On 10 Apr 2020 at 18:44, shadow at shadowgard.com (via wrote:

> Your prompt reminded me of an old photo I took bacxk in 2003. I was
> just walking along in the warehouse district (going from my storage
> locker to a Office Depot a few blocks away when I spotted something on
> the sidewalk.
>
> Attached is the photo.
>
> It wasn't spray paint, there was a definite thickness to it. Sort of
> like shaving cream from a can that hadn't really foamed much.
>
> Never figured out what it was, but it's a nice puzzle to throw at
> players. Red herring or not.

Ok, photo *not* attached.

It said:

Shadow Ops

in a cursive script.
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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com