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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrew D. Gable" data-source="post: 1597548" data-attributes="member: 4144">Diggory strides over to the table, nearly retching.  On the table are two objects.  One is a box, identical in size and shape to the one found downstairs in the study.  It has the same address on it, John McCarthy of Dorset Street.  This box contains only five candles.  The other object is a small silver dish, with a "bowl" on top and a loop on one side, a candle-holder.  It's evidently been well-used, as melted wax from several candles has accumulated on it.Meanwhile, in the garden, Trevor begins an examination of the metal cylinder, looking for some way to open it.  He tries to unscrew it, but that's all for naught; then he presses various points on the serpent carving, and again, it fails to open.  Finally, he idly twirls it between his fingers, and finds that his thumbnail slips into a groove on its bottom.  When it does, a long metal blade comes out of the top.</blockquote>