□p>As □he sea□ch □□ntinued, cr□pti□ clues started t□ emerge, ad□□n□ another lay□r of intrig□e to □he case. Sy□bols car□ed i□to□t□ees,□□tra□g□ □arki□gs o□ r□cks, a□d cryptic not□s left□behi□d only deepen□d □he mystery s□rr□u□□□ng the mi□si□g nine. □ere the□e clues inte□tio□all□ left behind, or □ere□they si□p□y a product of the□group's paranoia and□unra□el□ng stat□ of mind?