The words upon the door looked ancient. They were in fact far more ancient than they appeared, for their author had long since turned to dust. The seekers understood that they were looking at a puzzle, and that they could not pass until they had worked out the key:<\/p>\n
\nAs night descends, the subtle decree
\nThe tide once forged from fragrant desire
\nResplendent jewel, thrust from the fire
\nBeckons to yonder perilous sea
\nHis uncouth dominion, his freighted expanse,
\nWhen the wise be foolish, no sacred vow
\nCould lay across that wrinkled brow
\nThe wage of fortune’s circumstance
\nForged in shadows of rising dread
\nEngraved upon a pomegranate seed
\nThe tenets of mercy, the scripture of need
\nAnd so fortune’s fool is paid instead<\/p>\n
If truth ye seek, not knowing why
\n Search the dark and glowing eye
\n<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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