Also, you may want to recheck that large number associated with the ";" and "xzx". Calculate it by hand if necessary. Remember, we seem to have the definition that x#y#x = x*6^y, so that QBEDD#D#DDEBQ should be BEDD*6^D, or [1433]*[10]^[3], or 381*216... I know I'm not usually allowed to post such things, but this is something that's based on what we already know, and I was kind of worried no one would recheck the number, since Andrew's translation came from (I think) a computer program. Sorry for the intrusion. We now return you to your regularly scheduled alien transmissions...