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Post by Phalon on Feb 9, 2005 0:21:23 GMT -6
Been cleaning off my desk of little scraps of paper; half of which I don't have a clue what is written on them pertains to, or why I felt the need to write it down, and came across the answer to the puzzle.
She began her nightly ritual of distancing herself from memory of Gabrielle. The wind still blew; she wondered if it ever ceased its howling. When it lulled there came from the house the intermittent sounds of laughter, and singing. Someone played the lute. The crying wind, like some great beast in pain, more suited her mood, and she welcomed its return.
Ok...one more piece of paper that I can throw away.
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Post by guru on Feb 14, 2005 1:01:27 GMT -6
Think I lost ten pounds while reading that story. I just could not put it down.
Okay now, back to the show:
"E'HA PAAR STERYERL. EO XEXJFTMX LASX TEX CBJ, BRG RIPIGJ AHAD GEAX, FAIFZA CEZZ TBHA SI CBSQT TIC STAJ CIDG STERLX. E NABR, EO JIM SAZZ XINAIRA STBS JIM'ZZ ZIHA STAN OIDAHAD, ES NABRX OIDAHAD."
odin "GABST ER QTBERX"
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Post by Phalon on Feb 14, 2005 7:26:19 GMT -6
Frightening thought, and the quote reminds me of that story, The Monkey's Paw, which used to scare me silly as a kid.
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Post by guru on Feb 16, 2005 0:33:09 GMT -6
Was that Edgar Allen Poe? Ambrose Bierce? H. P. Lovecraft? Ray Bradbury?
I can't remember. And besides, what passes for classic literature around my house lately is Spy vs. Spy.
( ;D)
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Post by Phalon on Feb 16, 2005 9:14:50 GMT -6
It was W. W. Jacobs who wrote The Monkey's Paw, and I had to look that up in this neat book of classic creepy tales that I have with authors such as Bradbury, Poe, Shelley, Stoker, Kipling and Shakespeare - among others.
Think I'll reread the Monkey's Paw, because it's been since I was a kid that I've heard the tale. Wonder if it'll scare me now as much as it did then?
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Lishesque
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Post by Lishesque on Apr 11, 2005 5:06:38 GMT -6
You got it! I found a website that has transliterations of every surviving Sappho fragment. She was a true creative genius and innovator. But that's not where I got the quote. Hi  Would you be able to link me to that website? |
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Post by guru on Apr 12, 2005 22:02:17 GMT -6
www.sacred-texts.com/cla/usappho/This takes you to the index page. The introduction tells why some of the fragments are so short ... and why they are fragments instead of complete poems. Since you are already here, why not take a stab at this fresh new cryptoquote? Within this puzzle is one of the most chilling quotes uttered by man. (heh heh ;D) "HJ'Y KPVT L FLJJMI KX JHFM QMXKIM CLQIHMVVM QHJMY EMPL LPW FLGMY NMI L QLOONLM JKK. EMPL'Y XIHMPWYNHD NLY QVHPWMW NMI JK JNM FHYYHKP. TKS NLBM JK JLGM OKPJIKV. JNM ZKIVW HY OKSPJHPC KP TKS, AKEMI." -KIDNMSY
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Would you be able to link me to that website?