Chapter 129

“Good—because having a map that just says map isn’t very useful.” Ivy’s observation was agreed upon quickly by the rest of the group.

“Right. I was stumped. So, I looked at the picture more carefully, and I realized the letters were not straight cuts. Some of them were curved where they shouldn’t be. They didn’t look quite the same as they would if they were simply renditions of the letters.” She paused, and no one took the bait this time, so she continued. “They were made of numbers! Each letter is made up of a different set of numbers.”

“I don’t see how we are getting closer to solving this,” Cutter said, shaking his head.

“You guys! Don’t you see?” Lyric held up a piece of paper showing three pairs of numbers. “The numbers aren’t just numbers! Can’t you see what else they are?”

“The phone number we call to get the men with the white jackets to come and take you away?” Rider asked.

“Or take us away….” Cutter concurred.

“No! They’re c