Uncle Eddie was a crazy old coot, or at least that's what
everyone in the family says. I'm not so sure he was crazy so much
as sly. Rumors had circulated around the family for years that
Uncle Eddie was rich, although no one knew for certain. I think
Uncle Eddie was just trying to keep the money-sucking vultures (and
the cops) at bay. But, then again, I was his favorite nephew and
generally think the best of him. We had an interesting
relationship, but a good one, I think. Uncle Eddie always enjoyed
testing me with riddles and puzzles, and I rather enjoyed his sense
of humor. I seem to be unique within the family in that
respect.
Earlier this year, Uncle Eddie met an untimely end. No one knows
who did him in, but everyone seems to think it was payback for some
unsettled score. There had been stories running around the family
for years that he made his money (if he had any) from a
multimillion dollar heist in the 1970s. Maybe it was an old
"business associate" who did him in. We'll probably never know.
It was funny, though, how the pack of vultures known as Uncle
Eddie's relatives descended upon the lawyer in charge of settling
Eddie's affairs. The smell of money was in the air and they all
wanted a piece of it. When the time came for the reading of Eddie's
will, however, they were all disappointed. Uncle Eddie seemingly
had nothing of significant value. In fact, everyone couldn't help
but smirk when I -- Uncle Eddie's favorite nephew -- received
nothing but a single flash drive containing the lyrics from two old
songs: Babe (by
Styx) and I
Got You Babe (by Sonny and Cher). Sure that Eddie was hiding
something, the rest of the family demanded that the lawyer show
everyone the contents. Once the lawyer opened each of the files
from the flash drive with his browser, they all thought it was just
another one of Uncle Eddie's silly jokes. I, on the other hand, was
smirking because I knew I was rich.
You can validate your puzzle solution
with certitude.