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By Brian Tivol
Answer: ENTROPY

This puzzle is just what it looks like, a terrifying mix of sentence diagramming and sheet music.

Identify the song, using cues like its length, range, rhythm, tortured syntax, or short runs of notes. It’s “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

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Identify the lyrics labeled with red numbers, either by decoding the whole thing, or by making some good guesses based on pitch, duration, and likely part of speech. Each labelled note is the first syllable of a word:

  1. EARLY
  2. NIGHT
  3. THE
  4. RED
  5. O’ER
  6. PERILOUS
  7. YOU

The first letters of those words spell the answer: ENTROPY.