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problem

location.txt

Hexagon: 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

Wall: 5 - 2

Shelf: 16 / 4

Volume: 22 + 1 - 1

solution

this is just one of those challenges where you have to know the tool that is required for the challenge

importantly, it’s the library of babel

clicking “Browse”, we can put in the hexagon provided in locations.txt

Then, we have to click on wall number 5-2 (it’s equal to 3 if you didn’t know)

Shelf is 16/4 = 4

Volume is 22 + 1 - 1 = 22

The page is hinted as being the number that websites give when the page is not found (http error 404)

can you see it?

nbctf{love.this.library} is the flag