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CIPHER AUTHENTICATED; CLEARED

FROM: Q-Boss No. 878-G (Intelligence Division)
TO: Command Intelligence Center, Strategy Bureau
ATTN: Shokatsu Komei, Chief Strategist
DATE: Tue Oct 12 2410 02:39:19 -0000 GST

Lord Komei,

Mole Point Bravo Golf had a breakthrough last night; for a few minutes, they were able to intercept the voice comms used by the IPO-aligned local vigilante force popularly known as "BatCo". These comm systems evidently used a rotating frequency and a rotating encryption system, so penetrating them for even that long is a significant technical success.

Unfortunately, it appears that either the members of BatCo also employ a verbal cipher system that has so far defied cryptanalysis, or they have a tendency toward pointless, idle radio chatter. Since the latter is patently unlikely, Crypto Section is still working on it. In the meantime, since you asked to be kept apprised at all stages, here is the raw transcript of the intercept.

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>>> ATTACHMENT: RAW COMM TRAFFIC INTERCEPT

NOTE: IDENTIFICATION TAGS ARE BASED ON VOICE ANALYSIS COMPARISON WITH PUBLIC SOURCES

BATMAN: ... said to the guy, well, how do you think my pack beast got knock-kneed?
LAUGHTER
12 SECOND SILENCE
BATGIRL: I'm bored, you guys.
CATWOMAN: Oh, come on. We've only been on this stakeout for 11 hours now. How could you possibly be bored.
BATGIRL: Also, I'm getting really tired of the stupid billboard on the bar across the way.
BATMAN: What does it say?
BATGIRL: It's an ad for Octoberfest. Which has been over for, like, a week. And isn't spelled with a C anyway.
CATWOMAN: I didn't realize you were an expert on Bavarian drinking festivals.
PENGUIN: I'll tell you what really gets me, is all those places that do things with some kind of wacky Oktoberfest-based pun.
BATGIRL: I know, right? Like on WQCQ they always have "Rocktoberfest". I could come up with a better gag than that in my sleep.
4 SECOND PAUSE
BATMAN: The Gotham Gun Club could have Glocktoberfest.
CATWOMAN: Or we could throw a neighborhood party downtown and call it Blocktoberfest.
BATMAN: Certain kinds of doctors could offer a discount all this month.
PENGUIN: ... Proctoberfest?
BATMAN: Yeah!
BATGIRL: Ew. Although actually, all doctors could do that and just call it Doctoberfest.
DR. FREEZE: Octavius Labs could have an open house and call it Doc Ocktoberfest.
CATWOMAN: Nice. Otto might even go for that.
BATMAN: Ooh! GBS-TV could do a special one-hour retrospective on the wrestling career of Waylon Jones.
BATGIRL: Oh man, I would watch the crap out of Croctoberfest.

INTERCEPT TERMINATES AT THIS POINT

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