" BM means vertically, because of the ceiling arches. "

" Inevitable that in forty-five illustrations of rooms full of things that in overlaying images some of the objects will overlap, doesn't seem like anything meaningful here. It is sort of interesting how many objects 45 and 4 have in common, though: table, chair, sun, logs...... "

" ... What makes this worth noting? "

" It looks like the hall is rectangular to me. "

" You know, the chair featured here and the horseshoe laying up against the leg of the table in room 45, seem to be in the same exact location. Could very well be a vague intimation of sorts, don’t you think? Hmm... "

" Is there any reason as to why this hall is in the shape of a horseshoe? "

" "no escape" makes sense though "

" This is just a random observation, but the image of the loop is shaped like a key, and the door by the poster of the ape has a broken key above it. I feel that it's a way of telling us that we broke our... "

" NOSE+APE+SEE - This could also be equally equivocal of NOUS+APSE (ape+see) or APSIS (apes+eyes) . "

" Would the “Slippery Slide” that you’re referring to have some type of corresponding affiliation with the “Slippery Slope” fallacy? "

" The “C” theme mentioned here and the correlation of an “Episcopal see”, may very well be related. "

" You mean the disappearing red door fish? "

" Why should you attribute any importance to so grotesque an object? "

" Sorry. The only *good* explanation. "

" Well, I'm sure the folks here would be happy to provide lots of alternate explanations, it's just that they would be grossly implausible. "

" I guess that's the only explanation. "

" Because it was unintentional, presumably. "

" Ah, I see now. I just wonder, why the second paragraph? "

" With 23 being the correct door to select from? "

" I can't see why it would matter. The answer is no. "

" Should it be well noted, that the 2nd paragraph from the top, ix comprised of 23 words? "

" All for one and one for all. "

" Or thew orld vvill live in one. "

" The mind and the muscle or the brain (bear + rain) and the brawn (bear + awn) ? "

" No, I just didn't have the patience to make 45 rooms, although I might someday. I numbered the rooms 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 16, 19, etc. based on just whim. There's no real rhyme or reason. "

" Is that the full puzzle? It makes reference to 45 rooms but stops at 16, unless I'm missing a COOL SECRET to unlock the rest. "

" Thank you, vewatkin. docs (dot) google (dot) com (slash) presentation/d/1sVX2QZmx1rV4Mx7GMEXuibv1udBqMTJine9yZq-_0oo/edit?usp=sharing "

" You can get around the link filter by writing out stuff like "dot com." "

" I keep trying to post a link to a mini-Maze I created, but it's not working. :( "

" Make that four. "

" Would love to see your fan rooms, Aldabrachelys! "

" Far in the background, there is a single eye. Interestingly, the eye is perfectly circular. Here's why: This is the door the Minotaur takes to leave room 24. It leads back to room 0, the prologue. It is "far away", as the text states, and... "

" It likely wouldn't be too hard to manage, as only three people are active on this site. :) "

" Probably not. They have no thematic relationship. "

" Is the quote “Like Atlas, you bear it on your shoulders”, a cross reference to the line from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” which says, “They bore him barefaced on the bier”? Act IV Scene 5 Page 8 - which coincidently, is similar to the number 45... "

" I think if you (or anyone) got this ball rolling that others would certainly jump on board, but you (or someone) would have to be prepared to put in some serious managerial labor, and account for several difficulties in pushing the project forward. (E.g. everyone... "

" (The fact that this was a priority question for Manson demonstrates how eager the general reader is to defeat the apparently unwinnable state of the Trap. WE'VE ALLLLLLLLLL BEEN THERE, buddy.) "

" Posting links on this forum is problematic (I just tried, and it may show up shortly), but elsewhere on this site is the following summary of White Raven's conversation with Manson: 'I spoke with Mr. Manson today and asked our first question, “Is there an... "

" Or possibly, only the Minotaur can take this route to greet a new group of guests. "

" What if people here created a “community sequel” to Maze, with everyone who wanted to contributing a room or several? I’m sure people besides me have sketched out “fan rooms” of the Maze. Thoughts? "

" Which, in fact, the guests are. "

" It depends what the prologue counts as. If going back to the prologue is a logical step to be made, then yes, there could be a faster route. (Although you would have to count prologue-1 as a step both times.) If it counts as a... "

" WELL probably a tongue-in-cheek suggestion but, among other problems, if this were permitted then one could get to the center and back in fewer than 16 steps. "

" The eyes are all 0s. Page 1 being room 1 page 0 would be the prologue. Room 24 leads right back to the Prologue, which starts outside the Maze: this room isn't a trap but your only means of escape! "

" Notice that the door to outside is unmarked and cannot be traversed. Once in the maze you can never escape. That must be what the red herring on the cover is all about- even once your goal is accomplished you are trapped inside the Maze. "