sophia's temple / eliza's tearoom
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Q: How do I enter Sophia's Temple?

Q: Hey! Sophia's Temple is blank!

Q: I just entered Sophia's Temple successfully, but now I'm getting kicked out to Eliza's Tearoom again! What's going on?

Q: Once I've accessed Sophia's Temple, what pairs can I enter to get a Response?

Q: Eliza's Tearoom and Sophia's Temple don't appear to work, or I'm too lazy to get through the whole thing. Can you just give me all the responses?

Q: What's this yellow screen I see when I first enter Eliza's Tearoom?

Q: What do I do when I first arrive at Eliza's Tearoom?

Q: Hey! I just got kicked out of Eliza's Tearoom!

Q: Eliza says that I've returned before my appointed time!

Q: What's the answer to Teddy's first riddle?

Q: How do I beat Eliza's Hangman game?

Q: What's the answer to Teddy's second riddle?

Q: What's the answer to Teddy's third riddle?

Q: Teddy says that it's time for us to part ways. What now?

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Q: How do I enter Sophia's Temple?

A: You need to get all the way through Eliza's Tearoom first, so don't read on unless you've already done that.

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A: You have to finish Teddy's second puzzle, and Teddy should have congratulated you on earning Eliza's trust, and said that it was time to part ways.

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A: Well, you have a nickname and a secret word. Use them!

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A: When the Nickname/Secret prompts disappear, you'll have to enter something else.

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A: If you enter something correct on the right hand side, the right eye will wink at you. You can keep trying guesses there until she kicks you out and you come back in again.

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A: You might benefit from trying to log into Eliza again with a new account, and examining the details in her tearoom very closely.

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A: There are sometimes hidden messages in her room that say "Happy" or "Angry."

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A: Try one of those on the right.

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A: You can try other emotions on the right as well.

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A: Make some guesses on the left.

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A: Try entering somebody's name.

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A: Each time you enter somebody's name on the left, and one of Sophia's emotions on the right, you get a Response. Be sure to save these, since if you try it again, you'll find yourself kicked back out to Eliza's Tearoom.

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Q: Hey! Sophia's Temple is blank!

A: You can't just go in through http://www.aleph-naught.org, you have to either log in via Jeanine Salla's bio page ...

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A: or use this link: http://www.aleph-naught.org/index.asp?a=1

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Q: I just entered Sophia's Temple successfully, but now I'm getting kicked out to Eliza's Tearoom again! What's going on?

A: You're reading the wrong question unless you've gotten a Response from Sophia.

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A: Each time you get a Response using a given nickname/secret, Sophia kicks you out for the rest of the day.

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A: If you want to try again, you'll have to wait until tomorrow, or log into Eliza's Tearoom again with a new nickname/secret.

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Q: Once I've accessed Sophia's Temple, what pairs can I enter to get a Response?

A: Don't read this until you've answered Teddy's second riddle in Eliza's tearoom, and you've entered your own nickname/secret into Sophia.

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A: The nickname/secret words should disappear, and you should already have gotten at least one Response on your own. (See the question "How do I enter Sophia's Temple?")

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A: Now you need to figure out all the names/emotions you can enter to get a response.

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A: Well, there are quite a few emotions you can try, as well as quite a few characters.

Q: What emotions work?

Q: What characters work?

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Q: What emotions work?

A: As of this writing, the following emotions have been found to work on Sophia's Temple on almost every character:

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A: Happy, as well as joy, glee, happiness, elation, euphoria.

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A: Angry, as well as anger, rage, hate, loathing.

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A: Sad, as well as sadness, regret, regretful, guilt, remorse, depression, gloomy, melancholy, depressed.

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A: Afraid, as well as fear, anxious, worried.

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A: Lust

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A: The rest work on only one or a few characters:

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A: Paranoia

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A: Nightmare

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A: Confusion, wonder, curious

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A: Nothing, emptiness

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A: alert concentration focus desperate

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A: struggle rivalry

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Q: What characters work?

A: A really vast number. Ready?

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A: Evan Chan

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A: Nancy Chan

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A: Jeanine Salla

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A: Laia Salla

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A: Martin Swinton

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A: Kataka Nei

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A: Brutus

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A: Ivy

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A: Venus

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A: Sencha

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A: Eliza

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A: Audrey Green

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A: Enrico Basta

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A: Allen Hobby

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A: Fidelio Belem

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A: Diane Fletcher

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A: Geri Khan

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A: Red King (some of his require decoding... see the "Getting Started" Journey page)

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A: Katya Rukowski

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A: Kent Whitman

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A: Loki (but only for one emotion)

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A: The others are the answers to other riddles, so watch out, or you'll spoil it for yourself.

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A: Jackson Wheti (Fear/Rage/Lust)

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A: Jackson White (Fear/Happy/Sadness)

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A: John Greenstreet

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A: Michael Royal

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Q: Eliza's Tearoom and Sophia's Temple don't appear to work, or I'm too lazy to get through the whole thing. Can you just give me all the responses?

A: That's OK, there are , so not wanting to slag through them is alright. But this will spoil a rather interesting puzzle for you, if you're not careful.

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Q: What's this yellow screen I see when I first enter Eliza's Tearoom?

A: We're not exactly sure. We do know what the symbols mean, though. (By the way, if this is ALL you see at Eliza's Tearoom, your version of Flash may be out of date, or your browser may be malfunctioning.)

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A: They're Japanese for "LOAD" and "LOADING", alternating back and forth.

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Q: What do I do when I first arrive at Eliza's Tearoom?

A: Talk to her.

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A: She wants you to pick a nickname, as well as a favorite word. Don't forget them.

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A: And make sure your nickname is truly unique.

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A: You have to get her to like you enough to invite you back.

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A: She hates boys.

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A: She also thinks that she's the best and the prettiest, and she hates people who don't agree with her.

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A: We're going to give away the answers now, so if you don't want them, don't reveal!

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A: Should she know you? No

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A: What's your name? (Any name)

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A: Pick a nickname: (Any nickname - must be unique!)

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A: Favorite word: (Any word longer than 6 letters

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A: Brother: No (doesn't matter, yes or no)

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A: Sister: Yes

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A: Like her: Yes

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A: Smarter than I (player): Yes

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A: Dumber than Eliza: Yes

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A: Eye color: RED (you can't type anything BUT red!)

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A: Many friends: No

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A: Green eyeshade: Yes

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A: Hair color: Brown (blue also works)

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A: Understand me: Yes (doesn't happen if you say blue)

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A: Like tearoom: Yes

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A: Teddy beautiful: Yes

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A: Too dim to see I'm beautiful: No

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A: Like me: Yes

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A: Be friend: Yes

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A: Some tea: Yes

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A: What kind: green (or chamomile)

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A: What kind [again]: green (or chamomile)

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A: Objection: No

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A: Taste how special: Yes

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A: Teddy compliment: I appreciate you, Teddy.

(Any compliment containing the word "teddy" and a long word will do. "You're a complete scumbag, Teddy" has been tested to work!)

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Q: Hey! I just got kicked out of Eliza's Tearoom!

A: Yes, that happens when you fail to answer Eliza's questions correctly.

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A: Usually she just kicks you out to a site about politeness or etiquette.

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A: But sometimes she kicks you out somewhere else.

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A: See the questions about Eliza's riddles.

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Q: Eliza says that I've returned before my appointed time!

A: Well, she SAID that you had to wait. Just wait a few minutes and try again!

Q: But I'm SURE I've waited long enough!

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Q: But I'm SURE I've waited long enough!

A: Then you may have encountered a bug. Try logging in again using a different nickname/secret, or switching browsers. People have reported success switching from IE and switching from Netscape. Your mileage may vary.

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Q: What's the answer to Teddy's first riddle?

A: You shouldn't be here unless you've already gotten Eliza to like you on your first visit.

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A: He should now be asking you the question: I'm thinking of something that Miss Eliza never misses until its gone. What can it be?

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A: You'll never get the answer to this question until you've left several times.

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A: So try some bad guesses and see where it takes you.

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A: Not all of these sites are about etiquette.

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A: Try figuring out what sort of categories the sites fall into.

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A: Try looking at a complete list of all of Teddy's kickouts here.

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A: There are a lot of sites about amphibians.

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A: There are also quite a few inns on the list.

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A: There's also several sites about holes.

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A: We also see a bunch of pages about British food.

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A: Amphibian, inn, hole, British food.

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A: There happens to be a kind of British food that sounds a lot like that.

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A: It's called "Toad in the Hole."

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A: The answer is "Toad in the hole"

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Q: How do I beat Eliza's Hangman game?

A: It's just Hangman. Guess letters until you figure out the word. Be persistent.

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A: If you're having trouble, remember that Eliza plays the game a little harder than usual. If you use the letter E, for example, and there are three Es in the puzzle, she'll only reveal the first E, and not all of them. So you have to do it one letter at a time.

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A: But other than that, it's pretty straightforward.

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A: The first letter is C.

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A: The next letter is E.

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A: The next letter is T.

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A: The next letter is A.

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A: The next letter is C.

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A: The next letter is E.

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A: The next letter is A.

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A: The next letter is N.

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A: So the word is "Cetacean."

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Q: What's the answer to Teddy's second riddle?

A: This puzzle's much like the first. You have to get kicked out a number of times to see the pages.

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A: Or you could just use our list.

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A: Group them into categories, like before.

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A: Only this time, some of the pages don't relate to the answer. Some of them are about etiquette, others aren't.

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A: There's a lot of pages about collectibles, games, and antiques.

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A: These are all pages about various hobbies.

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A: What would be a hobby toy?

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A: Watch out, we're going to give it away next.

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A: The answer is "hobby horse."

Q: So what were all those others about?

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Q: So what were all those others about?

A: Well, some of them were etiquette pages. Ignore those. Also ignore the ones about hobbies.

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A: Many of them seem to have letters in common in their titles.

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A: Many of them start with "ign".

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A: Some of them start with "ins".

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A: Some of them end with "ore".

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A: Some of them end with "ult".

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A: Put it all together, and what does that spell?

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A: "ignore insult"

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Q: What's the answer to Teddy's third riddle?

A: This riddle's much like Teddy's first and second riddle. You have to get kicked out a number of times to see the pages.

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A: Or you could just use our list.

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A: Group them into categories, like before.

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A: Group them by titles, not by content.

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A: Notice what they have in common.

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A: Many of the groups come in 3s.

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A: One of the most important sites are the party game sites.

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A: What are they about?

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A: All of the party games sites are about charades.

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A: This must be a game of charades.

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A: How does charades normally go?

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A: Remember how every round of charades begins.

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A: You declare the number of words, and the number of syllables.

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A: Where have you seen numbers in these sites?

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A: There are 10 sites with 5 pairs of numbers in them.

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A: Those sites are...

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http://aci.mta.ca/TheUmbrella/Physics/Meteor/IAU22/menu.html
http://nasaui.ited.uidaho.edu/nasaspark/safety/cover.htm
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/X-31/
http://www.execpc.com/~keithp/kpsavers.htm
http://www.floor42.com/
http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/
http://www.mathsyear2000.org/numberland/42/42.html
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/launchpad/chrom22.html
http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m031.html
http://www.skepdic.com/area51.html

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A: And the numbers are:

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A: 11, 22, 31, 42 and 51.

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A: How could those be syllable numbers?

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A: You need to figure out how many words there are, and how many syllables there are in each word.

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A: There are five words, it looks like.

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A: So the words must go like this:

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A: blah blah-blah blah blah-blah blah

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A: You also have letter clues.

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A: What could those be?

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A: Of course, all those sites like C is for Cicadas!

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A: They all seem to be about various insects.

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A: Those sites are:

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A:
http://www.arthropod.net/la571.htm
http://www.auduboninstitute.org/html/grasshopfrit.html
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects/erinjulie/a.HTM
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects/laurie/g.htm
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects/mattmeriah/c.htm
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects/sydney/w.htm
http://www.cornell-iowa.edu/biology/insects/damonkat/C.HTM
http://www.cornell-iowa.edu/biology/insects/erinjulie/C.HTM
http://www.enztec.com/learn/glowworm/glow.html
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/ornamentals/aphids.html
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Loge/9474/antlions.html
http://www.naturenode.com/recipes/r_cricket_patties.html
http://www.netcontrol.net/themata-b/bg7/
http://www.whiddenav.com/cicada.htm

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A: So the letters must be:

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A: ACCGW (in alphabetical order)

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A: You also have one "charades" clue.

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A: It comes in a group of three.

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A: The sites are:

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http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9612/12/galileo/
http://www.npr.org/programs/science/
http://www.swifty.com/apase/charlotte/fungi1.html

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A: So the clue is:

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A: "sounds like"

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A: That must mean that the other categories sound like the answer.

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A: You already know a lot, and you just might be able to get it at this point.

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A: One category is:

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http://celag.free.fr/museum/so1221/us_so1221_0.htm
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/books/n6090_1.htm?authorid=781
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/djinn.htm

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A: They're in the category...

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A: "djinn"

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A: Another category is...

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http://hats.villagehatshop.com/common/common.html?form=indexer&topic=Hat_Facts
http://www.costumes.org/pages/renhat.htm
http://www.hatworks.org.uk/

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A: They're in the category...

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A: "hat"

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A: A third category is...

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http://www.castlewales.com/hay.html
http://www.clanhay.net/
http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/

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A: They're in the category...

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A: "hay"

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A: A fourth category is...

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http://nematode.unl.edu/key/nemakey.htm
http://www.bio.gasou.edu/bio-home/Harvey/dragonkey.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4844/aegeo.html

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A: They're in the category...

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A: "key"

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A: A fifth category is...

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http://www.angelfire.com/wa/nwfishing/troutrecipes.html
http://develop.mainquad.com/web/g/Greta/terrorists.html
http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/sarep/fish/Salmonidae/browntrout.html
http://www.duke.edu/~crh4/vonnegut/kt.html
http://www.fishlink.co.uk/trout/recipe.html
http://www.geocities.com/thecookiejar2000/smile.htm
http://www.jimgaston.com/gastons/index_page_trout_recipes.htm
http://www.jtrout.com/
http://www.scbass.com/sc_fish/brook_trout.html
http://www.streamnet.org/ff/Lifehistory/rainbowredband_image.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/alife/27503023202.html

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A: They're in the category...

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A: "trout"

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A: A sixth category is...

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http://romanmyth.com/
http://www.csicop.org/si/9903/ten-percent-myth.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2853/

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A: They're in the category...

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A: "myth"

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A: And a seventh category is...

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http://sln.fi.edu/inquirer/frog.html
http://www.freakyfrogs.com/
http://www.naturesound.com/frogs/frogs.html
http://suba.com/~kangaroo/home.htm
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~jays/Pages/Roo.html
http://www.baetzler.de/humor/killer_kangaroo.html
http://www.paperglyphs.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html
http://www.spooky-rabbit.co.uk/

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A: They're in the category...

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A: Things that "hop"

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A: djinn, hat, hay, key, trout, myth, hop.

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A: You have seven categories, five letters, and seven syllables. Now you can get it, perhaps.

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A: Another clue? What might Alice find odd?

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A: What might she find curious that rhymes with "hat"?

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A: Open up a copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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A: Find the part with the Cheshire Cat.

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A: It's in Chapter VI.

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A: Look for something close.

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A: What could "djinn" rhyme with?

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A: Might it rhyme with "grin"?

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A: "`Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin,' thought Alice; `but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever say in my life!'"

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A: But this is an odd version of something odd. (Not to mention the fact that "grin without a cat" doesn't quite fit the word or rhyme scheme.)

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A: Play around with the rhymes... see what you get.

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A: "grin without a cat" is missing two syllables.

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A: It's missing key and hop.

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A: What word rhymes with these two words?

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A: And is appropriate for a cat?

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A: The word is...

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A: "copy"

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A: So the answer is...

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A: "grin without a copy cat"

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A: Once you finish this, try exploring sites you've already seen. You may surprise yourself!

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Q: Teddy says that it's time for us to part ways. What now?

A: This means that you've already completed Teddy's second riddle. (If you haven't yet, you're reading the wrong question. Perhaps you meant to read the one about "Eliza says that I've returned before my appointed time!"

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A: You're now ready to enter Sophia's Temple.

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A: See the question "How do I enter Sophia's Temple?"

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