Round 2 1 1 2002 MIT Mystery Hunt   Attached to the deed is a
copy of your favorite bedtime story! It was a dark and stormy
night in London. Cumulonimbus clouds drifted across the sky. A
flying creature ricocheted off the decaying walls. Miranda
stepped out of the tavern, sipping at her earthen mug. Gulls
circled in the air, all shrieking above the noise of the storm.
A solitary raven clawed at the sign hanging above the pub.
Suddenly, Miranda dropped her mug and shrieked. In front of her,
an olive and ermine portal opened and a hideous creature
emerged. She stumbled back blindly and ran headlong.  "Bottoms
up!" James toasted his friend Sirius's recent successes at work.
James cocked up his ears. "Did you hear that?" he asked his
friend Sirius. Sirius nodded - "I heard a 'owl! 'Urry!" They
dashed out of the pub and skidded around the corner to see
Miranda and the beast.  James struck a pose as a dashing ranger.
"Fear not, fair maid! I study kung fu, you know."  Hooting with
nervous laughter, Miranda pointed a