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The pillar has four Enigma-style rotor wheels, and one reflector wheel. Above the first rotor wheel is the alphabet. The four rotor wheels move freely between incremental stops. The reflector wheel is fixed in position. Each wheel (including reflector) has triangular markings that can be aligned, presumably to indicate a starting rotor position.
 
The pillar has four Enigma-style rotor wheels, and one reflector wheel. Above the first rotor wheel is the alphabet. The four rotor wheels move freely between incremental stops. The reflector wheel is fixed in position. Each wheel (including reflector) has triangular markings that can be aligned, presumably to indicate a starting rotor position.
  
A schematic of the scrambling rotors will be difficult to make, but I will try to do this.
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A schematic of the scrambling rotors will be difficult to make, but I will try to do this, because they are obviously crucial to the task.
  
 
==Alphabetic code==
 
==Alphabetic code==

Revision as of 01:24, 10 March 2013

Pillar 6 in daytime

Pillar 6 contains a grid of rectangles and dots, a series of Enigma-style rotor scrambling wheels, two lines of alpha text and a series of numbers around its base.

Dot Dash Grid

Large view of the Dot Dash Grid

.-...-....-.-...--..--.--..-.--..-..-..-.--.-..----- .--...-----...-...-.-----.......----.-......-.--.... ...-..........-.-.-.........-.......-...-...-....... .---------..---.-...-..--..-.--.-...-..--.---.-...-- ..----..--.--..-..-.......-......--.....-.-----.-.-- ............-.-.......-.....-...-.....-.-........... .-...--..--..----..-----..-..----.--.-..-.--..-..--- ..-----...-...-..----...-.-...-.-.-----.-...--..-... .....-......-.........-.-.-.-.........-...-.....-... ---.-.-.....-.-..--.-.-.-.------.--.....-...----.... .---..-..--.-.....-.-----.--..-.--.-----.-.-....-... .....-....-.-...-...........-.................-...-- .--.---..--.----..-..-.--...-..-...--.-..-----.--.-- ---...-...-......--.--...-.--...-..---......----.--- ...-.-..-.-.-.-.......-.-.....-.-.-.....-...........

Rotor Wheels

The pillar has four Enigma-style rotor wheels, and one reflector wheel. Above the first rotor wheel is the alphabet. The four rotor wheels move freely between incremental stops. The reflector wheel is fixed in position. Each wheel (including reflector) has triangular markings that can be aligned, presumably to indicate a starting rotor position.

A schematic of the scrambling rotors will be difficult to make, but I will try to do this, because they are obviously crucial to the task.

Alphabetic code

There are two lines of text below the rotor wheels. They read:

DL BIOB AXQC NLPA MNXE SBNT FJLD

KH JAWS FDHD MATX EJHM PVUJ XJOM

Base

A string of numbers run in a circular pattern around the base

10 10 11 12 11 13 14 15 30 3017 18 12 12 8 10 14 14 19 22 12 12 11 13 7 7 8 8 14 17