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[UPDATE] thescarlettkite Aug. 3 Mazy Wave
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drizjr
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 		[UPDATE] thescarlettkite Aug. 3 Mazy Wave
Scarlett has a new entry.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2005
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Things have slowed down a bit at the Column, what with the summer vacation, but we're still putting out the odd edition. Here's my latest report of a jaunt around the city - my trip to Mazy Wave Court!

Amazing Wave Court

We've all been there on school trips, we've all taken pictures of the ancient frescos and spent a happy hour or two lost in one of its mazes. We've all sat through yet another lecture on "Classical Maze Design and Implementation" and, perhaps, silently cursed Mazy Wave Court for ever having been built. But is there more to Council Leader Liern's mansion than an educational day out for children and source material for historians? In the summer heat, I decided to find out.

My first impressions weren't particularly inspiring. Catering to the school holidays, Mazy Wave Court provides a range of events and puzzle trails for children - useful for parents who want to amuse their children for a few hours, not so pleasant for adults who'd like to spend an afternoon away from the hordes of children who invade the park at this time of year. The mansion itself was practically a no-go area for adults. The house was filled with children searching for those historic elements to the building we've all found in our time - the carved mark of three, the statue of Madna with his jug, the six interlinked mazes in the faces of the hexagonal chamber. These historic features are certainly worth another look, but perhaps not when 45 children are taking pictures of them.

But wandering away from the house, I found the hidden treasure of Mazy Wave Court - its gardens. As a child I remember finding the intricately-patterned gardens rather dull, and this seemed to be the opinion held by most of the young visitors to the Court last week. The main mazes were heaving with children, but the outer gardens were calm oases of tranquility. The apothecary garden, dedicated to plants, shrubs and trees which were thought to have healing properties, was wonderfully restful, even offering a discreet stall selling fresh lemonade and various old-fashioned "remedies". I don't know whether it'll achieve its original aim of "cureing the skin of all inflammations and noxious dis-eases" but the strawberry cleansing cream I purchased was certainly soothing.

The furthest garden is a particular treat - it looks out onto Founders Lake, with a small jetty allowing visitors to take out rowboats or simply relax and admire the view. Though the building itself may be awash with children, the gardens secure Mazy Wave Court a very favourable verdict.


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the carved mark of three


There's that number again

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 		It seems to me that Scarlett comes across a bit more surly in this installment - especially about the children.

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toongoon wrote:
It seems to me that Scarlett comes across a bit more surly in this installment - especially about the children.


Maybe she's been hanging out with Violet a little too much lately...
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 		Well, when I first read this at the top of the page, I had to verify for myself that this was a Scarlett blog and not a Violet...

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 		every one should be surly bout children -- damned brats Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
shes learning
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Mosestrotsky wrote:
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the carved mark of three


There's that number again

I wonder if it's that symbol... you know the shadowy organisation who is now thought of as old wives tale?
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 		It is a definite possibility

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Mosestrotsky wrote:
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the carved mark of three


There's that number again



could this link to Salk's 3 in the Maze games....the blank one......
maybe he was telling us sometinhg?
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