THE SOLUTION

Salt Lake City Solution
Book: Three Musketeers
Author: Deborah Felder
Library: 2197 Ft. Union Blvd. Salt Lake City, UT 84121 (801) 943-4636

A Japanese-Inspired Puzzle

In this clue, “Japanese-inspired” was used NOT to instruct you to solve the Sudoku puzzle, but to read the numbers presented as you would in traditional Japanese script: column-by-column, top to bottom, RIGHT to LEFT. The Sudoku puzzle itself was simply a red herring.

Read in the correct order, the numbers are: 2197841419434636341143.

Group these numbers properly:

• 2197 – library’s street address
• 84121 – library’s zip code
• 943-4636 – library’s phone number
• 341143 – read as “Three for one, one for three,” which is a variation on the famous quote from The Three Musketeers: “All for one, one for all.” The use of the number three was used to direct you to The Three Musketeers.

For a Few Salt Lake City Swashbucklers

“Swashbucklers” was a second clue to lead to the “Three Musketeers,” in case the 341,143 clue was overlooked.