THE HINTS- VITAL TO SUCCESS

[John Brown]

I was rereading some of this thread and noticed how some things posted seem as fact but under closer scrutiny it’s revealed that it’s very possibly incorrect...

For instances, Resa Wrote:
When ff said the poem said exactly what he wanted, he acknowledged the poem was stand alone. The hints in the book aren't critical, but they are helpful if we can figure them out. His directions of reading and memorizing the poem before we read the books speaks to his expectation that we solve the clues before we start looking for hints.

Just because f said to read and memorize the poem first doesn’t mean there isn’t a hint in the poem to help with the first clue. Since it’s a possibility, it renders Resa’s opinion that f’s expectation that we solve the clues before we start looking for the hints untrue. Many searchers put themselves in sticky spots just by not realizing a simple possibility that hasn’t been ruled out.

I personally consider solving the poem without the book to be tantamount to cracking Egyptian hieroglyphics without the Rosetta stone. It should be possible in principle but in practice it is far more difficult.