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"Indeed it is" Julian's face was taut with excitement as he scanned James's inscription once last time, then held out the book for Aurora's inspection "Read the closing phrase of James's inscription It provides us with the last piece of crucial information we need James's instructions are now abundantly clear, as is our course Mousehole is on the coast near Penzance, soht miles east of Land's End Both Mount's Bay and Merlin Rock lie directly at its feet We must await low tide When that occurs, we'll row out to Merlin Rock and cliaze across Mount's Bay in a direct line to Mousehole, keeping Land's End in sight"
"But what is it we're seeking?" Aurora asked, scanning James's words to deterreat-grandfathers wouldn't choose a hiding place that's within clear view of every passing sailor"
"They didn't Mount's Bay is navigatedthe coastline so as to avoid the very rocks you just h by Merlin Rock to offer their occu
pants the precise view our great-grandfathersit wouldn't have a clue they were beholding sonificance"
"What exactly is it they'd be beholding?" Aurora demanded
"The final piece of the puzzle: the highest peak"
"Mousehole's highest peak?"
"Exactly"
"But Julian, Mousehole is a ses, or moors there"
"There needn't be Keep in mind what Mr Scollard said—not all peaksor difficult tocould be nois that it will be visible from where we stand, and it will be taller than all else surrounding it" Julian tossed a grin in Mr Scollard's direction "Reht and who is doing the seeking'"
"You're an extraordinarily quick study," the lighthouse keeper praised
"But of course I am the Merlin, am I not?" Julian replied with a chuckle
"Very much so," the older man concurred "Very much so"
"So we stand atop Merlin Rock and gaze toward the highest point on Mousehole," Aurora interrupted, following Julian's reasoning "And e find it,in and begin our search"
"Right We also bring a few things with us" Again he pointed at the inscription "'Chart your path, then soar to the highest peak and the key to all life's treasures will be yours' According to Jabox keys with usout to Merlin Rock"