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How does the same idea encode a long number with a 00–99 PAO?

Chunk the digits into groups of six: the first 2 digits give the Person, the next 2 the Action, the next 2 the Object.

Six digits split into three pairs feeding Person, Action, Object

* A number PAO reads six digits as one scene: 15/27/38 become Person/Action/Object. *

A number PAO reads six digits at a time. For 152 738 …, using this system's own pair list:

  • 15 → its Person → Wilhelm Tell
  • 27 → its Action → freaking out (Nicolas Cage's move)
  • 38 → its Object → a black poodle (Mephistopheles' prop)

→ one composite image: Wilhelm Tell freaking out with a black poodle — a single scene encoding all six digits, placed at one locus. The next six digits become the next composite. This is how competitors store hundreds of digits with a manageable number of images and loci.

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From Quiz: PAO / Encoding in Pairs & Triples | Updated: Jul 06, 2026