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eps1.91_redwheelbarr0w.txt - Prayer Pamphlet Solution


There is an odd pamphlet included between the pages of eps1.91_redwheelbarr0w.txt. After a church group meeting, Elliot found a tri-fold religious pamphlet on the desk in his cell.

Inside:

pamphlet-inside

Outside:

pamphlet-outside

The pamphlet is quite odd. The “comforting words” are seemingly random Bible quotes–not very comforting. So, I figured the chapter and verse numbers must not actually be random, and probably hid a message. The chapter signifies which line in the verse to look at, and the verse number identifies how many words into the verse to count. Here are the first 3 verses:

Proverbs 1:7
> The fear of the LORD is |the| beginning of
  knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and
  instruction

Joshua 2:5
  And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the
> gate, when it was |dark|, that the men went out:
  whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them
  quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

1 Samuel 4:2
  And the Philistines put themselves in array
  against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel
  was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of
> the |army| in the field about four thousand men.

I was confident this method was correct because of the mention of the Dark Army. All the others worked the same, but I grabbed two words each from Hosea 1:8-9 and Job 2:9-10.

# Direct Transcription
the dark army I simple men tin gat I me tablet oar range your release wear every closet of in altar get day in form at I on to follow next mess age I sin note In mail

# Altered Spacing 
the dark army Is implementing a tImetable to arrange your release we are very close to final target day informatIon to follow next message Is in note In mail

The cleaned up final message reads:

The Dark Army is implementing a timetable to arrange your release. We are very close to final target day. Information to follow; next message is in note in mail.