Hello Again;
I am speaking to you again from the restaurant. It seems our invitation was not to a conversation but to a hunt; for sitting in the restaurant for a good time I looked upon the coupon message again and with observation realized it was leading me to a piece of scenery. In the restaurant was a multitude of pictures about the Turkic world and culture but only one of them was a picture of horizon – specifically the horizon of Constantinople at sunset. Quick logical deduction observed that ‘find was lies just beyond the horizon’ was not said in idiom but in instruction; whoever sent this wished me to find what was just beyond the horizon – or in other words, just beyond the photograph of a Constantinople sunset. I reached up behind it and I found another clue:
“Did you enjoy your sweet? And for your good savings here’s another Turkish treat:
39.957719, 26.238588
For had you bought two of what you got for free it would have been one cent more than the address on the mad avenue you should go to next – and mind your duty! It is the place if you fancy the tie… now enter through the fourth and find the string beneath the surface.”
This one seems much harder to figure out. The coordinates do not help; they lead to some bizarre location in Turkey, so I will have to follow the rest of the riddle. I can only infer that he is speaking about the price of the baklava, which normally would have cost 3.99 on the menu. I must act quickly however, before it is too late.
Holmes
3.99 is the same three digits in the first coordinate. maybe add 1 “penny” to that coordinate or something? so 40.057719?
Oh boy… You may have either reached one of the very dangerous POIs, or you have just come into contact with one of the first beings to cross over to our world: The Cheshire Cat. If it IS him I believe you may stand to gain some very important information from his riddles. He has assisted us indirectly multiple times in the past.
That is merely a possibility however. Don’t take it as a guarantee.
The coordinates point to where historians believe the lost city of Troy lay…
If you had bought two baklava, it would have cost $7.98, which is one cent more than $7.97.
You are being pointed toward 797 Troy Avenue. I as yet do not know what the rest of the riddle refers to.
Charming theory, but the difficulty is that there IS no Troy Avenue in New York… not in Manhattan least. There is a Troy in the state, but surely they wouldn’t make me go so far. What do you suppose could be meant by a ‘mad’ avenue? How could an avenue be mad?
I beg to differ. I give you 797 Troy Ave. in Brooklyn, NY.
http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=np&q=797+troy+avenue&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89c25b61fbdba9fd:0xc932bc51fc7ce180,797+Troy+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11203&gl=us&sa=X&ei=6gGHUJmbGsej2QWxxYHQBA&ved=0CCAQ8gEwAA
However, not much of import seems to be there. From the satellite photos there only appears to be apartments. I’ll begin working further on the riddle.
I stand corrected; still, I doubt whether the coordinate was meant to point us to the name of the street. Again, my mind is focused on what a ‘mad’ avenue is.
Having trouble finding anything on this one. Could it be Madison Avenue?
Well, it is closer; and there is a 797 Madison Avenue. I’d say it’s worth a try.
Hmm… no luck, chaps. If indeed we are to believe that the ‘tie’ we are referring to is a men’s tie, then the street would seem to be about correct, but with the address it just can’t be correct. I raided through what was a women’s clothing boutique, to the confusion and suspicion of the customer service, and could not find anything having to do with a tie or a specific piece of string – or the ‘fourth’, for that matter…
We’re missing something. There was one piece of the clue that I have neglected for thinking it was merely a phrase, but it seems so nonsensical in its context it seems as if it might be pointing to something. ‘Mind your duty’… what duty is it referring to?
Any luck? If not could it be the 3rd Avenue?
By duty, could it refer to a courthouse?
Duty as in the duty of a juror? Unlikely… doesn’t concur well with the rest of the riddle.
Could it be something to do with taxes then?
Ah! Ahhhh there WAS a sales tax! That WOULD change how much I would have spent! If we calculated it at the New York city sales tax rate, perhaps we would get the correct sales number!
Oh, good thinking!
Sorry about that, Mr. Holmes.
I checked the New York City sales tax, and it appears that the address you want is number 869. Still on Madison Avenue, do you think?
Best of luck,
Qara-Xuan
Sorry, that was the number before subtracting one. I meant 868.
Argh – to think I was so close to there before! And it is useless to go back, since I’m sure by now the shops are closed.
Tomorrow, however!
I’m terribly sorry for the multiple corrections, Mr. Holmes, due to my unfamiliarity with the New York City tax system.
But I think we have your address now:
867 Madison Ave, NYC– a Ralph Lauren store (purveyors of men’s fashion, including, naturally, neckties).
http://www.thecityreview.com/ues/madison/lauren.html
Perfect! Fabulous work, ladies and gentlemen!
Perhaps, Mr. Holmes, the clue refers quite literally to a Mad Avenue.
Might this be the establishment you’re looking for?: http://www.cudahychamber.com/RestaurentDetails-12183-32-71-71824.htm
Best of luck,
Qara-Xuan
Holmes, I have something that I think might be of interest to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RJ2WOYTjfA&feature=player_embedded
I would direct your attention to the latter messages, specifically the one in a British accent mentioning Jungian archetypes. I suspect it might sound familiar to you.
Sincerely,
Wysp
It is at a most inopportune time that you bring me this recording… for I do recognize the voice of the man in the fifth minute of your recording, and I know it as a sinister one indeed. I struggle to admit I was wrong again, and what many of you posited long ago has been confirmed: Professor Moriarty has crossed over from the fictional world into the real world.
Do not trust this man, for his vice knows no bound; and if you struggle against him, do not let up, do not think by convention, do not do what is predictable, and most importantly, never ever trust Moriarty to do the same!
Dear Sherlock Holmes:
We suspect that the Napoleon of Crime, your nemesis, Professor James Moriarty, is part of a group planning to destroy our world if they cannot stay.
Here are their chats:
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?intro1
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?intro2
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?intro3
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?intro4
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?intro5
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?intro6
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?mindsandmatters
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?attack
http://pheeble.twwf.info/?thecat
The Wild West Pyro