some of the clues were refutations; readers were looking for the owl in erroneous places such as mont saint-michel and at notre dame de paris, and valentin felt the need to publicly dismiss these solutions. he also published new clues, in the form of two cards – one global, one precise – that lead to the final zone and the buried owl. he also said that the owl was not on an island, and that it is buried at least 100 kilometers (62 miles) inland.