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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    You're no more naive than most of the rest of us, and that's where Google comes in handy. You also bring up a good point about horses. They would be a lot quieter than ATVs and draw a lot less attention, so that might be a possibility as well. See, you're not so naive after all and are a stone's throw ahead of the others, because you've already solved one of the problems I stated in one of my earlier replies. If, as one suggested, the could drive out there with the SUV and the ATVs on a trailer cover by a tarp, why need the ATVs at all, and now, why need the SUV?
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    ATVs will attract enough attention, but ATVs with trailers is just inviting curiosity seekers. And if they're going to drive the SUV all the way there, then why do they need the ATVs? And you make a good point about how much black powder was used, but I don't believe the weight would have been an issue, since they probably had horses and pack animals. After all, the conquistadors were the ones that introduced the horse to the New World.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    Are you gentlemen overthinking the problem? First, they have to determine if there is anything beyond the barrier, and then, if there is, they can attack how to get it out.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    Moi enjoying you all squirm as you attempt to figure out what I might do next? And remember, no matter what they do in the future, they have to consider the possibility of causing a total collapse.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    Yes, there will be multiple logistical problems for their next trip, and I for one am eager to see how they overcome them.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    That's all very true, and I'm not sure about how the rest of you feel, but I'm even more excited about their future prospects than I was about this trip. At least now they have a starting point and the prospects for a more fruitful trip the next time.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    Absolutely. They're obviously not giving up on the idea of finding the treasure, just delaying the prospect for a while longer.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    No golden treasure for now, but the experience may have been treasure enough, along with the experience on a private jet.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    It jmight be cool and exciting to be on an adventure like this, but you're correct. Not everyone would have the same ease in living and hunting as a wolf. No questions are annoying, just a learning experience. Being a human to begin with, I suspect they have a greater brain capacity than a wolf, yet all of the wolf's instincts. That's how they were able to escape the uncomfortable experience of having trespassed on the other pack's territory without a battle. It's not always brain size that wins the battle, but also knowing those lessons that Pops taught him when they were on the Navajo reservation.
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    Chapter 18 S2

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 18 S2

    Yes, the treasure hunt didn't go as well as planned, but it was a valuable life lesson. Nothing of this nature comes easily, but there is always hope for the future.
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    Chapter 18 - The Old Ozark Treasure Cave – After dark, Gramps found a safe place for us to spend the night, and then we all transitioned into our own bodies so we could chat briefly. As soon as we were in our human forms, Pops began to speak. “Basically the only thing we’ve done so far was to move closer to the spot where we’ll begin our search, because Jacob wasn’t able to find an acceptable parking spot that was closer. Although we haven’t been seriously looking for any caves on
  12. Bill W
    I believe a lot of that has to do with corporate greedflation and shrinkflation.
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    Could you be giddy because the rain in making the snow finally disappear from the frozen Canadian soil where you live. After all, May showers bring June flowers up there, doesn't they?
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    Bit coins seemed to burgeoned onto the market overnight. Many flowers appear to be burgeoning into view in the spring.
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    That was back when Justin was still cute and humble, although maybe a little dumb... but that was funny.
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    You might see cold-blooded animals, such as alligators, snakes, and lizards, apricating in the sunlight in order to raise their body temperature. That's because they can't regulate their body temperature internally as warm-blooded animals do, such as mammals.
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    Ah, yes, cannabis does give one the munchies.
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    Spiders

    Bill W replied to Zombie's topic in The Lounge

    A couple of the tarantulas were very unique looking - you might even say attractive, but deadly, since their venom was listed as strong. There were a couple of others that were even worse though. .
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    There are five species of rhinos in the world and rhinos can weigh over 3 tons (US) or tonnes (UK). Black and white rhinos are both actually grey in color, and males rhinos are called bulls, and the females cows. Rhino horns are made of keratin, just like our fingernails, and their horns never stop growing. Rhinos have poor vison and communicate using growls, trumpet calls (honks), snorts, sneezes, and screams, as well as through the smell of their urine and feces. Rhinos also love mud.
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    The plural of rhinoceros is rhinoceroses.
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    There are also rhinoceros beetles, a rhinoceros hornbill (bird), and a rhinoceros iguana.
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    Think of how dull our world would be if there was no such thing as anthropomorphizing. We would have no Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, or Roo. There would be no Mickey or Minnie Mouse, Donald or Daisy Duck, Uncle Scrooge, or Hewey, Dewey, or Louie, let alone Goofy. And we wouldn't have had Buzz Lightyear or Woody either. Thank God for anthropomorphizing.
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    Ah, those explain a lot. I was envisioning a furniture stand, possibly a small round top stand placed next to a desk. Man, was I far off. lol
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    The Romans were great writers as well. They would write on papyrus (most commonly used); thin, flat, rectangular sheets of wood; or parchment (animal skin). They would do this using black ink made from root ater (Latin for 'black'); lampblack suspended in a solution of gum arabic or glue; or iron vitriol (the same thing used by shoemakers to dye leather black). They sometimes also used red ink made from red lead or red ocra. Their writing utensils (pens) might be made from reeds, wood, or even metal, and their inkwells were usually made from metal or pottery and were generally small enough to fit in the palm of their hand. sometimes with a lid, so the scribe could carry it around.
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    Yes, in Ancient Egypt scribes used stones with rounded holes in them to hold the ink that they could dip their reed reed writing tool (pen) in.
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