{"id":661,"date":"2026-03-01T01:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sallysense.com\/blog1\/?p=661"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:43:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:43:49","slug":"treasure-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sallysense.com\/blog1\/2026\/03\/01\/treasure-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"treasure hunt&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>treasure hunt&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>a flyer invited all folks in town to a treasure hunt at the old campground&#8230;<br \/>\nbeginning inside its abandoned lodge the residents got a problem to solve&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;when checking in a storm broke out so escape to the safest place around&#8230;<br \/>\nyou&#8217;ll hear a boom but just stay calm and wait for another clue involved&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>a few stood still as others pursued worn out benches adorning that room&#8230;<br \/>\nsuddenly a loud speaker blared directing them to the foot of the stairs&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;you&#8217;ve been alerted to the breaking news that every step lost all its screws&#8230;<br \/>\n there&#8217;s a toolbox atop with nails to spare but not a ladder here anywhere&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>each wobbly plank laid unrestored as shoes mopped dust off a gritty floor&#8230;<br \/>\na banner unfolded down every step displaying print for that clue up next&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;sunshine warms a yard to explore so fly this coop and soar outdoors&#8230;<br \/>\nclimb limp limbs to a treetop nest with a paper inside of it cradling text&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>branches splintering at its bottom defined the wood all eyes got caught on&#8230;<br \/>\nwords fell etched on a nut&#8217;s big shell guiding the hunters to a water well&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;dangerous vermin lurk &#8217;til autumn and will hitch a ride in a bucket drawn&#8230;<br \/>\ncrank its spindle and forgive the smell to pull up a fish tale to possibly tell&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>all heads failed to hear a clang or notice a hook where that pail might hang&#8230;<br \/>\npine cones flew as winds had blown westward to letters on a steppingstone&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;a gap needs a leap to cross its span so plan on high toes to see if you can&#8230;<br \/>\nbeware of wide air spaces setting a tone for those who dare to go it alone&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>urges spun bodies into reverse to a desolate cave after changing a turn&#8230;<br \/>\na slit of sun aimed its limited ray at a rocky slab with a message engraved&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;tiptoe so softly upon this dirt where sinkholes fall prey to a trickier curse&#8230;<br \/>\nand quicksand reiterates that even courageousness must cuss its embrace&#8221;&#8230; 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