i was reading through that riddle thing and then looking at the puzzle after i figured that out and i think they go together.
there are 17 letters that are shared by more than one word, but if you take out repeated letters you're left with 8 of them. it seems like that could be what it's saying.
i cant take credit for that, my g/f figured it out, but at least i was there to "help".
still dont know what two words that makes but i did see the sky fest thing like you all talked about, too.
not goin to sc so i guess ill just wait and see.