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Micro-passage: Elena found the old map in the attic, tucked inside a cedar chest. It was dated July 14, 1922. The ink had faded to a pale brown, and the edges were frayed, but the red 'X' over the 'Gull Island' cove remained sharp. She noticed a handwritten note in the margin: 'Beware the rising tide at the jagged rocks.'
What date was written on the map?
- The year the cedar chest was built by her family.
- A date in late autumn during the highest yearly tide.
- The exact day Elena discovered the map in the attic.
- The fourteenth day of the seventh month of 1922.
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