A true gentleman leaves no puzzle unsolved.

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These photos were taken a few months ago when I went on an afternoon walk. I’ve even fed a few pigeons in the park. Gressenheller has been keeping me busy lately.

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A Cryptographic Christmas Card

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In this type of grid-shading puzzle, each square is either black or white. Some of the black squares have already been filled in for you.

Each row or column is labelled with a string of numbers. The numbers indicate the length of all consecutive runs of black squares, and are displayed in the order that the runs appear in that line. For example, a label "2 1 6" indicates sets of two, one and six black squares, each of which will have at least one white square separating them.

Complete the grid carefully with a black pen and check your answer is complete and correct before proceeding.

Good luck and happy Christmas!

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Book of Ritual Knowledge (Pustaha). It is written in Batak, and was made in Sumatra, Indonesia between the 1800s and early 1900s. This book - some of the only examples of writing by people in Oceania prior to western contact - contains “recipes for malevolent curries to feed one’s creditors.”

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Layton 8th Anniversary

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The London Tea Auction

The London Tea Auction was a grand tradition that lasted 300 years. From the very first event in 1679, until the last sale on 29 June 1998, the London Tea Auction was a regular event that made London the centre of the international tea trade. The first auctions were held by the East India Company, which at the time held the monopoly for the import of tea (and other goods) from China and India. They were held at the headquarters of the Company on Leadenhall Street. The building was decorated with reliefs of ships, sailors, fish and a large coat of arms, and swiftly became known as East India House.

Tea was sold using the ‘by the candle’ system: bidding for lots went on until an inch of a candle had burnt away. - The UK Tea Council

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Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.

Kahlil Gibran

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Professor, what are your thoughts on the recent archaeological discovery of King Richard III's remains?

It is certainly quite a discovery! Such a violent death, if I may say so. King Richard III died during battle so it was likely he didn’t have a proper ceremony due to the urgency of the War between the European dynasties. The mystery on why he was buried in such a manner is a puzzle waiting to be solved. 

But putting that aside, I have yet to read Shakespeare’s play on Richard III. Perhaps when time allows it, I might pop in for a visit to borrow the book in Gressenheller’s library.

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The Astronomer (1668) By Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer

Baroque, oil on canvas 51 cm x 645 cm Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)

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Hey Hersh! Where's Randall?

Good afternoon. I have been keeping in touch with Randall and Angela ever since the incident regarding the Mask of Chaos. Rest assured, they are well, and perfectly capable of maintaining the city of Monte d’Or. If you would like, I can send them your deepest regards.

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Puzzle Sketch, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Two guards (one always lies and one always tells the truth) find themselves stuck in a rut with all the travelers easily picking the right door. It's a good thing a new guard has been assigned to help them spice up their old puzzle!

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Cyrus Cylinder

Modest in scale and appearance, the Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most important and iconic objects in world history. The origins of this baked clay object, which was buried as a foundation deposit, can be traced to the Persian king Cyrus the Great’s conquest of Babylon in the sixth century BCE. It bears an inscription, written in Babylonian cuneiform, that claims Cyrus’s victory over the last Babylonian ruler, Nabonidus.

Also in this text, Cyrus declared religious freedom for his newly conquered people. He encouraged Jews to return to Jerusalem and build the second temple, which earned him the title “shepherd of God” and even the “Lord’s anointed” (Messiah) in the Book of Isaiah. Although the Cylinder was not discovered until 1879, Cyrus’s support for religious tolerance has inspired generations of philosophers, rulers, and statesmen—from ancient Greece to the Renaissance, and from the Founding Fathers to leaders in the modern-day Middle East. - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

displayed in british museum, london

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Acrobat or bureaucrat, maintaining balance is never an easy task.

Hershel Layton, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

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"Petra, the fabled “rose red city, half as old as time”, was the ancient capital of the Nabataean kingdom. A vast, unique city, carved into the side of the Wadi Musa Canyon in southern Jordan centuries ago by the Nabataeans, who turned it into an important junction for the silk and spice routes that linked China, India and southern Arabia with Egypt, Greece and Rome. After several earthquakes crippled the vital water management system the city was almost completely abandoned in the 6th century. After the Crusades, Petra was forgotten in the Western world until the lost city was rediscovered by the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812." - written by touropia

Explore Jordan

Explore Petra

Photo found

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Sea Tales

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The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?

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I read my books at night, like that, under the quilt with the overheated reading lamp. Reading all those good lines while suffocating. It was magic.

Charles Bukowski

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Frenesi - Artie Shaw (1940)