Card 5 Cryptids

Cryptids- Card 5

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Clue 1

That's not an English word, but language is it?

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Clue 2

It's in Dutch.

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Solution

Final Solution: That's the Dutch word for REPEAT.

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Clue 1

Gibberish. Have you figured out what that word above translates to?

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Clue 2

How can that be applied here?

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Clue 3

What "repeats" in each of these words?

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Solution

Final Solution: If you search each word for any time a letter is repeated inside a single word, you get the word: Mamlambo

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Clue 1

There are several things happening in this image. ALl of them will assist you in figuring out the other.

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Clue 2

First, what country does that flag belong to?

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Clue 3

The outline will confirm your solution.

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Solution

Final Solution: The flag belongs to South Africa, which fully contains the nation indicated by the outline: Lesotho.

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Clue 1

Where else have you seen these colors?

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Clue 2

You may need to check back on your work.

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Clue 3

Take a closer look at your card fronts.

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Clue 4

Your card dates will give you a better order.

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Solution

The five cards' front border colors matches these letters. The dates of each card will tell you the order to arrange them in. Rearranging them, you get: Where Mohale blocks a little orange.

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Clue 1

There are two messages here.

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Clue 2

The text is telling you one thing, and certain anomalies are telling you a second.

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Clue 3

Those capitalizations seem somewhat random...

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Solution

The text references dams and the capitalized letters LHWP indicate the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

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Clue 1

Alright, you should have the rest of the card solved (except for the stamps) to put all the pieces together. Think about what you know.

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Clue 2

You know you're in Lesotho. You know you're looking for a dam related to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. What else?

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Clue 3

Have you figured out what Mohale is?

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Solution

Final Solution: Mohale Dam, part of the LHWP, is a dam that blocks off a river known as 'Little orange,' but its actual name is the Senqunyane River.

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Clue 1

Some of these images look familiar.

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Clue 2

Go back to where you first began your journey.

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Clue 3

Return to a group of intrepid cryptozoologists.

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Clue 4

​Final Solution: Going back to the cryptozoology faculty page where you first started, each stamp corresponds to a clickable word in each faculty member's bio. Click them in the right order to get to your final page, which will require a password that you'll have if you've completed everything else.

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Solution

Additional Solution: If you have clicked through, you will see a wall of redacted text. Highlight it to reveal the secret message: THE MONGOOSE IS COMING.

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