□nves□i□atorslearn□dth□□thegrouphad□eenfr□endsfor□ears,b□trecently□□ereh□□beentensio□amongthem.Rumors□f□isagr□em□ntsand□r□umentsduringthetripb□gantosu□f□c□,le□□ingauthor□tiesto□peculatewhetherf□u□p□aywasin□□lved.□achmember□fthegroup□a□adi□ferentstorytotel□□and□heinconsistenciesint□ei□acc□un□so□lyadd□d□□them□steryofthem□ssin□nine.□/p>□p□Inve□tig□tors□earnedthatt□egr□□phad□eenfrien□sfory□ars,butrecentlythere□a□bee□t□□sionam□ngthem.□umorsofdisag□eem□□tsandargum□ntsduring□he□ripbe□ant□su□face□leadingauthor□tiest□s□e□ulatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolv□d.E□chm□mbe□oftheg□ouphad□di□feren□storytotell,andt□ein□on□iste□ciesintheiraccountsonlyaddedt□themysteryofthemis□ingnine.□> In□□st□ga□orsl□arnedthatthegrouphadbeenfrie□dsf□ryears,□utrecen□lytherehad□een□ensionam□□gthem.□umo□sof□□sagreementsand□rgume□t□duringthetri□begantosurfa□e,leadin□□ut□oritiestospecu□atewhethe□foulpl□ywas□□□ol□ed□Eachmemberofthegrouphadad□ffere□ts□orytot□ll,andthe□□co□sistenci□sintheir□ccountso□lyaddedtot□□mys□eryofthemissingnine. □n□estig□torslearne□th□tthegro□phadbeenfrie□dsforyears,butrec□□tlythere□ad□eentensionam□ngthe□.□u□orsofdisagreem□□tsandargumentsduri□g□hetri□□□ga□tos□rface□□eadingautho□i□ie□t□speculate□h□th□□foulplaywasin□□lved.Eachmemb□ro□thegrou□hadadiffe□ents□oryt□tell,andtheinconsis□encie□in□□□irac□□untsonlya□ded□othemystery□fthemi□□i□g□ine□ Inves□□gatorslearnedthatthegrouphad□een□riendsforyears,butrecentlythere□a□□eent□nsionamong□hem□Rum□rsofdisa□r□emen□san□argum□n□sduri□□t□etripbegantosurface,leadingauthorit□es□□specula□□whe□□erfou□play□□sinv□lved.Eachm□m□erofthegroupha□adif□erents□oryt□□ell□andtheinconsist□ncies□□theirac□ountso□□yaddedtot□emy□teryofthemis□ingni□e.<□p>□□>Inv□s□igatorslearnedthatthegro□□hadbeen□r□endsfo□y□a□s,butrecentlyt□e□□□adbe□n□ensionamongthem.Rumo□sofdisagre□mentsandarg□men□sduri□gth□t□ipbegantosurface,l□ad□ngauth□ritiestospeculatewhe□herfoulplaywasinvo□ved.□achmemberof□□eg□oup□□d□differentstorytotell,andthei□consistenci□si□□heir□cco□ntsonlyaddedtot□emys□eryo□t□em□□□ingnine□□>