good job on the last clue find crayon

here it is:

and of the four the final is most strong

the ancient words are a vessel of truth and power

the first of thine words empowers the four

4) the second shall shatter the philistines

the third is an embrace of absolute meaning

the fourth is thine key of all and all of thou shall be

seek the final and be thee of grace

8: ancient it is and ancient it waits

for all shall search and few shall see

the few who see shall know pain of despair

the path is narrow thy will shall falter

12. only one will be righteous and of truth not faltered

only one shall know this path ---

the ancient legend of the lore of the future place

the place where all shall speak and all shall see

16 --- spoke once this ancient legend of creation

of lore and aboriginal creation mythology

he did speak of many tribes and a collection of theirs

ancient knowledge and collective awareness

20> in the long and old path

far from the path of the known

22. there shall be your discovery

that lead hence to the final path of your seated test

Crayon, can I ask what you used in the search to find that post? I thought going to the post would make it obvious but I still have no clue how you found that.

Dashcat - It was the 2nd oldest thread in forum 17.

I go away for a few days, and miss all the fun...

Nice work everyone!!

Originally posted by drlau
Dashcat - It was the 2nd oldest thread in forum 17.

I go away for a few days, and miss all the fun...

Nice work everyone!!

That would be correct. It was just a hunch really. There was another clue that used the oldest post in the forum I believe.

Something about the "4th" clue keeps nagging me.

Every 4th letter led us to the "THE FOURTH RING IS DEEP IN ATS" message and the thread clues you all so quickly solved.

Looking at the resultant list of solutions, every 4th solution in the list is preceded by its number (4, 8, 12, 16, 20). The only solution preceded by its number that does not follow the pattern is 22. However, 2+2 = 4. (stretching?)

Each numbered solution uses a different numbering punctuation, except 12. and 22. :

4) the second shall shatter the philistines
8: ancient it is and ancient it waits
12. only one will be righteous and of truth not faltered
16 --- spoke once this ancient legend of creation
20> in the long and old path
22. there shall be your discovery

Since "4th" is still up on FTR, maybe this has signifigance. Or maybe it is a red herring.

What do you think?

drlau, I agree. I was going to point that out but then I didn't really think that it had much significance... but who knows?