alto clef |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
F |
D |
B |
B |
G |
G |
E |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
E |
E |
G |
F |
A |
||
bass clef |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|||||
F |
A |
B |
E |
D |
F |
D |
A |
G |
D |
E |
B |
G |
The next step, figuring out what the arrows above each note mean, were difficult for most teams. The arrows provide a mapping from the 7 letters of the musical scale (A through G) onto the 26 letters of the alphabet.
0 arrows |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
1 arrow |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
2 arrows |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
3 arrows |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
For example, the note A with one arrow becomes an H; the note E with 3 arrows becomes a Z.
Applying the appropriate shift to all of the notes in the lullaby gives the solution:
alto clef |
T |
R |
I |
B |
U |
N |
E |
T |
H |
I |
R |
T |
E |
E |
N |
T |
H |
|
bass clef |
T |
O |
W |
E |
R |
F |
R |
A |
N |
K |
L |
I |
N |
The answer was to go to the Tribune Tower at the corner of 13th St and Franklin St, only a mile away from the lake. (We let most teams skip this part, however, since The Game was running behind schedule.) Inside a newspaper stand near the Tribune Tower, the teams who went there found a piece of paper:
CASE NO. 19389179 Y31-97
AGENT DEFREMERY
Aan oou thlnk of a wao to
Llft thls pesko aode, and
Exaept ln the aase of number three,
Flx all the other letters?
Can you tbink of a way to
Sift tbis pesky code, and
Except in tbe case of number two,
Fix ass tbe otber setters?