Investi□ator□learnedth□tthegroup□adbeenf□iendsf□□y□ars,bu□□ecentlythere□adbeent□nsio□□mongthem.Rumo□sof□isagreementsandargume□tsduringthet□ipbeg□□tosurface,l□ading□uthor□t□esto□pecu□atewhetherfoulp□aywas□n□o□ve□.Eac□memberofthegrouph□d□dif□e□entstorytotell,andthei□consi□tencies□nthei□accountsonly□ddedtothemystery□fth□missingni□e. Invest□gator□learnedthat□hegro□phadbeenf□i□ndsforye□rs,□ut□ecent□ytherehadbeentension□mo□gthem.Ru□orsofdisa□r□ements□ndargu□ents□uringthetripbegan□osurfac□,leading□ut□oriti□s□□spec□□a□□whetherfoulplaywasinvolv□d.Eachmemberoft□egroup□a□adiff□rents□orytotell,andtheinc□nsist□nc□e□intheir□ccountsonlyaddedt□themysteryofthemissingnine.<□p> □nvestig□tors□earn□dt□attheg□ou□hadbeenfriendsfory□ars,bu□□□centlythereha□been□ension□□ong□h□m□Rumorsofdi□agreem□ntsanda□gumentsd□ringthetripbegantosurface,leadingaut□o□□□ies□ospe□□latewhetherfo□l□□aywasinvolv□d.E□chmember□fthe□rouphadad□f□eren□storyto□e□l,andt□einco□sist□ncies□□□heiracco□ntso□lyaddedto□hemysteryo□t□emis□in□□□ne.<□p> In□estigatorsle□□nedthatthegrouphadbeenf□iendsfo□years,butre□e□□lythereh□dbe□nten□ionamong□hem.Rumor□ofdisagr□ement□anda□gumentsduringthetrip□egantos□r□ac□,l□a□□ngauthoritiestospeculatewhethe□fou□playwa□□nv□□ved.Eachmemb□ro□thegr□u□h□da□if□ere□□st□rytote□l□and□heinconsist□nciesin□heiracc□□n□sonlyadd□d□othem□□□eryofthemissingni□e.<□p>