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Dec-8-2004 01:45

Hello all.
I'm fairly new to Sleuth and I thought I might share a little hobby of mine with you all. Here's something for that sad moment when the mysteries of the day are all done.

Thousands lay up gold within this house,
but no man made it.
Spears past counting guard this house,
but no man wards it.
What is it?

Sep-8-2006 15:06

Was it wooden? No
Some kind of cloth? No
Was the message directed at the man, Yes
or just a general message, like a traffic sign? No

Sep-8-2006 15:06

Did the sign indicate their location?

If so, is the location relevant to the killing?

Sep-8-2006 15:07

Did the sign indicate their location? No

If so, is the location relevant to the killing? No

Sep-8-2006 15:07

Was it an instruction?
Informative?
Random?

Sep-8-2006 15:07

Was it an instruction? No
Informative? Yes
Random? No

Sep-8-2006 15:14

Was it telling the man something about the woman?

Sep-8-2006 15:28

Was it telling the man something about the woman? Yes

Sep-8-2006 16:08

Was it saying something about the specific woman? Something that would cause anyone to shoot her? Any man? Any close relation to her?

Did she want to die? Was he attempting to help her in some way?

***BTW Barry, I am a former member of the lateral puzzle community :)***

Sep-8-2006 16:14

Was it saying something about the specific woman? Yes
Something that would cause anyone to shoot her? No
Any man? No
Any close relation to her? Yes

Did she want to die? No
Was he attempting to help her in some way? No

***BTW Barry, I am a former member of the lateral puzzle community :)***
Ahh. That makes sense. Your questions were very lateral-like!

Sep-8-2006 17:28

I think I need another correction. On reading this question a second time, I think I misunderstood it the first time:

Any close relation to her? No, not _any_ close relation.