Thread: Chapter 9 - Whip

This is the 10x10 grid of letters on page 2, a.k.a. the 'word search':

Code:

UPATMRKYEJ
PSSVPZWUQH
AOKKRMHPLC
UGSYECMJEG
KEVIUKJSOR
EBNIZWRUVQ
NVOJYCYYRO
BZYXKMTOYT
YIOXERRHMM
BLVCBOSBOJ

-Rusty

Thanks Rusty... appreciate it. Til I get my book this gives me something to play with...

Just an observation....

The branding iron that appears on page 24 also appears on page 27. It is oriented as if you are looking at it from above, so the letters are backwards. But the other "brands" (if that is what they are meant to be) on page 24 appear as they would if you were looking at them already branded on cattle or a horse. I don't know if this is significant or not.

I am just listing the place names that are on page 24:

Irvine ----> CA
Broken Arrow ----> OK
Alburquerque ----> NM
Barre ----> Mass, NY, Wisconsin, Vermont
Chiquta ----> in Sonoma County, California; Mount Chiquita in Colorado; Agua Chiquita Creek in New Mexico; and a song by ABBA. Also means "little girl".

Any thoughts on how these places are connected? I can understand Irvine, Broken Arrow, and Alburquerque, but not Barre. I could be missing some other place named Barre.

Does anyone know what the symbol is that appears after the word, "animal"? It looks like an oriental character.

There are numerous words that this can be decoded into. My favorite, and probably the most simple, is, "Don't panic!"

Originally Posted by Genetic Blend

There are numerous words that this can be decoded into. My favorite, and probably the most simple, is, "Don't panic!"

Originally Posted by Genetic Blend

Does anyone know what the symbol is that appears after the word, "animal"? It looks like an oriental character.

Hi Genetic Blend!

I think you are right in guessing it looks like an oriental character. I looked it up and found the word "truth" in reference to the symbol but it is not complete. Truth has a little mark on the top of the body of the symbol. Unsure if this helps.

...go get em Genetic Blend. Still looking for answers.

Beth

Thanks for sharing that. I will keep looking...and looking, I'm sure.

30B27E21E51A36J42F11C11D1B2G35B2
2C15G15H23E5B41C8F33G33H33I24E48
C23A4A50E4E19C35A22B28G43E15D40
E19F46C46D38A46H1D31C30G14E20E5
4A18E9D2C36B39D29C

Okay... is there anything to be gleaned from some interesting patters here... when the numeral is repeated, the corresponding alpha moves incrementally... don't know if that corresponds with any cipher or not but it's curious... for example 11C, 11D; 15G, 15H; 33G, 33H, 33I...

Just seeing patterns in everything right now...