LOCKSTONE

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This lock stone was placed right in the middle of Alvyurin research area [1], limiting her access to her work.

Jedditor explained that "a lockstone is an enchanted stone or group of stones that cannot be moved unless some password is given. its sort of a prank or a protest."

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Each line of the limerick includes names of ships from R-Type (see this table). Appended to each line are the tier and ship code from the game.

 Mokushi kushimo,       1 + Ragnarok + 1          [R90]     
         Kallomar       3 + Eclipse - 2          [TX-T]       
       Ridditum's       4 + Future World        [R-11A]   
         lectures       7 + Leo                  [R9-Leo]   
   sent listeners       1 + Strike Bomber        [R-9S]     
 spinning in rings.     8 + Claw Claw            [B-5A]   
         What did       9 + Midnight Eye + 1     [R-9E]     
     old Kallomar       7 + Andromalius + 1      [R-9F]       
   unhesitatingly       6 + Ampibian             [B-1C]     
       value more       3 + Sunday Strike        [R-9K]     
      highly than       9 + Albatross              [RX-10]   
 all other things       2 + Tropical Angel - 2  [R-11S] 

Taking the first letter after the hyphen of the ship code and plugging it into the equation:

 1+ (O+1=P) = Q
 3+ (T-2=R) = U
 4+ A = E
 7+ L = S
 1+ S = T
 8+ A = I
 9+ (E+1=F) = O
 7+ (F+1=G) = N
 6+ C = I
 3+ K = N
 9+ X = G
 2+ (S-2=Q) = S

Solve:

 QUESTIONINGS

When QUESTIONINGS is submitted in QUERY the lockstone is destroyed. woo, that got him!

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