Post by jdiggins on Jul 28, 2019 19:29:39 GMT -5
Jul 28, 2019 6:47:06 GMT -5 @ralph said:
Unfortunately for me, Ralph, I have a completely different solution for this stanza that is not in Colorado; so route 24 doesn't work for me (nor does 64 or 46).
23 worked quite well for me several years ago because I had a blaze that had a major 23 connection, and SB 23 was all about blazes. Throw in the Block 23 row 4 for his father, the 23 stumps in the axeman picture, 20% chance of living 3 years, and even the 23rd bottle in SB 49 (reading the drawer rows like a book), was one of the bottles of cloves. There are at least another dozen 23s, but I think you get the idea. Search for a number and you will find it.
W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet. The image is at the end of the book.
The last letter of rainbow is W, and "a big W" symbolized the end of two prominent treasure hunts: one fictional (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), and one real (David Blaine's Mysterious Stranger). It was also the last letter of the text (...like the master you follow.) in Maranatha.
In short, it may a gentle hint about the last clue as well as a bit of homage to hunts gone by. (Puzzle designers always seem compelled to pay homage to their predecessors).
There are a few other hints on the same page. One example: Fallen trees are converted to logs by cutting them up, and if you cut up EPILOG, you get (E) PI LOG. Forrest once said or wrote something about rolling over a log and looking at what's underneath. This is sort of a double hint. It is another reminder about the key tool for decoding clues (chopping off the ends of words and using them as construction materials) and the fact that what you are looking for was hidden in an owl nook.
I don't think any of this plays a central role in uncovering the nine clues.
How about
blaze
b laze
be lazy (this could be a "B" on it's back, also known as 13, or an M (4) or W (23)(or secret "w"), or a set of owl eyes) all symbols related to the owl of Minerva and therefore treasure)
Or
be lazy is to relax
Said with short e for both e and a would be
rel ex
Said quickly
relics
So
I you've been wise and found the lazy B (or w/m/13...all treasure symbols)
Or
If you've been wise and found the relics...
Or both...