Art: [Pencil] Case of the Blind Banker

[sorrel_forbes]

Title: [Pencil] Case of the Blind Banker
Creator: sorrel_forbes
Made For:dulcemia
Media: Epistolary and Textile Art
Summary: Sebastian Wilkes sends a letter: Sherlock, Buddy, can you solve this pencil case for me?
Rating: G

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[Solution] Solution: Aside from the name of the case, the Blind Banker, there are three main clues to decoding the puzzle:

1. The spider doodle, which echoes the form of the message and states the answer in plain sight
2. The doodle of five small dots, which is the Braille sign for "Blind" (b-l).
3. The letter's consistent grouping of fabric patches in groups of 2x3 six square grids, which is the configuration of the basic Braille cell

The name of the intruder who killed two of Sebastian's employees has been rendered in Braille-like cells of six: the cross-stitch on the pencil case reads "spider" (s-p-i-d-er).
(Similarly, the six-square motif on the front of the envelope is the Braille sign for "for", and on the back is the sign for "from" (f). The pagination of the letter technically reads "a" and "b", since the number sign has been omitted.)