Re: Puzzle Solving

John Fereira <jaf30@xxxxxxxxxxx>, in article <Xns9A20B9A7BB163jaf30cornelledu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dixit:
..... There is one in particular that, although it in a
location I might never visit, I have taken the challenge to attempt to
solve. The puzzle has many levels including multiple types of ciphers and
hidden clues. Some of the clues are red herrings. The puzzle is based on
the book called Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. In any case, one of the
pieces of the puzzle appears to involve astrology and since I know very
little about it I was wondering if anyone here knows much about it and could
make some sense of a couple of images that were revealed in the puzzle.

If anyone is interested in working on the puzzle with me I'd love to have
someone else to bounce some ideas off of.

I suck at that kind of puzzle, which is why I haven't e-mailed you
about this. But I am wondering how it's going.

So, how's the puzzle solving going?


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Piglet

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