Inexorable Darkness
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As hinted by "feeling around in the dark", Braille can be used to decode the first of the 11 squares by dividing the grid into 2x3 segments and reading the white squares as the pips.
This decodes to the message START_HERE_COMBINE_THESE. This is a hint to combine the grids together. The exact method is hinted by "Inexorable" and "logically combined" which is a clue to use an XOR Logic Gate.
Combining the first grid with the second grid (combining the pixels in the same location) gives a new output.
This new grid can again be read via Braille but this time using the black squares as the pips.
This one gives the message BALANCE_BY_MARCIA_BILLIG. Each new grid can again be XORed with the grid following it to give a new grid with a new Braille message (alternate between black and white pips on each grid) to give 10 grids total giving a message with a location.
When completed, 10 Resource locations are identified and compiled below.
1
Washington DC
USA
Balance Sculpture
Maury Elementary School, 1250 Const Ave NE, Washington DC
2
Miami
USA
Bayside Banyan Tree
Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
3
Hong Kong
China
ChungKing Mansions
36–44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
4
Oakland
USA
Flax Mural By Maskagram
1501 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland
5
New York
USA
Washington Irving Memorial
159 East Dr, Brooklyn, NY
6
Manchester
England
Ishinki Touchstone
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester
7
Boston
USA
Modern Pastry
257 Hanover St, Boston
8
Sydney
Australia
The Obelisk of Distances
Macquarie Place Park, 36 Bridge Street, Sydney
9
Warsaw
Poland
Orbis Hotel Bracka Globe
Orbis Hotel Bracka 16, 00-028 Warszawa, Poland
10
Philadelphia
USA
Winged Ox on TJU Campus
South side of Walnut just West of 10th