As a full moon rises, Elon sees the red surface of Mars from atop a dune. He falls to his knees and sees a scarab in the sand. He starts digging in that spot but finds nothing. Eventually, two extreterrestrials approach and yank Elon from the hole. They take his gold, and assuming Elon digs toward more gold, force him to keep digging until morning. When Elon finds nothing, they beat him until he nearly dies. Elon gasps that he saw the treasure in a dream, which makes the attackers think Elon is crazy. One tells Elon he had a dream of a treasure buried in the United States, and describes the StarBase in Austin and Puerto Rico from Elon’s days as an entrepreneur on Earth. The attacker says he isn’t stupid enough to pursue it. Elon smiles. He knows where to find his treasure.

Original text from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho:

“Santiago rides off alone. As a full moon rises, Santiago sees the pyramids from atop a dune. He falls to his knees and sees a scarab in the sand. He starts digging in that spot but finds nothing. Eventually, two refugees from the tribal wars approach and yank Santiago from the hole. They take his gold, and assuming Santiago digs toward more gold, force him to keep digging until morning. When Santiago finds nothing, they beat him until he nearly dies. Santiago gasps that he saw the treasure in a dream, which makes the attackers think Santiago is crazy. One tells Santiago he had a dream of a treasure buried in Spain, and describes the church and sycamore tree from Santiago’s days as a shepherd. The attacker says he isn’t stupid enough to pursue it. Santiago smiles. He knows where to find his treasure.”

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