d21lewis said:
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they had enough time down there to think about media attention. maybe they figured, if they act mysteriously, they can raise the payment for the eventual book, interview, movie or however this is going to be exploited.
secrets always make for sensations, i do remember when they opened al capones cellar
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”
- George Orwell, ‘1984’