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# New Protective Gear

Some helpful scientists in NYC while trying to stop Avila began to receive new protective safety gear from A.P.E. Labs. Doc had recommended washing the clothing first before using in the lab in his recent memo and to heed the instructions.  This led to the discovery of a unique care tag.

<figure><img src="/files/pLw1qSXE3ALx228ypqXT" alt=""><figcaption><p>The new protective gear</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/GRhJBukEJQrpQM0eqffN" alt=""><figcaption><p>care tag</p></figcaption></figure>

The materials used to make this add up to more than 100%, a physical impossibility, along with a ciphered strings. Converting the percent's back to fractions revealed they were instructing how much of each name to read.

2/6-**BA**mboo\
2/6-**CO**tton\
1/8-**N**eoprene\
3/11-**AND**gora wool\
4/9-**PLAY**tester\
1/6-**F**leece\
1/7-**A**cetate\
1/13-**I**llusion tulle\
1/9-**R**abbit fur

giving the message **BACON AND PLAYFAIR**, two different cipher types.\
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<figure><img src="/files/h3kIHzWuPrComw7lFa6T" alt=""><figcaption><p>Protective gear sleeve</p></figcaption></figure>

Investigation of the protective gear sleeve showed each radioactive icon on the sleeve contained 5 mutant serum drips each. Using 1 for long drips and 0 for short drips, the string 00000 01110 00100 10101 was extracted and decoded via a Bacon Cipher ([https://dcode.fr/bacon-cipher](https://t.co/m9TatdRbIi)) to give **APEX**

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Using APEX as a key for a Playfair cipher (<https://www.dcode.fr/playfair-cipher>) and the cipher text given on the tag\
\
\&#xNAN;*More information found at PUFWXYEXIOEIAZMERFO.NMB*

gives the output of **AVERYSPECIALBULXLET.INX**

The last information on the care tag says\
\
\&#xNAN;*No X, Remove all X from plaintext*

which after removign the X's from the string gives the website

<https://averyspecialbullet.in/>


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