□p>As th□ □earch cont□nued, c□yptic □lues started to□emerge□ □□ding □nother layer□of i□tri□ue to the □a□e. □ymbols□car□ed into trees, strange m□rkings on□ro□ks, an□ □ryptic notes left behind only□dee□ened the mystery □u□r□□nding the mi□si□g □ine. Were t□ese cl□e□ inten□i□n□lly left□be□□nd, or were □hey□si□□ly a product of t□e□□roup'□ paranoi□ □nd□unrave□ing □ta□e of mind?□/p>□