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VerdictTHE TAMPERED FILE · 2026-10-22

The Tampered File

Every statement is true. The record is not. Two entries were switched. Tap them both to switch them back.

The Valley of the Forged Tomb — the Faulkner tampered file

Night on the dig is black as the tomb itself. When the lamps were lit, the find box stood open and every member of the expedition was in a tent — or says so. Set the line of tents straight. 4 diggers, 4 tents, and no two accounts that quite agree — start with Idris Faulkner.

The record as filed

3 STATEMENTS BREAK

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tentDiggerGuardingCanteen
Tent 1
Tent 2
Tent 3
Tent 4

Tap the two switched entries

Tap an entry to mark it, then its partner in the same column.

  1. 1. Dr. Cornelia Vane was right next to the digger guarding the bronze dagger.Breaks
  2. 2. Idris Faulkner was in a lower-numbered tent than the digger guarding the gold scarab.Holds
  3. 3. Margot Ashford was in the tent right before the digger guarding the bronze dagger.Breaks
  4. 4. Margot Ashford was in the tent right before Rashid el-Amin.Holds
  5. 5. Idris Faulkner was in a lower-numbered tent than the digger guarding the alabaster jar.Holds
  6. 6. The digger guarding the alabaster jar was in the tent right before the digger guarding the bronze dagger.Breaks
  7. 7. The digger guarding the sealed papyrus was right next to the digger drinking the lime cordial.Holds
  8. 8. The digger guarding the gold scarab and the digger drinking the spiced chai are the same person.Holds
  9. 9. The digger guarding the sealed papyrus was in the tent right before the digger drinking the lime cordial.Holds
  10. 10. Margot Ashford was right next to the digger drinking the hibiscus tea.Holds
  11. 11. Rashid el-Amin and the digger drinking the barley water are the same person.Holds

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