Posters

<spoiler> By numbering each of the posters, and determining what appeared, we can derive the following list:

1. 3 Roses

2. 1 Moon

3. 3 Shoes

4. 5 Clocks

5. 2 Bells

6. 5 Handcuffs (I think this should be 4 Shackles - AS)

7. 1 Owl

8. 4 Bugles

9. 2 Doves

10. 3 Cards

By finding the corresponding letter of each missing item (ex. 3 Roses, the 3rd letter is "s"), we get the phrase: SMOKE COLOR. The color of smoke used in the clues was white. The answer is: WHITE

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