Greetings fellow puzzlers and puzzled alike! I’ve concocted a little bit puzzle for you all… Well little could also be an understatement, however I’ll come again to that.

Before beginning, it is best to know that the one supplies you may ever want for this puzzle are as follows:

• A tool suitable with a search engine equivalent to Google, Firefox, and so on. and a gentle web connection

• A mind (ideally contained in the particular person)

• And a data of demise and decay! [An ominous crescendo plays out slowly]

This puzzle has been divided into a number of components, or gates, as I fondly name them, and every gate results in a reputation. Additionally, every gate could include clues for the gates past it, so maintain a watch out! Each gate has a reputation as properly, which can be a warning/instruction for the puzzle inside, or, who is aware of, it is simply claptrap!

This is the first gate of a sequence of ‘N’ gates of climbing difficulties. ‘N,’ as a result of I have not determined what number of there must be but, it could rely upon how lengthy every answer takes to point out up. (And if I can sustain with faculty’s reopening.)

All my greatest to the puzzlers, begin your engines, and let the video games start!
[Maniacal cackling follows]

The First Gate: Why So Tense?

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You’ve heard so many riddles, and right here’s a—nother,

About a marvellous thoughts and an alias, a canopy,

Who is not afraid of the police, they will come in the event that they dare!

She’ll in all probability be crafting plans in her lair!

A felony mastermind, but her palms are pristine,

Perhaps it’s as a result of the others dirty the scene!

Oui, it’s for her they commit Dastardly deeds,

And it’s for her they get finally caught,

Yet as soon as behind bars, they are saying her identify not!

The final syllable of one of many catchers,

May not assist with simply this case, however nonetheless, now, are you able to snatch her?

A Bonus Round

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Hint 1

Each trace could not seem like this, ought to any be required. Think out of the field!

Post Script (Not A Hint)

Thank you for taking curiosity on this puzzle! I got here up with the primary gate yesterday, however it took a while to get the formatting excellent, and any suggestions, optimistic or not so in nature, is appreciated. I plan on incorporating all types of puzzling skillsets because the gates go on, so think about it my humble problem to total the puzzling neighborhood!