Gail Poag Smith asked this question about All the Light We Cannot See:
What happened to the Sea of Flames stone at the end of the book? Was it still in the sea?
JEFFREY I got the impression Werner left it in the sea with the snails in the grotto and then left and later would have put the key into the box. So the snail…moreI got the impression Werner left it in the sea with the snails in the grotto and then left and later would have put the key into the box. So the snails and sea cover it and there it rests with no one to find it. Maybe yeah, the grotto will live on and not get touched. Jutta has the key now and need not know what it's for but that is where it is. I think. I dunno(less)
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