Opening — Windmill Path Only

Mist lifts from the creek below.
At windmill path, the magnetic box opens.
Its mirror shows quilt lawn far away—
a clue view, not a place they visit.

Two Useful Signals

A bright arrow points straight ahead.
Four magnet gaps curve around the middle.
Lex says, “The arrow saves time.”
Aralynn says, “The gaps leave room.”

Short sign, wide sign—
which clue needs the pause?
Keep both clues where all can see;
listen before you choose.

Round One — Four Sounds

Tap, clap, brush, hum.
Lex taps two fingers.
Callen claps once.
Aralynn brushes both palms.
Haylee hums one level tone.

Round Two — Three Sounds

Tap, clap, brush.
The hum drops out.
Haylee watches the straight arrow
and the four curved gaps.

Round Three — Two Sounds

Tap, clap.
The brush drops out.
Haylee says, “Pause. Check the box from above.”
The idea sounds slower, so they first set it aside.

Round Four — One Sound

Tap.
The clap drops out.
The straight arrow leads toward a narrow turn.
Callen stops before the box reaches it.

Empty Round — The Rejected Idea Returns

The tap drops out.
Silence holds one full measure.
Haylee points to the raised viewing place.
Her pause-and-view idea becomes the safety check.

Redirect Through Moonflower Wall

Lex keeps the straight arrow visible.
Aralynn keeps the four curved gaps visible.
Callen carries the closed box along the wider bend.
Haylee checks the route from the raised view.

They pass through moonflower wall,
then return to the windmill-path viewing place.

Final Image — Visible Only from Above

At ground level, the route looks like separate turns.
From above, the box mirror joins them:
one broad loop around the narrow center,
with the straight line preserved as evidence but unused.

No reprise follows.
The route exists in the overhead view alone.