Monday 12 November 2012

Shredded Documents decoded

With the discovery of shredded documents and the subsequent piecing together http://www.wikihost.org/w/malthusian/shredded_documents one in particular stood out, the blue image of the Treasure Island map and a phone number:


Sending a basic text to the number results in "Really?  Don't waste our time" as a telephoned response, this was of particular interest to me, having solved the Treasure Island cipher some time back.

So, I sent the code from Treasure Island - DEAD MEN DON'T BITE - to the number and received a long telephone call in return, stating

Operation 
20121705210926172613
05241409
Air Transport
0116011213121614
Yellow Series Bio Units
07012501130907
Series 1 & 2 accidental release will cause some
1604252214242516
1726
151225012616
Suggest
230913172426260117180916
0524100918
1614241804
END

This of course uses the Amber Cipher located at http://aawood.co.uk/ambercipher/AmberCipher.shtml and deciphering the message gives us:-

Operation 
QUICKENING
COTE
Air Transport
AS
AUGUST
Yellow Series Bio Units
DAMAGED
Series 1 & 2 accidental release will cause some
SYMPTOMS
IN
HUMANS
Suggest
LEGIONNAIRES
COVER
STORY
END



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