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	A long, long time ago, before the age when Man and Woman sailed in ships to lands they had never seen, there existed in the Old World two empires: that of Man and that of the Fair People.		<blockquote>A long, long time ago, before the age when Man and Woman sailed in ships to lands they had never seen, there existed in the Old World two empires: that of Man and that of the Fair People.

	Man named his abode Civilization, for Man was an acquisitive creature and names were things he could possess. He could not fly on wings of gossamer, like a fairy; nor hide in the gentle slope of a mountain, like a giant; nor throw fire through a gust of wind, like a dragon. So Man often found his strength in words.		Man named his abode Civilization, for Man was an acquisitive creature and names were things he could possess. He could not fly on wings of gossamer, like a fairy; nor hide in the gentle slope of a mountain, like a giant; nor throw fire through a gust of wind, like a dragon. So Man often found his strength in words.
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	This is our story, simply told.		This is our story, simply told.

	The mystery is yours to unravel.		The mystery is yours to unravel.</blockquote>

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	And they did.		And they did.

	You are about to read of the fantastic passage of the Fair People, who, like Man, arrived on the shores of the New World with dreams of freedom and contentment. You are about to learn of their wonderstones, the twelve treasures brought with them in their passage to the New Found Land: diamond, ruby, pearl, amethyst, emerald, sapphire, peridot, garnet, topaz, aquamarine. . . And you will discover what happened when the Fair People found Man of the New World, who shared their deep love for nature. Best of all, you will learn of your role in the Fair People's story, and the significance of the quest for their treasure in the relationship between Man and the Fair		You are about to read of the fantastic passage of the Fair People, who, like Man, arrived on the shores of the New World with dreams of freedom and contentment. You are about to learn of their wonderstones, the twelve treasures brought with them in their passage to the New Found Land: diamond, ruby, pearl, amethyst, emerald, sapphire, peridot, garnet, topaz, aquamarine. . . And you will discover what happened when the Fair People found Man of the New World, who shared their deep love for nature. Best of all, you will learn of your role in the Fair People's story, and the significance of the quest for their treasure in the relationship between Man and the Fair People.

	People.

	Across North America, twelve treasures are waiting. The key to each requires the proper combination of one treasure painting with one treasure verse. You need only decipher the clues in any pair to learn the location of a treasure casque. In each casque, waits a key. The return of the key will gain its treasure for you. (If you are unable to retrieve the casque, but believe you have determined its site, you may acquire its treasure by successfully completing the form in the back of the book with a precise description and explanation of your discovery.) Any successful discovery of a treasure will be described in the next edition of The Secret.		Across North America, twelve treasures are waiting. The key to each requires the proper combination of one treasure painting with one treasure verse. You need only decipher the clues in any pair to learn the location of a treasure casque. In each casque, waits a key. The return of the key will gain its treasure for you. (If you are unable to retrieve the casque, but believe you have determined its site, you may acquire its treasure by successfully completing the form in the back of the book with a precise description and explanation of your discovery.) Any successful discovery of a treasure will be described in the next edition of The Secret.

Peregrine at 23:17, 26 December 2025

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 And they did.
-You are about to read of the fantastic passage of the Fair People, who, like Man, arrived on the shores of the New World with dreams of freedom
+You are about to read of the fantastic passage of the Fair People, who, like Man, arrived on the shores of the New World with dreams of freedom and contentment. You are about to learn of their wonderstones, the twelve treasures brought with them in their passage to the New Found Land: diamond, ruby, pearl, amethyst, emerald, sapphire, peridot, garnet, topaz, aquamarine. . . And you will discover what happened when the Fair People found Man of the New World, who shared their deep love for nature. Best of all, you will learn of your role in the Fair People's story, and the significance of the quest for their treasure in the relationship between Man and the Fair
 People.
-Across North America, twelve treasures are waiting. The key to each
+Across North America, twelve treasures are waiting. The key to each requires the proper combination of one treasure painting with one treasure verse. You need only decipher the clues in any pair to learn the location of a treasure casque. In each casque, waits a key. The return of the key will gain its treasure for you. (If you are unable to retrieve the casque, but believe you have determined its site, you may acquire its treasure by successfully completing the form in the back of the book with a precise description and explanation of your discovery.) Any successful discovery of a treasure will be described in the next edition of The Secret.
-for inclusion in the next edition of The Secret.
+Finally, you will meet many of the modern descendants of the Fair People who arrived on America's shores. You are cordially invited to inform us, in words or pictures, of your own sightings of Fair People as yet unseen for inclusion in the next edition of ''The Secret''.
 This is our story, simply told.
 The mystery is yours to unravel.

Peregrine at 23:14, 26 December 2025

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	Man named his abode Civilization, for Man was an acquisitive creature and names were things he could possess. He could not fly on wings of gossamer, like a fairy; nor hide in the gentle slope of a mountain, like a giant; nor throw fire through a gust of wind, like a dragon. So Man often found his strength in words.		Man named his abode Civilization, for Man was an acquisitive creature and names were things he could possess. He could not fly on wings of gossamer, like a fairy; nor hide in the gentle slope of a mountain, like a giant; nor throw fire through a gust of wind, like a dragon. So Man often found his strength in words.

	The Fair People had no cities or towns or houses. Their home was Nature, and in it they could play or hide or make themselves unseen to Man,		The Fair People had no cities or towns or houses. Their home was Nature, and in it they could play or hide or make themselves unseen to Man, who feared Nature, for he could not control it. What Man could not control, he often sought to change. Thus, over centuries, Man built his cities, and his villages and diminished the Fair People's domain.

	who feared Nature, for he could not control it

	What Man could not control, he often sought to change. Thus, over

	centuries, Man built his cities, and his villages and diminished the Fair

	People's domain.

	Where once lived a goblin, there rose a tavern.		Where once lived a goblin, there rose a tavern.
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	Where once swam a river maiden, a water wheel spun.		Where once swam a river maiden, a water wheel spun.

	Forest to lumber, earth to road . . . Man expanded his empire and the		Forest to lumber, earth to road . . . Man expanded his empire and the Fair People were threatened.

	Fair People ~~were threatened~~.		From England to Cathay, from Bristol to Bombay, there came a call from the Fair People for a new home, untrammeled by Civilization.

	~~From England to Cathay, from Bristol to Bombay, there came a call~~		Representatives of the Fair People of the Old World were sent to seek it. Elves, fairies, sprites, foletti, duende . . . from thirteen lands they departed the Old World to find a New one.

	~~from the Fair People for a new home, untrammeled by Civilization.~~

	Representatives of the Fair People of the Old World were sent to seek it

	Elves, fairies, sprites, foletti, duende . . . from thirteen lands they departed the

	Old World to find a New one.

	And they did.		And they did.

	You are about to read of the fantastic passage of the Fair People, who,		You are about to read of the fantastic passage of the Fair People, who, like Man, arrived on the shores of the New World with dreams of freedom

	like Man, arrived on the shores of the New World with dreams of freedom

	and contentment. You are about to learn of their wonderstones, the twelve		and contentment. You are about to learn of their wonderstones, the twelve

Peregrine at 23:11, 26 December 2025

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	~~text tk~~		A long, long time ago, before the age when Man and Woman sailed in ships to lands they had never seen, there existed in the Old World two empires: that of Man and that of the Fair People.

			Man named his abode Civilization, for Man was an acquisitive creature and names were things he could possess. He could not fly on wings of gossamer, like a fairy; nor hide in the gentle slope of a mountain, like a giant; nor throw fire through a gust of wind, like a dragon. So Man often found his strength in words.

			The Fair People had no cities or towns or houses. Their home was Nature, and in it they could play or hide or make themselves unseen to Man,

			who feared Nature, for he could not control it

			What Man could not control, he often sought to change. Thus, over

			centuries, Man built his cities, and his villages and diminished the Fair

			People's domain.

			Where once lived a goblin, there rose a tavern.

			Where once swam a river maiden, a water wheel spun.

			Forest to lumber, earth to road . . . Man expanded his empire and the

			Fair People were threatened.

			From England to Cathay, from Bristol to Bombay, there came a call

			from the Fair People for a new home, untrammeled by Civilization.

			Representatives of the Fair People of the Old World were sent to seek it

			Elves, fairies, sprites, foletti, duende . . . from thirteen lands they departed the

			Old World to find a New one.

			And they did.

			You are about to read of the fantastic passage of the Fair People, who,

			like Man, arrived on the shores of the New World with dreams of freedom

			and contentment. You are about to learn of their wonderstones, the twelve

			treasures brought with them in their passage to the New Found Land:

			diamond, ruby, pearl, amethyst, emerald, sapphire, peridot, garnet, topaz,aquamarine. . . And you will discover what happened when the Fair People

			found Man of the New World, who shared their deep love for nature. Best of

			all, you will learn of your role in the Fair People's story, and the significance

			of the quest for their treasure in the relationship between Man and the Fair

			People.

			Across North America, twelve treasures are waiting. The key to each

			requires the proper combination of one treasure painting with one treasure

			verse. You need only decipher the clues in any pair to learn the location of a

			treasure casque. In each casque, waits a key. The return of the key will gain

			its treasure for you. (If you are unable to retrieve the casque, but believe you

			have determined its site, you may acquire its treasure by successfully

			completing the form in the back of the book with a precise description and

			explanation of your discovery.) Any successful discovery of a treasure will

			be described in the next edition of The Secret.

			Finally, you will meet many of the modern descendants of the Fair

			People who arrived on America's shores. You are cordially invited to inform

			us, in words or pictures, of your own sightings of Fair People as yet unseen

			for inclusion in the next edition of The Secret.

			This is our story, simply told.

			The mystery is yours to unravel.

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	'''The Tale, Simply Told''', is the introduction to the book [[The Secret (book)\|The Secret]], and its central [[The Secret (treasure hunt)\|treasure hunt]]. It describes the “wonderstones” of the puzzles, the mythos of their burial, and establishes the rules of retrieval.		'''The Tale, Simply Told''' is the introduction to the book [[The Secret (book)\|The Secret]], and its central [[The Secret (treasure hunt)\|treasure hunt]]. It describes the “wonderstones” of the puzzles, the mythos of their burial, and establishes the rules of retrieval.

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Peregrine at 22:05, 26 December 2025

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	'''The Tale, Simply Told''', is the introduction to the book [[The Secret (book)\|The Secret]], and its central [[The Secret (treasure hunt)\|treasure hunt]]. It describes the “wonderstones” of the puzzles, the mythos of their burial, and ~~the~~ establishes the rules of retrieval.		'''The Tale, Simply Told''', is the introduction to the book [[The Secret (book)\|The Secret]], and its central [[The Secret (treasure hunt)\|treasure hunt]]. It describes the “wonderstones” of the puzzles, the mythos of their burial, and establishes the rules of retrieval.

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Peregrine at 22:04, 26 December 2025

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