Language Lessons (A How To)

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We receive a rar file that is password protected and a clue in Base64. Base 64 is decoded into Text that is actually Hex Hex is decoded into Text and resembles the clue from the test in Step By Step Puzzle (Be Sure to Drink Your Ovaltine)

EXAMPLE, the decoder test puzzle:

Profile:

NDkyZjQ5NDkyMDViNDU1ZDIwMzAyZj MwMGQwYTU4M2EyMDM2NDIzMzM2MzYz NzM2NDIzMzM4NDIzMjQyMzI0NTMwMz M0NTQ1MzAzMzQxNDUzMDMzMzMwZDBh
NTkzYTIwNDEyMDcyNjU3MzcwNjU2Mz c0NjE2MjZjNjUyMDczNjM2ZjcyNjUy MDI4NmY3MjIwNzQ2ODY1MjA3MjZmNm Y2ZDIwNzc2ODY1NzI2NTIwNzQ2ODY1
MjA3MDZjNjE3OTY1NzI3MzIwNjQ3Nz Y1NmM2YzI5

Base64 to text:

49 2f 49 49 20 5b 45 5d 20 30 2f 30 0d 0a 58 3a 20 36 42 33 36 36 37 36 42 33 38 42 32 42 32 45 30 33 45 45 30 33 41 45 30 33 33 0d
0a 59 3a 20 41 20 72 65 73 70 65 63 74 61 62 6c 65 20 73 63 6f 72 65 20 28 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 72 6f 6f 6d 20 77 68 65 72 65 20 74
68 65 20 70 6c 61 79 65 72 73 20 64 77 65 6c 6c 29

Hex to Text:

I/II [E] 0/0 
X: 6B36676B38B2B2E03EE03AE033 
Y: A respectable score (or the room where the players dwell)

I/II means that the outside is set one (Movies) and set two is the inside (Lovelines)
[E] means that you hold the outside ring constant to E
0/0 means that 0s decode as 0s and that you should skip over them when decoding
X: is the input
Y: is the key

Resources

Movies with UPCs and Years
1: 013131140590 Heathers (Special Edition) (1989)
2: 025192212123 Back to the Future- Trilogy, Widescreen (1985) 2 (1989) 3 (1990)
3: 786936197679 Swingers (Special Edition) (1996)
4: 013131140293 Hiding Out (1987)
5: 794043485428 House Party (1990)
6: 024543000358 Fight Club: 2 Disc Special Edition (1999)
7: 025192315626 Breakfast Club (1985)
8: 085391132325 Risky Business (1983)
9: 025192365126 Three O'Clock High (1987)
A: 027616705624 WarGames (1983)
B: 085392282623 Gremlins (Special Edition) (1984)
C: 044004783521 The Game (1997)
D: 027616865748 Sure Thing (Special Edition) (1985)
E: 043396026575 Just One of the Guys (1985)
F: 043396038271 Cruel Intentions (1999)

Movies in Order with Time

04 10:04 The Game C
08 2:08 Fight Club 6
12 5:12 Hiding Out 4
16 2:16 Cruel Intentions F
20 12:20 Gremlins B
24 1:24 Back to the Future 2
28 3:28 Risky Business 8
32 2:32 Swingers 3
36 3:36 Houseparty 5
40 Sure Thing D
44 7:44 Breakfast Club 7
48 11:48 Wargames A
52 7:52 3o’ clock high 9
56 9:56 Heathers 1
60 :60 Just One of the Guys E

Acid's redirect page to the Lovelines archive for downloading:
http://www.acidfingers.com/step3.html

The Lovelines with Air Dates and Guests:
1: yybkxn - loveline 5/1/03 - no guest
2: y3xadt - loveline 8/8/04 - Seth Green & Dax Shepard
3: y68zov - loveline 7/17/05 - no guest
4: y6qxup - loveline 4/14/04 - no guest
5: y3xln8 - loveline 9/7/05 - David Alan Grier
6: y5j4gb - loveline 5/27/03 - David Alan Grier
7: sdzm7 - loveline 10/28/03 - Jason Bateman and Will Arnett
8: y36g59 - loveline 7/14/04 - Jeremy Piven
9: y7jb2g - loveline 7/24/05 - No Guest, Dr. Bruce subs for Dr. Drew
A: y2p7c9 - loveline 4/6/05 - Dave Attell
B: y45ktt - loveline 8/8/01 - Seth Green
C: uut4r - loveline 9/22/05 - Coheed and Cambria
D: y42hlb - loveline 11/21/04 - Will Arnett
E: yysved - loveline 8/21/02 - Tom Arnold
F: vomya - loveline 8/4/03 - Ron Livingston

The Virtual Decoder:
http://sparkyb.net/temp/opaphid/decoderring.php

The Physical Decoder:
The Outside Ring (movies):
Moviesring.jpg

The Inside Ring (lovelines):
Lovelinesring.jpg

Using the Decoder:
Find the character in brackets [E] on the outside ring (ring I)
Based on the key, align the keys character to the constant on the outside ring and then find the input character from the code on the inside ring to find its decoded partner on the outside ring. This is the letter or number you record.

Remember that 0/0 means that 0s are not only decoded as 0s but skipped over when aligning to the key

[E] Key: 112
Align 1 inside to E outside:
Align1.jpg
Align 2 inside to E outside:
Align2.jpg
Results with spacing:
Finaldecode.jpg Top: Key
Mid: Input code
Bottom: Decoded

Decoded hex:
54455354494e47203120322033

Hex to Text:
TESTING 1 2 3