patel's pen | ||
− | * | + | * Keycard |
* Magnifying glass | * Magnifying glass | ||
* Mousepad | * Mousepad | ||
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<li>Call 941-893-2427 and listen to the answering machine.</li> | <li>Call 941-893-2427 and listen to the answering machine.</li> | ||
<li>Email [mailto:OTSfirm@gmail.com OTSfirm@gmail.com] for an automated reply.</li> | <li>Email [mailto:OTSfirm@gmail.com OTSfirm@gmail.com] for an automated reply.</li> | ||
− | <li>This is likely all related to a different mystery | + | <li>This is likely all related to a different monthly mystery.</li> |
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
<li>Read the Forrest City Tribune page 4.</li> | <li>Read the Forrest City Tribune page 4.</li> | ||
+ | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Surveillance.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7surveillance.html. | ||
+ | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>This URL only appears on the subscription box itself and is easy to miss.</li> | ||
+ | <li>This site is an image of a computer screen and a code word. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Surveillance.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
+ | <li>The computer screen is animated; the video is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8DWKvBUHMg on YouTube] or [[Media:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Surveillance-technology interface computer 95874070.mp4|a copy is available here]].</li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
+ | </li> | ||
+ | <li>Read unmentioned but related [https://www.facebook.com/christopherscuriosities/posts/398791370501937 Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 2:58 p.m.].</li> | ||
+ | <li>Read unmentioned but related [https://www.facebook.com/christopherscuriosities/posts/398792183835189 Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 3:01 p.m.].</li> | ||
+ | </ol> | ||
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+ | {{Transcription | ||
+ | | header3 = Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 2:58 p.m. | ||
+ | | files = | ||
+ | [[File:TMEC-Sector 7-Christopher's Curiosities-Facebook Post 01.png|thumb|center|[https://www.facebook.com/christopherscuriosities/posts/398791370501937 Christopher's Curiosities, Mar 12, 2017 2:58 p.m.].<br />[[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Christopher's Curiosities-Facebook Post 01-Photo.jpg|View original embedded image.]]]] | ||
+ | | transcription1 = | ||
+ | NEW ITEM: | ||
+ | <br />Photograph of unknown antenna array taken on the outskirts of Forrest City. Photo taken Jan 31, 2017, by Anon. | ||
+ | <br />OUR PRICE: $65 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Transcription | ||
+ | | header3 = Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 3:01 p.m. | ||
+ | | files = | ||
+ | [[File:TMEC-Sector 7-Christopher's Curiosities-Facebook Post 02.png|thumb|center|[https://www.facebook.com/christopherscuriosities/posts/398792183835189 Christopher's Curiosities, Mar 12, 2017 3:01 p.m.].<br />[[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Christopher's Curiosities-Facebook Post 02-Photo.jpg|View original embedded image.]]]] | ||
+ | | transcription1 = | ||
+ | NEW ITEM: | ||
+ | <br />Photograph of security door panel allegedly taken inside a covert facility hidden in Forrest City known as Sector 7. Photo taken Feb. 28, 2017, by Anon. | ||
+ | <br />OUR PRICE: $125 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <ol start="11"> | ||
<li>Read the notes by Resident 11 page 1. | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11 page 1. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
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<li>Solve the "Resident 11 Ward Room" puzzle. | <li>Solve the "Resident 11 Ward Room" puzzle. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|The pictured security keypad only accepts numbers.}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|The passcode for the security keypad was provided to Resident 11 through the display on his watch: 1126.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|The passcode for the security keypad was provided to Resident 11 through the display on his watch: 1126.}}</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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<li>Read the notes by Resident 11 page 2.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11 page 2.</li> | ||
<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Resident 11 Ward Room.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Resident 11 Ward Room.</li> | ||
− | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Containment.com | + | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Containment.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7containment.html. |
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Containment.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | <li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Containment.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
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<li>Solve the "Resident 11 Computer Screen Access" puzzle. | <li>Solve the "Resident 11 Computer Screen Access" puzzle. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|Without reading the rest of the Exploration of Sector 7, there's no clear pointer to this puzzle's solution.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #2:|A "numeric" keypad controls the door lock; the password will only be numbers.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #3:|There's a cryptogram on one of the included items. Find it and solve it.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #4:|The cryptogram reads "RESIDENT ELEVEN COMPUTER SCREEN PASSWORD" above a grid of numbers.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #5:|Try summing the grid's individual rows and columns.}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|The passcode to the touchscreen panel can be found on a page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. The black and white page with a grid of numbers contains what mathematicians call a “magic square.” All columns and rows add up to the same number. This is the passcode. The number itself and the magic square concept also have special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|The passcode to the touchscreen panel can be found on a page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. The black and white page with a grid of numbers contains what mathematicians call a “magic square.” All columns and rows add up to the same number. This is the passcode. The number itself and the magic square concept also have special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.}}</li> | ||
− | <li>{{Spoiler | + | <li>{{Spoiler|The password to the PDF is:|"260".}}</li> |
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</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | <ol start=" | + | <ol start="17"> |
<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 12.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 12.</li> | ||
<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 1.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 1.</li> | ||
− | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station4.com. | + | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station4.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station4.html. |
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station4.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | <li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station4.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
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<li>Solve the "Office 1" puzzle. | <li>Solve the "Office 1" puzzle. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|Figure out whose office this is. You've a photo of them.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #2:|Find the included items that mention this person's name.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #3:|Imagine the mousepad as a grid. Find the coordinates to this grid.}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|This is the office of Dr. Maya Patel. Maya is the Hindi myth name of the mother of Siddhartha, meaning “illusion." To access Dr. Patel’s computer, locate the photograph of her in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. You will note that in Dr. Patel’s coat pocket is a pen. Find both the pen and the mousepad from her office desk. The numbers on the pen (1.4 6.3 2.6 4.2) give you the row and column coordinates to locate four letters on the grid of letters on the mousepad.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|This is the office of Dr. Maya Patel. Maya is the Hindi myth name of the mother of Siddhartha, meaning “illusion." To access Dr. Patel’s computer, locate the photograph of her in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. You will note that in Dr. Patel’s coat pocket is a pen. Find both the pen and the mousepad from her office desk. The numbers on the pen (1.4 6.3 2.6 4.2) give you the row and column coordinates to locate four letters on the grid of letters on the mousepad.}}</li> | ||
− | <li>{{Spoiler | + | <li>{{Spoiler|The password to the PDF is:|"ACTG".}}</li> |
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 3.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 3.</li> | ||
<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Holographic Lab A.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Holographic Lab A.</li> | ||
− | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station64.com | + | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station64.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station64.html. |
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station64.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | <li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station64.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
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<li>Solve the "Holographic Data Center" puzzle. | <li>Solve the "Holographic Data Center" puzzle. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|Find the included keycard. The password will be numbers only.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #2:|Figure out the number pattern and identify the missing numbers.}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|To locate the passkey code for this computer, find the pass key in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the back, you will note a series of numbers with two blank spaces terminal. This sequence of numbers is what mathematicians call the Fibonacci sequence. The missing numbers are found by adding up the two numbers before each. The sequence is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377. The missing numbers are 13 and 55.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|To locate the passkey code for this computer, find the pass key in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the back, you will note a series of numbers with two blank spaces terminal. This sequence of numbers is what mathematicians call the Fibonacci sequence. The missing numbers are found by adding up the two numbers before each. The sequence is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377. The missing numbers are 13 and 55.}}</li> | ||
− | <li>{{Spoiler | + | <li>{{Spoiler|The password to the PDF is:|"1355".}}</li> |
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 4.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 4.</li> | ||
<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Genomics Lab.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Genomics Lab.</li> | ||
<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 2.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 2.</li> | ||
− | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station12.com. | + | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station12.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station12.html. |
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station12.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | <li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station12.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
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<li>Solve the "Office 2" puzzle. | <li>Solve the "Office 2" puzzle. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|Find the included item related to jazz. Don't just stare at it.}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|You will note that the occupant of this office is a fan of jazz. Locate the Blue Note Jazz Club matchbook in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the inside cover of the matchbook is a word: CONSTANCE. This is the password for the Office 2 computer. The name Constance also has has special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|You will note that the occupant of this office is a fan of jazz. Locate the Blue Note Jazz Club matchbook in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the inside cover of the matchbook is a word: CONSTANCE. This is the password for the Office 2 computer. The name Constance also has has special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.}}</li> | ||
− | <li>{{Spoiler | + | <li>{{Spoiler|The password to the PDF is:|"Constance".}}</li> |
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Imaging Lab.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Imaging Lab.</li> | ||
− | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station146.com. | + | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station146.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station146.html. |
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station146.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | <li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station146.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
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<li>The third row has 20 blue dots, but should only have 18.</li> | <li>The third row has 20 blue dots, but should only have 18.</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|One of the included items has the number "146" on it, just like this station.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #2:|Only the blue dots, and their count per row, relate to the puzzle solution.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #3:|There are always less than 26 blue dots in a single row.}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|To locate the password for this computer, find the page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room depicting a stylized humanoid with the numbers 146 on his forehead. The blue dots on the lefthand side of his body each indicate a letter in the alphabet (by numerical position such as 1<nowiki>=</nowiki>A, 2<nowiki>=</nowiki>B, and so on). The solution to the puzzle is “chromosome forty six.” This is the password.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|To locate the password for this computer, find the page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room depicting a stylized humanoid with the numbers 146 on his forehead. The blue dots on the lefthand side of his body each indicate a letter in the alphabet (by numerical position such as 1<nowiki>=</nowiki>A, 2<nowiki>=</nowiki>B, and so on). The solution to the puzzle is “chromosome forty six.” This is the password.}}</li> | ||
− | <li>{{Spoiler | + | <li>{{Spoiler|The password to the PDF is:|"chromosomefortysix".}}</li> |
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Data Center.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Data Center.</li> | ||
− | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station20.com. | + | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Station20.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station20.html. |
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station20.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | <li>This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Station20.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
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<li>Solve the "Data Center" puzzle. | <li>Solve the "Data Center" puzzle. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|The circuit board is a maze.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #2:|Or, more accurately, four mazes numbered 4, 2, 1, and 3.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #3:|Once you've found the ending letter of each maze, rearrange them numerically.}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|To locate the password for this computer, find the circuit board puzzle in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Along the bottom of the circuit board, you will note a series of letters. Approximately three inches down from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Using the magnifying glass provided, follow the circuit from each number (1, 2, 3 and 4) to its corresponding letter at the end of the circuit. Write down each letter as you locate it. Then put the four letters in order according to the number at the top of the circuit (1,2,3 and 4). The password is BETA.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|To locate the password for this computer, find the circuit board puzzle in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Along the bottom of the circuit board, you will note a series of letters. Approximately three inches down from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Using the magnifying glass provided, follow the circuit from each number (1, 2, 3 and 4) to its corresponding letter at the end of the circuit. Write down each letter as you locate it. Then put the four letters in order according to the number at the top of the circuit (1,2,3 and 4). The password is BETA.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|The password to the PDF is:|"BETA".}}</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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<li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Exit Door.</li> | <li>Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Exit Door.</li> | ||
− | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Exit.com. | + | <li>Visit http://www.Sector7Exit.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7exit.html. |
<ol> | <ol> | ||
<li>This site is an image of the Sector 7 Exit Doors and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Exit.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | <li>This site is an image of the Sector 7 Exit Doors and a single button. [[:File:TMEC-Sector 7-Sector7Exit.png|View a screenshot.]]</li> | ||
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<li>Solve the "Sector 7 Exit Doors" puzzle. | <li>Solve the "Sector 7 Exit Doors" puzzle. | ||
<ol> | <ol> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #1:|Several "code words" have been revealed throughout your investigation.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #2:|These code words form the list of words to find in the word search puzzle.}}</li> | ||
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #3:|Once all words have been found, do the remaining uncircled letters spell anything?}}</li> | ||
<li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|During the course of your investigation you will encounter many “code words,” both individually and as part of other puzzles or Sector 7 documents. Each of these code words can be found in the word grid metasearch from the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Locate each code word in the metasearch (spelled forward or backwards) and circle it. When you have located all of the code words, you will be left with a series of letters. These letters spell the password that you must enter to exit the Sector 7 Containment Ward. Disregard any symbols that are not letters to reach the solution.}}</li> | <li>{{Spoiler|View the official solution:|During the course of your investigation you will encounter many “code words,” both individually and as part of other puzzles or Sector 7 documents. Each of these code words can be found in the word grid metasearch from the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Locate each code word in the metasearch (spelled forward or backwards) and circle it. When you have located all of the code words, you will be left with a series of letters. These letters spell the password that you must enter to exit the Sector 7 Containment Ward. Disregard any symbols that are not letters to reach the solution.}}</li> | ||
− | <li>{{Spoiler| | + | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #4:|Clearly mentioned code words are: SUBSTANCEX, MUTATION, OKAZAKI, PHAGE, PHENOTYPE, DNA, THYMINE DIMER, ACTINIDE, HOT SPOT, ALLELE, TRANSCRIPTION, STRAND, PRIMASE, CODON, and HAPLOTYPE. Others not labeled "code words" are also required: RESIDENT ELEVEN, CONSTANCE, CHROMOSOME 46, and BETA. Finally, there are three more words to find that are not mentioned in any document.}}</li> |
− | <li>{{Spoiler | + | <li>{{Spoiler|Hint #5:|Even though the remaining words aren't mentioned (but could be inferred by REDACTED text, or their relationship to DNA, or even just that they're in the grid as recognizable words), they, too, must be removed: OPERON, ISOTOPE, and IRRADIATION. That leaves you with ARCHONGENOMICS for the remaining letters.}}</li> |
+ | <li>{{Spoiler|The password to the PDF is:|"ArchonGenomics".}}</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
</li> | </li> |
Latest revision as of 15:00, 19 December 2018
Box contents
The following is a visual gallery of all box contents, as well as transcriptions of all text.
There are NO SPOILERS, puzzle explanations, or solutions detailed in this section.
- Hints and Solutions card
- Letter from Mr. X
- The Forrest City Tribune
- Notes by Resident 11
- Notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7
- Sector 7 cards:
- Floor plan
- Resident 11's Room
- Sector 7 Data Center
- Sector 7 Exit Door
- Sector 7 Genomics Lab
- Sector 7 Holographic Lab
- Sector 7 Imaging Lab
- Photos of:
- Dr. John Anders
- Dr. Maya Patel
- A grid of numbers with words and lines
- Stylized humanoid with 146 on his face
- Circuit board
- Word search
- Blue Note Jazz Cafe matchbook
- Dr. Maya Patel's pen
- Keycard
- Magnifying glass
- Mousepad
The investigation
The investigation is a complete walkthrough and contains hints, explanations, and solutions.
Where possible, spoiler tags have been used, but CONSIDER THIS YOUR SPOILER WARNING.
- Read the Hints and Solutions card.
- The Facebook group is no longer accessible.
- A copy of the official walkthrough and solutions is available: at Media:TMEC-Sector 7-Walkthrough.pdf.
- Read the Letter from Mr. X.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 1.
- Explore the rest of ForrestCity.info for flavor.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 2.
- The ArchonGenomics.com page is similar to the ForrestCity.info equivalent.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 3.
- Visit and explore http://www.otsfirm.com/ for background and flavor.
- Call 941-893-2427 and listen to the answering machine.
- Email OTSfirm@gmail.com for an automated reply.
- This is likely all related to a different monthly mystery.
- Read the Forrest City Tribune page 4.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Surveillance.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7surveillance.html.
- This URL only appears on the subscription box itself and is easy to miss.
- This site is an image of a computer screen and a code word. View a screenshot.
- The computer screen is animated; the video is on YouTube or a copy is available here.
- Read unmentioned but related Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 2:58 p.m..
- Read unmentioned but related Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 3:01 p.m..
Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 2:58 p.m.
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Christopher's Curiosities, March 12, 2017 3:01 p.m.
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- Read the notes by Resident 11 page 1.
- Contrary to these notes, the Resident 11's Room card does show a window.
- Presumably the "grid of letters" should be read as "grid of numbers".
- Solve the "Resident 11 Ward Room" puzzle.
- Hint #1: The pictured security keypad only accepts numbers.
- View the official solution: The passcode for the security keypad was provided to Resident 11 through the display on his watch: 1126.
- Read the notes by Resident 11 page 2.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Resident 11 Ward Room.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Containment.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7containment.html.
- This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. View a screenshot.
- Clicking the "Enter password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Resident 11 Computer Screen Access" puzzle.
- Hint #1: Without reading the rest of the Exploration of Sector 7, there's no clear pointer to this puzzle's solution.
- Hint #2: A "numeric" keypad controls the door lock; the password will only be numbers.
- Hint #3: There's a cryptogram on one of the included items. Find it and solve it.
- Hint #4: The cryptogram reads "RESIDENT ELEVEN COMPUTER SCREEN PASSWORD" above a grid of numbers.
- Hint #5: Try summing the grid's individual rows and columns.
- View the official solution: The passcode to the touchscreen panel can be found on a page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. The black and white page with a grid of numbers contains what mathematicians call a “magic square.” All columns and rows add up to the same number. This is the passcode. The number itself and the magic square concept also have special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.
- The password to the PDF is: "260".
Sector7Containment.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 12.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 1.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station4.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station4.html.
- This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. View a screenshot.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Office 1" puzzle.
- Hint #1: Figure out whose office this is. You've a photo of them.
- Hint #2: Find the included items that mention this person's name.
- Hint #3: Imagine the mousepad as a grid. Find the coordinates to this grid.
- View the official solution: This is the office of Dr. Maya Patel. Maya is the Hindi myth name of the mother of Siddhartha, meaning “illusion." To access Dr. Patel’s computer, locate the photograph of her in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. You will note that in Dr. Patel’s coat pocket is a pen. Find both the pen and the mousepad from her office desk. The numbers on the pen (1.4 6.3 2.6 4.2) give you the row and column coordinates to locate four letters on the grid of letters on the mousepad.
- The password to the PDF is: "ACTG".
Sector7Station4.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 3.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Holographic Lab A.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station64.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station64.html.
- This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. View a screenshot.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Holographic Data Center" puzzle.
- Hint #1: Find the included keycard. The password will be numbers only.
- Hint #2: Figure out the number pattern and identify the missing numbers.
- View the official solution: To locate the passkey code for this computer, find the pass key in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the back, you will note a series of numbers with two blank spaces terminal. This sequence of numbers is what mathematicians call the Fibonacci sequence. The missing numbers are found by adding up the two numbers before each. The sequence is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377. The missing numbers are 13 and 55.
- The password to the PDF is: "1355".
Sector7Station64.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 4.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Genomics Lab.
- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 2.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station12.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station12.html.
- This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. View a screenshot.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Office 2" puzzle.
- Hint #1: Find the included item related to jazz. Don't just stare at it.
- View the official solution: You will note that the occupant of this office is a fan of jazz. Locate the Blue Note Jazz Club matchbook in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. On the inside cover of the matchbook is a word: CONSTANCE. This is the password for the Office 2 computer. The name Constance also has has special significance to the themes that run through the Forrest City meta-mystery.
- The password to the PDF is: "Constance".
Sector7Station12.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Imaging Lab.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station146.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station146.html.
- This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. View a screenshot.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Imaging Lab" puzzle.
- The third row has 20 blue dots, but should only have 18.
- Hint #1: One of the included items has the number "146" on it, just like this station.
- Hint #2: Only the blue dots, and their count per row, relate to the puzzle solution.
- Hint #3: There are always less than 26 blue dots in a single row.
- View the official solution: To locate the password for this computer, find the page in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room depicting a stylized humanoid with the numbers 146 on his forehead. The blue dots on the lefthand side of his body each indicate a letter in the alphabet (by numerical position such as 1=A, 2=B, and so on). The solution to the puzzle is “chromosome forty six.” This is the password.
- The password to the PDF is: "chromosomefortysix".
Sector7Station146.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Data Center.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Station20.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station20.html.
- This site is an image of a computer monitor and a single button. View a screenshot.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Data Center" puzzle.
- Hint #1: The circuit board is a maze.
- Hint #2: Or, more accurately, four mazes numbered 4, 2, 1, and 3.
- Hint #3: Once you've found the ending letter of each maze, rearrange them numerically.
- View the official solution: To locate the password for this computer, find the circuit board puzzle in the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Along the bottom of the circuit board, you will note a series of letters. Approximately three inches down from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Using the magnifying glass provided, follow the circuit from each number (1, 2, 3 and 4) to its corresponding letter at the end of the circuit. Write down each letter as you locate it. Then put the four letters in order according to the number at the top of the circuit (1,2,3 and 4). The password is BETA.
- The password to the PDF is: "BETA".
Sector7Station20.com
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- Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Exit Door.
- Visit http://www.Sector7Exit.com, also available at http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7exit.html.
- This site is an image of the Sector 7 Exit Doors and a single button. View a screenshot.
- Clicking the "Enter Password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
- Solve the "Sector 7 Exit Doors" puzzle.
- Hint #1: Several "code words" have been revealed throughout your investigation.
- Hint #2: These code words form the list of words to find in the word search puzzle.
- Hint #3: Once all words have been found, do the remaining uncircled letters spell anything?
- View the official solution: During the course of your investigation you will encounter many “code words,” both individually and as part of other puzzles or Sector 7 documents. Each of these code words can be found in the word grid metasearch from the bundle hidden in Resident 11’s room. Locate each code word in the metasearch (spelled forward or backwards) and circle it. When you have located all of the code words, you will be left with a series of letters. These letters spell the password that you must enter to exit the Sector 7 Containment Ward. Disregard any symbols that are not letters to reach the solution.
- Hint #4: Clearly mentioned code words are: SUBSTANCEX, MUTATION, OKAZAKI, PHAGE, PHENOTYPE, DNA, THYMINE DIMER, ACTINIDE, HOT SPOT, ALLELE, TRANSCRIPTION, STRAND, PRIMASE, CODON, and HAPLOTYPE. Others not labeled "code words" are also required: RESIDENT ELEVEN, CONSTANCE, CHROMOSOME 46, and BETA. Finally, there are three more words to find that are not mentioned in any document.
- Hint #5: Even though the remaining words aren't mentioned (but could be inferred by REDACTED text, or their relationship to DNA, or even just that they're in the grid as recognizable words), they, too, must be removed: OPERON, ISOTOPE, and IRRADIATION. That leaves you with ARCHONGENOMICS for the remaining letters.
- The password to the PDF is: "ArchonGenomics".
Sector7Exit.com
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