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S SECRe \ — fa Bo» oh ha: As at (4 Momin Coctenteme non • December flower is Narcissus • December stone (jewel) is Turquoise Painting Month, Flower, Jewel, Nationality • Nationality link is France, from Litany of the Jewels • Ornate clock hands at noon (XII) provide link to month, December Painting Clock Face & Compass Face • There are two sets of hands and two sets of measures • Watch/Clock hands overlap the numbers while compass arms fall short of the numbers Set #1 • ornate hour & minute hands and roman numerals Set #2 • Simple arm with dot at end and dot/dash pattern Halifax City Hall Clock Tower And Mark Twain’s Sweetheart Clock Checkerboard Background Scotia Square tower windows behind city hall, also includes final treasure location with werewolf head as “X marks the spot” bottom right Theatre performer becoming Loup-Garou (French werewolf) Neptune/Port Royal performer becoming Loup-Garou due to full moon phase displayed by clock, book says France brought the Loup-Garou to new world. Neptune theatre was named after first play ever performed in the new world at Port Royal, as part of the Order of Good Cheer. Port Royal, NS was one of Frances earliest settlement in North America (1605). Painting Main Features Painting Grand Parade Clues • Three pairs of digits in clock corners • Digits making up nineteen are offset from each other and means they are to be used individually • 1 + 9 + 29 = 1929 • WWI Cenotaph, located in the middle of Grand Parade, was dedicated in 1929. • 1 + 8 + 90 = 1890 (Ornate hands contain hidden 8) • Halifax City Hall, located on north end of Grand Parade, was opened to the public in 1890. Painting Grand Parade Significant Years Clues Painting Halifax Explosion & City Hall Clock Tower Clue Clock • Theatre mask is partially covering clock face leaving the roman numerals 9 (IX) through 5 (V) visible. Clock Face 5 Clock Face 9 Compass 0 degrees and North Compass • Using clock hands as compass arm they are pointing at both 0 degrees and North Hands pointing to “North” • North clockface stopped by explosion, we are standing in Grand Parade looking at southside Hands pointing to “0” degrees • Gives time of explosion when hands stopped 9:05 = IX + zero + V Painting Halifax Explosion & City Hall Clock Tower Clue Painting Grand Parade Clues • There is a performer/busker going in circles on the clock as part of clock movement • There is an actual Performers Circle between the WWI Cenotaph and St Paul’s church. Small cobblestone circle where performer would stand in middle surrounded by spectators. • “Preservation” on clock face refers to the Halifax Military Heritage Preservation Society 1. Grand Parade is surrounded by original stone walls 1. Door can describe any entry way Verse/Treasure Path Deciphered 1. At stone wall’s door 2. The air smells sweet 2. Moir’s chocolate/confectionary factory was next to Grand Parade for over a century (1873 to 1975). Factory relocated, site replaced by Metro Centre (1978) & WTCC (1984) 2. Used because of 100 year history but fact building completely gone in 1982 shows how hard the puzzle is 1. There are three high posts inside The Citadel only a few blocks away 2. two multi arm (signal) flag poles and the one fort flag pole, all three were very tall wooden poles 2. Citadel is high point of city making the already tall poles visible to the city and harbour and were used for early communications Verse/Treasure Path Deciphered 1. Not far away 2. High posts are three Verse/Treasure Path Deciphered 1. Nova Scotia Community College (now Citadel High) was the first vocational/technical institution in NS and was adjacent to the Citadel 1. Halifax Regional Police Headquarters is adjacent to Citadel a. Fun fact HRP were on strike summer/fall 1981 2. Both are visible from The Citadel or by walking loop around Optional Halifax City Hall • Historically housed police services and had jail cells (Harry Houdini escaped from cells during visit in 1896) • Also original site of Dalhousie University • Provides both Education & Justice 1. Education and Justice 2. For all to see Verse/Treasure Path Deciphered Verse/Treasure Path Deciphered 2. Ace is playing card “A”, The Citadel elevated posts are triangular and provide the “A” outline 2. The Citadel is located on high point of city 1. Sounds from the sky 2. Near ace is high 1. Daily noon cannon fired from The Citadel since 1857 and this also ties in with ornate clock hands at noon (XII) 1. Running north, but first across 2. In jewel's direction 2. Is an object 2. Of Twain's attention Mark Twain Connection Explained 2. Mark Twain gave Laura Hawkins Frazier, inspiration for "Tom Sawyer’s" Becky Thatcher, a 7’ tall grandfather clock with advanced features. That clock face matches the painting clock face and shares many unique features. Twain Clock Painting • Moon phase movement Moon phase movement (for Loup Garou) • Month indicator Each painting indicates a Month • Flower decorations in corner Birth flower in corners • Ornate clock hands Ornate clock hands • Jewel above 12 Birthstone above 12 Painting Mark Twain Connection Explained Verse/Treasure Path Deciphered 1. Running north, but first across 2. In jewel's direction 2. Is an object 2. Of Twain's attention 1. From starting point at stone walls door you must first go across to middle of grand parade and then turn north putting clock tower and flag pole in view 2. Sweetheart clock (7 feet tall) is something of Twain’s attention and stands in for city hall clock tower (7 story) 2. Painting mixes clocks with Twain clock represented by clock face and city hall clock tower’s bell window frame represented by grandfather clock frame 2. Scotia Square tower windows behind city hall are duplicated in painting by checkered pattern behind clock Painting City Hall Verse/Treasure Path Deciphered 1. Giant pole 2. Giant step 2. To the place 2. The casque is kept. 1. Still running north you would have run straight into the Grand Parade Flag Pole. A 38-40 meter tall Douglas Fir erected for the city’s bicentennial. 2. There were large flower beds north and south of pole and rules said no flower beds. So from flag pole you can only take the “giant step” to the left(west) or right(east). 2. Painting now provides direction and end location of giant step Treasure Casque Final Location X Painting “Fair Folk World” Final Step • Standing at mask handle (flag pole) a giant step to the right puts you on werewolf head or “X” marks the spot. • “X” is aligned with flag pole and in the middle of an area with round edge on the left and straight edge on the right. • Compass arm directs you to go east (right) from Flag Pole. Grand Parade “Real World” Final Step (see Treasure Path Map) • From Flag Pole a giant step right puts you in the middle of a grassy area with round edge on the left (curb) and straight edge on the right (sidewalk). • Casque was buried in the exact middle (edge to edge) of the grassy area while standing aligned with the flag pole. Grand Parade Treasure Path Halifax, Nova Scotia At stone wall's door The air smells sweet Not far away High posts are three Education and Justice For all to see Sounds from the sky Near ace is high Running north, but first across In jewel's direction Is an object Of Twain's attention Giant pole Giant step To the place The casque is kept. Painting and Verse Clue Location Map Halifax, Nova Scotia