BORDER PHRASE: "Fire boil kettle at high tea. Wave quench fire at high tide."
BARBED LETTER WORD: GULL
RED LETTER WORD: HERRING (and in red, no less...ugh)
WORD FROM THE MASTER RIDDLE: THE
HIDDEN HARE: Peeking out over the tall grass at the top of the page.
CLUES & COMMENTS: First off, that "red herring" joke is bad enough. But beyond that, I haven't seen anything of note on this page...until Janet Fishwick pointed this out: "I think that you already have your answer in HERRING (red letter word) that this painting is a red herring and therefore not important. I think that this is confirmed by the fact that the word from the master riddle contained in the painting (THE) is not vital to the overall meaning of the riddle (the riddle can still be understood without this word)." However, even more specific information was added by [name lost to the mists of time because I neglected to write it down or save the e-mail]: That's no ordinary seagull...it's a Herring Gull. So it's not important to the master riddle, but as usual, there's more going on that you might immediately notice.
