Tough 'Secret' clues lead Chicago trio Continued from first Tempo page real treasure hunt and captured the international imagi Seek the sounds nation In the American version, Preiss plant Central too For finding jewel caaque 8/9/83, Sec. 2, Chicago Tribune, n 8/9183, Sec. 2, pg. 3(1) th Preiss planted hints ino intings and poems that helped comprise an elaborate, f rumble Brush and music umorous folktale about The Fair People," immigrant Hush elves and gnomes in for The book has not been such a huge success as its OKAY. ITs obvious to you in retrospect: "M and B" ca ropean counterpart. One reason is the chilly reception stand for "man and beast," and set in stone" means a the accorded "The Secret" by critics. Another may be that statue, a reference to the two 1928 Ivan Mestrovic ere are so many different treasures to loök for, no one sculptures of American Indians on horses that flank of them is as tempting as the single s50,.000 bonanza o Masquerade." A third themseives are very hard k at South Michigan Avenue hi es are not set in stone but, in fact, vi bronze. onress" refers to the drive or the hotel and Y reason may be that the puzzles even though the statu The key to the Chicago treasure, for example, was R stands for railroad. "L is for the statue of Lincoln recognizing lesser-known or disguised area landmarks in Grant Pa. en by thirteen" are rows of trees sprinkled and matching those clues with the following poem in abrush and music" mean the Art Institute and the series of poems yor h one of 12 thoroughly bizarre paintings behind him, Central is the Illinois Central railroad re bandshel. Find a "fence and fixture" in the vicinity and G start diggin Actually, Wrobel & Co. figured most of this out pretty uickly. They made a few wrong guesses at first Where and B are set in stone And to Congress, R is knou L sits and left Beyond his shoulder Is the Fair Folks Treasure hotder The end of ten by thirteen is your clue Fence and fixture a c and figuring that L stood for the ions in front of the Art ra Institute and wasting a few hours climbing around on the them. But they wasted little time narrowing the search che in a hurry to an area bounded by Jackson Drive, Columbus Drive, Congress Drive and the Illinois Central tracks Ga wa att They got out the shovels. In February they took the

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Chicago Tribune, 8/9/83, Sec. 2, pg. 1 Hunting by the boolk Chicago pals unearth 'Secret treasure By Eric Zorn HEN BYRON PREISS wrote his book The Sccret last year, he was count ing on there being a few more people like Bob Wrobe, Ere Gastorows and David James in this world; people who would throw themselves wholeheartedly into a wildly difficult, nationwide hunt for buried treasure Preiss buried 12 ceramic casks in the far reaches of the 48 states and planted a host of clues to their whereabouts in a Bantam paper back published last fall. He expected the first treasure to be found within 30 days. The months rolled by, and no one cracked any of the puzzles Some 700 people wrote to Preiss at his New York office claíming to have located the treasure None had Then, early in the evening of one of Chicago's hottest summer days, Wrobel, Gastorowski and James took a shovel, the book, a map and a few friends to an obscure corner of Grant Park and completed a six-month search by digging up the first of the ceramic casks. In return for their traval, the suburban teen agers get to keep the cask, valued at more than $500, and il receive an emerald worth approxi mately $1,000. The remainder of the jewels will continue to gather dust in a New York City vault until the casks that go along with them are unearthed The Chicago treasure would still be in the und had not a feature story about The ret" appeared in The Tribune late last year and inspired Wrobel, 19, to buy the book as a hirthday present for James, now 18. The two knew each other from Walther Lutheran High Schoo in Melrose Park and were part of a small circle of friends that played "Dungeons and Dragons," an elaborate fantasy game favored by those with high intelligence and a somewhat obsessive, escapist nature 디 THE HUNT BEGAN for the young men in February when Gasiorowski, 16, the third mem ber of the plucky trio, bought his own copy of the book. They were confronted with a confounding t of clues that at first seemed to make no sense whatsoever The Secet" was an attempt by the author to duplicate he success of "Masquerde a 1979 British book that combined a fairy tale with a Tntune photo by Aon Botoy Eric Gasiorowski [left] and Bob Wrobel used clues in "The Secret" to find a $1,500 treasure in Grant Park. Continued on page a

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A dozen paintings Share the clues Yet Fairy šecrets Come in twos To sing a happy treasure song To have a casque to you belong Wed one picture With one verse For Fair Folk's peace Goodness first.

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Rhyming Verse 1

The treasure now, The story's told Set for eternity In days of old But Marn His numbers quickly grew And so the Fair Folk come to you With their challenge and a pact: To match twelve verses With the sight Of paintings twelve in colorlight. A pair will lead you to a casque A little digging is the task For treasures shining, moonglow, amber Emeralds dark and ruby embers. To find the keys is your reward For Fairy, peace the real accord.

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Map of the Fair People

SCANDIA TARTARY RUSSIA AQUITANE 9 12 The Passage of the Fair People from the Old World to the New Found Land I Elues, Trolls, Grims,8 Korreds, Lutin, Dames 2 Vazily, Leshy, Poieuiki, 3 Dwarves, Witchl Nissen and Tomtro Blanches, Loup Domiuge, Vily, RuskakiCentaurs, Nymphs, Hülchen, Rhine Maidens People O Peace, Trouws, Brounies, Silk 10 Hadas, Duende 11 Foei, Farfarel, Sal uan, Aguane, 5 Sidhe, Leprachouns, 6 Foiries, Pixles, 7 Alven, Kiabauterman 12 Diinn, Perl, Deeus 13 Tree Fir Dogs Hobgoblins, Boggarts nikins, Gnomes Not shoun: Prince Y, Hs Wang Mu, Shin-seen and

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Where M and B are set in stone, And to Congress, R is known.

Where M and B are set in stone And to Congress, R is known L sits and left Is the Fair Folks The end of ten by thirteen Is your clue Fence and fixture For finding jewel casque Seek the sounds Of rumble Brush and music

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Pass two friends of octave In December, Ride the man of oz To the land near the window.

Pass two friends of octave In December Ride the man of oz To the land near the window There's a road that leads to Dark forest Where white is in color With two maps After circle and square In July and August A path beckons To mica and driftwood Under that Which may be last touched Or first seen standing Look north at the wing And dig To achieve By dauntless and inconquerable Determination Your goal.

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In the shadow Of the grey giant, Find the arm that Extends over the slender path.

In the shadow Of the grey giant Find the arm that Extends ouer the slender path In summer You'll often hear a whirring sound Cars abound Although the sign Nearby Speaks of Indies native The natives still speak Of him of Hard word in 3 Vols. Take twice as many east steps as the hour Or more From the middle of one branch Of the v Look down And see simple roots In rhapsodic man's soil Or gaze north Toward the isle of B.

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The first chapter, Written in water, Near men, With wind rose.

The first chapter Written in water Near men With wind rose Behind bending branches And a green picket fence At the base of a tall tree You can still hear the honkin Shell, limestone, siluer, salt Stars moue by day Sails pass by night Even in darkness Like moonlight in teardrops Ouer the tall grass Years pass, rain falls.

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View the three stories of Mitchell, As you walk the beating of the world.

View the three stories of Mitchell As you walk the beating of the world At a distance in time From three who lived there At a distance in space From woman, with harpsichord Silently playing Step on nature Cast in copper Ascend the 92 steps After climbing the grand 200 Pass The foot of the culvert Below the bridge Walk 100 paces Southeast over rock and soil To the first young birch Pass three, staying west You'll see a letter from the country Of wonderstone's hearth On a proud, tall fifth At its southern foot The treasure waits. the compass and reach

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At stone wall's door ,The air smells sweet. Not far away, High posts are three.

At stone wall's door The air smells sweet Not far away High posts are three Education and Justice For all to see Sounds from the sky Near ace is high Running north, but first across In jewel's direction Is an object Of Twain's attention Giant pole Giant step To the place The casque is kept.

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Of all the romance retold, Men of tales and tunes, Cruel and bold.

Of all the romance retold Men of tales and tunes Cruel and bold Seen here By eyes of old Stand and listen to the birds Hear the cool, clear song of water Harken to the words Freedom at the birth of a century Or May 1913 Edwin and Edwina named after him Or on the eighth a scene Where law defended Between two arms extended Below the bar that binds Beside the long palm's shadow Embedded in the sand Waits the Fair remuneration White house close at hand.

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Lane, Two twenty two, You'll see an arc of lights, Weight and roots extended.

Lane Two twenty two You'll see an arc of lights Weight and roots extended Together saved the site Of granite walls Wind swept halls Citadel in the night A wingless bird ascended Born of ancient dreams of flighit Beneath the only standing member Of a forest To the south White stone closest At twelve paces From the west side Get permission To dig out.

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Tough 'Secret' clues lead Chicago trio Continued from first Tempo page real treasure hunt and captured the international imagi Seek the sounds nation In the American version, Preiss plant Central too For finding jewel caaque 8/9/83, Sec. 2, Chicago Tribune, n 8/9183, Sec. 2, pg. 3(1) th Preiss planted hints ino intings and poems that helped comprise an elaborate, f rumble Brush and music umorous folktale about The Fair People," immigrant Hush elves and gnomes in for The book has not been such a huge success as its OKAY. ITs obvious to you in retrospect: "M and B" ca ropean counterpart. One reason is the chilly reception stand for "man and beast," and set in stone" means a the accorded "The Secret" by critics. Another may be that statue, a reference to the two 1928 Ivan Mestrovic ere are so many different treasures to loök for, no one sculptures of American Indians on horses that flank of them is as tempting as the single s50,.000 bonanza o Masquerade." A third themseives are very hard k at South Michigan Avenue hi es are not set in stone but, in fact, vi bronze. onress" refers to the drive or the hotel and Y reason may be that the puzzles even though the statu The key to the Chicago treasure, for example, was R stands for railroad. "L is for the statue of Lincoln recognizing lesser-known or disguised area landmarks in Grant Pa. en by thirteen" are rows of trees sprinkled and matching those clues with the following poem in abrush and music" mean the Art Institute and the series of poems yor h one of 12 thoroughly bizarre paintings behind him, Central is the Illinois Central railroad re bandshel. Find a "fence and fixture" in the vicinity and G start diggin Actually, Wrobel & Co. figured most of this out pretty uickly. They made a few wrong guesses at first Where and B are set in stone And to Congress, R is knou L sits and left Beyond his shoulder Is the Fair Folks Treasure hotder The end of ten by thirteen is your clue Fence and fixture a c and figuring that L stood for the ions in front of the Art ra Institute and wasting a few hours climbing around on the them. But they wasted little time narrowing the search che in a hurry to an area bounded by Jackson Drive, Columbus Drive, Congress Drive and the Illinois Central tracks Ga wa att They got out the shovels. In February they took the

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