Fantastic Voyage
by Mary Linton Peters and Stephen Peters
Answer: LIKE A SURGEON
This is presented as the exploration log of a strange planet, filled with various geographical features, and the occasional long-abandoned city or highway. The various features map to the anatomical features they represent. The log is presented as a series of explorations, from a group of away teams, as they set out from various base camps to discover the features of the landscape.
As indicated by the title, this is a "fantastic voyage" through the human body. Each path is given a map number which indicates a figure in Gray's Anatomy. The all-caps phrase clues a body part of the enumeration given, and the number of the base camp gives an index into the body part.
The geographical features map to the following:
- Vasculature = rivers and streams (veins are darker, bluer water color)
- Bones = rocks
- Nerves and cords = highways and paths
- Muscles = terrain and jungle
- Tendons = vines
- Viscera and organs = abandoned cities and towns
- Dermis = cloud layer
The crew arrives at the ulnar artery, otherwise known as Guyon's canal. From there, they go to these locations.
Team | Time | Site | Body Part | Map | Letter |
Base Camp 1 | Guyon's canal (ulnar artery) | ||||
1A | 0522h | ROCKY FORMATION | trapezoid bone | Map | T |
1B | 0633h | OTHER RIVER BRANCH | radial artery | Map | R |
1C | 2039h | HOLLOW | cubital fossa | Map | C |
1D | 1628h | SOUTHERN OUTCROPPING | medial epicondyle of the humerus | Map | M |
1E | 0313h | VINE | flexor digitorum sublimis muscle | Map | F |
1F | 2236h | ROCK | coracoid process | Map | C |
Base Camp 2 | coracoid process | ||||
2A | 0555h | LARGE RIVER | subclavian artery | Map | U |
2B | 0056h | EXTREMELY LARGE RIVER | aorta | Map | O |
2C | 1918h | LOCK | tricuspid valve | Map | R |
2D | 1212h | PLATEAU | pectoralis major muscle | Map | E |
2E | 1002h | CLIFF | xiphoid process | Map | I |
2F | 2204h | CONFLUENCE | hilum | Map | I |
2G | 1342h | SMOOTH VALLEY | esophagus | Map | S |
Base Camp 3 | gastroesophogeal junction | ||||
3A | 0218h | COMMON SOURCE | vagus nerve | Map | G |
3B | 1505h | PASTURE | fundus | Map | N |
3C | 1747h | SETTLEMENT | gall bladder | Map | L |
3D | 2332h | SWAMP | greater omentum | Map | E |
3E | 1129h | MODERATE-SIZED CITY | pancreas | Map | N |
3F | 0848h | SUSPENDED VINE BRIDGE | ligament of Treitz | Map | G |
3G | 1826h | PATH | appendix | Map | P |
Base Camp 4 | appendicular artery | ||||
4A | 1416h | RIVER | iliac artery | Map | A |
4B | 0022h | VILLAGE | prostate | Map | S |
4C | 1048h | MARSH | epididymis | Map+Map | D |
4D | 0931h | THICK, WOVEN HEDGE | Buck's Fascia | Map | K |
4E | 0436h | LARGEST ROAD | sciatic nerve | Map | A |
4F | 1948h | COMMON SOURCE POINT | pes anserinus | Map+Map | A |
4G | 0725h | ROCKY PASSAGE | tibia | Map | I |
Base Camp 5 | subclavian artery | ||||
5A | 2126h | TRIBUTARY | carotid artery | Map | T |
5B | 0804h | SOMEWHAT TOUGHER SECTION OF WILDERNESS | sternocleidomastoideus muscle | Map | N |
5C | 0357h | THE ONE CLOSEST TO US | malleus | Map | E |
5D | 1549h | PATH | chorda tympani nerve | Map | D |
5E | 1251h | MORE DAMN JUNGLE | platysma muscle | Map | Y |
5F | 0142h | OPEN CAVE | sphenoidal sinus | Map | N |
5G | 1705h | VILLAGE | eyeball | Map | A |
Each exploration is time-coded, and the time-codes will be used to get the final subclue ordering. Doing so will spell out the phrase SONG FEATURING KIDNEYS AND MALPRACTICE, which is the "Weird Al" Yankovic song LIKE A SURGEON.