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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1944
Page
5
Story by William Ritt with Clarence Gray centers on a mysterious doorway linked to the fabled crystal realm. Characters navigate a perilous maze of secrets as clues point to a hidden artifact and a race against a shadowy adversary.
Odd facts describe living rope bridges by Jants and a Peruvian Chimu bottle head in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Alcazar refers to Moorish royal palaces in Spain. The Monitor, built in 1862, cost 275000 dollars, measured 172 feet, and sailed nine mph before sinking off Cape Hatteras. The duckbill, an aquatic animal, only needs to expose its nose to breathe.
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