TEXT: Handout #1
  The Secret Note
  Meet me where young lovers like to stroll 
  and families to picnic, beneath the shadow 
  of the wheel. Tonight at dusk. Don’t delay, 
  there isn’t much time. I don’t know who may 
  be watching.
  Handout #2
  A Page from  
  Ehrlichmann’s Notebook
  It has long been my intention to 
  investigate further the stories told 
  to me by my mentor, Herr Doktor 
  Burgdorf, regarding the discoveries 
  made in Saïs before the Great 
  War. And now, with the burgeoning 
  interest in our Germanic history 
  and inheritance, I feel this is the 
  perfect time to embark upon this 
  journey, wherever it may take me. 
  But each journey begins with 
  a small step, and I must first 
  locate the DOG archives and 
  retrieve the notes he made on the 
  Black Stone and its strange tales 
  of the descendants of a lost 
  civilisation. Perhaps those stories 
  were the misrememberings of an old 
  man but, as a scholar, I feel that 
  I cannot ignore what could be a 
  very important lead in the quest to 
  discover the truth behind our Aryan 
  heritage. The boxes should be in--
  Handout #4
  The Hidden Message
  Handout #5
  Instructions
  Our Viennese archaeologist friend 
  cannot be trusted. Loose ends must not 
  be left untied. I trust I can leave 
  you to deal with the matter to our 
  satisfaction. Retrieve whatever you 
  can find. 
  -LM
  
  Handout #6
  The Formula
  Entropy
  A state of chaos and decay
  S = k. log W
  Handout #7
  The Strange Note
  Pasquino has lost his voice. His dearest 
  Lucrezia is concerned for his health. 
  There are too many sausages in the 
  pantry. Please come home and help 
  your sister. She cannot run the family 
  restaurant alone. 
  Handout #8
  The Oak Leaf Message
  Handout #9
  Lucrezia’s Notes
  P. taken to Regina Coeli, moved to 
  Archaeologists present, appear to be 
  looking for something
  Germans have arrived—strange badge  
    on uniform
  CSant’A road crew
  Bodies from the site taken to  
  Tiber Island hospital (Aesculapius?)
  Situation escalating. Sent for help
  Handout #10
  Küster’s Telegram
  To: Dr. E. F. Küster
  Request update on progress of the 
  search for the item. Speed is of 
  the essence.
  LM
  Handout #11
  The Index Card
  Polished black stele, age unknown 
  (Dynasty?). Recovered Sais c.1905 DOG.  
  Three scripts, hieroglyphs, hieratic, 
  unidentified. Condition: damaged.  
  Location: XXVIa13jb.
  .
  
  Handout #12
  Rock Temples
  ELEPHANTA ISLAND: circa 6th 
  Century ANNO DOMINI. Original name-
  -Gharaputi, the Island of Caves. 
  Renamed by the Portuguese for the 
  giant elephant statue on the island. 
  Dedicated to Shiva.
  ELLORA: on important trade 
  route. Lies along the edge of a 
  2km escarpment. Thirty-four caves 
  in total—Hindu, Jain, Buddhist—
  created over a period of at least 
  300 years (C7th-9th). Most important: 
  Kailasanatha, representing Shiva’s 
  home on Mt. Kailash. Carved down from 
  the top of the cliff into the rock 
  below over the course of 150 years on 
  the orders of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. 
  Complex frequently tied to myths of 
  Atlantis and lost underground cities 
  (see also notes on Var, Persia).
  AJANTA: painted murals circa C2nd 
  Before Christ, until C6th AD. Nothing 
  of interest to this enquiry.
  HINDU TEMPLES: in North--SHIKHARA 
  spire above inner sanctum. Worship 
  takes place in the GARBHAGRIHA.  
  South--VIMANA pyramidal structures 
  over inner sanctum instead.
  Musical columns tuned to specific 
  notes--why here?
  Handout #13
  Holy Flame
  FIRE: life, growth, purity.
  SACRED FIRES: Ancient and lost-- 
  the farmer’s fire (Adur Burzen-Mihr, 
  Mithra’s fire), the warrior’s fire 
  (Adur Gushnasp), and the priest’s most 
  sacred flame (Adur Farnbag). Present--
  the lowliest (ATASH DADGAH, not always 
  holy), the fire of fires, gathered 
  from the four professions (ATASH 
  ADARAN), and the fire of victory, 
  born from the embers of sixteen lesser 
  fires at the recitation of the Atash 
  Nyayesh (ATASH BEHRAM).
  Embers from the sacred ATASH 
  BEHRAM carried into battle as the 
  Persian Army’s own Palladion. Atlantean 
  influence (Really? Do I believe that 
  now?), or parallel development of 
  shared protective themes?
  TEMPLES: Zoroastrian, although 
  younger than the faith to which they 
  are attached. ATROSHAN--the place of 
  burning fire--inner sanctum?
  Major developments--Sassanian 
  era, ATESHKADEH (house of fire). Domed 
  roof supported by four pillars at the 
  corners of a square--characteristic 
  four arches (CAHAR TAQ). DARB-E MEHR-- 
  the Court/Gate of Mithra (modern usage).
  Godard’s work--Isfahan. Hill of 
  Maras. Could that be a mistranslation 
  of Jamshid’s legendary refuge? 
  Possible. Is a magical artefact 
  associated with him--a RHYTON that 
  permitted him to see everything in  
  his kingdom. Could that be it?
  
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