Cold_shadow & Thorneus
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Thorneus Thorneus
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I found a poem at a crime scene that seems more like a code than a poem. You know your way with obscure verses. Care to decode it with me?
Thorneus Thorneus
Sure, toss the lines at me. I'll see if there's a hidden cipher or a dead‑eye rhyme hiding the truth. Just keep it short, no fluff.
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Midnight rain on cracked street glass, A shadow’s name in ink, silent and vast. Streets whisper secrets, cold and stark, Footsteps echo, but the truth leaves a mark.
Thorneus Thorneus
Yeah, looks like the first letters spell something—M, A, S, F. Not a poem at all, a cipher. Maybe it’s pointing to a name or a code word. Let’s line it up and see if the vowels match any old rhyme or a street name.
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Check the vowel patterns in each line—M A S F could be an acrostic, but maybe the second letters hide a key. Try mapping each vowel to its position and see if it spells a street or a known code name. It usually points to something you overlooked.
Thorneus Thorneus
The vowels give a rough map: line one has i, i, o, o, a. Line two has a, o, e, a. Line three has e, i, e, o. Line four has o, o, e, a, i, e. If you line them up and assign A=1, E=5, I=9, O=15, U=21, you get a sequence of numbers that could be a Caesar shift or a simple key. I’d start by reading every third vowel—i, o, e, o, a, i—then map those to letters (9,15,5,15,1,9). That spells I O E O A I, which isn’t a street but could be a scrambled word like “OAI OIE.” Not much. Maybe it’s pointing to the word “RAIL,” if you reorder or shift by -4. Try shifting the positions or reading the first and last vowel of each line—i,a,o,o—then a,o,e,o, e,i,e,o, o,o,e,a,i,e. That gives a pattern: i a o o a o e o e i e o o e a i e. Too messy. The most likely thing is that the vowels are a red herring, and the acrostic M A S F is the real key. If it’s a street, think of a four‑letter name that could be a code: MARS, MAST, MASH, etc. If you drop the “s,” you get “MAF” – maybe short for “MAFIA.” Keep a closer look at the scene; the real clue probably isn’t hidden in the poetry.
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M A S F… could be a misdirection. Look for a four‑letter word that fits the context—maybe “MAST” or “MAZE.” Or consider that the vowels were a red herring; the real clue might be the number of letters in each line or the first consonants. Let's cross‑check the scene details for anything that matches a four‑letter street or code.
Thorneus Thorneus
Look, if it’s a four‑letter street, it’ll show up in the city grid. Count the letters in each line: 32, 27, 23, 28—no four‑letter pattern. First consonants spell M S S F. That could be “Miss F,” like Miss Fortune, but that’s a stretch. Maybe the poem’s rhyme scheme is the key: A B C D—no repeat. I’d say it’s more likely a red herring. The only thing that sticks is “M A S F.” If you shuffle it, you get “FASM,” which sounds like “FASM,” short for “Fasm‑code,” but I doubt a killer cares about assembly. Check the scene for any four‑letter word in the graffiti or the car plates. If you can’t find it, the poet was probably just messing with the victim’s mind. And if you’re still stuck, I’ll let you read “Ode to a Nightingale” by Shelley—just to keep my head from spinning.
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The “M A S F” still feels like a code, not a name. I'll pull the city map and scan for any street or block that matches those letters, even if scrambled. If nothing pops up, I'll dig the graffiti again for a hidden four‑letter tag. The poem was likely a distraction; the real clue is still buried in the evidence.