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| + | http://www.themailstrom.net/ |
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| | + | Number: [[Year_Zero_Numbers#24.1.1|24.1.1]] |
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| | + | Background Text: [[Year_Zero_Banned_Media#1984|1984 by George Orwell]] |
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| − | '''The Mailstrom'''[http://www.themailstrom.com|1] is a search engine designed to evesdrop on messages contained in the [[Consolidated Mail Systems|Consolidated Mail System]].
| + | ==Discovery== |
| | + | The Mailstrom was found on a lithograph given at the listening party to those who fore-ordered ''[[Year Zero]].'' The same lithograph is used on the front page of the ''Year Zero'' liner notes. |
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| − | == Discovery == | + | ==Content== |
| | + | The Mailstrom is a server-hopping program designed to catch emails using a randomly generated decryption key [http://www.themailstrom.com/info.htm]. In this way it evades any attempt to isolate and remove it from the system, while providing those who know of it the possibility of stumbling upon a wreckage/shard combination leading to an email that can help fight the government's abusive control. |
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| − | The Mailstrom was found on a lithograph given at the listening party to those who pre ordered Year Zero (open the image in the highest resolution possible and look at the top left corner).
| + | ===Wreckages=== |
| | + | : ''See [[Wreckages]]'' |
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| − | == Website Content ==
| + | Each page is an email caught by the Mailstrom's decryption net, providing insight into the lives of people living in world of year zero. The first wreckage/shard combination was provided as an example on the Mailstrom information page, and subsequent combinations have been found through audio clips, on buttons handed out at various NIN and AIR related events and in the ''Year Zero'' CD case and liner notes. |
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| − | Following a link in the main page leads to [http://www.themailstrom.com/info.htm this page] which provides the premise that the Mailstrom is a brute force means of evesdropping on communication that goes through Consolidated, the sole system of email service available to Americans in the near future of Year Zero.
| + | ==Connections== |
| − | | + | The Mailstrom has become the biggest tool to deciphering the state of the world in Year Zero, continuing to be a source of fresh information as new wreckage/shard combinations are found. |
| − | On this page we can find the following example login info:
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| − | wreckage: gallows
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| − | shard: Y3RG7J
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/gallows_Y3RG7J.htm Link]
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| − | This is a page discussing informants and a possible link to Trinity Episcopalian (http://www.trinitychurch.us/), it is unknown if there is another website hidden in the meaning of this email communication at this time.
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| − | At the Minneapolis Listening Party, some buttons were given out. Four buttons have been reported to date, containing another wreckage/shard retrieved from The Mailstrom. The following combination was found on two of them:
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| − | wreckage: gasoline
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| − | shard: UUu891
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/gasoline_UUu891.htm Link]
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| − | This is a thread between a mother and representatives at the Bureau of Morality regarding access to her child.
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| − | Those who attended the San Diego listening party obtained three more codes. There were two buttons that matched each other:
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| − | wreckage: tumbrel
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| − | shard: AD44Us
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/tumbrel_ad44us.htm Link]
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| − | This is apparently spam or junk mail. One program advertised is CitizenKing Max, which helps people boost their citizen points, which are needed in order to have an "Administration-approved character." The next program discussed is called ChildAssist, which is approved by the US Bureau of Morality, and it helps parents improve their child-rearing score.
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| − | After each program is advertised, something called the NeroMod GX, is discussed. This devise can be used to modify any [[Nerochip]] of the third, fourth or fifth-C generation. Also it says that the NeroMod GX is the most preferred modification device by most celebrities and heads of state, implying that all citizens have the [[Nerochip]]. As a sales pitch, any citizen that purchases one of the programs advertised gets a free NeroMod GX.
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| − | Chicago listening party attendees received buttons that contained the following codes:
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| − | wreckage: wretched
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| − | shard: Ypq2QQ
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/wretched_Ypq2QQ.htm Link]
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| − | This is a letter of confessional from a soldier to a pastor. The soldier talks about his station in the Middle East and his growing aggravation with his surrounding and himself. Soldiers are given pills to keep them "hopped up." The author goes on to tell of how a boy, apparently working for the enemy, reported their position with a hidden GPS unit on his bike, so the soldier shot him. Yet he didn't shoot him, the pills did. Pills are creating a loss of free-will.
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| − | Also, this e-mail leads us to believe that other terrorist attacks (or climate phenomena) has caused the abandoning of other US cities like Detroit, New Orleans and St. Louis. Also, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%BCksekova Yüksekova] is a province in Turkey, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urmia Urmia] is a district and city in northern Iran.
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| − | Dallas attendees received buttons that matched to the following code:
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| − | wreckage: fratricide
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| − | shard: 774HZx
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/fratricide_774HZx.htm Link]
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| − | This is a letter sent out to a group of people. Perhaps most notably is the reference to Stonewall. The Stonewall riots were a series of violent conflicts between New York City police officers and groups of gay and transgendered people that began on June 28, 1969, and lasted several days. Also called the Stonewall Rebellion or simply Stonewall, the clash was a watershed for the worldwide gay rights movement, as gay and transgendered people had never before acted together in such large numbers to forcibly resist police. This rebelious and perhaps now illegal community in Year Zero is indicated by abbreviations of names and a note to have the e-mail deleted as soon as it is read. The sender, Dorothy, gives information about a future meeting that will be held at Stonewall. Dorothy then speaks about to members of the organization C.U., who has just been arrested, and S.K., who's father is in the hospital from dehydration and has had his citizenship account "re-established". Dorothy or "Friends of Dorothy" is also commonly referenced to the gay icon Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," further indicating involvement with the LGBT community. Perhaps Dorothy is also in reference to Dorothy Richardson, the first writer to publish an English-language novel using what was to become known as the stream-of-consciousness technique. This technique was also used by writers of the beat generation such as Jack Kerouac, who had close relations with Allen Ginsberg. Her thirteen novel sequence Pilgrimage is one of the great 20th century works of modernist and feminist literature in English. This is followed by a quote from the bible Matthew 5:44. The letter also includes the declaration, "God is the God of all."
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| − | Direct quote of Matthew 5:44 (King James Version): ''But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.''
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| − | (source obtained from [http://bible.cc/matthew/5-44.htm here].)
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| − | wreckage: wetwork
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| − | shard: c276e4
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/wetwork_c276e4.htm Link]
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| − | This is a response to a question by an unknown individual from an unknown individual. The page lists ways to absorb liquids into the body without ingesting parepin. Methods included are: collect rainwater, drink milk, avoid icecubes, and drink only mexican beer.
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| − | wreckage: bitter
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| − | shard: BGtg57
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/bitter_BGtg57.htm Link]
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| − | This is an advertisement to hunt the last black bear from a company or organization called Omega Man, to someone with the name Bob. It is stated in the advertisement that to become an Omega Man you must kill the last remaining animal of a species, so far there have been Omega Men of Lynx, Snow Leopards, and Orangutangs.
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| − | The film "The Omega Man" stars Charlton Heston who is a member of the national rifle association.
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| − | The broken text in the background of this shard is "A Seperate Peace" by John Knowles
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| − | "...I felt fear's echo, and along with that I felt the unhinged, uncontrollable joy which had been its accompaniment and opposite face, joy which had broken out sometimes in those days like Northern Lights across black sky..."
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| − | wreckage: slander
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| − | shard: Yr4893
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| − | This lead brings you [http://www.themailstrom.com/slander_Yr4893.htm here]. It is a message from a Mindy Abington to a substitute teacher explaining how students are to write a summary about an incident involving a chinese child who died from staying up for 5 days at a backdoor cyber cafe. This is possibly a reference to [http://www.rlslog.net/obese-chinese-killed-by-nonstop-gaming/ this] or many of the other instances of deaths caused by excessive gaming.
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| − | wreckage: flense
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| − | shard: E5PPvv
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| − | Leads to [http://www.themailstrom.com/flense_E5PPvv.htm here]. It's an e-mail between Brent Trunks, BoM, Director Federal District 45 and Kimberley Tellalian, BoM, Director Federal District. BoM being Bureau of Morality. It entails a series of messages exchanged between Dale Hajdik, BoM, Federal District 45
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| − | and Kathleen Novak discussing a fellow student of Kathleen's that is suspected of subversion. The entire event comes to a head when Kathleen, sends her fellow student and ex-boyfriend, Heath Duncan Sandleben, to boot camp (as most young subversive citizens are). As a result she attempts suicide at the school they attend.
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| − | wreckage: pliers
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| − | shard: Ji3p09
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| − | The entry takes you [http://www.themailstrom.com/pliers_Ji3p09.htm here]. It is a letter from Blake Bessarion of the Denver Animal Society discussing the mauling of Misha Delmore. Bessarion is discussing that the mauling of a 6-year-old child was caused by the systematic abuse of these animals on a large scale by the government. Dangerous dogs not allowed to be owned by citizens are used frequently by the government, including the dog that mauled Misha (it was let loose by police).
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| − | wreckage: corrida
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| − | shard: MKs742
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| − | Takes you [http://www.themailstrom.com/corrida_MKs742.htm here]. A letter from someone with the moniker: WildSpirit85. It talks about the presence not being a sign of the end of the world, but of a new beginning.
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| − | The broken text in the background is taken from the play "Equus" by Peter Shaffer.
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| − | "There is now, in my mouth, this sharp chain. And it never comes out"
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| − | Hindu teachings typically end with the words Om shanti shanti shanti as an invocation of peace, and the mantra is also used to conclude some Buddhist devotional ceremonies. [http://www.thepeacebeads.com/prayers/omshanti.htm Source]
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| − | wreckage: atropine
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| − | shard: gH319x
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| − | Entry leads [http://www.themailstrom.com/atropine_gH319x.htm here]. It's an advertisement for Green Bay. Present-day Green Bay is cold, but in the world of Year Zero, the climate is warm enough to be a viable spring break destination.
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| − | wreckage: venom
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| − | shard: D3i8Na
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| − | [http://themailstrom.com/venom_D3i8Na.htm Link]
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| − | This [http://themailstrom.com/venom_D3i8Na.htm entry] is an email from someone with the screen name of HarareMedic to Dr. Hunger Lazarini. The message is about what seems to be a shipment of human organs, and what is implied to contain children's organs due to the writer discussing him contacting orphanages that many have provided good products. Also the writer of the email tells Dr. Hunger Lazarini to not contact him by phone ever again unless it is for an extreme emergency, and to be discreet due to the AU investigators. Apparently the price of these 'products' is high.
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| − | wreckage: sickle
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| − | shard: nnqa49
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| − | [http://www.themailstrom.com/sickle_Nnqa49.htm Link]
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| − | '''Note: Not work safe images contained within.''' This appears to be a future-version of a classic ad for penile enlargement, complete with mostly-naked female model to entice the reader, and unlike other mailstrom mails, it contains a return address, [mailto:penetratorxl@consolidatedmailsystems.com]. It ends with the cryptic message, "Reply with your interest in the subject line. Safe & discreet." Reading the first letters of each line of the mail reveals the true meaning of this mail: "nerochip extraction". Putting that as the subject line in a mail to the address gets the following reply:
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| − | ''If this is one of Willie’s friends or clients, Willie is in prison. I guess it was just more important to him to look after you than it was to take care of me & anna-marie. I hope you think it was worth it. I’m still waiting for the Glorious Resistance to send me a box of diapers and some baby food and job that pays more than minimum wage. Oh—right. Those jobs are for people who AREN’T married to dissidents.''
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| − | == Buttons ==
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| − | At the Year Zero listening parties, buttons have become available that have codes for either the wreckage or the shard. Here is the complete list of buttons. New finds are highlighted in grey. Wreckages requiring pairing with another piece of data are highlighted in red.
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| − | {| border="1" style="border: solid 1px #cccccc; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%" |
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| − | |-style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-weight: bold"
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| − | | Button Detail || Wreckage || Shard
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| − | | Robot Head (wreckage) / Molotov Cocktail held by robot (shard) || gasoline || UUu891
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| − | |-style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
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| − | | AIR Flag (white on green) || sickle || Nnqa49
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| − | |-style="background-color: #f08080"
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| − | | SPEAK TRUTH (red on black) || ''not seen'' || I682fg ''or'' L682fg ''or'' 1682fg
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| − | |-style="background-color: #f08080"
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| − | | YOU HAVE A VOICE (white on green) || spore || ''not seen''
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| − | | YOU WILL BE HEARD (black on white) / AIR Flag (white on red) || bitter || BGtg57
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| − | | ART IS RESISTANCE + AIR flags (black on red) / ART IS RESISTANCE (red on black) || slander || Yr4893
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| − | | ART IS RESISTANCE (white on black) / ART IS RESISTANCE (white on red) || flense || E5PPvv
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| − | |-style="background-color: #f08080"
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| − | | Police Baton || ''not seen'' || blE34c ''or'' b1E34c ''or'' biE34c
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| − | | Angel's Hand with Sickle (wreckage) / Angel (shard) || wretched || Ypq2QQ
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| − | | AIR Flag (from mural, <strong>more detail on appearance, please!</strong>) || tumbrel || AD44Us
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| − | | Speakergun held by robot (from AIR site background image)|| ''not seen'' || tP366K
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| − | | AIR Flag (white on black) || widow || vC99iT
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| − | | AIR Flag (red on white) || infarction || 6k961G
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| − | | AIR Flag (red on black) / AIR Flag (white on grey) || fratricide || 774HZx
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| − | | AIR Flag (grey on white) / AIR Flag (black on red) || wetwork || c276E4
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| − | | AIR Flag (white on blue) / AIR Flag (blue on white) || pliers || Ji3p09
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| − | | Pig cop (from billboard) / Chip held by crying angel (from billboard) || atropine || gH319x
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| − | | AIR Flag (black on white) || needle || jP411R
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| − | |-style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
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| − | | Background from artisresistance.com || venom || D3i8Na
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| − | | Hand with bottle (from billboard) / AIR Flag on back of dude (from billboard) || corrida || MKs742
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| − | |-style="background-color: #f08080"
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| − | | AIR Flags (orange on black) || regret || ''not seen''
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| − | == Hidden Numbers ==
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| − | 24.1.1 on the main page.
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| − | == Image File Names ==
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| − | The file names for the images that comprise the body of each e-mail message appear to be random numbers, but are in fact written in "leet-speak" with names appropriate to the subject of the e-mail (for example, the first image in the "fratricide" e-mail is named "fr4_7ri_cid3_01.jpg").
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| − | Confirmed image files associated with unfound e-mails:
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| − | sickle - [http://themailstrom.com/images/5ick13_01.jpg 5ick13_01.jpg], [http://themailstrom.com/images/5ick13_02.jpg 5ick13_02.jpg], [http://themailstrom.com/images/5ick13_03.jpg 5ick13_03.jpg]
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| − | spore - [http://themailstrom.com/images/5p0r3_01.jpg 5p0r3_01.jpg], [http://themailstrom.com/images/5p0r3_02.jpg 5p0r3_02.jpg], [http://themailstrom.com/images/5p0r3_03.jpg 5p0r3_03.jpg]
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| − | regret - [http://themailstrom.com/images/r3gr3t_01.jpg r3gr3t_01.jpg], [http://themailstrom.com/images/r3gr3t_02.jpg r3gr3t_02.jpg], [http://themailstrom.com/images/r3gr3t_03.jpg r3gr3t_03.jpg]
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| − | This theory bends in some emails, however, since the filename doesn't match the wreckage name.
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| − | bitter - [http://themailstrom.com/images/l457814ck834r_04.jpg l457814ck834r_04.jpg], read as "lastblackbear".
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| − | == Hidden Text ==
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| − | A quote from the beginning of 1984 by George Orwell composes the broken text.
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| − | "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him."
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| − | [[Image:1984.jpg]]
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| | + | ===Consolidated Mail Systems=== |
| | + | The Mailstrom catches emails as they are transmitted to the [[Consolidated Mail Systems]], a government controlled central e-mail server for all e-mail content on the internet. Inherent flaws in the predictability of the CMS allows the Mailstrom to hop servers without ever losing its target and remaining hidden from any attempt to isolate and remove it. |
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