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10-03-2002, 05:12 PM
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right i was playin abes oddesye when in lvl 3 i come to a mud that whistles what im askin is if that whistlein is a languge im also askin dos anione kno the name of the mud and theres another tin im also gonna give the replyers of this forum a puzzle ta figure out heres one all ya gotta do is solve this code then write it in english! ready?: Rii Yhi Uji
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10-03-2002, 05:23 PM
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well, they are mediting, they are not communicing with other mudokons, maybe with spirits and stuff, but not with alive characters

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10-03-2002, 06:43 PM
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I bet that whistling is an ancient form of Mudokon communication. Perhaps it didn't actually form a language, but was used for music, warnings, calling for lost Mudokons etc.

I can see why Muds like whistling, it's such a pleasant natural sound.
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10-04-2002, 12:17 AM
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Like Max said was saying (kinda) the Muds whistelling is prehaps a natural urge or instinct from thier past. We know that Muds evolved from birds so it probably feels natural for the Muds to do this.
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10-05-2002, 10:06 AM
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I agree with what everyone has said about the whistling. However there was one obvious one that seems to have been missed. The whistling also could be used as part of a code, to ensure only those that know how to communicate this way are able to pass.

Also, I doubt those Mudokons would have names, as we have seen that enslaved Mudokons give each other names, but I think that native Mudokons just seem to "know" who they are. Being a spiritual being they do not need the use of names.

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10-05-2002, 10:20 AM
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the I-know-who-you-are-without-knowing-your-name thing fit perfectly...
this is a realy nice observation about the industrial/native Mudokons

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10-05-2002, 03:07 PM
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The whistling must have been a code that the muds made up when they were inslaved so they could communicate with each other without the glukkons knowing what they were saying.
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you mean something like their native language... can be.
but the glukkons may instore a rule who ban whistling, and if a mud do it, then the sligs will shoot on him

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10-05-2002, 04:17 PM
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yes but then what does that word sligs say in the gamespeak its called s,br or somtin but it sounds like kitron anione translate it
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