….she staged what was to become her most controversial piece of work. In May 2007 she was discovered to be writing a blog that alluded to the possibility of a bottle filled with priceless jewellery being buried somewhere within the vicinity of Luddley-cum-Mogwash. Pantomime writer, Sebastian St. Johnson, revealed this to be a hoax after he broke into her home and stole the Bottle of Truth. He smashed the bottle open only to find a message that read: ‘To whom it may concern….
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This truth, it must be said, may not set you free. Who would dare to open such a bottle,
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The truth is that I have been a lazy writer this week, Mr Wells :-)
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But still an amusing and thought provoking one if I may be bold enough to say so
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You are very kind, Mr Wells, but I fear that if I keep this story trundling along at this sort of pace then someone will strike me over the head with an empty Campari bottle…. again!
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This mystery is more difficult to solve than a Rubik’s Cube in a bottle!
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There is a simple solution to this puzzle, Mr Lax… HERE
Please note that I do not use such methods. The methods I use are far more dangerous… and silly.
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Not sure why but this reminded me of the tagline used in the “X Files” – “The Truth Is Out There”
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It most certainly is, Bill! I used to love the X Files [this is not a clue.]
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Ellipsis, like, there’s going to be more. Or is this like The Sopranos where we have to fill in the blanks?
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More, Monsieur Pain, there is going to be more… or hopefully there will be more :-)
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A hoax! I should bloody well hope not after all the time, effort and wildly flailing deducing I’ve put into this. I would hope that the only part which may be a hoax is that the Bottle of Greed is buried near Luddley-cum-Mogwash (something I’ve never quite believed from the outset). Please?
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Well it might have moved….
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