In this chapter, Lyra gathers intel from some local Citigazze kids, before going through to Will’s Oxford to meet Mary Malone. But when she gets there, she finds that two police officers are waiting for her and want to question her about why she’s here.

Join us as we discuss our spitting skills, Amy gets disturbed by smells and Iain gets smug about science.

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Here is a disturbing history of our messed up persecution of cats.

WOAH, TURNING LEAD INTO GOLD IS KIND OF POSSIBLE, SORT OF?

Here is some more info about fancy smancy Porter’s lodges in Oxford colleges (also used in other universities with swanky collegiate systems!)

Continuing Lyra’s tour of Oxford:

- The road where she hides in Norham Gardens

- Summertown - where Sir Charles drives her from there, near the public library

- And here is a map with Norham Gardens, the point where Sir Charles drops Lyra off in Summertown and the rough location of the window to Citigazze, all marked on it.

Some more info about the use of masks in Greek theatre here

THIS is the hilarious facial expression we think Lyra pulls which is ‘like a Greek mask’!

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