Sector 7

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 (4 pages)
• 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 code words and lines
• Stylized humanoid with 146 on his face
• Circuit board puzzle
• Word search puzzle
• Blue Note Jazz Cafe matchbook
• Dr. Maya Patel's pen
• Key card
• 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.

1. Read the Hints and Solutions card.
   1. The Facebook group is no longer accessible.
   2. A copy of the official walkthrough and solutions is available: at Media:TMEC-Sector 7-Walkthrough.pdf.
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2. Read the Letter from Mr. X.
3. Read the Forrest City Tribune page 1.
4. Explore the rest of ForrestCity.info for flavor.
5. Read the Forrest City Tribune page 2.
   1. The ArchonGenomics.com page is similar to the ForrestCity.info equivalent.
6. Read the Forrest City Tribune page 3.
   1. Visit and explore http://www.otsfirm.com/ for background and flavor.
   2. Call 941-893-2427 and listen to the answering machine.
   3. Email OTSfirm@gmail.com for an automated reply.
   4. This is likely all related to a different mystery experience.
7. Read the Forrest City Tribune page 4.
8. Read the notes by Resident 11 page 1.
   1. Contrary to these notes, the Resident 11's Room card does show a window.
   2. Presumably the "grid of letters" should be read as "grid of numbers".
9. Solve the "Resident 11 Ward Room" puzzle.
   1. View the official solution: ​The passcode for the security keypad was provided to Resident 11 through the display on his watch: 1126.
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10. Read the notes by Resident 11 page 2.
11. Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Resident 11 Ward Room.
12. Visit http://www.Sector7Containment.com which redirects to http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7containment.html.
    1. Clicking the "Enter password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
13. Solve the "Resident 11 Computer Screen Access" puzzle.
    1. 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.
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    2. View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "260".
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Sector7Containment.com

Sector 7 CONTAINMENT WARD 1.004.006.465.v.tc.64 Resident 11 Resident 11’s condition continues to deteriorate since his admission to the Containment Ward. Memory loss is severe and his ability to form new memories appears to be limited to transient short term memories only. Independent memory retrieval continues to be severely impaired. Scans confirm that the short term memory loss is due to cellular damage in the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and cerebral cortex. Resident 11 continues to experience paranoia, intermittent periods of rage and violence directed at anyone within his field of vision. He intermittently experiences visual and auditory hallucinations. He also experiences significant disorientation and mental confusion when agitated. Code Word: mutation *** End of Entry

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14. Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 12.
15. Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Office 1.
16. Visit http://www.Sector7Station4.com.
    1. Clicking the "Enter password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
17. Solve the "Office 1" puzzle.
    1. 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.​
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    2. View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "ACTG".
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Sector7Station4.com

Sector 7 CONTAINMENT WARD 1.035.111.4225.v.ac.64 Resident 11 All of Resident 11’s symptoms are due to his exposure to [REDACTED]. The primary genetic damage to Residents 11’s DNA has been double- strand breaks of the DNA molecule. Repair is difficult and erroneous rejoining of broken ends has occurred on a large scale with concurrent losses of DNA fragments between the broken segments. The localized DNA damage caused by dense ionizations from high-LET exposure such as [REDACTED] is more difficult to repair than the diffuse DNA damage caused by the sparse ionizations from low-LET exposure. Due to the obviously sensitive nature of Resident 11’s identity and condition, access to the the remainder of Resident 11’s file has been restricted to Administrative Level Access. Code Word: phenotype *** End of Entry

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18. Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Ward Room 3.
19. Read the notes by Resident 11, Exploration of Sector 7, Holographic Lab A.
20. Visit http://www.Sector7Station64.com which redirects to http://www.forrestcity.info/sector7station64.html
    1. Clicking the "Enter password" button loads a password-protected PDF document.
21. Solve the "Holographic Data Center" puzzle.
    1. 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.
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    2. View the actual solution: The password to the PDF is "1355".
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Sector7Station64.com

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