So,what does it say?
It's not for sale! The shopkeeper snapped.
Yes, but what does it say?
The man had only momentarily stopped to browse the store. He was in a remote part of Turkey and had came for supplies, as his Land Rover was miles away, stuck, and nearly out of gas. He had borrowed a donkey and made it here, but now he was completely distracted by a mysterious stone tablet which lay in the corner of the shop.
It looks familiar. I've seen something like this a few weeks ago. Tell me what it says. Hebrew and Greek? He prodded.
It's centuries old from Egypt, the old lady announced. It gives the location of a time capsule hidden many years ago. There are 2 numbers written 2 completely different ways which represent "rings". Only someone from the future supposedly can figure it out. They will need to use both sides of their brain to decode it. Where the rings intersect is where the time capsule is. It's Hebrew and Egyptian. Well, the Egyptian language with Greek letters. The Chinese character was written in as a note, perhaps.
The letters are carved deep, he exclaimed. What's on the other side?
The lady smiled, The same thing in reverse. Take a look.
The man carefully picked up the heavy tablet. It almost seemed metallic. Then he noticed that the letters went all the way through, like tiny windows. The center of a few letters were not connected to anything at all, but were stuck in place by some weird magnetic force.
Wow, this is heavy! It seems like a slice off of a meteorite! Would you mind if I make a paper copy?
Go ahead. She replied. If you can figure it out, perhaps you are entitled to it. My grandfather had placed it on his windowsill and allowed the sun to shine through it. He would go to sleep dreaming about it. He was a Muslim, and dreamed that some of the letters turned into Jinn, as if they were trying to tell him something. He believed that the number of Houri seemed to indicate something relevant, perhaps..
The number of Houri? Houri are sprits in the afterworld, correct? Hmm. He pulled out a piece of paper and a pencil and stenciled the symbols out. There was a definite design beneath the disorder, but what was it?
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It is a 1.5 mile hike to the cache from the closest legal parking south, which is a 3 mile round trip. (30 minutes each way) The area is mountain bike accessible, also ATV usage is frequent but illegal. Take the trail on the right edge of the park for a quiet hike.