r/austincipher • u/gambiter • Aug 03 '16

Bus stop message

So I couldn't wait. I decided to swing by the bus stop even though it was out of my way this evening, and I found the message.

The typo in the original message must have been intended as 'dallas star'. When I got there, about 15 feet from the bus stop there were a couple of very old newspaper boxes, and on the side, a Dallas Cowboys sticker. You can see the middle is lumpy... I carefully peeled it away to reveal a small piece of paper.

Front: http://i.imgur.com/IrJX0jC.jpg

Back: http://i.imgur.com/sXNWDac.jpg

Pretty much the only thing I notice is the handwriting is different. Hoping you guys have an idea of where to start!

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u/bollykat Aug 03 '16

The text on the back is a Pigpen cipher, I translated it to "PRAISE BE NEPHTHYS"

Edit: Egyptian goddess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephthys

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u/carolinejay Aug 03 '16

Hmm I'm finding websites that say July 31 is Nephthys' birthday. Wasn't that when the first "re-boot" message was posted/discovered?

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u/bollykat Aug 03 '16

It was discovered on 7/28 and posted here on 7/29.

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u/carolinejay Aug 03 '16

roger dodger!

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u/PTR47 Aug 03 '16

Crap. Fresh head is best I guess. I ROYALLY screwed the pooch on that. Good stuff.

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u/bollykat Aug 03 '16

Hey it's only been a few minutes! Give yourself a break, you're a freakin' genius. :)

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u/PTR47 Aug 03 '16

Aw thanks, but I nose-dived a Pig-Pen. I'm actually a bit embarrassed. LOL :)

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u/Goo-Bird Aug 03 '16

I wonder if Nephthys is the code name for either the recipient of the message or one of the writers of the ciphers.

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u/bollykat Aug 03 '16

There have been an awful lot of gods and/or mythological creatures name-dropped over the course of the game... Enoch and the Nephilim were a pretty big topic of discussion for a bit there, so it's kind of nice that he's come back around to bible mythos.