Elect of the Unknown [called of Perignan.]

2nd Degree.

The lodge opens with 27 blows of the mallet, struck 9 by 9. It opens at the onset of night. The sign is to raise the eyes to heaven and to pretend to tear out one's tongue, to which one responds by raising the eyes into the air, like someone surprised in a crime who, repenting his fault, asks for mercy, saying: God be praised for leaving no evil deed unpunished.

Grip.

One presents the hand and the other kisses it. The sacred word is Moabon; the pass-word is Abiram. The cord is black; a death's head is hung at the end, attached with a crimson ribbon.

The Lodge.

Closes with 27 blows, 9 by 9.
Question: What time is it? Answer: The day is about to appear.

Catechism.

Question: Do you know other mysteries than those of the letters J.N.? N.W.M.
Answer: Yes, I know the letter P.
Question: What does it signify?
Answer: The initial of the name of the unknown person who came to warn Solomon of the retreat of Abiram.
Question: How were you introduced into the Lodge of the 2nd Degree of Elect, called the Unknown?
Answer: By 27 blows struck in 3 different stages, 9 by 9.
Question: What do the three letters K. G. A. mean, which are found marked in the lodge's painting?
Answer: They signify the names of the 3 assassins of our master Hiram.
Question: What were their names?
Answer: K. Remvel Kurvel, Gravelot, and Abiram.
Question: What fate befell Kurvel and Gravelot?
Answer: Some time after the death of Hiram was avenged, Solomon learned that they had perished miserably in the land of Cabul, where they had taken refuge.
Question: How did the unknown person know that Abiram had taken refuge in a