Well, it took me a while, but I got through to the phone number -- it was still busy on and off at 1:30 am -- and tried all the different options.
Sadly, try as I might, I can't get Persephone to give me the password. I'll have to try again later (1-877-HANSORG or 1-877-426-7674).
ETA:Finally got Persephone! (Thurs. 5:55pm) Went through the 2nd option, Alvar Hanso, then when I got kicked back to the menu, pressed 1 and she breaks into the general info message. Very cool.
Links:
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UK blog keeping up with LOST ARG. Has excellent transcript of phone call options as first entry.
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Alternate phone call message transcriptions. Missing translations, however.
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Bad Twin @ Chapters.ca
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Gary Troup's website. (Troup is a fictional author; site has exerpt from chapter.)
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Wiki for The Lost Experience.
- Some really interesting info from The Hanso Foundation site (w/screencaps)
here.
- Info on
Bad Twin, Gary Troup, Valenzetti, and The Hanso Foundation. Troup/Valenzetti are sites I haven't had a chance to fully explore yet. Valenzetti spends a lot of time talking about how it's not official, but really... I bet it is.
- Picture of the shadowy figure seen in Joop's corner
here. Also includes links in the comments to a possible suspect.
ETA2, adding more links:
- Another hidden clue on the
Worldwide Wellness and Prevention Development Program part of the Hanso site. Numbers correlating to the "missing organs" message.
- Better picture of the
shadowy figure behind Joop.
- More Hanso
phone line transcripts.
Apparently "missing organs" is an anagram/number-letter replacement from somewhere on the Hanso site. (Found it. Check ETA2.) Not sure what it refers to, any more than I know what "breaking strain" is -- although the latter has some interesting world health possibilities. Obviously I haven't yet exhausted possibilities for the site yet. Tried some new clicking (mostly World Health portion)/reading parts I'd accidentally missed. Also tried the newsletter again. This time no Persephone:
Welcome back
No new messages.
bye, bye
...
That's it.