bigscoop
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
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(I didn't proof read this so excuse any typos or errors that you might encounter. Too tired to deal with it tonight.)
There are exist some not-so-obvious curiosities within the Beale tale that, upon further scrutiny, make absolutely no sense at all and I'm going to explain one of those to you now.
So in it's basic form, and at face value, the party selected a man to hold in secret three ciphers that, in event of their demise, he was then to solve the ciphers and then commence to the distribution of the funds to the parties whose names are listed in cipher 3. Now bear in mind, all of this was allegedly done to keep the treasure safe in its hiding place, somewhere six below the ground, just one other person beside the party members, Morriss, being trusted with the secret. Does anyone see a future problem with this arrangement, a problem that goes beyond the obvious problem of this one man possibly dying before his task could be carried out?
But you see there is a problem here, a big problem, and it's one that even a simpleton would had to have addressed as he looked into the future and the possibility that Morriss might actually have to carry out his task. So let's assume that something did happen to the party and that Morriss did receive the alleged key and that it was now up to him to recover the treasure and to distribute it to the parties listed in cipher. Question, and it's a HUGE one, how is one man going to recover a treasure when it took the manpower of ten men to transfer and to hide that treasure?
This is a HUGE issue for Beale and the party as in their effort to keep their secret it seems they had no concern how Morriss might go about recruiting his help or if that help could be trusted. Not only this, but the money has already been divided into equal portions, or shares, so how is Morriss going to accommodate his recruited help as they would certainly want something in return for their labors and trust, if the help Morriss eventually selected could even be trusted in such an affair? So you see, things aren't quite as simple as they first appear, not even close. Why would 30 men go through so much labor, risk, and trouble to hide their all-important treasure and entrust just one man with secret if they held such little concern how that man was to conduct his task in the event that he was required to?
The answer to the above is actually pretty simple, if the story is even partially true then those men were concerned with how Morriss was to conduct his task in the event that he was required to, no doubt they would have been extremely concerned. Not a chance that they would go through all of the alleged labors and risk and extra safety net involving Morriss only to have absolutely no concern, or say, over who Morriss was to select as his help. No possible chance as well that the alleged treasure was going to be hidden on any fashion that wouldn't allow Morriss easy and quick access without all that extra help. So if you're out there laboring away digging holes then you're wasting your time because it couldn't have been hidden in such a way, to do so would just have defeated the entire purpose of having Morriss as that safeguard. If these men had any common sense or intelligence at all, which they allegedly did, then you can bet that such a chance of complete ruin would never be left to Morriss. On the other hand it is very-very likely that this little quandary provides HUGE clue as to what is really in those two remaining ciphers and also just exactly how that treasure was hidden.
So let's assume the party did have enough forethought to address the possibility that Morriss might have to carry out his task and that they did take the appropriate measures to safeguard against complete ruin in that event, so how might they have arranged such an affair? Actually, I think the unknown author told you how when he referenced the cast iron pots with lids. Think not? The read on.....
Thirty party members, plus Morriss, so thirty-one cast iron pots, each already containing the appropriate shares. Now Morriss doesn't have to try to figure out how to divide the treasure because it has already been done for him. Not only this, but if hidden in an appropriate secure location then Morriss could access those cast iron pots one at a time, hand it over to whoever it goes to before proceeding with the next. This removes a great deal of burden and quandary from Morriss and also insures an accurate and easy distribution of the alleged funds. Suddenly the process is much easier for Morriss and if done right it even ensures that Morriss won't require any additional help from anyone other then the alleged names in cipher three as he could easily handle one cast iron pot at a time. Do you see where all of this is heading?
In truth there can only a be a couple of places where those alleged pots could have been deposited that would have allowed for this easy access and easy distribution of those already divided funds and none of those possibilities include having to dig holes or any challenging amount of mental and physical labors. To do it any other way is to put everything at carefree risk, if not certain risk, of complete and utter ruin. If the tale has any truth at all then not a chance that those alleged party members took that chance. You can count on that.
There are exist some not-so-obvious curiosities within the Beale tale that, upon further scrutiny, make absolutely no sense at all and I'm going to explain one of those to you now.
So in it's basic form, and at face value, the party selected a man to hold in secret three ciphers that, in event of their demise, he was then to solve the ciphers and then commence to the distribution of the funds to the parties whose names are listed in cipher 3. Now bear in mind, all of this was allegedly done to keep the treasure safe in its hiding place, somewhere six below the ground, just one other person beside the party members, Morriss, being trusted with the secret. Does anyone see a future problem with this arrangement, a problem that goes beyond the obvious problem of this one man possibly dying before his task could be carried out?
But you see there is a problem here, a big problem, and it's one that even a simpleton would had to have addressed as he looked into the future and the possibility that Morriss might actually have to carry out his task. So let's assume that something did happen to the party and that Morriss did receive the alleged key and that it was now up to him to recover the treasure and to distribute it to the parties listed in cipher. Question, and it's a HUGE one, how is one man going to recover a treasure when it took the manpower of ten men to transfer and to hide that treasure?
This is a HUGE issue for Beale and the party as in their effort to keep their secret it seems they had no concern how Morriss might go about recruiting his help or if that help could be trusted. Not only this, but the money has already been divided into equal portions, or shares, so how is Morriss going to accommodate his recruited help as they would certainly want something in return for their labors and trust, if the help Morriss eventually selected could even be trusted in such an affair? So you see, things aren't quite as simple as they first appear, not even close. Why would 30 men go through so much labor, risk, and trouble to hide their all-important treasure and entrust just one man with secret if they held such little concern how that man was to conduct his task in the event that he was required to?
The answer to the above is actually pretty simple, if the story is even partially true then those men were concerned with how Morriss was to conduct his task in the event that he was required to, no doubt they would have been extremely concerned. Not a chance that they would go through all of the alleged labors and risk and extra safety net involving Morriss only to have absolutely no concern, or say, over who Morriss was to select as his help. No possible chance as well that the alleged treasure was going to be hidden on any fashion that wouldn't allow Morriss easy and quick access without all that extra help. So if you're out there laboring away digging holes then you're wasting your time because it couldn't have been hidden in such a way, to do so would just have defeated the entire purpose of having Morriss as that safeguard. If these men had any common sense or intelligence at all, which they allegedly did, then you can bet that such a chance of complete ruin would never be left to Morriss. On the other hand it is very-very likely that this little quandary provides HUGE clue as to what is really in those two remaining ciphers and also just exactly how that treasure was hidden.
So let's assume the party did have enough forethought to address the possibility that Morriss might have to carry out his task and that they did take the appropriate measures to safeguard against complete ruin in that event, so how might they have arranged such an affair? Actually, I think the unknown author told you how when he referenced the cast iron pots with lids. Think not? The read on.....
Thirty party members, plus Morriss, so thirty-one cast iron pots, each already containing the appropriate shares. Now Morriss doesn't have to try to figure out how to divide the treasure because it has already been done for him. Not only this, but if hidden in an appropriate secure location then Morriss could access those cast iron pots one at a time, hand it over to whoever it goes to before proceeding with the next. This removes a great deal of burden and quandary from Morriss and also insures an accurate and easy distribution of the alleged funds. Suddenly the process is much easier for Morriss and if done right it even ensures that Morriss won't require any additional help from anyone other then the alleged names in cipher three as he could easily handle one cast iron pot at a time. Do you see where all of this is heading?
In truth there can only a be a couple of places where those alleged pots could have been deposited that would have allowed for this easy access and easy distribution of those already divided funds and none of those possibilities include having to dig holes or any challenging amount of mental and physical labors. To do it any other way is to put everything at carefree risk, if not certain risk, of complete and utter ruin. If the tale has any truth at all then not a chance that those alleged party members took that chance. You can count on that.
....if you want to believe that the alleged party was an assembly of complete morons then that's your choice. Grab a shovel and start digging those random holes just don't be surprised when all you turn up is dirt.....
