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Originally Posted by rogerpepitone
Conclusion: The discord letter was produced by the same mind behind the first letter and was not connected to the murders.
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While this is probably correct, here's something that doesn't quite fit:
The purpose of the First Letter and the Discord Letter are clearly connected to the twilight fakery.
Let us assume that the purpose of either is exactly as written, to motivate people to solve the epitaph. The first letter is absolutely essential then, as it sets up the whole situation. But what about the second one? Logically, it's purpose would be to whip people back onto the planned course of solving the epitaph.
But why, then, does it always come in the same envelope as the magic circle for discord? Discord between the "survivors" is counterproductive for solving anything, so if the author of the letter wanted them to solve it, they wouldn't bundle the magic circle with it, it serves no purpose other than further trolling, and, well, actually causing discord, which you just explained was not the author's intention.
So does this mean that the author of the letters and the director of the fake murders wanted something else entirely rather than getting people to solve the epitaph? What would that be, then?