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~ The text of the May 8 entry is very difficult to read. So I thought it might be a good idea to temporarily skip over it and go directly to the May 9 entry of the shared diary in hope that an understanding of the May 9 entry might help us to read the May 8 entry when we come back to it. As I think that the drawing found on the page of the May 8 entry might relate to the text of the May 9 entry, I have included that drawing above. I propose that the text of the May 9 entry reads:
I think that sense may be made of this reading of the text by referring to the May 8 drawing. In that drawing we see some sort of trail of black dots extending from the rose garden to some labeled thing(s) that is(are) red colored. Can you read (or make a guess at the reading of) the label? At any rate, I think that it might be whatever-it-is-that-the-black-dots-represent that W hopes will guide them (W and J) true so that they will successfully reach (or find) the labeled thing(s). Or perhaps help them (W and J) to go successfully from the labeled thing(s) to the garden at night?
I propose that the text of this page reads:
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I propose that the text of the left page reads:
The accompanying picture is of a “Joshua” who, previously shown as a bear in the May 1 entry, and having received a “magic kiss” from the May 2 entry, now has magically transformed—with a burst of radiant energy—into human form. This event is reminiscent of the fairy tale in which a prince, who had been cursed into frog-form, has that magical spell broken when he receives a kiss from a princess. I propose that the text of the right page is:
The most uncertain word, in my opinion, is the word “curse“, on the left page, which I came up with mostly from the context of the fairy tale role-play between W and J.
For these pages I propose that the text reads:
The line by J, written on the page dated May 2, “My name is Joshua,” appears to be an answer to the request from W, written on the page dated May 1, “(Do) tell me your name.” There is a drawing of Joshua the bear as part of the May 2 entry, and a drawing of kissing lips (like a lipstick kiss-mark) as part of the May 3 entry.
~ New comment-maker on this site, Pennywise, has provided us, using Codebreaker, with a normally unobtainable shared diary written in by both J and W. Thanks VERY MUCH, Pennywise! During the next few days, I’ll post some pages of the diary and let’s see if we can figure out all of the text. Please help! I’ve adjusted the contrast and such to try to make the text more legible. Pennywise offers the reading:
I think we have a comma between “Hello” and “little“. Perhaps the last line is “Do tell me your name“? What do you think? I am very uncertain about the word after “little“. The best I can suggest at this point is a misspelling of “friend” as “frend“. This makes the “tail” at the end of the word just a curve to the period. I’m far from convinced about this reading, however, and I’d very much like to hear other suggestions.
Dec
29
2009
 
My Video: Transformation of a Women’s Lavatory in Rule of RosePosted by PokerNemesis in Clues, My YouTube Videos, Mysteries, Plot Structure & StorySee the YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGMKnWUtBo ~ Unlike other transformations of areas of the orphanage into areas of the airship, the women’s lavatory that we see in this video does not become more attractive or more luxurious (with the possible exception of the addition of an extra toilet stall). The lavatory in the airship is every bit as squalid and run-down as the lavatory in the orphanage. The only concession to the airship fantasy seems to be the removal of the window. Thus we see the shared identity of the two lavatories very clearly. In the examples of transformation coming up in future videos, the shared identity will be better disguised.
Dec
14
2009
My Video: What Do YOU Hear Mr. Hoffman Saying As He Paws Diana in Rule of Rose?Posted by PokerNemesis in Clues, Mysteries, Plot Structure & StorySee this YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3znGlfjOzo. This is basically a video remake of my blog-post: What is Hoffman Saying as He Paws Diana?. There’s voting! Please go and place your vote! |
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