The Key To the Kingdom by Dixon Jeff

Author:Dixon, Jeff [Dixon, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781935265245
Publisher: Deep River Books
Published: 2010-12-01T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

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Day Six

Afternoon

AFTER HELPING SHEP set up their command center, Hawk left the Contemporary Resort for the Magic Kingdom entrance. Shep, the church’s technology expert, could find things online more efficiently and effectively than the rest of the staff combined. Armed with high-speed Internet access and awaiting Hawk’s call, his job was to cyber-seek any background information that Hawk might need on the next leg of his journey.

At the main gate he exchanged greetings with the cast member and slid his annual pass into the slot on the turnstile. The pass was whisked into the mechanism and he placed his index finger on the sensor. These sensors had created an outcry from many organizations when they were introduced in the Disney theme parks. Privacy issues were called into question by groups concerned that using your fingerprints as verification to enter a theme park was too personal and too private. Hawk, like other guests, didn’t think too much about the new system as it was introduced. Suddenly, the cast member moved forward and punched a few keys on the turnstile mechanism. A puzzled look came over her face.

“Everything OK?” he asked.

“Fine,” she responded. “I’m going to need you to reinsert your pass and place your finger back on the sensor.”

Hawk complied. Waiting with his index finger pressed against the blue glass bubble, he watched as his pass emerged on the other side of the mechanism. The electronic readout greeted him with a wish to have a nice day, and reclaiming his pass, he moved through the turnstile.

“Sometimes the sensor has trouble reading your print. Sorry for the inconvenience,” the young woman apologized.

“Not a problem at all.”

Stepping beyond the entrance gate, he casually strolled toward the floral garden below the train station.

The next clue you need is a square. Not just the square but what the square contains. The most obvious square to Hawk was Town Square that began the journey down Main Street USA. That square was just on the other side of the train station through the tunnels. He had to figure out what in the square he needed and what the square contained, if solving the clue could be that simple. He allowed his gaze to drift up the pristine landscaping until it rested on the train that was currently loading passengers above him at the station. The one short whistle blasted by the train was the alert that let everyone know the train would be leaving the station shortly.

The Walt Disney World Railroad travels on a mile-and-a-half loop encircling the Magic Kingdom. Statistically the railroad was one of the busiest in the country, transporting over 1.5 million passengers each year. The steam engine hit the whistle as it pulled away from the station. Hawk felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket. Seeing the caller display information, he quickly answered.

“Hello, Shep.”

“What is that noise?” Shep asked loudly.

“The train is leaving the station,” Hawk informed him. “Hold on a second, it’ll be gone and we can hear better.

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