Meteorological Forecasting Stone

Outside a tourist trading post on the TransCanada Highway in northwestern Ontario may be found a modern version of the famed philosopher’s stone. Suspended from a rope attached to a sturdy frame is a modest hunk of the Canadian Shield together with instructions for its interpretation:

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Condition Forecast Stone is Wet Raining Stone is Dry Not Raining Shadow on Ground Sunny White on Top Snowing Can’t See Stone Foggy Swinging Stone Windy Stone Gone Tornado