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               9.    The All Seeing Eye represents God.

               10.  The Anchor and the Ark teach us of a well rounded hope a well-spent  life.

               11.  The Sword and Naked Heart teach us that justice will sooner or later
               overtake us, and that the All Seeing Eye of God pervades the recesses of the
               human heart.




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               12.  The 47th Problem of Euclid, discovered by Pythagoras reveals that in every
               right triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares
               on the other two sides. This is the root of all Geometry and the cornerstone of
               all math.

               13.  The Hour Glass is an emblem of life. It symbolizes the eternal passing of
               time, the sand slipping away until there is no more.

               14.  The Scythe is an emblem of time, which cuts the brittle threads of life and
               sends us into eternity. Father Time.

               15.  The Setting Mall is the instrument of death that killed Grand Master Hiram
               Abiff. The Spade was the Operative Tool used by the Fellowcrafts to open the
               grave. The Cofftn was used by Craftsman to enclose the remains of G.M.
               Hiram Abiff.

               16.  The Sprig of Acacia marked the resting place of Grand Master Hiram
               Abiff and is therefore an emblem of Faith and a synibol of Immortality and a
               life to come.

               17.  The Hailing Sign, raising the left hand and covering the chin, and the
               Answering Sign, raising the right hand and covering the chin. Secondly, the
               Pass Word for the Sister is "Solomon" and the Counter Pass Word for the
               Brother is "Sheba".

               18.  Adah is the first point of the star. She is the ideal daughter because her
               sense of duty and her devotion to her father helped him to keep his vow. Ruth
               is the second point of the star. She is the ideal widow, proving her friendship
               to her mother-in-law. Her name means friendship. Esther is the third point of
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