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I have the suspicion that if nobody did anything it would still be uncovered to the current extent.
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I never made, nor implied, the suggestion to wait. All I said was that chances are gathering the sand had no real relationship to uncovering the Repository.
That doesn't mean collecting the sand doesn't have some meaning besides a delay tactic.
I know we are only speculating, and I know you didn't say not to dig, I am just commenting on the idea that a lot of people now think it is a timed event.
My point was either we are infact digging out the repository and it is getting "hits" ( which is my opinion) or it is a timed event.
If it was a timed event, then no-one would have to dig.
I don't think the actual piles of sand are worth anything, but how many times you have visited the Repository will be a factor.
I mean wouldn't we feel ripped off, if we visited the Repository, clicked a button and that was it, nothing to show what we have done. The plot needs visuals otherwise we would just be clicking on buttons and be bored out of our minds.
In context, why would digging be a "delay tactic"? It is just part of the plot. We found the Temple and had to work through it. We found the Repository and now we are working through that.
Why would TNT take all the time and effort to make these puzzles if there was no point in them?
These are my opinions and not a direct attack on anyone elses opinions or theories.