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#### Chapter 8: Dumpster Diving

Previously: The disappearance of Mr. Wright led to a trail of clues which have led the investigation to an organization called COATIS.
Finally, the address is known. What would have happened after that?
You are thrilled, and imagining cinematic possibilities. Soon, the next challenge came.
A G I L I n v e s t i g a t i o n I n c .
Spellborough, U.K.
15 May, 2009
Assignment #8
OBJECTIVE: Decode the Hex dump.
DESCRIPTION: The mystery is bringing amazing twists with each revelation. We were excited when the address came in, but when we matched it with its owners, the building turned out to be the headquarter of Fero Systems, a reputed mainframe company.
On detailed inspection, we found that, recently, they have put two chambers of their ground floor on rent to a small system repair firm. But they confidently claimed the authenticity and goodwill of their works, and did not allowed us survey of any kind.
We cannot go on a raid until we have strong evidence, and so we had to use some of the unconventional means of information gathering. Our investigators monitored the building's activity passively, and gathered few hex dumps from their trash cans. We believe that their contents can give us important leads in this case.
One of that hex dump has been sent to you. Use the Hex and text tools in our Cryptolab, decode that hexadecimal to text, and submit to us soon.
CODE INFO: Hexadecimal code.
Encl. (1)

1. Hex dump.

EVIDENCE
TYPE: Hex Dump
FOUND: Trash at 241, 9th Avenue, Dellmoore Road
Date: 14 May, 2009
43 4F 41 54 49 53 0A 49 50 20 41 64 64 72 65 73 73 3A 20 31 38 39 2E 32 33 2E 32 39 30 2E 31 33 0A 50 72 69 76 61 74 65 20 4B 65 79 3A 0A 45 78 70 6F 6E 65 6E 74 3A 20 39 36 30 35 37 39 36 36 36 30 30 36 35 34 39 38 31 37 35 36 30 32 33 36 33 32 32 33 31 39 39 38 33 30 33 30 30 35 33 39 32 34 32 39 37 35 39 35 39 35 31 34 37 38 39 32 32 37 30 35 0A 4D 6F 64 75 6C 75 73 3A 20 31 30 35 38 30 35 39 39 36 30 31 38 35 34 30 32 33 36 36 33 31 36 31 36 30 30 36 37 34 39 37 30 35 32 36 35 39 33 35 34 35 36 37 38 37 39 32 32 31 30 36 30 37 35 38 36 30 30 36 35 39
What can possibly be underneath this hex code!
This looks to be generated by Computer. Maybe, it will contain some computer related info about COATIS!
Let's find out.
Solution
done