FTL is not possible, but Dr. Jones proceeded to offer great insight with the words,
"The answer to this problem is likely within your grasp. I can assist you with a special procedure that will solve your problem."
This puzzle was a "two-parter", however, a second message was discovered that provided the key to unlock the final puzzle:
Congratulations, you have unlocked the final puzzle of LFTL! Thank you for your participation. Please be aware that this message is part of a larger game designed to test the limits of your critical thinking skills. The final test awaits you in the chamber marked #8, next to the red lever.
So what is the key?
The answer is a special procedure
This procedure will be solved
The answer is likely within your grasp
Thanks to "user786970" for leaving the following comment that prompted me to make this puzzle more difficult:
I found the answer to this riddle after a few hints from the puzzle author! To solve the solution, follow the process of deduction below.
1) The answer is a procedure:
The answer must involve a step-by-step procedure or process.
2) The answer is unique:
The answer must be a single, specific procedure.
3) The solution is not random:
The answer must be possible.
4) The solution involves both hands:
The answer is a two-handed procedure.
5) The solution does not involve a specific place:
The answer does not mention a specific location or place.
6) The answer is not a person:
The answer does not include the use of a person.
7) The answer is not a thing:
The answer does not include a specific thing.
8) The answer is not the result of:
The answer does not rely upon an external factor.
9) The answer is not random, the answer cannot be inferred, there must be a pattern:
The answer is deduced and pattern must exist.
10) The answer does not lead to a solution of an unsolvable problem:
The solution must lead to a unique answer.
11) The answer is likely not in the general public's knowledge:
The answer may or may not be public knowledge.
12) The answer will be solved using deduction:
The answer will be solved by using the process of deduction.
13) The answer is not a method:
The answer is not a method or series of actions.
14) The answer does not involve the definition of "the":
The answer does not include the definition of "the".
15) The answer is not solved by:
The answer is not a solution by a particular process.
16) The answer is not solved by a single trial:
The answer is not solved by a single trial.
17) The answer is not solved by someone:
The answer is not solved by someone or something.
18) The answer does not involve a person:
The answer does not involve the use of a person.
19) The answer is not solved by a person:
The answer is not solved by a person or thing.
20) The answer is not a definition of "the":
The answer is not a definition of "the".
21) The answer is not in the books:
The answer is not in the books.
22) The answer is not in the notes:
The answer is not in the notes.
23) The answer is not in the comments:
The answer is not in the comments.
24) The answer is not in the first answer:
The answer is not in the first answer or explanation.
25) The answer is not in the second answer:
The answer is not in the second answer or explanation.
26) The answer is not in the third answer:
The answer is not in the third answer or explanation.
27) The answer is not in the first answer:
The answer is not in the first answer or explanation.
28) The answer is not in the second answer:
The answer is not in the second answer or explanation.
29) The answer is not in the third answer:
The answer is not in the third answer or explanation.
30) The answer is not in the rules:
The answer is not in the rules or definition.
31) The answer is not in the solutions:
The answer is not in the solutions, the answers, or answers.
32) The answer is not in the puzzle:
The answer is not in the puzzle.
33) The answer is not the riddle:
The answer is not the riddle.
34) The answer is not the solution:
The answer is not the solution or answer.
35) The answer is not the problem:
The answer is not the problem, question, or solution.
36) The answer is not a solution to the solution:
The answer is not a solution to the solution.
37) The answer is not the question:
The answer is not the question or the problem.
38) The answer is not the answer:
The answer is not the answer or the answer.
39) The answer is not the answer to the solution:
The answer is not the answer to the solution.
40) The answer is not the result of the solution:
The answer is not the result of the solution.
41) The answer is not in the note:
The answer is not in the notes or in a solution.
42) The answer is not in the rule:
The answer is not in the rules or definition.
43) The answer is not in the solution:
The answer is not in the solution, the answers, or answers.
44) The answer is not in the notes:
The answer is not in the notes or in a solution.
45) The answer is not in the hint:
The answer is not in the hint.
46) The answer is not in the solution:
The answer is not in the solution, the answers, or answers.
47) The answer is not in the solution:
The answer is not in the solution, the answers, or answers.
48) The answer is not in the notes:
The answer is not in the notes or in a solution.
49) The answer is not in the first solution:
The answer is not in the first solution or answer.
50) The answer is not in the second solution:
The answer is not in the second solution or answer.
51) The answer is not in the third solution:
The answer is not in the third solution or answer.
52) The answer is not in the first solution:
The answer is not in the first solution or answer.
53) The answer is not in the second solution:
The answer is not in the second solution or answer.
54) The answer is not in the third solution:
The answer is not in the third solution or answer.
55) The answer is not in the rules:
The answer is not in the rules or definition.
56) The answer is not in the hints:
The answer is not in the hints.
57) The answer is not in the comments:
The answer is not in the comments.
58) The answer is not in the first answer:
The answer is not in the first answer or explanation.
59) The answer is not in the second answer:
The answer is not in the second answer or explanation.
60) The answer is not in the third answer:
The answer is not in the third answer or explanation.
61) The answer is not in the first solution:
The answer is not in the first solution or answer.
62) The answer is not in the second solution:
The answer is not in the second solution or answer.
63) The answer is not in the third solution:
The answer is not in the third solution or answer.
64) The answer is not in the notes:
The answer is not in the notes or in a solution.
65) The answer is not in the rule:
The answer is not in the rules or definition.
66) The answer is not in the solution:
The answer is not in the solution, the answers, or answers.
67) The answer is not in the solution:
The answer is not in the solution, the answers, or answers.
68) The answer is not in the solution:
The answer is not in the solution, the answers, or answers.
69) The answer is not in the solution:
The answer is not in the solution, the answers, or answers.
70) The answer is not in the first solution:
The answer is not in the first solution or answer.
71) The answer is not in the second solution:
The answer is not in the second solution or answer
