The Obelisk

Follow the time traveler

A breadcrumb trail of clues points to the existence of a time traveler named altoray.His activities are highly mysterious; his motives remain unclear.altoray has been spotted in Central Park speaking to a dog statue about Egyptian hieroglyphs and the lives of certain pharaohs.

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Make Your Way to the Start

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Step 1 of 7:
Indian Hunter

1. At the statue, click the button below.2. Walk into the blue circle to hear the first clue.3. If you don't hear audio, turn notification sounds from 🔕 to 🔔.4. Return to this page to complete the puzzle.

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Step 7 of 7:
The Obelisk

Click "Submit" once you have entered the correct sequence of 14 hieroglyphs in this order:First:
“A cosmic loop devours its tail... endlessly.”Second:
“A serpent uncoils, stretching into the infinite horizon.”Third:
“A warrior king tries to make his mark on time.”Fourth:
"The king returns and etches his legacy anew.”Fifth:
“Resurected by Roman crabs; ignored by joggers.”Sixth:
“The witness; the beholder.”Seventh:
“That which persists and transcends time."

Solve the puzzle

Well done

The hieroglyphs faintly glow on the obelisk’s surface. A low hum, barely audible, rises from deep beneath the earth.After centuries of hibernation, the obelisk begins to awaken, reaching out to its twin across the pond.Much work remains, and many mysteries are yet to be unraveled.In the margins of the page left by the time traveler, another string of cryptic hieroglyphs.

𓅝𓏏𓏭 𓎟 𓎛𓎡𓄿 𓋴𓈙 𓇋𓇋𓇋 𓆓𓏏𓏤𓇳

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