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Pillar 8 contains a non-alphanumeric encoding in a grid, and 18 lines (some of which are wavy) of letters.
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Pillar 8 contains a cipher comprised of differently sized dots ('''Decoded/Solved'''), an alphabetic railfence cipher ('''Solved''') and a series of numbers around the bottom which probably form part of a cipher ('''Unsolved''').
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Pillar 8 is 2393mm tall and is the third tallest of the eight pillars.
  
 
==Bubble Encoding==
 
==Bubble Encoding==
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[[File:Pillar_8-Bubble_encoding.jpg|thumb|right|Bubble or circle encoding on Pillar 8]]
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The 'Bubble' area of Pillar 8 is a grid of circles of two distinct sizes (small and large). The grid is 15 rows by 52 columns. Other pillars use 26 characters so it's possible the circles are paired. However, for now, I will represent the bubbles as binary with a "1" for a large circle, and a "0" for a small circle.
 
The 'Bubble' area of Pillar 8 is a grid of circles of two distinct sizes (small and large). The grid is 15 rows by 52 columns. Other pillars use 26 characters so it's possible the circles are paired. However, for now, I will represent the bubbles as binary with a "1" for a large circle, and a "0" for a small circle.
  
 
{|border="1"
 
{|border="1"
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|<tt>
 
1110111010111011101110011010011010100101011110011011
 
1110111010111011101110011010011010100101011110011011
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1101010100010110000100101000101101111110101111110101
 
1101010100010110000100101000101101111110101111110101
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0000100000001000001000001000100010101010000000100000
 
0000100000001000001000001000100010101010000000100000
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1001000100010000010101000101000101010100011100000100
 
1001000100010000010101000101000101010100011100000100
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1101001110110110011010000011000110110110010001111101
 
1101001110110110011010000011000110110110010001111101
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1001010101011111010111010101011101101001100101011010
 
1001010101011111010111010101011101101001100101011010
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1001101010101111101010101010100101010101111111100101
 
1001101010101111101010101010100101010101111111100101
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0110110111010100111000111001111010111110011111001011
 
0110110111010100111000111001111010111110011111001011
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0000000000001000000000100000101000101000100010110010
 
0000000000001000000000100000101000101000100010110010
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0101010101000100010000010000000001010001010100000000
 
0101010101000100010000010000000001010001010100000000
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1110111010011111111011100001000110010111001100101011
 
1110111010011111111011100001000110010111001100101011
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1011101101101111010111111111011101111010010101110101
 
1011101101101111010111111111011101111010010101110101
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0110101001110010111001111001101010101010101110101001
 
0110101001110010111001111001101010101010101110101001
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1101110010011101100010010010100010100100111111010011
 
1101110010011101100010010010100010100100111111010011
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0110101010001010000010000000100010101011100010000010
 
0110101010001010000010000000100010101011100010000010
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</tt>
 
|}
 
|}
  
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This could be a '[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_cipher Bacon's cipher]' given the prominence of a binary form.
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The bubble code has been decoded by Bob Dovenberg who posted the solution to the [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=449863271766675&id=431342376952098 Nkrypt Facebook page on 21 March 2013].
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{|border="1"
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<tt>
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Explanation: This code is written in standard Braille. Each 2x3 box represents one Braille letter. Therefore this becomes a five line code like many of the others. Lines 2 and 4 must be read upside down.
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The decoded message is:
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A Short sighted general with buses to park
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An old French Barber sitting quite in the dark
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Tip of a finger, glide of a snail
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All our great works on the head of a nail
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Bob's contextual explanation: An early form of Braille was originally developed by Charles Barber to help Napoleon’s soldiers read in the dark. It was never utilized by Napoleon. I suspect lines one and two refer to this. Braille is read by the tip of one’s finger. A recent invention, called a Snail, helps people read Braille faster. The last line is bit of a puzzler. My guess is that it refers to new Braille displays that basically use nails to create readable text in Braille.
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</tt>
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|}
  
 
==Alphabetic Encoding==
 
==Alphabetic Encoding==
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The bottom code on Pillar 8 is an alphabetic code. It begins with plaintext that is iteratively morphed into a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Fence_Cipher rail fence cipher].
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The railfence cipher was solved by Matthew Bienik and posted to the [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=439081962844806&id=431342376952098 Nkrypt Facebook page] on 26 February 2013 with the following result:
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{|border="1"
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<tt>
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A SIMPLE CODE TO HIDE YOUR TALES
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ITS LETTERS NAILED TO DIFFERENT RAILS
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A FAMOUS SCHOLAR FROM TIMES PAST
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WITH COPPER DISCS ENCODED FAST
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A GERMAN MONK WITH CODES SO STRONG
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USED KEYS TO SHIFT THE CIPHER ON
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A FAMILY DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE
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A CABINET NOIR THEY WORKED INSIDE
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</tt>
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|}
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The lines refer to different cipher systems, namely: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Fence_Cipher Rail fence cipher],  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberti_cipher_disk Alberti cipher disk], Trithemius's polyalphabetic cipher and the Rossignols' Great Cipher.
  
 
==Base==
 
==Base==
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A string of numbers run in a circular pattern around the base of each pillar ([[Base_Code|see notes on the base code]]). On this pillar, it reads:
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{|border="1"
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10 11 12 14 11 13 15 22 28 30 16 17 11 13 8 10 12 15 22 22 10 13 11 13 9 10 8 8 16 17
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</tt>
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|}

Latest revision as of 22:56, 29 July 2013

Pillar 8-Daytime.jpg

Pillar 8 contains a cipher comprised of differently sized dots (Decoded/Solved), an alphabetic railfence cipher (Solved) and a series of numbers around the bottom which probably form part of a cipher (Unsolved).

Pillar 8 is 2393mm tall and is the third tallest of the eight pillars.

Bubble Encoding

Bubble or circle encoding on Pillar 8

The 'Bubble' area of Pillar 8 is a grid of circles of two distinct sizes (small and large). The grid is 15 rows by 52 columns. Other pillars use 26 characters so it's possible the circles are paired. However, for now, I will represent the bubbles as binary with a "1" for a large circle, and a "0" for a small circle.

1110111010111011101110011010011010100101011110011011

1101010100010110000100101000101101111110101111110101

0000100000001000001000001000100010101010000000100000

1001000100010000010101000101000101010100011100000100

1101001110110110011010000011000110110110010001111101

1001010101011111010111010101011101101001100101011010

1001101010101111101010101010100101010101111111100101

0110110111010100111000111001111010111110011111001011

0000000000001000000000100000101000101000100010110010

0101010101000100010000010000000001010001010100000000

1110111010011111111011100001000110010111001100101011

1011101101101111010111111111011101111010010101110101

0110101001110010111001111001101010101010101110101001

1101110010011101100010010010100010100100111111010011

0110101010001010000010000000100010101011100010000010


The bubble code has been decoded by Bob Dovenberg who posted the solution to the Nkrypt Facebook page on 21 March 2013.


Explanation: This code is written in standard Braille. Each 2x3 box represents one Braille letter. Therefore this becomes a five line code like many of the others. Lines 2 and 4 must be read upside down.

The decoded message is:

A Short sighted general with buses to park

An old French Barber sitting quite in the dark

Tip of a finger, glide of a snail

All our great works on the head of a nail

Bob's contextual explanation: An early form of Braille was originally developed by Charles Barber to help Napoleon’s soldiers read in the dark. It was never utilized by Napoleon. I suspect lines one and two refer to this. Braille is read by the tip of one’s finger. A recent invention, called a Snail, helps people read Braille faster. The last line is bit of a puzzler. My guess is that it refers to new Braille displays that basically use nails to create readable text in Braille.

Alphabetic Encoding

The bottom code on Pillar 8 is an alphabetic code. It begins with plaintext that is iteratively morphed into a rail fence cipher.

The railfence cipher was solved by Matthew Bienik and posted to the Nkrypt Facebook page on 26 February 2013 with the following result:

A SIMPLE CODE TO HIDE YOUR TALES

ITS LETTERS NAILED TO DIFFERENT RAILS


A FAMOUS SCHOLAR FROM TIMES PAST

WITH COPPER DISCS ENCODED FAST


A GERMAN MONK WITH CODES SO STRONG

USED KEYS TO SHIFT THE CIPHER ON


A FAMILY DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

A CABINET NOIR THEY WORKED INSIDE

The lines refer to different cipher systems, namely: Rail fence cipher, Alberti cipher disk, Trithemius's polyalphabetic cipher and the Rossignols' Great Cipher.

Base

A string of numbers run in a circular pattern around the base of each pillar (see notes on the base code). On this pillar, it reads:

10 11 12 14 11 13 15 22 28 30 16 17 11 13 8 10 12 15 22 22 10 13 11 13 9 10 8 8 16 17

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