Director's office
4 3 8
9 5 1
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Twice seven days makes the new moon full
Plus one is the key to the square as well
Memo with Code
Memo with Code | |
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| Kanji | 暗号のようなメモ あんごう の ような メモ |
| Game | Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse |
| Author | Shigeto Haibara |
| Chapter | Phase III: Lost Day |
| Located at | Varies |
| Obtained | After unlocking the Engraved Box |
| Description | Contains numbers and a riddle. It must be some kind of code. |
| Additional Description | The box contained a piece of paper. A serial number and some kind of riddle are written on it. |
| Related Notes | Engraved Box, Wooden Card (Waning Moon), Wooden Card (Waxing Moon) |
書類棚
４ ３ ８
９ ５ １
― ― ―
望月の欠けたることもなしと思へば
- Puzzle Solution: 2 7 6
Additional Information
The Japanese version of this note contains a line from a famous tanka poem, the Mochizuki no Uta by Fujiwara no Michinaga. A rough translation would be, "Like the full moon (that never wanes), I lack for nothing". The term Mochizuki refers to the 15th day of the lunar calendar, which always coincides with the full moon, and can thus be read synonymously.
The original Fan Patch changed the hint entirely to, "The magic of the full moon, the sides of a square." to highlight that the puzzle is a magic square. The official translation changed the riddle to hint that all rows and columns should add up to 15 (twice seven plus one).