Verse 08
View the three stories of Mitchell
As you walk the beating of the world
At a distance in time
From three who lived there
At a distance in space
From woman, with harpsichord
Silently playing
Step on nature
Cast in copper
Ascend the 92 steps
After climbing the grand 200
Pass the compass and reach
The foot of the culvert
Below the bridge
Walk 100 paces
Southeast over rock and soil
To the first young birch
Pass three, staying west
You’ll see a letter from the country
Of wonderstone’s hearth
On a proud, tall fifth
At its southern foot
The treasure waits.
Image 10 / Verse 8: Milwaukee
Painting Name: Unknown
Painting Inspired by: Unknown
Latatude Longitude: None (Rebus in Image)
Rebus Example (World Book 1962 credit: Cory Gilbert)
Month: February
Birthstone: Amethyst
Time: 2 o'clock
Flower: Primrose
Nation: Germany
Line tying verse to image: None
Litany quote: "Dwarves’ treasure: purple Amethyst, Imperial star of Germany."
Parks Department: Milwaukee County Parks
Official Contact: Phone: 414-257-7275
Dig Status: This is a long process that requires multiple fees and permissions, each process is unique to the park in question.
Period Maps courtesy of James Watson - These files are huge.
Milwaukee 1973 1 of 2 - 14Mb
Milwaukee 1973 2 of 2 - 17Mb
Milwaukee 1979 1 of 2 - 20Mb
Milwaukee 1979 2 of 2 - 19Mb
Milwaukee 1983 1 of 2 - 13Mb
Milwaukee 1983 2 of 2 - 12Mb
Milwaukee Lake Park 2002 1Mb
Japanese HInts:
Line 1: three stories
The word stories has special meaning. It is referring to the three bedtime stories of Mitchell? Or is it referring to the three stories of Mitchell as in a building? The editor said it means three stories as in a building.
Line 2: beating of the world
This is a difficult section (…even though every part is difficult). From beating, think “beat”, and from “beat”, think “drum”. (Japanese “drum”) is spelled “d.r.u.m.” From this you must think of a person’s name. Open up a relatively large English dictionary and find “drum”, and search the vicinity to arrive at a person’s name. Without tedious effort there will be no treasures acquired.
Line 8: Step on nature
Line 9: Cast in copper
For this section, I was told to imagine “a leaf”… What does “a leaf” mean?
Line 11: grand 200
Line 13: culvert
Line 21: fifth
On a proud, tall fifth. What could this “fifth” be the fifth thing of? Mr. Preiss would not tell me at all. I barraged him with many names of things, and I soon started to think that the object is a “tree”. I cannot definitely say it’s a tree, and I won’t take responsibly, but personally I still think it’s a “tree”
Stephen Bryant's Focus Crop
Common Verse Matches to City
None
Common Image Matches to City
Common Maps or City Name in Image
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