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"It seems a pretty tangled tale, but one that boils down to just a few facts we know for sure.\nOn Wednesday, the denizens of Reddit were preoccupied with solving the riddle of a secret code, supposedly handed to one of their own by a mysterious guy in the New York subway. \nThat code, a turn-of-the-century cryptograph scribbled on a piece of paper, was quickly solved: it promised a rendezvous at a specific location on July 19. \nThen a second code was posted on Reddit by someone claiming to be \"Mr. Input\" \u2014 the name unlocked by the mysterious message. \nSince the guy he gave the code had changed the rules, the decoded message said, so would he \u2014 and he promised a much earlier rendezvous with a \"blue jay\" on 6 1/2 Ave in Manhattan Thursday. \n(Yes, there really is a 6 1/2 Ave, as Harry Potter-ish as that sounds. Our Manhattan-based editors were as surprised as you.)\nAt the appointed hour, 150 Redditors, along with our own Matt Silverman, waited. A few suspected \"blue jays\" approached, but departed, perplexed by the crowd. \nFinally, the recipient of the message arrived, as saddened as the other mystery hunters that no blue jay showed (or stayed). On this first meeting, at least, he appeared to be in earnest about the whole affair.\n\u201CI do think it might be marketing,\u201D Ali \u2014 he wouldn't give his last name \u2014 told Mashable. \u201CWhat I can assure you is that I\u2019m not in on it.\u201D\nPresuming he is telling the truth, then, the big question remains: who was the original \"Mr. Input\" on the subway? Several notions have been floating around Reddit these past few days \u2014 so let's do a little crowdsourcing on the most likely answer. \nTake our poll, and let us know in the comments what you think the real story is here.  \n\n\nWho is 'Mr Input', and What Is His Deal?\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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