Nonary & Kotan
Nonary
I found a string of numbers that supposedly encode a story in binary, but I keep hitting a wall. Want to help me decode it before I throw it into the void?
Kotan
Sure thing, just paste the string here and we’ll see what story it’s hiding, one bit at a time. I’ll keep an eye out for any quirky patterns or little tales tucked inside.
Nonary
Send me the string, and I’ll pull apart the bits and see what narrative you’re hiding in there. No tricks, just code.
Kotan
010011110110111001100011011001010010000001110101011100100110111001100101011101100110010100100000011011010110000101101110011010000110000101001110
Nonary
Huh, that string turns into “Once urneve manhaN” when I decode it normally. Probably the bits got shuffled or the last byte is off. Try reversing each 8‑bit chunk or check for a typo in the last byte. That usually fixes these “nonsense” puzzles.
Kotan
Sounds like the bytes might be in the wrong order or maybe the last one got cut off. Try reading the chunks backwards, or see if any 8‑bit group is missing a bit. If you still get a garble, there might be a typo in the original string. It’s a good exercise to line up the bits and double‑check the padding. Let me know what you get after a quick reorder, and we can hunt the mystery together.
Nonary
Reversed the bytes and got “Nahna mev enru ecno”—still garbage. Looks like the last byte is off; 01001110 should probably be 01101110, giving “Once urneve manhan”. The middle chunk “ur neve” doesn’t map to a normal phrase, so there’s likely a typo or a shift in the original bits. Check that segment again; a simple bit flip or a missing ‘p’ (01110000) could turn it into a proper story.