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puzzle so she tried putting the words into different orders.
    â€œAny ideas?” Jane asked Jackie. She was stumped, and she still needed to go meet with Tasker and the others.
    â€œGimme a second,” Jackie retorted. “My mind is a little rusty. What kind of glass is set in iron?”
    â€œA window,” Jacob burst out.
    â€œI don’t think so, most windows are set in wood,” Jackie replied. She discounted the idea the moment he said it.
    â€œMirrors,” Jane piped in.
    â€œTelescope lenses!” Jacob burst out again. Then he shook his head. That was silly, most telescopes were steel not iron
    â€œThe even bigger question is what piece of glass is set in iron and still near a source of light,” Jackie said. She was thinking out loud now as her mind circled around. The answer was right in front of her, she knew it. She turned away from the table and began to circle the room looking at the walls.
    â€œA flashlight?” Jacob asked. He was grasping at any idea that popped into his head. He tossed his shield down on the couch as he watched Jane and Jackie. “A spotlight? I don’t know.”
    Jackie stopped at the picture frame holding her grandfather’s favorite photograph. It was a shot of Split Rock Lighthouse on a foggy day, the brilliant light shot out in a straight line from the top. She was surprised to realize how much the light shining out across the Lake looked like a spotlight.
    â€œJane, show me that amulet,” Jackie said. A smile spread across her face as the idea struck her almost immediately. She knew where the first clue was. It was a place her great uncle had spoken fondly of when he was alive.
    Jane crossed to her and pulled the amulet from under her shirt. She slipped the chain over her head and handed it to her.
    â€œLook, a light between two lines,” Jackie explained. Jacob and Jane stood next to her as she held it up to the photo. “But they’re not lines, the amulet is a rock and the lines split it in half. Split Rock Lighthouse is a light between two stones. It’s a word picture of the lighthouse. Think about it. The mirror and light of the lighthouse fits the poem perfectly.”
    â€œSo the first clue is hidden inside the lighthouse,” Jacob said. He walked back over and picked up his shield. Now it was time for action, he thought.
    â€œI would say not just inside the lighthouse. I think it’s inside the mirrors,” Jackie said. She pointed to the photo before them. “Revealed by light, we have to get inside the lighthouse and climb up into the mirror.” That would be hard she knew, but it could be done.
    Jane thought about the few times she had visited the lighthouse. A set of wrought iron stairs circled the outside of the building and led to the mechanism. On the upper floor of the lighthouse, they would have to climb the iron ladder in order to get inside the big glass lens.
    â€œWe’ll take my car to Split Rock and meet you there,” Jacob said. He looked around for his keys, ready to get moving right away.
    â€œBe careful,” Jane cautioned him. She put her hand on his arm and tried to slow him down. “That area is well covered by many maps.”
    â€œI think we should keep this little bit of information to ourselves for now,” Jackie muttered. Suddenly the house creaked loudly and they all jumped, “What was that?”
    â€œIt’s just the wind,” Jacob said. He pointed out the window to where the trees in the neighborhood were swaying under the power of the wind. “We will take our time getting there and plan on meeting you at the trail leading up to the lighthouse just before it closes for the night.”
    â€œAt the bottom of the steps by the old boathouse?” Jane asked.
    â€œYeah,” Jacob replied. “Then we can sneak up into the lighthouse as the sun sets.”
    â€œThat should work,” Jackie replied. She was excited, if