Dr. Henry Jones was back in hiding last night after speaking to this reporter about his continued
search for the Holy Grail treasures. New information is believed to have been found by
Dr. Jones on his trip to Europe. __There_was deepening mystery when Dr. Jones vanished from his
home recently after many years of research into the real location of the sacred treasure. Many believed that he had travelled to the Nile Delta but this paper is proud to reveal that he has
found further evidence in Central Europe. While he was not willing to give detailed information, we
believe that the Dr. has found the whereabouts of the famous shield, said to contain the vital directions needed to find the Holy Grail.
What, I asked Dr. Jones, was the Holy Grail? “The chalice used by Christ during the Last Supper” he
replied, “The cup that caught his blood at the Crucifixion and was entrusted to Joseph of Arimathaea.
It disappeared and was lost for a thousand years before being found again by three knights of the First
Crusade, three brothers to be exact.
“One hundred and fifty years AFTER finding the grail, two of the brothers began the journey home
but only one of them made it back. Before dying of extreme old age, the knight told his story to a Franciscan friar. He did not reveal the location of the Holy Grail, but instead promised the friar that two ‘markers’ had been left to mark the way.
“The first of these markers has recently been discovered, incomplete, in the mountain regions north
of Ankara and is currently in the hands of Mr Walter Donovan, a major contributor to the Old World
Museum.”
The second marker is thought to be buried with the second brother, and it is this marker that Dr. Jones is seeking at this time.
Little mention is made of the third brother by most historians but it is believed by many of them that
he remained behind to become the keeper of the grail. If this is so, then what has happened to him after all these years. Is he still alive?
Dr. Jones, his white beard showing a faint smile on his lips, declined to comment. With that
smile our interview ended and he departed.
Your reporter watched him leave, finished making notes of the conversation, summoned a gondola,
and returned to his hotel to write this report.
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GRAIL
By Marcus Brody
The word grail is derived from
‘gradule’, which means step by
step, degree by degree.
There are six degrees or levels of
awareness in the grail quest and
each one is represented by an
animal. The raven was the symbol
of the first degree and represented
the messenger of the grail.
The peacock signified the second
degree and symbolised the search
for immortality.
The sign for the third degree was
the swan to show that the person
who searched for the grail sang a
swan song to selfish and indulgent
ways.
The fourth degree was the
pelican, a bird willing to nurture its
young by wounding its own breast.
The lion, its leadership and
conquest, defined the fifth degree.
The sixth and highest level was
represented by the eagle and was
achieved at the end of the quest to
show knowledge and power gained.
