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Case File · Cipher · No. 017
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The Projection Booth Signal
≈ 4 min
When technician Rosa Tan arrived to prep the evening star show, she found the main projector had been sabotaged and a short message taped to the lens housing. The note appeared to be encoded, left by whoever disabled the equipment overnight. Security footage of the booth corridor was wiped, leaving only the note as evidence.
The scene
Planetarium projection booth, Stellarview Science Center
Possible authors
- Declan Marlowe — Senior Projection Technician
- Priya Osei — Visiting Astrophysics Lecturer
- Gus Finch — Night Security Guard
- Solène Bellard — Education Outreach Coordinator
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This case first aired on July 13, 2026. A fresh cipher runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.