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Two Legs In The Afternoon
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=12465127

Tags: Orbis, Aesculapius, Astronomy, Bell, Healing, Risk, Tea, Vitualamen
Description: Cool

Just read between the lines.

I feel like there's something more to it but I can't find it.

Luminous · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject:

The riddle of the Sphinx: (solved by Oedipus in order to win his kingship)

Q. What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening.

A. Man
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deagol · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Lumi. This is the second reference he makes of it. See the other video there, "Four Legs In The Morning."

I recognize a few paintings by Klimt. Not sure about the others.

Do I hear a pig's grunt?

Luminous · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject:

deagol · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject:

Ok it's got to be baconian once again (pig grunt, bacon, get it?). There's eight groups of five paintings separated by text slides ("read between the lines"). I recognize some by Klimt, which I suspect stands for 'B' but I can't make them all out.

HenrySugar · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject:

That would be John Waterhouse, one of my favorite artist. Very into Greek and Roman mythology as well as Arthurian and Occult subjects.

I don't know how to do the bacon code but I do know that Aesculapius was the roman god of medicine and healing. Orbis is latin for circle or sphere and vitualamen means sacrifice.

Also, as a White Stripes fan, I thoroughly enjoyed the string quartet rendition. Good stuff that...

hey, luminous, glad you could join us Smile

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deagol · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject:

Henry, didn't you solve the bacon message in that B&W/color paintings video? This is the same! But this time it's A/B = Waterhouse/Klimt. Here's the tool:
http://www.purplehell.com/riddletools/bacon.htm

Here's what I have so far, but I know I'm guessing on at least 2 paintings:

ABAAB ABAAA AAABA ABABA AAAAA AAAAB AAAAA ABAAA

K I/J C L A B A I/J
KICLABAI? KICLABAJ? nah I must have guessed wrong. Can you verify which ones I got wrong?

deagol · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:

The White Stripes string quartet reminded me so much about Tachyon's first three videos... good times.

HenrySugar · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject:

deagol · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject:

HenrySugar · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject:

Okay, I think I got it.

ABAAB = K
ABAAA = i/j (I)
ABABA = L
ABABA = L
AAAAA = A
AAAAB = B
AABAA = E
ABABA = L

"Kill Abel" Wow. I guess Annabel is supposed to kill Abel now?" Why?
hmm...that was uh...unexpected. Or is someone else supposed to kill Abel? Isn't vertumnalia Bell? She doesn't strike me as a killer type. What the hell is going on?
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cainam · Casual Observer Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 48

I come up with this

HenrySugar · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject:

lol cainam. JINX!
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HenrySugar · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject:

cainam, I have this link favorited: http://www.all-art.org/artists-b.html
It's a great reference page for art and artist.
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deagol · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject:

Wow, this is quite a shocking development. Great work, both of you, and glad you joined us Cainam. This is becoming quite an intricate story and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. The puzzles and codes are quite a fresh breath of air from the old hex/binary/vigenere stuff.

Indeed Henry, I think we were both fooled by Bell's candidness. But I'm sure Will has his reasons, and knows Abel and Bell enough to know if something like this is necessary or even possible. Bell sounds like she would do anything for Will. Also remember we've learned Will has been known as a hitman.

After thinking about it, it shouldn't be surprising that "Abel" is the guy who gets killed. The question is, who's our "Cain"? I thought Gone was supposed to be the Cain character, but I like how the hero/villain lines are getting blurred here. I always sensed Abel wasn't such a "good guy" after all. Who knows what he's up to. According to Bell's last blog it seems Abel is responsible for putting her in danger.