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| - The Vault appears to contain the largest collection of Gormogon artifacts in the world. The Vault holds museum quality tapestries, paintings, books, weapons, and other artifacts related to the victims of the Gormogons as well as a number of mystical orders and traditions: Bones: Dead Languages. Egyptian Art. Pythagorean Mathematics. Hebrew Scriptures. Gnosticism. Kabala. Alchemy. Druidism. Astrology. The key feature of the Vault was a silver skeleton arranged in a unique pose known as "Pharmakos", a position, according to Hodgins, which was known to the ancient Greeks as one of sacrifice, rapture, or the symbolism of a scapegoat. For the Freemasons, the position is known as "The Widow's Son." The Vault also yielded a tapestry whose pattern corresponds to specific locations in Washington, D.C. and to tarot cards showing different archetypes, such as the Musician (Gavin Nichols), The Corrupter (Ray Porter), and the Bishop (Father Cooper). An ancient Greek inscription was burned on the back of the Vault's door. It translated to "Will no one help the Widow's Son?" Gormogon placed a few hidden devices into the Vault to discover if someone broke into the Vault. A transmitter that would activate when the Vault door was opened and a sensor that takes audio and video behind a stone sculpture representing the All-Seeing Eye that would activate whenever someone turns on the lights. A bunch of mirrors were placed all around the Vault to allow the sensor to take video of every corner of the Vault. This security system allowed Gormogon to keep track of everything that happens in the Vault at all times. Gormogon's goal was to re-assemble the Silver Skeleton of the Widow's Son into a replica made from human bones. The specific bones from each specific victim symbolized the victim's position which reflects the figures on the Tapestry. All the victims took a trip to the Anatolia Region in Turkey where it was believed to be the legendary site of the Garden of Eden. When he apprenticed Gormogon, Arthur Graves was able to create a replica of the Widow's Son sculpture from human bones from over 30 victims and concealed it in a mausoleum in Silver Hill Cemetery. When Zack Addy caused an explosion that tore his hands apart in The Pain in the Heart, it gave Gormogon enough time to sneak into the Jeffersonian to steal the Silver Skeleton. It was later seen at Gormogon's house across the chamber where Gormogon was eating human flesh before he was shot and killed by Booth. It was later seen whole in The Nightmare within the Nightmare when Booth was looking for Brennan and Zack in the Gormogon Vault. It can be assumed that when the Silver Skeleton was reclaimed and returned to the Jeffersonian, they searched Gormogon's entire house for more evidence and, in the process, discovered the pieces of the Silver Skeleton which were removed when Gormogon was replacing the pieces with actual human bones. They would have added them to the skeleton while the human bones were preserved as evidence in the murders of the people from whence they came. In The Steel in the Wheels, Hodgins moves the contents of the Vault to his office as part of his attempt to find evidence exonerating Zack Addy. With the help of Doctor Gordon Wyatt, Hodgins is able to use the historical records from the Vault to help him locate the body of the Apprentice, Ray Porter's true killer.
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