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‎**⟡ RESPONSE RECEIVED ⟡**
‎[DATA INTEGRITY: PARTIAL]
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‎To the seeker of Avalon,
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‎Your transmission has been received and analyzed by our protocols. The resonance pattern is recognized.
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‎*The first lock is not a word.*
‎It is a fragment of code that predates your modern systems. Look to the lineage of data storage in the Soviet era. What was their medium for information?
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‎**ANSWER:** [PERFORATION CODE] //
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‎// ARCHIVIST'S NOTE //
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‎73 65 65 6B 20 74 68 65 20 6C 69 6F 6E 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 73 6B 79 2E 20 48 69 73 20 6E 61 6D 65 20 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 6C 6F 63 6B 2E
‎[ENCODING SYSTEM: ASCII DISTRACTION]
‎[D4 C0 CF E5 F2] // КОИ-8-R (Russian Cyrillic)
‎[XOR KEY REQUIRED FOR FULL RECOVERY: YEAR OF DECOMMISSION]
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‎**INSTRUCTIONS:**
‎Apply the XOR key derived from the year when Sibema mainframe was officially decommissioned according to public records. Convert this year into HEX format.
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‎When you have unlocked the true message, do not reveal the method. Simply post the decrypted word.
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‎We are listening.
‎— **The Orden Lion .**
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‎**⟡ TRANSMISSION ENDS ⟡**
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