STORY STARTER

While reading through an online recipe, a character realises that this isn’t just chocolate chip cookies – it’s a code.

Write a short story about this discovery and what the character does next.

The Code

β€˜Three cups of β€œst”’ What? What’s st? I read the next ingredient. β€˜Six tablespoons of β€œin” I think this is one huge typo. The rest was like this, β€˜Four ounces of β€œai” One cup of β€œdo” 10 tablespoons of β€œd_” Seven minutes of β€œth” Nine cups of β€œbe” Five ounces of β€œrs” Two teaspoons of β€œwn” Eight handfuls of β€œe_”’

A couple weeks later I’m in my mansion. The treasure was easy to find once I knew the code.

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