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If you're into that sort of things, you can have a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Trail_of_the_Golden_Owl.

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Also the Book of Masquerade [1] which was a pretty fascinating little treasure hunt. There's a great lecture [2] on game design and eastereggs that gives a great overview of the events surrounding it.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_(book)

[2] http://ludix.com/moriarty/psalm46.html

Psalm 46 was what I've been thinking of when reading the article, especially after this bit:

>For further clues, you have to read the poem in his self-published book, The Thrill of the Chase.

He might actually make money on this, lol.

So at the end of the day, the guy might be giving away $1 million, but it's likely he will also make more than that from the book sales, or at least something close.

No wonder he has a million to throw around!

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