Palmful of Silver Confetti

Tiny fragments like unmelting snow.

Invitation to the Circus

A heavy black card, embossed in silver. 'You are cordially invited to Le Cirque des Rêves. Opens at nightfall, closes at dawn.'

Preserved Snowflake - Ticket to the First Performance

A perfect snow-crystal, encased in magnifying glass to reveal its intricacies.

Glimpse of the Future

A faint glimmer of guiding light. Use this to read your fortune, once you have drawn three or more Tarot cards. If you collect 6 of these, you will be able to turn them into a more meaningful insight.

Glimpse of the Sublime

A sensation, just for an instant, of something almost numinous. If you find 6 of these, you may be able to experience something transcendent.

Piece of Dresden Lace - Ticket to the Second Performance

As delicate as sea-foam, as intricate as clockwork, as perfect as a rose.

Hint of a Mystery

Something which has no easy explanation. If you find 6 of these and three Answers to Questions, you will be able to gain a much deeper understanding of the circus.

Lightness of Heart

Something ineffable and lovely. If your heart lightens 6 times, you may be able to find a more lasting contentment.

Moment of Melancholy

Sometimes, the sadness at the heart of everything strikes you afresh. If you experience such moments 6 times, you may find they make a more permanent sorrow.

Carved Matryoshka Doll

Seven nested dolls, each exquisitely painted in black and white. The smallest is a baby with a ruby-red mouth.

Black Silk Veil

It once belonged to the Fortune-Teller herself. One of eight items that holds the memories of another; click on it to experience them.

The Memory of a Courtship

What happened under the hot Spanish sun?

Sweet Sorrow

Parting, or homecoming, perhaps. Beauty already fading, or love remembered. If you experience such moments 12 times, you may be able to make a more lasting sense of sadness.

Handful of Cloud

A soft, insubstantial gobbet of stuff. One of eight items that holds the memories of another; click on it to experience them.

Black Onyx Figurine

A tiny sculpture, found in the sand

The Memory of Steam

Clack-clack-clack-clack, clack-clack-clack-clack...

Memory of Play

Something has captivated you. Something darling. If you collect three of these, along with some Lightness of Heart and a few Quiet Exhilarations, they may lead to a more lasting enchantment.

Memory of the Labyrinth

A fragment of knowledge, a corner of a mental map of what you have seen in the Labyrinth.

Sky Umbrella

Open it and look up through its silk. Slender silver ribs divide the sky into quadrants, showing you night and day, rain and shine.

Connection with a Delightful Lady

She is graceful and intriguing, and always ties a crimson ribbon in her hair.