It was hard not to feel excitement as I held the metal square in my hands. It was heavy. My hands tingled and every part of my heart wanted to scream that we were that much closer to our greatest goals. I wanted to hoist it over my head and shout to the world that we had discovered an ancient artifact from a lost city. I wanted to call my dad and say, "So, guess what we found after all!" I wanted to call my professor and hear his enthusiastic response. I wanted to scoop Jenny into my arms and twirl her around the motel room. Well, maybe I wouldn't actually do that last one -- even if this really was an ancient artifact. I mean, I would want to, but I wouldn't actually...nevermind. It didn't matter because this wasn't an ancient artifact. This was a local hoax that we were all falling into. Jenny leaned forward on her seat, her e...