bigscoop
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- Jun 4, 2010
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
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- All Treasure Hunting
Fellas, here's what SO MANY are missing in this tale of treasure. When Rembrandt painted a picture that picture was an authentic painting by Rembrandt. When Ty Cobb signed autographs those signatures were authentic signatures by Ty Cobb. So when an author pens a treasure tale that tale, and the statements within, are authentic works of the author, hence, “containing authentic statements.”
This is the first hook in the story, a hook that has captured so many willing and all-too eager fish over the years. The author is telling the truth when he states that the narration contains “his” authentic statements, but he never even hints that the tale itself is true, or that “his authentic statements” are true. This is why the book, when copyrighted, was never designated either way and why the author didn't include the text body with that copyright application.
Nowhere in the entire text does the author claim his statements are true, and in fact, the only people who have made such claim are those who have read the story and simply want to believe in that treasure. This is why no provenance has ever been discovered supporting the tale, and never will be, because the actual adventure in the narration never took place. This is why the author avoided using such introductions as, “containing a true account” or “containing details of true events” etc., etc. But he could say, “containing authentic statements.”
This is the first hook in the story, a hook that has captured so many willing and all-too eager fish over the years. The author is telling the truth when he states that the narration contains “his” authentic statements, but he never even hints that the tale itself is true, or that “his authentic statements” are true. This is why the book, when copyrighted, was never designated either way and why the author didn't include the text body with that copyright application.
Nowhere in the entire text does the author claim his statements are true, and in fact, the only people who have made such claim are those who have read the story and simply want to believe in that treasure. This is why no provenance has ever been discovered supporting the tale, and never will be, because the actual adventure in the narration never took place. This is why the author avoided using such introductions as, “containing a true account” or “containing details of true events” etc., etc. But he could say, “containing authentic statements.”