Location: Shoreline Historical Museum (PLUTO MENAGERIE)
Arrival code: ANIMALS
This clue ended up getting skipped to help us get back on schedule. Teams were directed to this location to pick up their goods and then sent on to the next one. The clue took the form of stuffed animals arranged on the steps of the Shoreline Historical Museum.
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Show hints at [0] [15] [25] [35] minutes
15: The HINT system predicts that you will soon determine that only the animals' types are important.
25: The HINT system has concluded that you will soon recognize that the animals are drawn from the Chinese Zodiac.
35: The HINT system indicates that you are just about to count the difference in years between each animal in the display.
The first step here is to notice that all of these animals come from the Chinese zodiac. If you count the years from one animal to the next--always moving forward in time--you get:
| 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Or JADE FACADE.
