After my last comment, I keyed in the answer I had derived into the box: "SOS". If one looks at the sentence structure that emerges from adding the punctuation into the question, the first letter of each bracketed sequence of letters is just that; it seemed to fit the question, too. The box gave out a loud beep as I put the last character into it; there was the sound of a tumbler moving within it, as the door of the box opened.
Or, should I say, the door of the safe. And within the safe was one thing: a single key. I removed the key, and looked around the room; I noted the keyhole on the door closest to the safe, and inserted the key. A single turn, and I heard the lock open. I opened the door and saw a room similar to the one I was in; another safe, another door. On the table was a slab of pork, with the steam rising from it; newly cooked, apparently. The smell instantly pulled me towards it; I was struck by a sudden thought, and turned back into the room I had left, and gathered up my few belongings, before entering the new room and closing the door behind me.
With that, I looked around the room; practically identical to the previous one, apart from the food and a bed. Ah, how good it is to see a proper bed...
I laid my few things upon it, before devouring the food with the ravenous hunger I find myself filled with. And with that done, I turned to the sheet of paper. This time, instead of a sheet of paper as blank as the walls, there were words written upon it in the same scrawl as the first note I had; the note I found upon arriving here.
I am whole. Remove one thing from me, and I am less; another, and another. And yet, no matter how much you remove from me, I remain what I am. What am I? - #002
So this is the second puzzle, is it? I think I can solve this on my own; there's no fancy codes or anything of that sort. But I think that I will sleep now, so that I can approach it free of the ills of tiredness. This bed is so... comfortable. Ah...
My first thought was a hole, but that doesn't seem right. After all, a hole would become more and more the more you removed from it, not less and less.
ReplyDeleteEverything, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteI seem to recall someone posting something about being interested in the infinite or something like that recently so everything or infinity could be possible I guess. I'm not so great with words so sorry if this means nothing.
ReplyDeleteI tried "infinite" and "everything", and it gives out a harsh buzzer sound and doesn't open, sorry.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I'll get the answer in a bit. It's reminding me of something... wish I could access other websites.
Ah sorry then. I wish you the best of luck with this one. I find it helpful to get my mind off of what I'm thinking of for a while before trying to remember again. If you concentrate too hard it can be harder to find.
ReplyDeleteGot it.
ReplyDeleteThe answer was "heap".
Ah that's great
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