Asthesearchcontinued,cryp□ic□luessta□tedt□emer□e,addinganotherlayer□fintriguetothecase.Symb□lscar□edintotre□s,stran□em□□□ing□□nrock□,□□dcr□□ticnotesleftb□hin□onlyd□epene□themysterysurroundingthe□issingni□e.Wer□thes□cluesintenti□nallyle□tbehind,o□were□he□simp□ya□roducto□thegroup'spa□anoiaandunravelingstateof□ind? A□□he□earchcon□inued,□ryp□ic□□u□sstartedtoeme□ge,□□dinganother□ayerofintrig□□to□□e□□□e□Symb□lsc□rvedi□to□re□□,strangemarkingsonrocks,andc□ypticnot□□l□ftbehind□□□ydeep□n□dthemys□erysu□rou□din□themissi□gnine.□ere□hesecluesintentionally□eftbe□□□d,orwer□theysimplya□roductofthegrou□'spara□oiaa□dunravelingstateof□i□□? Ast□esear□hconti□ued□crypticcluesstar□e□toem□rge,□d□i□ganothe□laye□ofint□□gu□to□he□as□.Symbolscarved□ntotrees,□□rangemarkingsonr□cks,andcryptic□o□□slef□behindon□y□e□pe□edthemyst□rysu□r□undingth□missingnin□.Werethe□ecluesintention□□lyleftb□hind,orweretheys□mp□yaproductofth□□roup'sparanoia□ndu□rave□ingstateofmi□d?