NOW do you believe me?

         Just to the right of the clock is a small, hand-carved armadillo.  To the far left is a metal crow on a perch.  Neither of these should concern you, nor should any of the books.  It is the odd, bulb-like container you should focus on, for its contents are both rare and extremely valuable.

          Whenever a human is cremated the ashes fill a standard size urn.  The contents herein are not from any human.  What this container holds is an actual spirit, and the weight of this container when empty is barely discernible from its weight now.

          There are two pods tied to the lid.  They are from the Traveler’s Palm, found in Kenya.  It is the pods that keep the spirit contained.  They have been dried and have received a tribal blessing.  The spirit captured within this ceremonial vessel is the actual spirit of the clock.

                            (Yes, the one shown here)

          The spirit left this clock at just about 5 minutes past 7 and it hasn’t worked since.

      That, in itself, should be proof enough for you.