(Q - Flo: That's not at all what I'm suggesting. I think you realize that?)
MB : No, no, I understood the question, it was a preamble. But in relation to your question and what you mention... It's funny because I say it, I repeat it, and I am well aware that people don't understand me and they don't listen to me on this point -there. Hunting is in a situation today which means that we cannot speak... We cannot compare the Golden Owl to the Gold of Sipan, to I don't know what, the new hunts which have been launched, or… All these organized treasure hunts that are going on today, it has absolutely, believe me, eh, it has absolutely nothing to do with the Golden Owl. The Golden Owl is really a..., it's an adventure which today finds itself in a situation where I allow myself to say, I allowed myself to say that the day it is found, it will around the world. We are in a completely exceptional, unexpected, barely credible situation. The game situation... [Flo: I understand] No, you can't understand, you can believe me, but you can't really understand, but...
(Q - Flo: that's precisely what I was saying, that is to say... I believe you, but I don't understand at all how that has a link with what I told you presented.)
MB : So this is what I mean, which is that contrary to what you think, it is not possible for me to really say more without detracting from the game. Because we are at a stage where if someone comes to understand what the super solution is, he will say to himself “but… But it’s not possible!”, as I said to myself. Believe me, the moment I had the solutions in hand, the day I deciphered, finished deciphering the text and said to myself: “Wow! She’s here!”, that day, I said to myself: “Well, what a story! But what a story!”
And frankly, it's difficult today to go further than what I did. I completely understand that people are angry with me, that some write me unpleasant things because they think that I am making humor where it should not be, or things like that… I understand all that . But that doesn't give me more latitude to intervene. And frankly, I believe that everything I have done to sincerely, to help the owls, to try to redirect thoughts... I think it is difficult to do more, and I maintain that indeed today the debates, reflections, discussions, exchanges are oriented in a very very different way from what has been done until now, as can be easily traced on the forums, for example, of the A2CO and 'others. Today, the thoughts are very different.
(Q - Gringos: this is a bit like Michel's farewell, so there won't be any need for vocals, then?)
MB : I don't know, it's the same, it's really something... I'm discovering that, I'm today in a role of... in quotes, master of the game that I had never envisaged. Frankly, I never imagined putting myself in such a position, finding myself in such a position today, in spite of myself, so to speak. I wanted to restart the game, but I did not want to be a master of the game, to be a master thinker, to be someone whose words we drink and whose words we wait for as if they were those of the Messiah . No way. It's really not my thing, but well I'm there in spite of myself. I realize that I don't really have a choice.
And this position that I have today makes me measure two things: it makes me measure firstly how a Max Valentin was able to grow, was able to grow, was able to become what he became because I understand very well that it could intoxicate someone. I would be 40 today, I would have fun. I would say to myself: “Fuck, I have a community of 3,000 people, I do what I want with it, I tell them something and they think about it for 6 months”, I could play with that. But hey, I'm 73 years old, I don't give a damn about showing my face on TV and all that... I don't care, it's really not my debate, it's really not my concern.
My concern today is to tell the truth about history, so that it is perpetuated in its reality and not through suppositions or rumors. And I realize that all our exchanges today lead to trying more or less to rediscover the atmosphere of the madits, to find a new Max Valentin who will deliver remarks which will provide some clues, etc. And I totally refuse to do it, I don't want to do it, I've never done it, it was never my intention.
MB : No, no, I understood the question, it was a preamble. But in relation to your question and what you mention... It's funny because I say it, I repeat it, and I am well aware that people don't understand me and they don't listen to me on this point -there. Hunting is in a situation today which means that we cannot speak... We cannot compare the Golden Owl to the Gold of Sipan, to I don't know what, the new hunts which have been launched, or… All these organized treasure hunts that are going on today, it has absolutely, believe me, eh, it has absolutely nothing to do with the Golden Owl. The Golden Owl is really a..., it's an adventure which today finds itself in a situation where I allow myself to say, I allowed myself to say that the day it is found, it will around the world. We are in a completely exceptional, unexpected, barely credible situation. The game situation... [Flo: I understand] No, you can't understand, you can believe me, but you can't really understand, but...
(Q - Flo: that's precisely what I was saying, that is to say... I believe you, but I don't understand at all how that has a link with what I told you presented.)
MB : So this is what I mean, which is that contrary to what you think, it is not possible for me to really say more without detracting from the game. Because we are at a stage where if someone comes to understand what the super solution is, he will say to himself “but… But it’s not possible!”, as I said to myself. Believe me, the moment I had the solutions in hand, the day I deciphered, finished deciphering the text and said to myself: “Wow! She’s here!”, that day, I said to myself: “Well, what a story! But what a story!”
And frankly, it's difficult today to go further than what I did. I completely understand that people are angry with me, that some write me unpleasant things because they think that I am making humor where it should not be, or things like that… I understand all that . But that doesn't give me more latitude to intervene. And frankly, I believe that everything I have done to sincerely, to help the owls, to try to redirect thoughts... I think it is difficult to do more, and I maintain that indeed today the debates, reflections, discussions, exchanges are oriented in a very very different way from what has been done until now, as can be easily traced on the forums, for example, of the A2CO and 'others. Today, the thoughts are very different.
(Q - Gringos: this is a bit like Michel's farewell, so there won't be any need for vocals, then?)
MB : I don't know, it's the same, it's really something... I'm discovering that, I'm today in a role of... in quotes, master of the game that I had never envisaged. Frankly, I never imagined putting myself in such a position, finding myself in such a position today, in spite of myself, so to speak. I wanted to restart the game, but I did not want to be a master of the game, to be a master thinker, to be someone whose words we drink and whose words we wait for as if they were those of the Messiah . No way. It's really not my thing, but well I'm there in spite of myself. I realize that I don't really have a choice.
And this position that I have today makes me measure two things: it makes me measure firstly how a Max Valentin was able to grow, was able to grow, was able to become what he became because I understand very well that it could intoxicate someone. I would be 40 today, I would have fun. I would say to myself: “Fuck, I have a community of 3,000 people, I do what I want with it, I tell them something and they think about it for 6 months”, I could play with that. But hey, I'm 73 years old, I don't give a damn about showing my face on TV and all that... I don't care, it's really not my debate, it's really not my concern.
My concern today is to tell the truth about history, so that it is perpetuated in its reality and not through suppositions or rumors. And I realize that all our exchanges today lead to trying more or less to rediscover the atmosphere of the madits, to find a new Max Valentin who will deliver remarks which will provide some clues, etc. And I totally refuse to do it, I don't want to do it, I've never done it, it was never my intention.