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the extra publicity from Signs, which was less acute in the UK but still noticeable. One or two formations this year surprised by being overtly picto- rial in their nature—such as the one which appeared at Alton Barnes on 15 July and appeared to resemble an apple tree, or a mushroom if turned upside down. Later, on 14 August in the same field, another dramatic emblem depicted two stylised dolphins leaping around a triple-ringed circle. A few saw this as a beautiful, but cautioning, representation of the negative effects of sonar on these aquatic creatures. Some were not happy with such unam- biguous designs, but the mother of pictorial formations was to upset things further... On 15 August, a year and a day on from the amazing Chilbolton "face" and "message" formations which confounded the circle community in 2001, another representation of a face—this time almost certainly a classic-looking "ET", complete with shoulders and chest—arrived at Crabwood, near Winchester, Hampshire, just a few miles from Chilbolton. Instead of an accompanying radio ’ a telescope, this time a microwave transmitter complex stood nearby; East Field, near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire. Reported 14th August. and instead of the separate play on the message we beamed out into Image M. J. Fussell © 2002 space in 1974, as embodied in last year's "code", this time a large spiral disc of small rectangular dots and dashes was superimposed over the corner of the ET illustration, clearly containing digital information. The first attempts at decoding the disc as ASCII text code came through quickly. The message appears to read as follows, written exactly as it translates: "Beware the bearers of FALSE gifts & their BROKEN PROMISES. Much PAIN but still time. EELIJ?E [this word is damaged and unclear, but some say it may be meant to read "BELIEVE"]. THERE IS GOOD OUT THERE. We OPpose DECEPTION. Conduit CLOSING." (A bell sound is then signified.) Perhaps with the thought of "false gifts" in mind, opinion was divided over the nature of the symbolism, being just too overt for some people. Some found the ET creepy and threatening, while others thought it had a playful, mischievous nature. Some felt this =b's was another agency at work altogether from the usual circlemaking Pewsey White Horse, near Pewsey, Wiltshire. Reported 17th July. forces, and inevitably many others were highly dubious as to its Image Steve Alexander © 2002 authenticity, especially with all the attendant Signs fuss. Yet its construction was ingenious. Instead of half-tone dots, as found at Chilbolton in 2001, this face and body were formed from thin Crabwood Farm House, near Winchester, Hampshire. Reported 15th August. Image Steve Alexander © 2002 : A : . te The circular ASCII code has been translated to read: "Be the bearers of FALSE Windmill Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire. Reported 18th July. gifts & their BROKEN PROMISES. Much PAIN but still time, BELIEVE, THERE Image Steve Alexander © 2002 IS GOOD OUT THERE. We OPpose DECEPTION. Conduit CLOSING." Windmill Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire. Reported 18th July. Image Steve Alexander © 2002 NEXUS ¢ 61 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2002 www.nexusmagazine.com