Attempts to resolve the Quandary:
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Those who seek the treasure should pass through the pergola when the climbing roses are in bloom – but beware the thorns, stop at the edge of the lake to hear the sirens’ song -- but listen closely to the true message and not be enticed by the way they blandish and bare both midriff and bosom, and thus informed, travel to the transpontine village on the mountainside.
(by wordgirl)
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