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THE ENDIS NEAR.BE PREPARED.There are certain individuals who think theyknow what Lemony Snicket’s books are about.They are under the impression they understandwho he is. They believe they know what to expect.In fact, the truth is far worse than suchpeople ever imagined.This invaluable booklet is intended toprepare you for The End, which is comingFriday the 13th of October, 2006. It discussessome of the most important people, events, andissues in Mr. Snicket’s chroniclesof the Baudelaire orphans.How to Conduct Your InvestigationThis important bookletcontains twelSnicket – seve shockingcrets that maksecrets aboue up the keyt Lemonythe door thatchain that hohides the mylds the key thstery. And, fothe missingat unlocksr those whowords on thsuccessfullye followingthirteenth anfill inpages, the cird most shoccled letters wking secret oill form thef all.To properlycollect the necessary evidcarefully. Wence, you’llith every cloneed to usese reading, myour sourceDedicated vooreevsidlunteers willence comestoreliseght.arch all of thword whiche following.here means “s“Research” isearch again”aor “read at least twice.”1) T HE FIRST T WELV EBOOKS INUNFORTA SERIESUNAT E E VOFEN TS, whichaccounts ofcontain all othe travails of Mr. Snicketf the Baudel’saire orphans.2) LEMON Y SNICKE T: T HE UAU TOBIONAU T HOGRAPHY,RIZEDwhich is theinformationmost incomon the authoprehensive sor available inurce ofthis country.3) W W W.LEMON YSNICKE T.CinformationOM, whereand sign upone can findfor regular uimportantpdates.SHOCKING SECRET #1:LEMONY SNICKET IS NOT WHO YOU THINK HE IS.

SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERSViolet BaudelaireCount OlafKlaus BaudelaireSunny BaudelaireJosephineAnwhistleDr. MontyMontgomeryHook-handed ManEsmé SqualorCarmelita SpatsBald ManEleanora PoeJerome SqualorJustice StraussBruceWhite-faced Woman #1Mr. PoeWhite-faced Woman #2IsadoraQuagmireCpt. WiddershinsNeither ManNor WomanDuncanQuagmireHalFionaQuigleyQuagmireMrs. BassMme. LuluSirColetteCharlesHugoMan with beardbut no hairWoman with hairbut no beardSHOCKING SECRET #2:FrankDenoumentLEMONY SNICKET IS ONE OF THREE SIBLINGS.Mr. RemoraPhilKevinDeweyDenoumentVillage of FowlDevoteesVice Principal NeroErnestDenoumentHectorSHOCKING SECRET #3:LEMONY SNICKET’S NIECE IS AN ORPHAN.

Selected Evidence fromBOOKS 1-3THE BAD BEGINNINGThe wretched book that started all the trouble.Book the First, in which: The Baudelaire mansion is destroyed by a suspicious fire. Count Olaf, criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans. Violet Baudelaire invents a grappling .THE REPTILE ROOMMore venomous than a viper, and almost twice as unnerving.Book the Second, in which: D r. Montgomery Montgomery, world renownedherpetologist, unveils the Incredibly Deadly Viper. T he Baudelaire orphans and their uncle attendIN THE SNOW, a film by Dr. Gustav Sebald. S omeone important disguised as a taxi driverpasses unnoticed.THE WIDE WINDOWMore destructive than a hurricane, and almost as damp.Book the Third, in which: Aunt Josephine reveals that her mother-in-law had only oneeyebrow. S omeone tells the story of how Anwhistle waseaten alive. A secret message is sent using grammatical errors.SHOCKING SECRET #4:LEMONY SNICKET IS WANTED FOR ARSON.On the Subject ofCOUNT OLAFLemony Snicket’s research has revealedthe actor known as Count Olaf to bea villain of uncommon ugliness andcruelty. His distinguishingphysical characteristics include asingle eyebrow and a tattoo of an eyeon his ankle.For many years, experts believed thatCount Olaf was driven largely bygreed, due to his relentless efforts tosteal the Baudelaire fortune. Morerecent evidence, however, appears toimplicate him in a much widerconspiracy concerning the Baudelaires.“ I’m sureyou have heard it saidmatter sothat appearamuch, andnce does nthcounts. Thotis is, of c at it is what’s on thourse, uttee inside thwere true thratnonsense,en people wbecause ifnever havehitto comb th o were good on theinside woueir hair orworld woutakldld smell even worse th e a bath, and the whoalen it alreadydoes.”—LemonySThe Misera nicket,ble MillSHOCKING SECRET #5:LEMONY SNICKET GREW UP WITH A TERRIBLE VILLAIN.

Selected Evidence fromBOOKS 4-6THE MISERABLE MILLMore arduous than hard labor, and almost as rewarding.Book the Fourth, in which: T he Baudelaires are put to work in a factory ownedby a man known only as . Lemony Snicket mentions a 200-page book written by Beatrice. Sunny Baudelaire defends herself in a sword fight using her teeth.THE AUSTERE ACADEMYMore ghastly than boarding school, and almost as interminable.Book the Fifth, in which: A t boarding school, the Baudelaires befriend the Quagmiretriplets, who also lost everything in a suspicious fire. D uncan Quagmire discovers an article in the Bangkok Gazetteregarding an escaped murderer matching the description ofCount Olaf. Sunny Baudelaire is impersonated by a sack of .THE ERSATZ ELEVATORMore eerie than an elevator shaft, and almost as dark.Book the Sixth, in which: Two of the orphans are imprisoned in a dark cagedeep underground. A plot involving a secret island is briefly referred to.On the Subject ofV.F.D.The first known mention of V.F.D. appears at the end ofBook the Fifth, The Austere Academy. Its discoveryradically altered most experts’ theories about theidentity of Lemony Snicket and the circumstancessurrounding the Baudelaire orphans.V.F.D. is a secret organization whose membersare highly trained in the use of codedmessages, disguises, cartography (the study ofmaps), library sciences, knots, etc.As for what the letters “V.F.D.” actually stand for,there are numerous mentions in Mr. Snicket’swork of places and things with these initials– including Very Fast Delivery, the Village ofFowl Devotees, Volunteers Fighting Disease,and the Volunteer Fire Department. Mostappear to be decoys or coincidences.ansigniThe i V.F.D.oflarlywrong, particunveropebis reallynerving toe person who“ It is very unthdantghrivingreallywrong and prouwhen you areyognviropne who iswrong is the ot?”gly, right. Righicket,himself, wron—Lemony Sn mooThe Reptile R A box containing V.F.D. is opened, revealingVery Fancy .SHOCKING SECRET #6:LEMONY SNICKET ATTENDED BOARDING SCHOOL.SHOCKING SECRET #7:WHEN HE WAS A BABY, LEMONY SNICKET WASKIDNAPPED BY A SECRET ORGANIZATION.

Selected Evidence fromBOOKS 7-9THE VILE VILLAGEMore terrifying than a mob, and almost as ill-tempered.Book the Seventh, in which: The Daily Punctilio publishes an inaccurate storyregarding the death of Count Olaf. Crows are used to transmit secret messages. S omeone tries to escape in a -hot air mobile home.THE HOSTILE HOSPITALMore distasteful than medicine, and almost as sick.Book the Eighth, in which:On the Subject ofBEATRICE“To Beatrice –darling, dearest, dead.”—Author’s dedication,The Bad BeginningLemony Snicket has dedicated each book in A Series of UnfortunateEvents to the same person: Beatrice. Most scholars agree that Snicketwas in love with Beatrice and that she died, but little else is knownabout her identity. Many believe that she may be the missing linkconnecting Lemony Snicket to the Baudelaire orphans. The Snicket File is discovered. 1 4-year-old Laura V. is wheeledinto an operating theater to have her head removed. T he existence of a secret pocket in the Baudelaires’ mother’s coatis revealed.THE CARNIVOROUS CARNIVALMore frightening than a fortune teller, and almost as suspicious.Book the Ninth, in which: A fortune teller’s crystal ball is broken – for the second time. The expression “the belly of the beast” appears eight times.and troubled“ I have seen many amazing things in my longt entirelybuilslife history. I have seen a series of corridorerupt and sendout of human skulls. I have seen a volcanoI have seen aa wall of lava crawling toward a small village.eagle and flownwoman I loved picked up by an enormousto its high mountain nest.” —Lemony Snicket,The Wide Window A person is devoured by .SHOCKING SECRET #8:LEMONY SNICKET WAS FIRED FROM THE DAILY PUNCTILIO.SHOCKING SECRET #9:LEMONY SNICKET HELPED BEATRICE COMMITA SERIOUS CRIME BEFORE HER DEATH.

Selected Evidence fromBOOKS 10-12THE SLIPPERY SLOPEMore chilling than winter, and almost as icy.Book the Tenth, in which: The Baudelaires discover V.F.D. Headquarters. K laus Baudelaire recalls finding a box of Verdant FlammableDevices inside his father’s desk. S unny Baudelaire prepares False Spring Rolls for hercaptors on Mount .THE GRIM GROTTOMore mysterious than the ocean, and almost as deep.Book the Eleventh, in which:On the Subject ofSECRET CODESMembers of V.F.D. are believed to routinely transmit secret messages to their associatesusing a variety of methods. These include, but are not limited to: The use of intentional grammatical errors Anagrams, or mixing up the letters in a word to form a new word Verbal Fridge Dialogue, which encodes information using items in a refrigerator V erse Fluctuation Declaration, in which words in a familiar poem are substitutedwith different words T he Sebald Code, in which every eleventh word spoken between ringing bells is partof the code The circling of coded letters The water cycle takes on unusual importance. The rare and poisonous Medusoid spreads. The Baudelaire orphans return to the site of their first misfortune.THE PENULTIMATE PERILMore uncomfortable than a hotel, and almost as unsettling.Book the Twelfth, in which: C armelita Spats, the least delightful person on earth,is given a harpoon gun. Count Olaf is put on trial. The Baudelaires murder .SHOCKING SECRET #10:LEMONY SNICKET WAS DISGUISED ASA BULLFIGHTER WHEN HE WAS CAPTURED.s world is easier said than“ Just about everything in thiof ‘systematically assistingdone, with the exceptionusceptible sister,’ which isSisyphus’s stealthy, cyst-seasier done than said.”—Lemony Snicket,The Vile VillageSHOCKING SECRET #11:LEMONY SNICKET’S WORK IS FILLED WITHSECRET MESSAGES MEANT FOR HIS ASSOCIATES.

On the subject ofTHE BEATRICE LETTERSCOMING SEPTEMBER 2006This correspondence betweenLemony Snicket and Beatrice may bethe final key to truth in The End!Collected by Mr. Snicket himselfand delivered to HarperCollinsunder cover of night, thiscollection of intriguingcorrespondence sheds light onmany of the mysteries surroundingLemony Snicket and A Series ofUnfortunate Events. It includes: U nsettling photographs ofsuspicious objects A double-sided poster featuringconfounding clues P unch-out letters that serve amysterious purposeTHE ENDBook the Thirteenththe final book inA Series of Unfortunate Eventsby Lemony SnicketcomingFriday the 13thOctober 2006Like an off-key violin concert, the Roman Empire, or food poisoning,all things must come to an end. Thankfully, this includes A Series ofUnfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Will Count Olaf prevail?Will the Baudelaires survive? Will the series end happily? If there’snothing out there, what was that noise?In the blanks below, insert the circled letters from elsewhere in this bookletin the order in which they occur.SHOCKING SECRET #13:SHOCKING SECRET #12:LEMONY SNICKET HAS A TATTOO OF AN EYE ON HIS ANKLE.