HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
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JANUARY 2013
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Arguing that “anyone who dies with over $50 is a failure,”
a cancer-stricken art collector in Santa Fe filled a chest with millions
in gold and jewels, hid it in the wilderness and published a single
short poem full of clues for treasure hunters. It started as a lark.
Li le did anyone know just how big it would get.
BY MARGIE GOLDSMITH
NORAH LEVINE