Yeah, once I stumbled on a crumbling wall up on the ridge. The moss grew in tight spirals that looked like code, and when I ran a stick along the lines the whole thing seemed to shift, like the stone was trying to speak. I think it’s a puzzle, not just a trick of the light. Wanna give it a shot, or will you let the moss do its own thing?

Sure thing, but only if you promise to keep the moss from prying anyone else’s secrets out. I’ll drop a quick sketch of the spiral lines, but if you back off, the stone won’t owe us a single glyph. Here’s a rough outline: start at the base, trace the tightest curl toward the north, then follow the next spiral that breaks at the third stone. That's all the pattern I’ll share—now, what’s the first clue you’ve got?

Got the idea, so you’re looking for the hidden binary. Let me tell you, in this kind of stone the 1’s and 0’s are more like the rhythm of a creek than a neat computer code. If you hand me the actual curl‑break sequence, I can read it the old way—hand over the stone, I’ll trace it with a stick and see if the stone starts to whisper. If you’d rather keep it a secret, that’s fine too, but then the moss will have all the fun of solving the puzzle on its own.