Each link of the pure gold rings, though as large around as a dinner plate, is surprisingly lightweight and supple. Coupled together around the base of each of the Moon Singer"s masts, the links derive their strength.
To make one long chain to act as a catalyst, however, Ishtar had to separate the links and connect the six ends together. To do this, he used a special tool and engraved a unique coded design on each of the end links. After David killed the Glass Snake, Ishtar reconnected the rings so they could encircle the three masts as before. No one else would be able to separate them again unless they knew how to decipher the code.
Bianca knows her husband"s handiwork well. She had watched him make the same pattern cut on many valuable artifacts to keep them from being violated. The c
