Key
Door
Could a reference to "door of all doors" mean an opening to knowledge instead of a physical door?
THREAD: Maps, Legends and Keys
Double meanings exist:
Legend
Guide
Key
Door
Could a reference to "door of all doors" mean an opening to knowledge instead of a physical door?
Perhaps when a 'legend' was created to conceal a map?
Perhaps when a 'legend' IS the guide?
Snow White = 1
Dwarfs = 7
1+7=8
Since [they] have a penchant for islands, thought I'd go digging for clusters of 8 islands.
"York's 8 Islands" caught my eye...
https://t.co/itudAmNrSU
Interestingly, York is claimed to have come from "Spirit Mound".. the land of the "Little People".
Hmmm... would these be dwarfs?
When does a map become a legend?
[Think mirror].
Perhaps when the "legend" becomes the map?
Remind you of anyone?
Some interesting names surround that location...
Shawmut meaning: place of clear waters [watch the water]
The most notable here is "Deadman's Basin".
Who knows where the bodies are buried?
Are they in a basin perhaps?
There also appear to be many 'lookouts and lighthouses' in this region.
The names here sure are intriguing.
How many other maps are concealed in stories?
Is this the "door of all doors" that Potus opened?
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