Post by cwclion on Feb 12, 2024 8:26:14 GMT -5
To give a quick background I have been to Montreal too many times to count in my life. Though I wouldn't consider myself an expert of the city I would say I got a good knowledge of the area. I am not saying this is the correct interpretation 100% on the first 2 lines of the verse, but to me this is best solution I could think of and it fits really well. Anything beyond discussing the first 2 lines of the verse in this post I am not as confident in. I think a lot have been fixated a lot on the maneater leg for so long that they skip over that the first 2 lines could be something not in the area or not directly related to the maneater. Peel Station(on the green line 7) would have been the closest station to the maneater at the time I am pretty sure.
Back when this book was published(1982) if you take the metro station lines. Excluding the locations added in 1982 there was 22 stops on Line 2(Orange Line) of the metro.
i0.wp.com/transitmap.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Montreal-1982_2500px.jpg?w=1487&ssl=1
The following link is from 1982 with the 5 additional stops added (cote-Sainte_Catherine-Du College) If you remove those you will see there is 22 stops
You’ll see an "arc of lights" if you ever travelled in any metro system you will know in most cases the tunnels at certain areas are lit and you are literally going through a giant, long arc of lights.
Then specifically at Lionel-Groulx Station they have the Joseph Rifesser L’arbre de vie sculpture
The plaque on that statue when translated reads:
A vibrant call for tolerance, this work represents the five great human families originating from the same stock and who populate the Earth. Located at the entrance to the United Nations pavilion during Expo 67, it was moved to the metro ten years later.
This also fits really well with the immigration themes of all the hunts
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel-Groulx_station#/media/File:Lionel-groulx-montreal-metro.jpg
That sculpture fits really well with the line "Weight and roots extended"
There is also a family of birds called Rail en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_(bird) So the line "A wingless bird ascended" could be referring to taking the metro(metro is "the wingless rail") The ascended part of the line meaning to get off at a certain station(in this case Lionel-Groulx) and go up the stairs and leave the station.
These 3 lines in between I got nothing that strong yet for these lines and depending on how you interpret these lines you could begin at taking the metro at Lionel-Groulx or Get off at Lionel-Groulx.
"Together saved the site
Of granite walls
Wind swept halls"
I have thoughts of course on the rest of the lines, but I just wanted to point out that if the first 2 lines are referring to the subway there has to be something that makes you know which station to get off at. With the maneater being on the green line I feel that the verse is clearly starting on the Orange line. If this is true that means a line later on gets you to the green line in the verse.
Hope this helps some people in their solves
Back when this book was published(1982) if you take the metro station lines. Excluding the locations added in 1982 there was 22 stops on Line 2(Orange Line) of the metro.
i0.wp.com/transitmap.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Montreal-1982_2500px.jpg?w=1487&ssl=1
The following link is from 1982 with the 5 additional stops added (cote-Sainte_Catherine-Du College) If you remove those you will see there is 22 stops
You’ll see an "arc of lights" if you ever travelled in any metro system you will know in most cases the tunnels at certain areas are lit and you are literally going through a giant, long arc of lights.
Then specifically at Lionel-Groulx Station they have the Joseph Rifesser L’arbre de vie sculpture
The plaque on that statue when translated reads:
A vibrant call for tolerance, this work represents the five great human families originating from the same stock and who populate the Earth. Located at the entrance to the United Nations pavilion during Expo 67, it was moved to the metro ten years later.
This also fits really well with the immigration themes of all the hunts
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel-Groulx_station#/media/File:Lionel-groulx-montreal-metro.jpg
That sculpture fits really well with the line "Weight and roots extended"
There is also a family of birds called Rail en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_(bird) So the line "A wingless bird ascended" could be referring to taking the metro(metro is "the wingless rail") The ascended part of the line meaning to get off at a certain station(in this case Lionel-Groulx) and go up the stairs and leave the station.
These 3 lines in between I got nothing that strong yet for these lines and depending on how you interpret these lines you could begin at taking the metro at Lionel-Groulx or Get off at Lionel-Groulx.
"Together saved the site
Of granite walls
Wind swept halls"
I have thoughts of course on the rest of the lines, but I just wanted to point out that if the first 2 lines are referring to the subway there has to be something that makes you know which station to get off at. With the maneater being on the green line I feel that the verse is clearly starting on the Orange line. If this is true that means a line later on gets you to the green line in the verse.
Hope this helps some people in their solves