" “Like Atlas, you *bear it on your* shoulders.” - (translation) - *Baritenor* [Inner Voice] ‘Shoulders’ when rearranged, spells out ‘El **shrouds’. Numerical value of E + L = 5 + 12. 5 + 12 = 17. 17th letter of the alphabet is “ Q “... "

" ‘Tis this and ‘tis that "

" :) "

" No, I just didn't know what the hell you were talking about. I can't seem to get a straight answer from you about why you do that thing where you note a bunch of words that sound like other words! "

" @vewatkin - What did you mean by saying that? I’ll tip my hat? Or the wall of a cat? "

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" “What a foolish face, I snorted.” - “What ( W hat ) a foolish ( fl ush ) face,” I s ( fascias ) norte ( spanish for north ) snorted ( ted: bear ) - There may be a few more MAZE accredited cross-references,... "

" Is this an attribute of every S? "

" Brandon believes that the letter “ S “ that is seen here, could actually be the overhead appearance of two individuals, that are shaking hands. "

" The Maze has been a lasting source of inspiration to me. It has given me many new ways of seeing. A sequel would change my life just like the original did. I give my full support. "

" Never forget... "

" All things considered, would it be alright to say that the word “Sly” , is really the last name of Christopher from “The Taming of the Shrew” ? "

" I think the 9/6 is a telltale clue regarding the way an individual (or group) ascends or descends a spiral staircase. The 9/ could mean for one to head in the right direction, starting from the ground up, while the /6 could translate as traveling... "

" April 23 is also the date of both Shakespeare's birthday and the day he died. (Strictly, noone knows his exact birthday but it is usually taken to be April 23). "

" The group complained of feeling “all turned around,” as well they might. - I think the 15 triangular rays to the left and right of the sun, represent the “group” as a whole in question. Since each one of these singular rays have 3 sides,... "

" The phrase "backwards looks" also hints to the fact that if you've entered this room from room one when starting out, that you are going backwards and need to turn around. "

" the world one's head skin clothes the heavens "

" From the texts that I’ve read, Atlas did not actually carry "the weight of the world;" instead, he carried the celestial sphere (the sky). The Earth and celestial sphere are both spherical in shape, which may account for some confusing misinterpretations. However, I have never... "

" The idea that the answer to the riddle could also be "our own heads" is clever and appealing for sure. In fact it's been suggested before. Manson when asked about it said he thought it was interesting but that it was not what he had... "

" I’ve just a few brief inquiries this time around, as I’ve been unable to spot anything else of a notable value, as of late. 1.) If this is not really a book, would it then be a boobook, which is another name for an owl?... "

" I guess it just goes to show that many hands make light work. "

" @vewatkin In regards to the nature of a human’s fist. Could you not also ignore an “E” and trace a “3” ? Coincidentally, there also happened to be 5 entrance ways leading to and from the Coliseum. 5 entrance ways X 9 hallways with many... "

" Can you provide a source for this? It does not match any Morroccan flag I am currently able to find. "

" It's in the nature of human fists that if you ignore parts of them you can trace an E on three fingers of them; I wouldn't read anything into that. The "ELL" on the maze map is part of the Riddle of the Path. "

" The monstrous walls rise up and run away as far as the human eye can see, circling and dividing. Which half is the Maze? - The (circling) Colosseum has its own original shape of an ellipse. It was designed by combining two (dividing) semicircular Amphitheatres... "

" Manson may have hinted upon a “moralless” dilemma (more or less) , between what he truly perceives as being rite and the abrogation of what is declared wrong. "

" Something I have always found curious is the wording of the clue: "Like Atlas, you bear it on your shoulders." Why the second person? Do I in fact bear the world on my shoulders? Sometimes people say they "feel the weight of the world is... "

" Also, a leaf such as this one will *turn* color in the autumn.... I agree that "blowing around in the wind" is a weak point in the Solution Summary. "

" @vewatkin Then what about all of the capital letter E’s that can be seen clasped within each hand along with the other two E’s; one of which can be seen on the map and the other being seen when you turn the chair to the... "

" That's just a bunch of arbitrary operations, though; you can make any number in any room by doing that kind of stuff. "

" If I’ve made an error in my calculations, I apologize. I’m dealing with a case of Cellulitis and it’s been somewhat of a struggle between writhing in pain and the continuous joy/excitement that I experience from your most excellent MAZE. "

" @vewatkin - If you take the letter value away from the two A’s (or 11; since A =1) from “ALPHA” and then add the letter value together from the remaining “LPH” (L/12) + (P/16) + (H/8) , it equals out to “38”. And if you... "

" Assuming conventional letter correspondences between Greek and English alphabets, the letters I and T would be encoded in phryctoria as (2 4) and (4 4), doors which appear in this room. The torches correspond to (1 1), and door 11 is here; but it seems... "

" That's a very interesting suggestion! I don't know what it might mean if it is; if this is phryctoria, it is signalling "alpha," and I don't know why that would be. "

" I’ve noticed that there are two sets of five torches; 2 torches, which are emitting a glowing light and 8 torches, which appear to be in a state of abeyance. Do the lit and unlit torches have anything to do with “phryctoria and/or phryctoriae“? "

" Considering the attention to detail in the book, another odd new thing I noticed is that the door handle visible inside the gate (belonging to the door to room 41) overlaps with the inner edge of the gate, throwing the perspective all off. If you... "

" OH... it must be an anagram! I BE TWO: clearly a reference to the Minotaur's dual nature. "

" I realize the futility in responding to this three years later, but... I was also wondering about the “which half is the maze” question. We don’t know what’s on “this” side of the Maze, the side the story begins on. It makes me wonder if... "

" I didn’t see this mentioned here or in the discussion for the Directions page, but there’s a clue for this room on that page as well, in the sentence: “If you use your head, you should be able to make the journey in only sixteen... "

" It's a bowtie. It's also not a 3. "

" Maybe it's a tumour. "

" It's not a labrys. "

" If you agree with me about the "crown" pun also referring to Screaming Guy's head, then "for everyone to see now" could relate back to Room 18 and "Someone's lost his hat." "

" Or the weirdly giant three-part bow tie is the three. Also it's a labrys, I'm 100% sure about that. "

" The U and the D could be a reference to up and down and the saying "as above so below" the image also shows a man after he "ate" something 8 in the 8 could be a reference to the 8 Planets because of the... "