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Bree's disk

2007-03-07T21:56:05Z

208.70.218.2: /* LIGATURES */

In [[Rescuing Daniel]], [[Bree]] tells us that [[Tachyon]] gave her an encrypted disk and promised that she would "tell [her] how to open it when the time was right". About a week later, Daniel found a package in Jonas's car (video [[Jonas Sucks]]). The package contained Nancy Drew books and a note from [[Tachyon]], leading to a [[Semiotics|puzzle]] that allowed Daniel to [[Cracked The File|crack the file]].

=Contents=
==The three files==
[[Image:LIGATURES.jpg|thumb|right|200px|LIGATURES image]]
[[Image:AMALGAMATION.jpg|thumb||right|200px|AMALGAMATION image]]
When unzipped, SEMIOTICS.rar yields a folder named "igel tsetop non tse mucearG". Backwards, its name is "''Graecum est non potest legi''", which is Latin for "It is Greek; it cannot be read." The folder contains three files.

===LIGATURES===
The first is named "4c4947415455524553" and has no extension. When translated from hex, its name is "LIGATURES". Adding the extension ".jpg" allows the file to be opened as an image. 
'''Definition:''' In writing and typography a ligature occurs where two or more letter-forms are joined as a single glyph. Ligatures usually replace two sequential characters sharing common components, and are part of a more general class of glyphs called "contextual forms" where the specific shape of a letter depends on context such as surrounding letters or proximity to the end of a line.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(typography) Wikipedia article on typographical ligatures.]</ref> 
For information on the symbols in this image, see the section [[Semiotics#The Symbols|The Symbols]]

===AMALGAMATION===
The second file is named "414d414c47414d4154494f4e" and also produces an image when the extension .jpg is added. Its name is "AMALGAMATION" in hex. 
'''Definition:''' Amalgamation means to combine or unite into one form; the word has several uses, among them chemistry, mining, dentistry and mathematics (particularly group theory).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgamation Wikipedia disambiguation page for "Amalgamation".]</ref> 
For information on the symbols in this image, see the section [[Semiotics#The Symbols|The Symbols]]

===SEMANTIKOS===
The third file is named "53454d414e54494b4f53", which is "SEMANTIKOS" when translated from hex. Adding the extension .txt allows the file to be opened as a text file, which reads

VGhlIFRoZXRhIGlzIHNpbWlsYXIgdG8gYW4gRWd5cHRpYW4gc3ltYm9sIHRoYXQgcmVwcmVzZW50cyB0aGUgU3VuLCBhbmQgdGhlIE11IHdhcyBkZXJpdm
VkIGZyb20gdGhlIEVneXB0aWFuIGhpZXJvZ2x5cGhpYyBzeW1ib2wgZm9yIHdhdGVyLiBTbyB0aGUgU3VuIGVxdWFscyBSYS4uLmFuZCB0aGUgd2F0ZXIg
ZXF1YWxzIE5hdW5ldD8gT3IgbWF5YmUgUG9zZWlkb24/IFdoZW4gY29tYmluZWQgdGhpcyAid2F0Y2hlciIgc3ltYm9sIGVzdGFibGlzaGVzIHRoYXQgdG
hlIE9yZGVyIHJ1bGVzIGFuZCB3YXRjaGVzIG92ZXIgYWxsIHRoYXQgZXhpc3RzIGluIGJldHdlZW4uDQoNClRoZXRhIGlzIHRoZSA4dGggbGV0dGVyLCBN
dSBpcyB0aGUgMTJ0aC4gU28gdGhhdCdzIG9uZSBtb3JlIDEyLCBidXQgdGhlIDggPSA/Lg0KDQpUaGV0YSB3YXMgYWxzbyB1c2VkIGFzIGFuIGFiYnJldm
lhdGlvbiBmb3IgIlRoYW5hdG9zLCIgYW5kIGNvbnNpZGVyZWQgYSB3YXJuaW5nIG9mIGRlYXRoLg0K

'''Please note''':Actual text has no line breaks or spaces, they were inserted in the above text for better fit.

Translating from BASE64, the following message is obtained: 

::''The Theta is similar to an Egyptian symbol that represents the Sun, and the Mu was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water. So the Sun equals Ra...and the water equals Naunet? Or maybe Poseidon? When combined this "watcher" symbol establishes that the Order rules and watches over all that exists in between.''

::''Theta is the 8th letter, Mu is the 12th. So that's one more 12, but the 8 = ?.''

::''Theta was also used as an abbreviation for "Thanatos," and considered a warning of death.''

This message used to examine the images from LIGATURES and AMALGAMATION in the next section.

'''Definition of Semantikos:''' Semantikos is the Greek root of the English word ''semantics''. Semantikos means giving signs, significant, symptomatic. It comes from the Greek ''sema'', meaning sign.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics Wikipedia article on Semantics]</ref>

=The Symbols=
==AMALGAMATION==
{|align=right
|[[Image:AMALGAMATION_Theta.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Theta'''
|-
|[[Image:AMALGAMATION_Mu.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Mu'''
|-
|[[Image:AMALGAMATION_Watcher.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Watcher'''
|-
|}

Tachyon explains this image in her text file SEMANTIKOS (above). In that note she demonstrates how the "watcher" symbol is constructed with the Greek letters Theta and Mu.

===Theta===
Tachyon's note reveals that Theta is "similar to an Egyptian symbol that represents the Sun". 
It also mentions that Theta could be representative of a warning of death.
===Mu===
Tachyon's note explains that Mu is "derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol representing water".

==="Watcher"===
Combining Theta and Mu creates the "watcher" symbol. The "watcher" symbol's ''meaning'' is also a combination of the respective meanings of Theta and Mu. Thus, Tachyon concludes that the "watcher" symbol "establishes that the Order rules and watches over all that exists in between [the sun and the sea]".

'''Note on numbers:''' The Semantikos file also makes mention of the numerical value of these letters--"Theta is the 8th letter, Mu is the 12th."--but currently no one is sure what this numbering would imply.

==LIGATURES==
{|align=right
|[[Image:LIGATURES_blurryWatcher.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Watcher'''
|-
|[[Image:LIGATURES_OmicronTau.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Omicron+Tau'''
|-
|[[Image:LIGATURES_GammaSigma.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Lambda+Sigma'''
|-
|[[Image:LIGATURES_ThetaPi.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Theta+Pi'''
|}
The meanings of the symbols below have not been ascertained, but forum users believe that Tachyon intends us to deduce their meaning by breaking them into their Greek-letter components and studying each part.
==="Watcher" (blurry)===
===Hybrid 1: Omicron + Tau===
After decoding Tachyon's message to brother in the recent [[Dancing In The Dark]] puzzle, it has been suggested that what was assumed to be Omicron is actually a Phi.

===Hybrid 2: Lambda + Sigma===

===Hybrid 3: Theta + Pi===
After decoding Tachyon's message to brother in the recent [[Dancing In The Dark]] puzzle, it has been suggested that what was assumed to be Pi is actually a Nu, or possibly an Eta.

When Googled, Theta + Pi, Lambda + Sigma and Omicron + Tau all show different Fraternities. Weither that has any signifigance to understanding the symbols has not been determined.

==How it plays out==
After seeing the files, the meaning of the second set of symbols is unknown. [[Tachyon]] posts a [[Dancing In The Dark|profile update]] that leads to another [[Dancing In The Dark|puzzle]]. The note obtained from that puzzle shows that Tachyon herself is not sure what these symbols mean. It appears that this is the information that she stole from the [[The Action of an Enemy - Be Careful|OpAphid information gathering facilities]] and that she is still trying to figure out what it means.
In [[How Dumb Am I?]], Bree discovers that there is some "artwork" in Jonas's cabin that looks like the Hybrid 3 (Theta+Pi) symbol. Not knowing exactly what the symbol means, she nevertheless links him to [[the Order]] and ties him up.

=References=
<references/>

[[Category:Theories and speculation]]
[[Category:Notable details]]

Bree's disk

2007-03-07T21:55:40Z

208.70.218.2:

In [[Rescuing Daniel]], [[Bree]] tells us that [[Tachyon]] gave her an encrypted disk and promised that she would "tell [her] how to open it when the time was right". About a week later, Daniel found a package in Jonas's car (video [[Jonas Sucks]]). The package contained Nancy Drew books and a note from [[Tachyon]], leading to a [[Semiotics|puzzle]] that allowed Daniel to [[Cracked The File|crack the file]].

=Contents=
==The three files==
[[Image:LIGATURES.jpg|thumb|right|200px|LIGATURES image]]
[[Image:AMALGAMATION.jpg|thumb||right|200px|AMALGAMATION image]]
When unzipped, SEMIOTICS.rar yields a folder named "igel tsetop non tse mucearG". Backwards, its name is "''Graecum est non potest legi''", which is Latin for "It is Greek; it cannot be read." The folder contains three files.

===LIGATURES===
The first is named "4c4947415455524553" and has no extension. When translated from hex, its name is "LIGATURES". Adding the extension ".jpg" allows the file to be opened as an image. 
'''Definition:''' In writing and typography a ligature occurs where two or more letter-forms are joined as a single glyph. Ligatures usually replace two sequential characters sharing common components, and are part of a more general class of glyphs called "contextual forms" where the specific shape of a letter depends on context such as surrounding letters or proximity to the end of a line.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(typography) Wikipedia article on typographical ligatures.]</ref> 
For information on the symbols in this image, see the section [[Semiotics#The Symbols|The Symbols]]

===AMALGAMATION===
The second file is named "414d414c47414d4154494f4e" and also produces an image when the extension .jpg is added. Its name is "AMALGAMATION" in hex. 
'''Definition:''' Amalgamation means to combine or unite into one form; the word has several uses, among them chemistry, mining, dentistry and mathematics (particularly group theory).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgamation Wikipedia disambiguation page for "Amalgamation".]</ref> 
For information on the symbols in this image, see the section [[Semiotics#The Symbols|The Symbols]]

===SEMANTIKOS===
The third file is named "53454d414e54494b4f53", which is "SEMANTIKOS" when translated from hex. Adding the extension .txt allows the file to be opened as a text file, which reads

VGhlIFRoZXRhIGlzIHNpbWlsYXIgdG8gYW4gRWd5cHRpYW4gc3ltYm9sIHRoYXQgcmVwcmVzZW50cyB0aGUgU3VuLCBhbmQgdGhlIE11IHdhcyBkZXJpdm
VkIGZyb20gdGhlIEVneXB0aWFuIGhpZXJvZ2x5cGhpYyBzeW1ib2wgZm9yIHdhdGVyLiBTbyB0aGUgU3VuIGVxdWFscyBSYS4uLmFuZCB0aGUgd2F0ZXIg
ZXF1YWxzIE5hdW5ldD8gT3IgbWF5YmUgUG9zZWlkb24/IFdoZW4gY29tYmluZWQgdGhpcyAid2F0Y2hlciIgc3ltYm9sIGVzdGFibGlzaGVzIHRoYXQgdG
hlIE9yZGVyIHJ1bGVzIGFuZCB3YXRjaGVzIG92ZXIgYWxsIHRoYXQgZXhpc3RzIGluIGJldHdlZW4uDQoNClRoZXRhIGlzIHRoZSA4dGggbGV0dGVyLCBN
dSBpcyB0aGUgMTJ0aC4gU28gdGhhdCdzIG9uZSBtb3JlIDEyLCBidXQgdGhlIDggPSA/Lg0KDQpUaGV0YSB3YXMgYWxzbyB1c2VkIGFzIGFuIGFiYnJldm
lhdGlvbiBmb3IgIlRoYW5hdG9zLCIgYW5kIGNvbnNpZGVyZWQgYSB3YXJuaW5nIG9mIGRlYXRoLg0K

'''Please note''':Actual text has no line breaks or spaces, they were inserted in the above text for better fit.

Translating from BASE64, the following message is obtained: 

::''The Theta is similar to an Egyptian symbol that represents the Sun, and the Mu was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water. So the Sun equals Ra...and the water equals Naunet? Or maybe Poseidon? When combined this "watcher" symbol establishes that the Order rules and watches over all that exists in between.''

::''Theta is the 8th letter, Mu is the 12th. So that's one more 12, but the 8 = ?.''

::''Theta was also used as an abbreviation for "Thanatos," and considered a warning of death.''

This message used to examine the images from LIGATURES and AMALGAMATION in the next section.

'''Definition of Semantikos:''' Semantikos is the Greek root of the English word ''semantics''. Semantikos means giving signs, significant, symptomatic. It comes from the Greek ''sema'', meaning sign.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics Wikipedia article on Semantics]</ref>

=The Symbols=
==AMALGAMATION==
{|align=right
|[[Image:AMALGAMATION_Theta.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Theta'''
|-
|[[Image:AMALGAMATION_Mu.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Mu'''
|-
|[[Image:AMALGAMATION_Watcher.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Watcher'''
|-
|}

Tachyon explains this image in her text file SEMANTIKOS (above). In that note she demonstrates how the "watcher" symbol is constructed with the Greek letters Theta and Mu.

===Theta===
Tachyon's note reveals that Theta is "similar to an Egyptian symbol that represents the Sun". 
It also mentions that Theta could be representative of a warning of death.
===Mu===
Tachyon's note explains that Mu is "derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol representing water".

==="Watcher"===
Combining Theta and Mu creates the "watcher" symbol. The "watcher" symbol's ''meaning'' is also a combination of the respective meanings of Theta and Mu. Thus, Tachyon concludes that the "watcher" symbol "establishes that the Order rules and watches over all that exists in between [the sun and the sea]".

'''Note on numbers:''' The Semantikos file also makes mention of the numerical value of these letters--"Theta is the 8th letter, Mu is the 12th."--but currently no one is sure what this numbering would imply.

==LIGATURES==
{|align=right
|[[Image:LIGATURES_blurryWatcher.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Watcher'''
|-
|[[Image:LIGATURES_OmicronTau.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Omicron+Tau'''
|-
|[[Image:LIGATURES_GammaSigma.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Lambda+Sigma'''
|-
|[[Image:LIGATURES_ThetaPi.jpg|95px]]
|align=center|'''Theta+Pi'''
|}
The meanings of the symbols below have not been ascertained, but forum users believe that Tachyon intends us to deduce their meaning by breaking them into their Greek-letter components and studying each part.
==="Watcher" (blurry)===
===Hybrid 1: Omicron + Tau===
After decoding Tachyon's message to brother in the recent [[Dancing in the Dark]] puzzle, it has been suggested that what was assumed to be Omicron is actually a Phi.

===Hybrid 2: Lambda + Sigma===

===Hybrid 3: Theta + Pi===
After decoding Tachyon's message to brother in the recent [[Dancing In The Dark]] puzzle, it has been suggested that what was assumed to be Pi is actually a Nu, or possibly an Eta.

When Googled, Theta + Pi, Lambda + Sigma and Omicron + Tau all show different Fraternities. Weither that has any signifigance to understanding the symbols has not been determined.

==How it plays out==
After seeing the files, the meaning of the second set of symbols is unknown. [[Tachyon]] posts a [[Dancing In The Dark|profile update]] that leads to another [[Dancing In The Dark|puzzle]]. The note obtained from that puzzle shows that Tachyon herself is not sure what these symbols mean. It appears that this is the information that she stole from the [[The Action of an Enemy - Be Careful|OpAphid information gathering facilities]] and that she is still trying to figure out what it means.
In [[How Dumb Am I?]], Bree discovers that there is some "artwork" in Jonas's cabin that looks like the Hybrid 3 (Theta+Pi) symbol. Not knowing exactly what the symbol means, she nevertheless links him to [[the Order]] and ties him up.

=References=
<references/>

[[Category:Theories and speculation]]
[[Category:Notable details]]