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Hey everyone,

I just had a really weird experience while traveling in Romania. I was browsing a small library in a tiny town nestled in the Carpathian Mountains, and I found this invitation tucked inside a book. The thing is, it was stamped with some kind of sigil, a wax seal, but the strangest part was that it also had a QR code printed on it. Talk about an odd mix of old and new.

Naturally, I scanned the QR code. It led to a riddle. Once I solved it, the link took me to a website called gnosisarcanum.org, and it asked for an invite code.

Has anyone else stumbled across anything this peculiar? A physical invitation with a digital puzzle leading to a website? It feels like the start of something... I'm tempted to explore, but wanted to see if anyone else has encountered anything similar before diving in.

Let me know if this rings any bells for anyone!

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[–] Hr24@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

What book was the invite in?

[–] aether@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ha! Good question. If I recall correctly, it was a pretty old copy of Friedrich Nietzsche. something like 'Beyond good and evil,' I think. It was the Romanian translation, so the title might have been slightly different, but the cover art had that classic old philosophy book look. Did you find something similar?

[–] Hr24@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, unfortunately not. Was just wondering. Good job solving the riddle. I found it on their website, but it has only added to my track record of sucking at riddles.

[–] aether@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks. It's less about solving a riddle and more about the process of discovery and not giving up. Look closely on their website for a file that holds the next piece of the puzzle.