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Mystery Man
| February 18th, 2015 at 5:24:34 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | What makest thou of this? Spy? Military or Diplomatic Courier? Fashionably attired man about forty years old found in the late 1940s leaning against a sea wall on an Australian beach. He had not been in the water. He was dead with no signs of foul play and some thought of poisoning by a snake was a possibility. His physique was noted as being healthy, well-developed, well muscled. This would be consistent with some thoughts that he had been a sailor constantly walking on a pitching deck or a hiker/runner. Clearly traveled and clearly traveled light. Only noted oddities were: carried both a cigarette lighter and a box of matches. Carried a sewing kit containing orange thread of common manufacture capable of providing a source of "ink" visible under UV light only. Carried one brand of cigarettes inside another brand''s container. In possession of several envelopes but no postal stamps. In possession of several pencils thought to be short pencils. A somewhat fastidious man. Dressing gown and pyjamas. Sharp items had tiny protective cloth caps. At Autopsy a pathologist located a fob pocket with a printed phrase cut out of the Rubiyiat of Omar Khayam. The phrase is best translated as The End or Ended or Concluded. An associated item that promptly fell into police hands was a UV coded message of unknown meaning. Set to! |
| February 18th, 2015 at 5:30:44 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | A more complete inventory. Narrow aluminum comb Half empty packet Juicy Fruit gum Army Club cigarette packet, filled with Kensiitas brand cigarettes quarter full box Bryant and May matches. Red checked dressing gown and red slippers of size 7 under wear four pairs Pyjamas Socks four pairs waxed thread four ties stenciling equipment Shaving kit of razor, strop, brush A screwdriver A cut down table knife A stenciling brush A pair of scissors Sewing Kit with orange Barbour's brand waxed thread Two ties three pencils six handcerchiefs six pence a button a tin of brown Kiwi shoe polish one scarf one cigarette lighter eight large one small envelopes One scarf one shirt one yellow coat-shirt two airmail stickers one eraser one front and one back collar stud toothbrush and tooth paste. 40 fit double breasted grey and brown coat brown trousers, sock shoes brown knitted woolen pullover white shirt and collar red white blue tie Leaning against sea wall, not wet, dead of no apparent cause. Fob pocket: Printed phrase from Rubiyiat of Omar Kayam: tamam shud best translated as The End, Ended, Completed. UV visible message: WRGOABABD MILAOI (interlineated?)(underscored?) WTBIMPANETP MLIABOAIAQC ITTMTSAMSTGAB |