Well he hasn’t steered us wrong yet. Just, he’s not entirely helpful.
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I’m pretty sure he murdered Koicihi.
I think murder might be wrong.
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Oh that? Pfft. Who hasn’t murdered Koichi from time to time? Gotta be realistic here.
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Yes, I focused on the recent wrongs and the possible manipulation, but it’s true that he has provided moral support and helped us previously.
@a-regular-durtle, I still don’t trust you, but I have to recognize you’re a fine durtle (well, except for burning Koichi). And I have to admit that the execution was lit, so, high five!
I’m off to bed, but if I burn during my sleep, remember me 
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Day Length
Mercury 1,408 hours
Venus 5,832 hours
Earth 24 hours
Mars 25 hours
Jupiter 10 hours
Saturn 11 hours
Uranus 17 hours
Neptune 16 hours
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Men are from Mars, Durtles are from Venus?
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Here is a theory I tried so no one needs to waste their time on it. I was interested in this line from the riddle.
Oh well, you know what they say:
Sometimes you gotta ascend to descend,
you know?
So I tried it in the literal sense within the riddle. I went to B4 and then clicked the icon at the top to ascend to the beginning and then descend back down to B4. 60+ times for a total of 240+ descents.
Nothing happened.
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Please tell me you didn’t do this manually.
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I only needed to enter the passwords once. Then about ten minutes of clicking.
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If it can be automated I don’t know how.
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I was just thinking that. That’s some perseverance. 
A mouse recorder, probably, though that can be problematic when internet loading times get involved.
Auto clicker software that clicks in a specified interval.
Idk if they’re common now but I remember using them over a decade ago in MapleStory trying to get into some number limited Party Quest.
So, I pondered that maybe eGoooott is so ridiculous that perhaps it’s a clue for this puzzle (i.e. ascend to descend) - that perhaps by using a book cipher intended for a different book, we’d get a keyword that makes sense. So, I went to the library near me that has a copy of Japanese The Spoken Language, and took a photo of every page referenced by the book ciphers, and the page following each, just in case they were needed. And, for good measure, pages 60, 240 and 4 (the numbers referenced by the current level). If you want to poke through them yourself, they’re here: Japanese The Spoken Language - Album on Imgur
So, I did three tests on the ciphers: using the other book’s page number with JTSL’s letter numbers; using the other book’s letter numbers with JTSL’s page number; and using the other book’s numbers for both. I’ve included sub-headings in character counts, but skipped all page headers, punctuation and numerals. Where applicable, I’ve transcribed it in the order of Japanese text then English translation before the next part of Japanese text. I’ve replaced character 434 in the Japanese for Everyone line with an asterisk, because I honestly could not be bothered counting 434 characters (and if it’s going to be an actual word, we’ll be able to tell from five of the six characters easily enough).
| Page number only | Letter numbers only | Both | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genki Workbook | tWisssed | akko | utit |
| Genki I | kKetttim | Gegaba | Kydeoo |
| Minna no Nihongo | nWirrrus | atoakr | audtat |
| Japanese for Busy People | ocreeeno | haotee | boenoo |
| Japanese for Everyone | NMlllloe | khii*k | eCnN*e |
| Adventures in Japanese | acreeeit | narett | doaiti |
| Japanese from Zero! | mykiiisa | kkosaa | ukrnoo |
| Japanese the Manga Way | laeiiiod | tkerst | refeid |
Results? Still gibberish. So much for that plan, I guess. Though, あっこ (using Genki Workbook’s letter numbers) could be 悪狐 = bad fox.
For good measure, using JTSL’s letter numbers on pages 4, 60 and 240 yields fRehhhbm, rCitttid (oJennnsu if I skip the heading) and iNhtttlo respectively.
This is going nowhere. It does, however, show that if eGoooott was an accident, it wasn’t arrived at by accidentally using the book cipher numbers from the wrong book.
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Oh golly, did all of you know humans don’t re-durtle when you burn them? Back to the drawing board…
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So, Koichi’s… indisposed for the moment?
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Any luck on reaching that slip of paper we might need? We could probably help get it if you tell us where it is.
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At least we know now! Always nice to learn things!
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Shame about Koichi, but he’s a crabigator follower, so of limited usefulness anyway. A Durtle like you, a bunch of six-durtle-tall humans… We’d make good partners. We’re really not so different, you know. Let’s talk it over in Durtle Heaven.
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