Consider the following list of sentences. Each sentence contains a hidden element. Together, the elements from each sentence will form an obvious pattern or connection to a common theme.
To solve this puzzle, you need to:
- Discover the hidden elements in the sentences below and deduce the theme that binds those elements together.
- Once you know the theme, the sentences can be put into a more logical order based on the hidden elements. Align the sentence tags A-I with the proper order of the sentences and you can decode the coordinates below. Let J = 0.
A. She felt wobbly as she went out to get the mail.
B. He had always been captivated by Starry Night.
C. My baby brother’s favorite bath toy is a yellow rubber duck.
D. Dracula’s castle can be found in Transylvania.
E. The woman possessed all the right qualities.
F. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
G. The case file said that three bodies had washed up on the river bank.
H. The man turned to stone after making eye contact with the monster.
I. The soldiers pushed the cannons up the hill to prepare for the battle.
S 43 27.RST
E 172 23.XYZ
R = E + G - H
S = ( A + B + C + D - E - F + G - H + I ) * J
T= F
X = B - D
Y = ( ( D + D ) / I ) + A
Z = H