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What happened to the Sea of Flames stone at the end of the book? Was it still in the sea?
Wayne N Diane Barber Where is the Stone...Werner grew up in an orphanage with a caregiver that was born in Alsace France. She told the children stories in French.

The stor…moreWhere is the Stone...Werner grew up in an orphanage with a caregiver that was born in Alsace France. She told the children stories in French.

The story of The Sea of Flames sounds like french folklore hence Frau Elena would have told Werner and all the other children in the orphanage the story of The Sea of Flames.

So when Warner went back to the grotto and opened the model,he saw 'The Sea of Flames' and knew exactly what it was. He put it stone back in the grotto, and kept the model.
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