Kurt's magnum opus, a 4,000-word blog post covering: how he was persuaded to 'save' the Cube; what happened on The Night; an encounter with Caine; doctoring the puzzle cards; getting friends killed; and whether it was all worth it.

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Sente is to open a small temporary portal between Earth and Perplex City, to take the Cube back to its rightful home.

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In Part II of her interview, Violet tries to explain what happened on the night she took the Cube, how Kurt was involved, and why the two of them planned to use the puzzle cards as a way of getting the Cube back safely.

She also admits to having made some serious and fatal errors of judgement. No kidding.

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GOT IT! Intrepid amateur archeologist Andy Darley (aka 'Astro Random') comes over all Indiana Jones and finds the long-lost Cube. Perplex City is overjoyed and Mind Candy is delighted, while Darley keeps his cool and offers some sage advice: "Take more care of it next time."

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Caine, over-worked and burning the candle at both ends, is starting to worry about Scarlett too. His laid-back veneer is beginning to crack... but at least the gig went well.

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Leaderboard hack Kate Brewster is taken ill (probably choking on her own bile after her last article), and Lauren Sinclair gives a more appreciative assessment of the Cube Hunters' collective efforts.

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Grrr. Caine reacts angrily to news of the lockdown.

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The Sentinel speaks out - and fiercely attacks the Academy, accusing them of causing the blackout and demanding an explanation. They start a protest campaign, encouraging all and sundry to email protest@perplexcitysentinel.com to voice their displeasure.

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The city suffers a huge power cut and the data link to Earth is lost. (All Perplex City websites become inaccessible from Earth.) Sente blames the Third Power - but everyone else blames him.

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The largest Perplex City event on Earth... and perhaps the most nerve-wracking. What was supposed to be a celebration turned into a matter of extreme urgency, when the data link to Perplex City was lost. It was sabotage, apparently carried out by the Third Power. An emergency site was erected by Mind Candy, explaining the situation.

Connecting the new link in San Francisco became a much more important (and much tougher) proposition. Without the Academy on hand to help, the Cube Hunters were left to solve hundreds of online and offline clues to re-establish communications.

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The pundits perk up at the release of the new Wave 4 cards. It's a big day for Mind Candy and Earth too.

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Kurt bemoans the limitations of Earth technology, as he struggles to set up the San Francisco event with Mind Candy. He also finds time to work out how to hack into the AQSYS network. She's been busy too, acquiring a handful of isotope tags so they can track the equipment currently sitting in the Crypto stores.

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Scarlett answers a few players' questions and gives us an update on the release of the Wave 4 cards, Sente's fury, and Violet's shoe collection.

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The word is out - the fourth and final wave of cards will be distributed on Earth starting on July 31st. There will be a launch party in London. This wave includes a very rare gold card too, of which only 333 may exist.

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Scarlett announces a new weekly puzzle hunt on MySpace - with prizes! This week, there's a Nintendo DS Lite (in black) to be won. If this doesn't get the Cube Hunters going...

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Those clever people at Mind Candy come up with a new puzzle site, aiming to raise the IQs of people all over Earth.

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Opinion is divided as to the artistic merits of the Cube Hunters' efforts in the Mind Candy Video Competition. Everyone's a critic...

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Scarlett raises her perky little head to tell everyone about the winners of the Mind Candy video competition. It seems that Sente has been giving her a hard time for not geeing up the Cube Hunters enough, so she'll be posting more often in future.

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A Cube Hunter hopes that the Cube's arrival will bring long-term benefits to Earth.

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Scarlett presents some photos from the Inaugural PCAG event in New York.

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Andrea Phillips discusses Mind Candy's expansion in North America, as well as the Earth-PXC link.

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All the action from the huge PCAG event in London. Perplex Points were awarded to top teams, and the winners received special crystal cubes. Participants travelled from as far away as Texas and Spain.

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The low-down on the New York PCAG event - the first of its kind on Earth! Sounds like it was a tight contest too.

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Following the success of Viard's album here on Earth, Roll for Damage star Alejo agrees to a live chat with his Earth fan club.

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Scarlett passes on news from Mind Candy about PCAG events in London and New York.

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The Games are coming to town! New York and London will be the venues for the first ever PCAG events on Earth. Hundreds of people will take part.

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Scarlett announces the launch of Wave 2 cards.

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Hesh Records plan to launch at album on Earth, through Mind Candy. This is especially controversial as the album, Viard's The Silver City, has been banned in Perplex City.

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Sente and the Council announce a new system allowing Earth participants to log points as they solve cards - a major incentive in their hunt for the Cube.

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An insight into the mind of Sente. He explains the logic behind the whole Cube Retrieval scheme, discusses his Academic career and even finds time to have a jibe at the press. We also get an idea of how he occupies his time beyond work.

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Scarlett lets us know about a Mind candy party in London.

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The Sentinel offers a scalding summary of Sente's efforts to find the Cube. Their patience is wearing thin.

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Scarlett offers us pics from the Mind Candy press party. And the first ever puzzle card is sold - a historic moment!

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Perplex City puzzle cards go on sale for the first time - despite what the Sentinel might say.

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The Sentinel lays into Sente and his chosen associates on Earth, Mind Candy. Their lack of success proves them to be 'hebetudinous incompetents'.

(We're just off to find the dictionary...)

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A quick reminder from Scarlett about Mind Candy's TV debut.

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Scarlett gives us the lowdown on Violet's radio interview - and plugs Mind Candy's feature on the BBC.

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Scarlett is stunned by the amount of money us people are willing to pay for leitmarks... 1,000 Lecks? Craziness.

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The Sentinel declares its disgust at Sente's decision to award leitmarks - a high honour in the city - to lowly Earthlings.

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The Abbey Road rendezvous, as told in pictures (via Scarlett's blog).

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Scarlett shares some photos of the Abbey Road rendezvous. Looks like a good time was had by all.

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Leaked news of a forthcoming event in London - the nature of which is not clear. Keep 22 April 2005 free.

(This turned out to be the Abbey Road rendezvous. Very exciting.)

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Scarlett explains why the people of PXC use sketches more than photos - with a little help from Violet. Mind Candy get another plug too.

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The people of Earth start sending Scarlett their own Cubist artwork.

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The Sentinel gives its anti-Sente bandwagon another shove. Can Sente show any evidence of progress in his hunt for the Cube?

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The Sentinel launches a vicious, sarcastic attack on Sente and the Cube Retrieval Team, even suggesting that Earth is no more than a figment of their imagination. Has Sente been stalling for time, or even organising a cover-up?

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Sente and Mind Candy release an online video which includes various dates and place names. These include a reference to Abbey Road, London, and the date 19 March 2005 (12h-13h).

A group of Cube Hunters go along on the day, hoping for some kind of rendezvous or information. They're rewarded with a bundle of paperwork, which is copied and explained here.

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