Welcome to Seneca Lake Mysteries. In this episode,
I'll be introducing this new podcast and covering
some intriguing and wild stories, including a
search for hidden gold, giant whirlpools, bizarre
creatures by the railroad tracks, April Fool's
Day, terror on the water, a missing piece from
a forgotten manuscript, and much more. So let's
get into it. Hey everybody, welcome to Seneca
Lake Mysteries, the podcast exploring the unusual,
strange, and unexplained New York's largest finger
lake. My name is Jim Meaney, and I've spent the
past decade or so researching and collecting
unusual, strange, and unexplained stories from
the Seneca Lake region. Not just, you know, supernatural
paranormal topics like lake monsters and UFOs
and ghosts, but also... myths, legends, and curious
or out -of -the -ordinary history, people, and
places in the area. I'm lining up some great
guests for the show in the coming weeks, and
a new episode will be released on the 7th, 17th,
and 27th of every month. If you have any feedback
or questions or you have your own stories you'd
like to share or maybe be a guest on the show,
sending an email to podcast at SenecaLakeMysteries
.com or calling the Seneca Lake Mysteries hotline
and leaving a voicemail. And that number is 607
-307 -1167. Now, I moved to the Geneva area.
Actually, I moved to the city of Geneva in 2013.
In 2014, I was in the midst of organizing a monthly...
art and culture event, a first Friday event in
downtown Geneva. And I was looking for themes.
Each month would have a specific theme, whether
it was a holiday that month or the season. And
as I was researching themes, I came across a
story of the Seneca Lake monster. And I was really
excited to find out about it because cryptozoology
and the unexplained have been interests of mine
since I was a kid. I registered the website domain,
SenecaLakeMonster .com, and kind of put it on
the shelf and figured I'd revisit it later. And
then in 2015, it ended up being kind of the year
of the lake monster. I proposed an amendment
to the city of Geneva's city council to prohibit
hunting, trapping, and harming the Seneca Lake
monster. That was approved by a 6 -1 vote by
city council. And that's now a law in Geneva.
The same year, in July, I organized the Seneca
Lake Monster edition of the First Friday art
event. There was an art contest, a showing of
the Exploring Seneca documentary about the Seneca
Lake Monster. And it was a super successful event.
Shortly after that was the annual Geneva. fireman's
parade and there was a lake monster float in
the parade. Around the same time, I was contacted
by New Yorker magazine and they were doing a
short documentary about Seneca Lake. And I was,
I had the opportunity to be part of that short
documentary talking about the lake monster and
the Seneca Lake drums. So I continued. Looking
into Seneca Lake drums, UFO sightings, which
led me to different ghost stories and hauntings,
the history of the Willard Asylum, military presence
on Seneca Lake. So I was researching these subjects
and collecting these stories just sort of as
a hobby, something I was interested in. At the
same time, I started writing a political blog
about local government in... 2016 right around
the time the first friday event was was uh kind
of kind of reached its um reached its end and
when i got close when the blog also ran its course
in 2021 i ended the blog and by march of 2022
i launched seneca lake mysteries um Launched
the website and put a call out to the public
about the project and asked the public to send
me stories for inclusion in a possible book or
some other kind of effort in the future, which
turns out to be this podcast. Just to clarify,
I picked the name Seneca Lake Mysteries after
a lot of thought. Had trouble thinking of an
exact word that would... describe everything
that I kind of want to cover with the project.
So the term Seneca Lake Mysteries might be a
little deceptive to some people. It's not a true
crime podcast. I'm not looking to debunk or prove
any of the stories that we talk about, even though
they're mysteries. I'm not looking to necessarily
solve these mysteries. It's just an opportunity
to Just talk about these stories, kind of engage
our imagination and have some fun and see where
it goes. One thing I am going to stay away from
is if I find out a story is a hoax, something
that's known to have been faked, I won't be covering
those kind of stories on the podcast. So I will
be covering a lot of the more well -known stories,
like I mentioned earlier, the Seneca Lake Monster.
Willard Asylum, the military history in the area,
Seneca White Deer, UFO sightings, some of the
more famous haunted locations in the area. But
also I've got a lot of stories ready for you
that you probably haven't heard before. And some
of them are pretty out there, pretty bananas.
And the stories will range from being a... a
fascinating kind of local trivia wow i didn't
really know that to the other end of the spectrum
which is like holy cow that's the most bonkers
thing i've ever heard so i'm really excited to
get the show going as far as where i'm where
i've gathered these sources from a lot of publications
newspapers books online articles but also stories
that people have told me themselves firsthand
accounts Um, some of those stories, if I can
get, if I can get these people to agree to come
on the podcast, they'll be coming on the podcast.
Otherwise I'll just recount the stories that
they've, that they've told to me. And each episode
I plan to cover multiple different stories per
episode. So if you tune in and you're hearing
a story about whatever UFOs and it doesn't interest
you that much, just hang around and I'll, I'll,
I'm sure I'll be hitting some other stories that
might interest you moving along. So yeah, I'm
really excited to get this going. I want to thank
you so much for listening. If you like the show,
please subscribe, tell your friends, let everybody
know. You can get the podcast anywhere you get
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SenecaLakeMysteries .com. That's actually the
best way not only to know when the podcast...
when a new podcast is coming out, but also any
other updates or events or, or things I have
going on. And of course you can always call the
phone number and, uh, and yeah, let me know what's
going on that this, this show is going to depend
on you, the listener. And, and I see it more
as a, as a community kind of effort, not just
folks who live in the area, but, uh, anyone who
just has interest in these kinds of subjects
and in the. Seneca Lake area. So thanks again
for listening. And I've got first segment that
I want to do next is going to focus primarily
on the lake itself, the physical features of
the lake, and sort of describing the setting
of Seneca Lake and what makes it so unique and
different from other places in the world. The
place that is the setting for all these stories
we're going to be exploring. So yeah, thanks
for listening, and let's go. So before we get
into the unexplained and unusual places, events,
people, and legends from the Seneca Lake area,
let's take a look at the lake itself and the
surrounding landscape that provides the backdrop
and atmosphere for these stories. So for starters,
Seneca Lake is the deepest freshwater lake in
the United States, east of the Mississippi River,
not including the Great Lakes. Another way to
say that would be that Seneca Lake is the deepest
freshwater lake in the U .S., east of the Mississippi
River, contained within the borders of the United
States. So, in other words, you can travel from
Wisconsin to Louisiana to Florida to Maine and
everywhere in between, and you will not find
a deeper lake than Seneca Lake. It's one of the
11 Finger Lakes in upstate New York. which were
once a series of north -flowing streams before
advancing and retreating glaciers, carved out
the landscape, and it became ice -free about
14 ,000 years ago. The lakes are laid out, arranged
side -by -side along a roughly 70 -mile stretch
of land about 30 miles south of Lake Ontario,
with Seneca Lake approximately in the center,
which has earned it the... The rascally nickname,
the middle finger. So with a maximum depth of
618 feet, an average depth of 281 feet, and a
maximum width of about three miles, Seneca Lake
accounts for about half of the total water held
in all 11 long, narrow finger lakes. So 618 feet.
How deep is 618 feet? Well, you could place Seattle,
Washington's Space Needle. or Washington, D .C.'s
Washington Monument at the deepest point of Seneca
Lake, and both of those monuments would be completely
submerged. I don't know why you'd want to do
that, but researchers have also estimated that
the original depth of the lake was more than
double the current measurement. So there's supposedly
an estimated 800 feet of sediment. at the bottom
of the lake, and that's believed to hold a 12
,500 -year sedimentary record. So if you're opposed
to placing the Washington Monument at the bottom
of Seneca Lake, you can rest easy because it
probably wouldn't work because it would just
sink into the muddy sediment. The main tributaries
on Seneca Lake are Catherine Creek at the southern
end and the Cayuga Lake outlet. which flows into
Seneca Lake near Dresden on the western shore,
right about the midpoint of the lake, Seneca
Lake. There are dozens of smaller streams that
empty into the lake and plenty of waterfalls
not far from Seneca Shores. Now, waterfalls are,
the Finger Lakes are well known for the number
of waterfalls that it has. And for me, there's
something... really special about waterfalls
and the benefits, the healing power that they
have. They're known to have psychological and
physiological benefits. They help alleviate mental
fatigue, reducing stress and anxiety. And it's
also said that the negative ions that are released
by cascading water can increase serotonin levels
in the brain. So not only are waterfalls beautiful
and relaxing, but they can really alter your
state of awareness. And there are quite a few
of these waterfalls around Seneca Lake. There's
even a stream that's named 16 Falls Creek, to
give you kind of an idea of just how many falls
there are around here. Now, the tallest waterfall...
in the Seneca Lake area is Aunt Sarah's Falls,
or Aunt Sarah's Falls, depending on how you pronounce
it, in the village of Montour Falls, which is
a total of around 200 feet, maybe a little bit
more, although only the bottom 90 to 100 feet
is visible from the ground. So that's also one
of the reasons why it's one of my favorite waterfalls
in the area and probably my favorite waterfall
around Seneca Lake because... You can look at
it, and it's visible from the road, but you're
only seeing about a third of it. So that kind
of gives it an air of mystery. You're not seeing
the whole lake. So that kind of gives it an air
of mystery. You're not seeing the whole waterfall.
And also, it's my favorite waterfall. because
the legends surrounding it one local legend said
that it got its name aunt sarah's falls was named
after a woman who was an indian a wife of an
early settler in the area who jumped to her death
from the falls however the legend that i really
get a kick out of is that at one time there was
supposedly a rock carving of an indian woman's
face near the base of the falls that was destroyed
by men who believed that there was gold hidden
behind it. Now that's a delightful story on a
couple of levels. One, because of this idea of
a rock carving of a face, you'd be hard -pressed
to find any history of indigenous Native people
in North America making rock carvings of faces.
And not only that, the idea that there was a
treasure of gold hidden behind this carving.
Just makes it a real neat little story. The next
tallest waterfall is Hector Falls at 165 feet
in the town of Hector on the east side of the
lake, followed by Chihuahua Falls, also in Montour
Falls, at 156 feet. Now, the cool thing is all
three of these falls, Antares Falls, Hector Falls,
and Chihuahua Falls, are all... easily viewable
to the public with parking right next to the
falls. You can visit any of these falls at any
time, although the best time to visit is after
a good amount of rain. Now, there are other big
ones. Silver Thread Falls in Lodi, 150 feet.
Glenora Falls in Glenora on the west side of
the lake, right around 100 feet. And of course,
Watkins Glen State Park has a total of 19 waterfalls.
The tallest one is about 60 feet. The smallest
ones are just a few feet high. And these 19 waterfalls
drop a combined 400 feet down the gorge. And
this gorge has 200 -foot walls. Watkins Glen,
I'm stating the obvious, but if you haven't been
to Watkins Glen, you've got to go there. You've
got to see it. It is... a truly otherworldly
place, and we're very lucky to have it here near
Seneca Lake. Now, at the northern end of Seneca
Lake, near Geneva, the lake flows out into the
Seneca River, which became part of the Erie Canal
system in the early 1800s, which directly connected
Seneca Lake with the Hudson River and the Atlantic
Ocean, which means you can get to anywhere in
the world by boat. from Seneca Lake. Now the
lake is also believed to be fed by underground
springs at an astonishing rate of 328 gallons
per minute. And due to the lake's depth and its
constantly circulating waters, the temperature
at approximately 100 feet deep remains at around
39 -40 degrees Fahrenheit year -round, which
prevents it from ever fully freezing over. except
for a handful of known recorded cases. Last time
was 1912. Also happened in 1855, 1875, and 1885.
Now, Seneca Lake's warm water temperature acts
as a heat source and creates a unique microclimate
over the hills and fields surrounding the lake,
which extends the growing season, making it ideal
for growing grapes and other fruit. as evidenced
by the large number of vineyards and wineries
that surround the shores today. And it's not
just the microclimate. Combined with the soils
and the terrain, Seneca Lake is actually one
of the most unique and ideal spots in the world
for grape production. And within that microclimate
is an area on the southeastern shore of Seneca
Lake. That's known as the banana belt. It's next
to some of the deepest parts of the lake, and
the way the afternoon sun hits the area can sometimes
mean a 5 or 10 degree difference in temperature
from the surrounding area. So when you're just
talking about the natural features of the lake,
you have all these waterfalls that kind of put
you in a different state of consciousness, and
you have areas where the weather is literally
different. from the weather just a few miles
away. So it really creates an atmosphere that
feels like a different kind of place. Now there
has been some research done into the action of
the water under the surface on Seneca Lake. It
has unique underwater wave phenomena. In 1977,
Dr. William F. Arnsbrock, a professor at Hobart
and William Smith Colleges, headed up a research
effort into these underwater waves, which he
referred to as internal undular surges. Interestingly,
Dr. Arnsbrock concluded that these surges also
existed in the world's oceans and in Scotland's
Loch Ness, the purported home of the world's
most famous lake monster. Nessie. Dr. Arnsbrock
even traveled to Loch Ness to learn all he could
about the lake and about long, narrow, deep bodies
of water in general, and he observed that Loch
Ness does look like Seneca Lake a bit, but it's
slightly narrower at 1 .7 miles, shorter at 22
.5 miles, and deeper, 755 feet. But they do share
many of the same characteristics. Arnsbrock also
noted that the underwater waves in Loch Ness
bounced back and forth, unlike Seneca Lake, due
to Loch Ness's narrower width. Dr. Arnsbrock
also stated that he did not see any lake monsters
on his trip to Scotland, nor apparently in Seneca
Lake. Now, more recently in 2021, a team of researchers
funded by Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York,
conducted an experiment to track deep currents
in Seneca Lake. They used three buoys attached
to drogues at depths of 4 feet, 30 feet, and
100 feet. And their study showed active currents
under the surface of Seneca Lake, which reversed
approximately every 26 hours. And underwater
whirlpools with a diameter of up to one mile
rotating downstream of several headlands. Headlands
are also referred to as points, like Lodi Point.
just landmasses that kind of jut outward in the
lake. So even just looking at the work of Dr.
Arnsbrock back in the 70s and the Lemoyne -funded
team in recent years and others, we see that
it's pretty clearly established that the waters
below the surface of Seneca Lake are dynamic
and active, and they add yet another distinct
layer of uniqueness to Seneca Lake. Now, although
the waters of Seneca Lake are usually fairly
calm, Local residents and visitors acknowledge
and respect the occasional danger and power the
lake exhibits. The wave patterns are more similar
to the Great Lakes or the ocean than some of
the smaller lakes that people encounter in the
Northeast. And conditions can turn pretty quickly.
There are newspaper accounts from the 19th century
until the present day that... detailed dozens,
if not hundreds, of accidental drownings on Seneca
Lake, which I'm not going to get into. That's
a pretty dark subject. But especially in the
late 19th century, early 20th century, it was
not uncommon for 10 people to drown in Seneca
Lake every year or more. Now, a great number
of those occurrences are due to the lake's tendency
to... rapidly change from gently rolling tides
to rumbling treacherous waves. And there's one
story from 1950 that kind of illustrates how
Seneca Lake's conditions can change very quickly.
I call this one the April Fool's Greyhound Lake
Assault. So back on April Fool's Day of 1950,
38 passengers inside a stalled Greyhound bus.
got an up -close look at exactly how violent
the lake could be. So it was about two miles
east of Geneva along a stretch of routes 5 and
20 where Seneca Lake State Park now sits. Multiple
automobiles had stalled along that highway throughout
the day because of heavy rains and storms and
standing water on the roadway, which ran right
along the northern shore. So this bus, which
was en route from Rochester to Syracuse, was
filled with passengers. and had conked out right
along that same stretch where the roadway was
submerged under eight inches of water. According
to witnesses, a powerful south wind was generating
waves that were around 14 feet high, which repeatedly
slammed into the side of the bus. The waves struck
the side of the bus with such force that water
was seeping through the windows, passengers were
screaming in terror, and the bus sat there for
about an hour. before a tow truck finally arrived
on the scene to move the Greyhound and all its
traumatized riders to safety. Now, if it seems
like 14 feet high is unrealistic for Seneca Lake,
they probably weren't 14 -foot waves. The waves
on Seneca Lake can probably get up to, I don't
know, six, eight feet high. But when they hit
that seawall, that concrete rock seawall that's
at the northern end of the lake, When they strike
that seawall, it kind of throws the water up
high. And you can see it when there are storms
in the area, especially on super windy days.
So it's possible. I mean, a Greyhound bus is
about 12 feet high. At least Greyhound buses
back at that time. So 14 feet waves or water
splashing into the side of the bus isn't impossible.
So yeah, Seneca Lake and the area around it is...
not like any other place in the world. It sort
of has its own weather, has places like Watkins
Glen and Excelsior Glen that you can walk into
and feel like you're in a different place and
time. The lake is extraordinarily deep and unpredictable
and beautiful. There's probably a lot more details
and unique aspects and features I could talk
about, but that's kind of the basics, kind of
covers the most notable things about the Seneca
Lake area. So I decided to tell this story on
the first episode of the podcast for several
reasons. I received this back in October of 2022,
just a few months after I had launched the project
and asked people to send their stories and their
feedback. Most of the feedback I got, folks told
me their name and I was able to... to reply and
discuss whatever they wanted to discuss, whatever
experience they wanted to share. But I received
one that was anonymous, and it's really a very
bizarre story. And because it was sent in through
the contact form on my website, there's no way
for me to reply and ask any follow -up questions.
But it's such a weird story, and it's stuck with
me for the past couple of years. So why not put
it here in the first episode of the Seneca Lake
Mysteries podcast? So it says here the date of
the sighting, 2009 through 2020, maybe? Question
mark. Location of the sighting, Geneva, New York,
mainly near train tracks. So that covers a pretty
broad area from the city of Geneva into the town
of Geneva. says number of witnesses are two so
the person describes the experience in the following
way quote i spotted the first one when i was
maybe five or six i was eating breakfast with
my family when i heard a weird sound from the
hall i looked over and there was a black cat
with no face it wasn't like the face was ripped
off or something it was just flat where it should
be Also, this was at a time when we didn't have
any cats. I pointed it out to my parents who
went to check, but it was gone. Over the years,
I saw a few more of these cats. Some in my house
or in a woods where a rail used to run. They
can be any color or breed and often seem completely
normal aside from the fact that they don't have
a face. Occasionally, however, they have slightly
distorted features. Like a tail that seems a
bit too long for a cat or ears that are too long
and skinny. Or even looking like a photo someone
tried to stretch. For years I thought I was just
seeing things. They tend to vanish very quickly.
Or they were just cats who were sick or had weirdly
fluffy faces. But a few years ago, in 2020 I
think, I was walking with a friend. We passed...
over a train track and they mentioned that sometimes
they saw weird faceless cats along it. I asked
them for more info and they sounded exactly like
what I saw. There's been a few more people who
claim to see them, but those people only said
so after I had already mentioned them, so they
could have been lying. I've tried researching,
but I haven't found anything else about it. So
all I really know is they like trains and they
act like completely normal cats. They won't act
sick. They seem to be able to see despite having
no eyes. And I think I've even heard them meow
despite no mouth. But as soon as you take your
eyes off of them, they're gone. End quote. Okay,
so I think that the average person, or just speaking
for myself, when you're walking near a railroad
track or outdoor somewhere and you see a cat,
my first instinct is, oh, it's a cat. I wonder
if it will come near me. I wonder if it wants
to be pet. I wonder if it will meow at me. But
it's a good feeling. It's a joyful feeling almost.
For me, I'm seeing a cat when I didn't expect
to see one. So to go from that to getting a closer
look at a cat and realizing that it has no face
on it, that's just really unsettling to me. Now
I've looked into and researched to see if there
are... legends or myths or stories of cryptids
that involve faceless animals, cats or otherwise,
and I haven't really found anything. There are
various legends about faceless humanoids and
people and ghosts, but not animals. If you know
of any stories, send them in, let me know, because
I am very curious about this. But also, cats,
seeing a cat without a face is extraordinarily
weird. But seeing that same cat and realizing
that it has distorted features, a tail that's
too long for a cat, ears that are too long and
skinny, or looking like a photo that someone
tried to stretch, you go from being creepy and
scary to a whole other level of insane bending
of reality. And if that's not enough... These
cats appear to be able to see without having
eyes or meow without a mouth. And they seem to
literally vanish. As soon as you glance away,
they're gone. So for the past couple of years,
I've been keeping my eyes open when I'm around
the railroad tracks near Geneva. And now I'm
asking you, has anyone out there seen anything
like this? Ever seen a faceless cat? in Geneva
or anywhere else or any kind of faceless animal,
let me know. Send an email podcast at senecalakemysteries
.com or leave a voicemail at 607 -307 -1167.
I'd like to learn more. Oh, and if you're the
person who wrote this email, reach out to me.
I'd like to know if you've seen any more of them
or if anyone else has seen them. And you know
what I realized? is that the words face and cat
share a synonym. That synonym would be puss.
So maybe I call this the story of the pussless
puss or the puss without a puss. I don't know.
Let me know what you think. I'd like to start
by giving you a little background about how this,
the final story of the first episode of the podcast
ended up being the final story of the first episode
of the podcast. So in recent weeks, I was putting
together and planning this podcast and I had
the stories that I wanted to feature, but I felt
like I'd need a little bit more and I wasn't
sure what would be the best story that would
fit kind of the theme of the first episode. And
I was... Kind of not really struggling with it.
I just felt like I had kind of hit a wall. And
right around that time, I happened to be online
and I collect memorabilia and other items related
to Seneca Lake, especially its weird history.
And I came across an old manuscript for sale.
I call it a manuscript because that's what it
was described as online. And it's three sheets
of lined five inch by eight inch. writing paper.
And it's an essay that was written over a hundred
years ago, likely in the late 1800s, early 1900s.
And the name of the essay is Seneca Lake and
Its Surroundings. Now there is no information
about who wrote this, exactly when it was written,
the person's age, anything. It's just three pages
of writing in cursive. Looks like the author
used a fountain pen. So in and of itself, this
manuscript. is a mystery, and its title is Seneca
Lake and Its Surroundings. So a guy like me and
the way I think, I look at this manuscript and
say, here's my final story for the podcast. I'm
now the owner of the manuscript, and I am going
to post a link to the manuscript on SenecaLakeMysteries
.com, and I'll put it in the description of this
podcast. But what adds another layer of mystery
to this manuscript is the final eight lines that
are written on the third page. at the end of
the essay, are actually a poem. And in that eight
-line poem, in the seventh line of the poem,
the edge of the page was worn away or torn away,
and there's a word missing. And as I read the
poem, I'm not sure what that missing word is.
So I'm going to throw it out to everyone here
and see if anyone has any idea what this mysterious
missing word in the poem may be. So I'm going
to read the entire manuscript here. I also want
to mention that it looks like it may have been
a school assignment, whether high school or college,
no idea. But there are some lines that seem to
have been edited, crossed out with pencil, and
then corrected in the margins. And also on the
first page, written in pencil, are the numbers
350. Kind of looks like a 3 .50, but I can't
tell. So after this was written, some kind of
changes were made to it. It looks like that might
be a grade. But the way I'm going to do it, I'm
going to read the original essay that was written
in pen by the original author. Author unknown.
Seneca Lake and its surroundings. Seneca Lake,
lying in its serene beauty, pillowed among the
gentle undulating hills. is about 40 miles long
and from one to nearly five miles wide. It is
a current opinion among the people that the bottom
of the lake has never been found, but this is
contradicted by others who state the depth of
the deepest place, which is about 600 feet. The
lake is fed by numerous springs and streams of
water, which wind their way down through many
a meadow scene. and at last leap the rock -clefted
shore to rest in the arms of the deep. Its waters
are of a moderate temperature and very clear,
ever -changing in hue to correspond with the
overbending skies, but always beautiful, affording
an unwearying view to the eye. These pure deep
waters abound in trout and bass, which afford
both pleasure and labor to the fishermen living
near the shore. Many beautiful little towns and
villages are pleasantly situated on the banks
of the lovely Seneca, among which are Watkins,
a place known through its glen, which is famed
for its marvelous scenery, North Hector, a favorite
resort for picnickers, Willard, where is located
the Willard Insane Asylum, Glenora, Lodi, Peach
Orchard, Long Point, and Geneva, the largest
place, a city. Many of the people living near
the lake are engaged in tilling the soil and
cultivating the garden and orchard and the vine
which yield their fruits in abundance. In the
summer, gay parties of pleasure seekers may be
seen camping along the shore of the lake, waking
the echoes with song and laughter. affording
an interesting diversion to the calm of the lake,
are the steamers, together with many smaller
boats, which ply the lake. A moonlight ride on
the Seneca, with the gold sheen on the water,
is not to be forgotten. Now this is the end of
the essay with the poem. Oh, would I might rest
when my soul departs, where those clustering
lilies blow, and Seneca's rose on the towering
cliffs. hangs over the wave below, or hear the
crystal gleams in the lake so pure, like virtue
in a humble soul. And Victor waves with thunders
against the rock wall's roll. Now, the end of
the poem there, after the word thunders, that's
where the paper is torn. I'm not sure what the
extra word would be there. Um, if everything
is rhyming, which it doesn't necessarily do,
then it would say, and Victor waves with thunders,
sure, it would rhyme with pure. But the previous,
the lines in the previous verse don't, the first
and third rhymes in the previous verse don't
rhyme. So it doesn't necessarily have to rhyme
there. Where the crystal gleams in the lake so
pure, like virtue in a humble soul. And Victor
waves with thunders against the rock walls roll.
What is that extra word, folks? I'm not sure
what it is. Let me know what you think. Now,
I realize that I said earlier that this podcast
isn't about solving a mystery. And this kind
of is about solving a mystery. The mystery of
the missing word in the mystery manuscript. So,
yeah. Sorry if anyone feels misled. I just love
this essay. wanted to share it. And that's it.
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