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# MonKey Locksmith

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**Audio Transcript**\
**Doc Gibbons**\
 *I will admit I first came to this establishment years ago because I had misplaced both sets of keys to my filing cabinet and needed it opened. The place struck me as slightly off, but I got what I needed and went on my way. Now, with the clarity of hindsight, I know what had tipped me off. The proprietor had asked me upon arrival if I was a fellow traveler, not knowing what he was referring to, I demurred and the rest of the interaction went on normally.*

*Of course now, with substantially more research done into The Path's customs I know that he was trying to discern where my allegiances lay. I doubt the proprietor would make such obvious overtures now, with the growing infamy of the path, but if possible, try to broach the subject with the person at the counter.*

*If there is any secret information to be gained about The Path, it could be vital to stopping them.*

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Following Doc's instructions and heading to Bryant Park, search teams approached the Monkey Locksmith and said they were fellow travelers.  They were given a key which opened the lockbox hidden inside The Way of the Path book which contained an encoded keychain inside.

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This keychain says FOLLOW THE PATH and was encircled by the string\
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**T E R S U F E R C O H M A W N I G T E H C I O N M**\
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This string was identified as a skip cipher (<https://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/skip/>) with a step size of 1 (read every other letter).  Completing the skips gives the phrase:\
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\&#xNAN;***true change comes from within***