Sergius’s Architectural Plans

Erich Sundermann in Austria, in a strange winter dream, was given this snippet of information by the Red Giraffe.  The reason for this was that a plan had been found within Janie’s lamp (More commonly known as Aladdin’s Lamp), and the owner of Gerald’s guitar shop, realizing the value of such an item, and the harm, should the plan would fall into in the wrong hands, had cut up the plan (now nearly 2000 years old), in order to keep it from the hands of The Others.  

As an aside,  the architect, better known as  Caius Sergius Orata (fl. c. 95 BC) was also a famed merchant (that information is also important as the pearls relating to his oyster breeding still form the ball bearings for the mechanics of

The Bridges Between. 

(It wasn't until the late eighteenth century that the basic design for bearings was developed - in 1794, Welsh ironmaster Philip Vaughan patented a design for ball bearings to support the axle of a carriage, but in truth, Sergius had discovered this through his connection to the Bhubezi Women).

 Orata became rich due to his inventions; he was distinguished for his love for luxury and refinement, and titled The Orata.  The reason for this was that the orata were a kind of fish so called for its golden color (aurata, "golden," also spelled orata). ... because he wore two big rings of gold.  BUT more about those rings later.

Aside from being well known to his contemporaries for the breeding and commercialization of oysters (we’re talking BC here!)  he was also a noted innovator of the hypocaust underfloor heating.  Although this became a commercial venture for him, it was to disguise his part in building the heating systems which would protect the Women from the Freeze of Between.  Should you receive a piece PLEASE take care of your portion of the map. No doubt The Red Giraffe will be knocking at your door soon.  He and The Traveller need to gather all the pieces to reform the plan in order to mend The Bridges Between.