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140. C is for Cicada 3301

140. C is for Cicada 3301

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Lorien, too tired for anything truly terrible, tells Katharine about a mysterious, anonymous, unsolvable set of puzzles.


Sources:

  • ​⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada_3301⁠⁠
  • ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography⁠⁠
  • ​https://www.npr.org/2014/01/05/259959632/the-internets-cicada-a-mystery-without-an-answer⁠⁠
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