Solving Philadelphia

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Hi guys, I am offering my solution for Image 9, Verse 5. I know everyone believes this casque is located in Montreal but I will attempt to convince you that it is located in Philadelphia. First of all I think it contains the coordinates for Philadelphia although the 39 is somewhat hard to read. The entire image is setup to look like a portrait so I believe art is a clue in the overall image. Because it is a portrait the map normally located in the lower left is missing or moved. All the clues are located in the center of the image. I believe the key image to direct you where to begin your search is the leg-eater image (dragon head/horse leg image). I also believe this image has double duty but will deal with the first part first. I believe the key image represents the St. George and the Dragon statue located on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd 2 miles north of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. If you start the search there at the statue the first clue is "Lane". Lane as a road, usually refers to a country setting, which is what you will find at the statue. I will admit the the second clue is a little troublesome but I think one of the "twos" is referring to the distance to the Museum. I personally don't believe you have to fully solve every clue to find the casque. The 3rd clue, "you'll see an arc of lights". About a half mile south of the statue you will pass a high wall on the right side of the road. The wall follows the curve of the road creating a long arc. the top of the wall is lined with lights effectively creating an "arc of lights". At the approximate 2 mile mark you will pass in front of the Museum. This is where all the remaining clues can be addressed. See attached.

[flyjack]

It is Montreal, remember the earlier image shown in EU episode had the Fleur-de-lis next to the leg eater.. that is the Quebec symbol, it is on the Montreal flag and on the fence at the George Stephens House where the legeater is..

There are many other references to Montreal and expo 67...

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Feb 13, 2020 16:01:59 GMT -5 flyjack said:

It is Montreal, remember the earlier image shown in EU episode had the Fleur-de-lis next to the leg eater.. that is the Quebec symbol, it is on the Montreal flag and on the fence at the George Stephens House where the legeater is..

There are many other references to Montreal and expo 67...

Try to keep an open mind, I'm not finished convincing you yet.

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The arc of lights.

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The next 5 lines in the verse describe the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Weight and roots extended, weight is used to describe something of importance and roots extended I believe means history (historical). So important and historical together saved the site. I think Priess means saved the site from other uses rather than the building of a great museum. Of granite walls, descriptive of the museums construction. And wind swept halls, The area in front of the museum is like a great hall but outdoors,wind swept. The museum was built on Fairmount Hill, highest point in Philadelphia. It could certainly be referred to as a Citadel in the night.


  

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Possible references to Philadelphia, PA.

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Similarities between the image and the museum.

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A wingless bird ascended, Born of ancient dreams of flight. The Bronze Statue of Icarus by Hippolyte Ferrat of France was donated to the museum in 1918 from the collection of Frederick J. & Helen Kimball.

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The second representation of the key image is the block figure in the lower right corner. This represents the Lion/horse statue at the bottom right of the stairway in front of the museum. There are 3 light spots in the block image that represent the 3 entities in the statue, the lion, the horse, and the rider. When you compare the image to the statue you'll see an overall resemblance in form. Also the location of the statue in the image and in the real world are very similar. see attached.

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Beneath the only standing member of a forest to the south. I believe Priess is referring to George Washington's horse in the statue just south of the museum. He's referring to it as a forest, I assume mainly because of all the animals in the statue. All the other animals and humans in the statue are either lying down or sitting except for some relief carvings on the sides of the monument. I think Priess has already setup somewhat of a horse theme so it would be easier to make the connection. White stone closest, All the steps on the statue are a pink granite except for the lowest bottom step. It looks to be a white marble or something similar. If you take 12 paces from the west side of the monument, you will be approximately in the shrubbery bed that runs around the monument. Priess warns to get permission to dig out, That may be because it's a historical monument or possibly because there are utility boxes in the same bed.

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White stone closest. you should be able to see the white stone bottom step in this image.

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The Lincoln Connection. One part of the image that I did not address earlier is the railroad crossing symbol. It contains the letter/numeral combination "P7". "P7" is associated with a line of trains in the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road Company. A series of 21 trains were named for the first 21 Presidents of the United States. Train #5315 was The President Lincoln. There is an old well known photograph of this train taken in Philadelphia in 1953. President Lincoln had a lot of history in Philadelphia and they erected/dedicated one of the first statues in his honor on September 22, 1871. Lincoln's Statue is in Fairmount Park about a half mile from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The front of Lincoln's Monument has crossed swords matching the railroad symbol. I admit there are a few layers in this connection which I try to avoid but this one seems pretty likely to me. I will let you guys form your own opinion, I'm just making the possible connection known.

[diceycat]

The only problem is that one casque is in Canada.
From the translation of the Japanese edition which can be found at 12Treasures.com.
There are additional clues / hints given. 
On the last page of hints the translation goes like this.

” This is the end of all the hints. I received from Mr. Preiss
How was it? Did it help at all? Mr. Preiss gave special advice hint
to Japanese readers. Before you go reading the poems look at the pictures.
Then, taking all of the numbers in the poems you can then put those numbers 
in and put them into different combinations and then you can join them to the picture
and you will probably get a hint. And he said also keep in mind when this book was made
in America in 1982 on November currently it is March 1983 and so far over 500 people 
have sent in solutions but none of them are correct. I want Japanese reader’s to think 
of the solutions and for the Japanese readers to solve the puzzles. According to Mr. Preiss,
it was very difficult to make the puzzles. When Mr. Preiss was burying the treasures
he had trouble getting past customs in Canada with digging equipment.”

So which one of the verses goes with what picture for the casque in Canada?
Not to mention the Fleur-de-lis that was on the original painting but covered over
and the fact the person looks a lot like John A McDonald , the first prime minister of Canada
The entire verse has to apply only to one park and that park/ city has to be tied to immigration somehow.

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Apr 25, 2020 18:51:29 GMT -5 diceycat said:

The only problem is that one casque is in Canada.
From the translation of the Japanese edition which can be found at 12Treasures.com.
There are additional clues / hints given. 
On the last page of hints the translation goes like this.

” This is the end of all the hints. I received from Mr. Preiss
How was it? Did it help at all? Mr. Preiss gave special advice hint
to Japanese readers. Before you go reading the poems look at the pictures.
Then, taking all of the numbers in the poems you can then put those numbers 
in and put them into different combinations and then you can join them to the picture
and you will probably get a hint. And he said also keep in mind when this book was made
in America in 1982 on November currently it is March 1983 and so far over 500 people 
have sent in solutions but none of them are correct. I want Japanese reader’s to think 
of the solutions and for the Japanese readers to solve the puzzles. According to Mr. Preiss,
it was very difficult to make the puzzles. When Mr. Preiss was burying the treasures
he had trouble getting past customs in Canada with digging equipment.”

So which one of the verses goes with what picture for the casque in Canada?
Not to mention the Fleur-de-lis that was on the original painting but covered over
and the fact the person looks a lot like John A McDonald , the first prime minister of Canada
The entire verse has to apply only to one park and that park/ city has to be tied to immigration somehow.

I only ask that anyone quoting Preiss give reference to the exact book, news article, interview, etc... otherwise it is just hearsay. Even someone quoting Preiss in a book without proper reference is would be hearsay and irrelevant. Is there a casque in Canada? I would like to know for sure before chasing a ghost. 

[flyjack]

It is in Canada (Montreal), there are confirmations in the image and this quote...