□s□□he s□arch continued, cryptic□clue□ s□arted□□o emerge, ad□i□g another layer of □ntrig□e to th□ cas□. Symbols carved in□o □rees, stra□ge □a□kin□s□on rocks, and c□□□tic□not□s l□□t□□ehi□d □nly de□p□n□□ □he myster□ □urrounding th□ missing nine. Were □h□se□clu□s□inten□ionall□ □eft□□ehind, or were they□simply a pro□uct□of the g□□up's □□ran□ia and u□ra□e□ing state of □ind?