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Asthes□a□chco□□inue□□crypticclu□s□□a□tedtoe□e□ge□addinganotherlayer□fintriguetothec□se.Symbo□sca□v□dintotr□es,strangemarkin□so□rocks□a□d□rypti□notesleftbeh□ndo□lydeepenedt□e□y□terys□rro□n□ingt□emissingn□ne.Wer□theseclu□sintentionally□eftbehind,orweret□eysimplyaproduct□fthegr□up'□□aranoia□ndunravelingstat□of□ind?
Ast□es□a□chcontinued,crypt□ccluessta□te□toemer□□,addin□anotherl□yerofi□t□iguet□thecase.Symbolscarvedintotrees,□trangemarki□□so□rocks,andcr□pticn□tesleft□ehindon□ydeepenedthem□sterysurroundingthemis□□□□n□ne.□e□et□es□cluesintentiona□lylef□behind□□rweret□eysi□plyap□o□u□tofthegroup'sparanoia□nd□□raveli□gs□ate□□mind?
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