THE HINTS- VITAL TO SUCCESS

[John Brown]

Imo, another inaccurate accounting of a supposed f quote by a poem purist (Seannm)...

“I believe he has said, in many different ways, that one could find the treasure with just the clues”....

At least I don’t remember f saying what the above means. I would love the source quote for this claim. Lots of shoddy work going on out there without others holding others accountable for their mistaken beliefs about f quotes. Pretty easy to figure out if the belief is correct or not if you provide a link that backs it up. Silliness. I will add that at least one (Rooster Cogburn) is asking for a citation/link from silly Kpro about a Facebook page post she talked about. It involves a supposed f quote that another searcher brought up- Douglas Preston thinking the first version of the poem was too easy and would be solved quickly. But, the group over their missed requesting for a citation/ink to Kpro’s other post where she said that f saw a lawyer (I guess about the Chase) after hiding the tc.

Anyway, f has said one can find the treasure with “just the poem”...not “just the clues”. It’s a big difference.

Tarry Scant #9152 3/17/2013 KOB Eye on New Mexico

BRADY: So you could do it with just the poem?

SCHWARTZ: Just the poem. Right, you could do it with just the poem, but the book is kind of helpful.

F said in the same interview “They’re gonna have to figure out the clues in the poem that’ll take them right straight to it.” But, that statement doesn’t restrict one to only figuring out the clues. There is no use of the absolute word of “just”.

It’s reasonable, or logical, that a hint in the poem needs to be figured out first before the first clue.

I remember hearing both something about Forrest seeing a lawyer and the thing about Preston saying it was too easy. I don't know when or where those were said, but I'm pretty sure a person could find both references if they wanted to. The CC search tool would likely turn something up if someone had the tenacity to wade through all the jabber.