Unearthly Mutations
These clues have undergone mutations
Each phrase coming through suffered a mutation, but as Doc said, an observant scientist could determine the root cause and replicate it. Each phrase had a specific set of mutations applied, which when reversed, revealed a legible clue. Answering this clue, would give a word, that applying the original mutation process to, would result in a constellation in space. Fortunately, each phrase gave us the indicated length of the final mutated constellation output along with what letters to extract from it.
For example: GREIEKWIARGIOD (5|2,3) can be read as GREEK WAR GOD that has been mutated by inserting an "I" two letters from the end of each word in the phrase. The answer to this phrase is ARES, which when mutated per the original rule and adding an "I" two from the end, gives the final constellation of ARIES (which is 5 in length as indicated by the 5 in the parenthesis). All that is left is to extract the letters in position 2 and 3 (is instructed by the 2,3 in parenthesis) to get the letters RI. The full list of mutations can be found below:
| Original Mutated String | Mutation | Normal Phrase | Normal Answer | Mutated Answer | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GREIEKWIARGIOD (5 | 2,3) | add I two from the end | GREEK WAR GOD | ARES | ARIES | RI |
VRGGIETRATMRKESYRURERESWRTER (5 | 5) | replace second letter with R | VEGGIE THAT MAKES YOUR EYES WATER | ONION | ORION | N |
PERSONASUSINASUSGAMEASUSOFASUSLIFEASUS (7 | 3) | add asus to end | PERSON IN GAME OF LIFE | PEG | PEGASUS | G |
IYLEAGEUNIVERSIYNNWYOKCIY (7 | 2,4) | remove second to last letter | IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK CITY | COLUMBIA | COLUMBA | OU |
GAUCOATINDAUFORMEAAUVINAUCORROSIO (6 | 1,6) | add AU to front, move last letter to front | COATING FORMED VIA CORROSION | RUST | TAURUS | TS |
VRYCUTJUVNILCANINS (6 | 5) | remove E's | VERY CUTE JUVENILE CANINES | PUPPIES | PUPPIS | I |
ANNONBACTRIANCAMANSPECI (9 | 3,7) | add AN to front and remove last 2 letters | NONBACTRIAN CAMEL SPECIES | DROMEDARY | ANDROMEDA | DE |
CFIRSTACNAMEACOFACYOUTUBERACEGORAPTORA (6 | 5) | add C to front and add A to end | FIRST NAME OF YOUTUBER EGORAPTOR | ARIN | CARINA | N |
HITNGSSEUDORFLAFVORINGOOFD (6 | 5) | move first letter to third spot | THINGS USED FOR FLAVORING FOOD | SPICES | PISCES | E |
ROTPIRCSEDFOJDYRTIMDMORFETILEEED (4 | 2) | reverse word | DEEE LITE FROM DMITRY DJ OF DESCRIPTOR | SUPA | APUS | P |
PEROVIDEFDOODADNDSEERVICEFRORESVENTS (6 | 4) | add last letter to second spot | PROVIDE FOOD AND SERVICE FOR EVENTS | CATER | CRATER | T |
YOWHEREUSTEDWATERELBECAMEELLAWINE (6 | 2) | add Spanish pronoun to front | WHERE WATER BECAME WINE | CANA | TUCANA | U |
CYANOTHERSCYNAMESCYFORSCYWILDEBEESTS (6 | 4) | add CY to front, S to end | ANOTER NAME FOR WILDEBEESTS - CYSCYSCYSCY | GNU | CYGNUS | N |
LTERNATEERMORARGARINE (3 | 2) | remove first letter | ALTERNATE TERM FOR MARGARINE | OLEO | LEO | E |
PRINTNUUDMUSICXIULCOMPOSITIOOMICRONUS (8 | 1,3) | change second to last to U, add Greek letter 3rd to last | PRINTED MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS | SCORES | SCORPIUS | SO |
KCAJOECAOROOGNIKO (5 | 2) | reverse word and add O to end | JACK ACE OR KING | CARD | DRACO | R |
LVIPUSHUPLVSPORTSLIVORLIIIPLUNGELIIGARMENT (5 | 3) | add decreasing Roman numerals to front starting at LVI | PUSHUP SPORTS OR PLUNGE GARMENT | BRA | LIBRA | B |
PANISHPOMEDIANPORGESPIRSTPAME (6 | 2,4) | change first letter to P | DANISH COMEDIAN BORGES FIRST NAME | VICTOR | PICTOR | IT |
Extracting on the indicated letters from the mutated constellations yields the phrase
RING OUTSIDE NEPTUNES ORBIT
which is referring to KUIPERS BELT which must be where the portal leads.
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