Ast□esearchcontinued,cryptic□lues□□artedt□emerge,a□dingan□ther□ayerofintrig□et□thecase.□y□b□lsca□vedintotre□s□strangemarki□g□onro□□s,an□□rypt□□n□t□sle□tbehindon□ydeepen□dth□myst□r□s□rroundingthe□issi□gni□□.W□rethese□□ues□n□e□tionallyleftbehind□orwe□et□□y□impl□aproductofthegr□up□spara□oia□ndunrav□lings□ateofm□□d?□> □sthesearchco□tinued,crypti□cluesstartedtoemerge,addi□g□no□herla□ero□int□ig□etothecase.Symbolscarve□intot□ees□st□ang□markingsonrocks,□ndcryptic□otesleftbe□indonlyde□□enedthem□st□r□surroundingth□mis□i□gni□e.Weretheseclu□sin□□ntionallyle□□□ehind,□rw□re□heys□□□lyaproducto□□hegroup'sparan□iaa□dunravelin□stateof□ind? □st□esearchcontin□ed,cry□ticcluesstart□dtoeme□□e,adding□noth□rlaye□ofi□triguetothecase□Symbo□sc□rvedi□t□□re□s,s□rangemar□ingsonrocks,andc□ypti□notesleft□ehi□donlyd□e□enedthemy□terysurr□undingthemi□singnine.Were□heseclu□s□nt□ntionallyleftbeh□nd,orwerethey□imp□yapr□□□ctofthegroup's□aranoiaan□unravelingstateo□□ind? Asth□searchcontinued,cryptic□□uess□artedtoem□rge,addinga□otherlay□r□fintrigu□toth□ca□e.Symbolsc□rvedintotrees,strange□arking□onroc□s□a□dcry□tic□□tesleft□□hindonlydeepenedth□myst□rysu□roun□i□gthemissingnine.Werethes□clu□s□ntenti□nallyleftbeh□nd□orweretheysimply□productofthegroup'□paran□i□andunraveli□gst□teofm□□d? A□thesearchcontinu□d,crypticcluess□artedtoem□rge,□dding□notherla□erofin□rigue□othecase.S□m□olscarv□di□totrees,s□rang□markingsonro□ks,andc□□p□icnot□□leftbeh□□do□□y□ee□enedth□myst□rysurroundingthemissingnine.Weretheseclues□n□entio□a□lyleftbe□i□d,orwereth□ysi□□lyapr□ductofth□grou□□□parano□aa□dun□ave□ingst□teofmind?