...this cryptic game of hide-and-seek is what makes it one of the greatest historical mysteries. So many of the symbols can be interpreted in so many different ways, there's always the possibility that all we're really looking at is a blank slate onto which anything can be read.
Brad Meltzer, History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
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