" Since we already know that ELL is part of the solution to the Riddle of the Path, what is the point in noting this? I doubt that the connection to 45 is deliberate, although it is possible. "

" Isn’t an “ELL” (among other things) a type of measurement, equivalent to 45 inches in length? "

" seems unlikely that the illustrations are on that scale but not impossible I suppose "

" Would that be a short perch of around 5.5 yards? "

" no blackbirds in the book tho "

" “This pit is as black from pole to pole.” - “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley - Birds robed in black do not give up their secrets easily. They love to watch us marvel over their messages. Black birds demand our commitment to learning their wisdom,... "

" Whether they die for their thirst of knowledge, perhaps? "

" It's a red herring! "

" Funny how you have to go up to get to the basement (room 35). "

" Maybe wherever they appear, they simply signify that a message in rotated letters can be found. So far I don't see any symbols in common between room 1 and room 40, although I may have missed an elusive link. Neither do they appear to be... "

" The only other place I've seen the symbols on the wall is in room 1. In both rooms they seem to serve no other purpose than to hide a rotated message. I wonder if they have any other significance. "

" You know, sometimes within a door, that is usually made for rented out apartments or hotel rooms, a “peephole” allows the person behind the door the security of seeing “outside” without having to physically open it. Some of these peepholes are often fitted with a... "

" now you get it "

" The monk seems to be poring over from being all alone. In regards to the shearing of his tonsure; it looks like he’s wearing those overalls, as if it were a bad habit! Is there any other reason why the topside of his bare head... "

" I see Birdo's feathers too "

" The way this hand is holding that bowl, is also reminiscent of a claw grip. "

" oh ffs "

" ff - Abbreviation of Latin folio (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”). This may seem a ways out there, but I do think it relates to the matter at hand. "

" let me try to "absorb" that response "

" @ vewatkin - THAT depends... "

" are you proposing an abs-truce? "

" In order to make the story clear and a little less abstruse, would you please circumscribe any further details about the listed building in the shape of this rare book, however vague they may be? I know I can be enervating at times, and I... "

" I think the main clue that made me think of the human brain is that the Directions mention that if you "use your head, you should be able to make the journey in only sixteen steps." Probably a coincidence, but an interesting theory nonetheless. "

" It still hits me every once in a while that you don't bear the world upon your shoulders, which means that even if you solved the puzzles it's impossible to solve and had the correctly worded riddle and the correctly worded clue, you'd still have... "

" "Earth, Globe, World" is in fact the answer confirmed by the publisher. Manson has said he had another answer in mind as well. The idea that the answer to the riddle could also be the human brain is clever and appealing for sure. In fact... "

" now that's what I call a "reel" "feet" of logic!! "

" While the answer to the Riddle is most likely the Earth, when I first discovered it I thought it may be the human brain. Since we carry our heads upon our shoulders, I figured it could be referring to the mind. This could be a... "

" When MANSON states that “like ATLAS, you bear it on your shoulders”, the flip side suggests it sounds like ‘shoal doors’, where a school of fish could be defined as going towards the entrance of the MAZE. And at the same time, I think this... "

" im afraid that question is out of "line" "

" To: Vewatkin Well, I don’t mean to pull out all the stops, but why would queue be lunarcy? From: W.B.M. "

" that suggestion is pure "lunar"cy "

" If Saturday is a reference to Saturn, and Sunday to the Sun, would Monday therefore be hinting at the Moon? "

" way to "rane" on our parafe "

" “When you need something to be true, you will look for patterns; you connect the dots like the stars of a constellation. Your brain abhors disorder. You see faces in clouds and demons in bonfires. Those who claim the powers of divination hijack these natural... "

" what kind of solution is "he brew"ing up now "

" SOL: This is insanity, Max! MAX: Or maybe it's genius! "

" דוב - The shape of the umbrella’s head makes for an obvious inclination, as to what the first and last letters presented here symbolize. B "

" What is the connection between the phone which is facing up and that pheon which is facing down? "

" The answer is EARTH, WORLD, or GLOBE. "

" “Like Atlas, you bear it on your shoulders.” - I think the answer is within the first two words of this sentence and the hint is within the last six. If you put the first two words together after you take out the letter “k”... "

" One thing I have noticed which I don't think has been mentioned here is the phrase "four entrances and exits". I always found this confusing but now believe it is a reference to the solution as you have to go through room 4 to get... "

" “I tried to hide my smile.” - This wouldn’t be the rhetorical use of a “simile” or metaphor, would it? Is the couch pictured here (among other rooms in which furniture appears) have anything to do in regards to Sellisternium or Lectisternium? "

" @ vewatkin - You know, I was thinking what the following clues “With out God, Life would be like a MAZE without a clue”, “Take that with you”, and “Isn’t it/looking through the obvious?” and figured that MANSON was stating that, with God life would... "

" When ‘mazeloverrob’ paraphrased “with backward looks”, it reminded me of a quote that Sophocles had said during the Athenian tragedy ‘Oedipus Rex’ in which he stated, “I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.” I guess hindsight is always 20/20.... "

" What are you doing with this stuff? Are you suggesting Manson intended this line of associations? "