Inexorable Darkness
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.
| Solve | City | Country | Location | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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