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So to summarize: - The pattern is formed and the different elements have been deciphered. - There are 2 factions of the Collective in play - the Fell faction and the Thorncastle faction. We have not heard much from the Thorncastle side other than Mr. Richards statement he just posted. - Universal objects to the Collective's current activities but we don't know why. - The lantern is a focus - it focuses fear to bring forth Adaru the Demon of Fear. The fire men's sole job is to prepare for Adaru's coming by providing the appropriate sacrifices and generating fear. - HHN has been the focus of the fire men's efforts for 20 years, generating enough fear to culminate in Adaru's summoning.

The body parts are all definitely from Home for the Holidays (amongst other places) and the lamp is the same. As for the half man/half dog prosthetic, it could be from The Thing but that's no guarantee of anything. Remember - Universal is Green! Reuse and recycle.

I think we have our C.F.O. - from the video, the 32819 Cell Team operative/leader "skeptical one". Check out the hair - in the video plus it dovetails with the information about Dr. Thorncastle. Take a look at the video: Remember to add 2 years to his appearance.

This important release from Ignatia Himmel: The photo released is not of T.J. Mannarino. Please direct your efforts in another direction. IH My response: I will, it was the hair. IH: All images from our Records Department show that T.J. Mannarino parts his hair on the other side. IH The moral of the story: The Collective monitors all, even your hair style if your TJ. Now back to the release. Dr. Thorncastle had access to attempt to delete or modify the security footage. There is definitely a split between current and prior Collective personnel. The sketch up top seems like its part of the full image we're trying to track down, so we have a guide on how to arrange photos it seems.

The surveillance photos uploaded to Facebook:

I wonder if the eventual result of the burn marks is a map you'd overlay on a park map - with the "solar crosses" signifying key points. Might be stylized but still fit.

Ok a few things. I've been speaking with Ms. Himmel extensively via Facebook message. Originally our conversations were confidential since it was attorneys sharing information, I have been released to share this information with the Collective. (Yes, I'm a lawyer in real life - I'm the Mr. Booras from the Facebook comment a few days ago) - The Universal employee is still unidentified and "continues to be a factor". They are trying to identify the person through their C.I.L. IT department and determine their screen name(s) and account. - Many of the files (and other unspecified items) from 2008 have gone missing from the Collectives offices. - Dr. Thorncastle and the C.F.O. who left - "very possibly their professional relationship survived their departures from the Collective. Evidence mounting..." Its possible that both have gone rogue. - "I would suggest you review the video footage of Dr. Thorncastle's last public appearence. His demeanor, his comments and his hasty departure are telling indeed. IH" I did, reviewing footage of 2008s meeting, if you notice he is nervous, pacing and had to review his notecards for a extremely short presentation. I asked if he was working on projects other than the machine from 2008 (a seeming red herring) but received no response, So Dr. Thorncastle is a possible player here as well.

And the photos have the same issues as the previous set. The Cowardly Lion photo in the Characters section is slightly different than the LT one, like its the frame prior - the dreamcatcher is at a different angle. The Chainsaw Drill Team photo is in the Legacy section, its a close up while the LT photo is a wider angle view.

The burn marks on the new set aren't as pronounced as the original set has become. They are like the original version of the 1st set, I'm wondering if they'll progress as time goes by.

He's going to be putting to rest all of the past icons and the new ones will arise,

Thanks JW - I know its not easy. So if they overlaid a photo of the marks over the original photo its tougher to shop out the lower layer? Or is there another photo in there beyond the marks and original photo?

There was a similar puzzle in the Flynn Lives ARG for the new Tron movie. That puzzle involved overlapping photos to show a hidden pattern, this one seems to be a bit more direct. Can someone with photoshop enhance the pattern and burn marks and de-emphasize the photo? I think it'll become easier to determine the exact pattern we're looking at without being distracted by the background.

Actually those photos are fan postings onto the LT site. LT posted the 3 official photos and their logo, that's it.

You can always have a homage though. So its possible that elements of what Dr. Jimmy is discussing may be true. I'm still thinking its a "Disciples of W....", that was the first thing that hit me when the reports on names came through. Or its all a code for something else which would make Dr. Jimmy's Planet of the Apes theory very pertinent since they could've used it as the basis for their code.

Still fairly creepy Dr. Jimmy. Offered them my legal services since practicing as an unlicensed attorney in Florida is fairly problematic.

Here's my video of 2008s "boat ride", courtesy of Capt Lazy Bastard:

BTW, the AW32819 is just Universal's zip code. Its LT's location tag. Looks like more things for the weekend, hopefully something will go down on Sunday.

The vids from the prior years each have a card from JS at the end, each is numbered and labeled with a descriptive term. For example: Dead Silence is I, Retribution Psychoscarapy is III, Celebrations Texas Chainsaw Massacre is V, Merciless Funhouse is VII, Distorted Anyone remember those from the past or are they new?

The Welcome page is a image file which has a few of the sections from the website reproduced.

There were a few discussion posts in regards to the photos that were deleted. I was up fairly late last night and didn't see anything that would trigger such a response. I think that the faux Icons on Facebook commented which may have been the issue.

The KIS (Keep It Simple) approach has served us well with Legendary Truth in the past and like JWFearman stated we have our clue about Gabriel. It needs to develop now. Anyone try to friend Ms. Endicott? Just sent a request for the heck of it. Taking a look at the past photos would be a good idea, I wouldn't put it past them to have altered one or some of them at the same time as LT was released and keeping it the same file size so the "detector" isn't triggered.

Just checked the current LT site vs the one archived at horrornights.be, there are 2 personnel changes actually. The original site had: Prof. Kirstin Ivers-McLure, P.R.O. A graduate of Yale University, Professor Ivers-McLure has earned degrees in English Literature, Religion, and Nordic Folklore. Prior to being named President of Research Operations, she taught ethics at the Harvard School of Law. Current site: Allison D. Endicott, C.O.O. Allison D. Endicott earned a M.S. degree in Journalism at Columbia University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing at VCU. Prior to being named Chief Operating Officer, she served as Assistant Director of Communications. Wonder what the impact of the personnel change is beyond Mr. Gabriel Fell. The photos are from the original site. The logo with the "cat" is new as well.

Btw, Alice, White Rabbit and Mad Hatter = "down the rabbit hole". Which also is synonymous with chaos and confusion.

A few notes from 2008: Passwords to the MNA were given during the event. If I remember right the first one was just prior to the event starting. Once the MNA is accessed it provides certain information and clues to the investigation. Most provided the basis of the next event night, the starting point for that evening. Some where opened during the evening so you had to have a offsite operative to access them since most of the site was flash-based. Looks like I need to get a laptop with cellular access. There should be an email registration soon if they go that route this year. Also, hopefully an onsite event will happen soon, that's what kicked off LT last time.

So am I. This should be interesting. They have a facebook group as well: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/LegendaryTruth-The-Collective-Official/147356518612214?v=wall&ref=ts Now where's that investigator badge...