A□ □h□ sear□h con□inued, cry□tic□cl□es s□arted to emer□e, adding ano□he□ layer of□in□rigue to the c□se□ □ymbols car□ed in□o trees, strange markings o□ rocks, and c□yp□ic notes □eft behind on□y de□p□ned □h□ m□□tery surroun□in□ the□missing nine. Were these c□ues □ntention□lly left behind, o□ were t□e□ simply a prod□ct of the group□□ □□rano□a and un□aveling state of mi□d?