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May 22, 2008

Cave Drawings Link Kurca to David Cook

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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – An amateur spelunking group started out last week on what they thought was a routine cave charting expedition. What they discovered inside an unnamed cave in rural Pickett County had the group's members scratching their heads to find meaning on what they discovered on the cave's walls.

Past the narrow passage into the cave and just out of the light of day, wall scratchings revealed what appears to be another link to the emerging story in the rise of the Kurca. Wreaking a path of destruction across the Eastern half of the United States, the Kurca's wall scratches tell a story of what might be planned next: a clash with American Idol winner David Cook.

Expedition leader Anderson Pasco described the group's initial reaction. "When the light first shined on the wall, we all went kind of went wow," said Pasco. "There are guys in our group that have been spelunking for twenty, thirty years - and they've never seen anything like this. Never."

Upon discovering their find, the group contacted Professor of Archeology at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Terrance Broderick who visited the site with Pasco the next day. Photos were taken to help decipher the code which was unlike anything Professor Broderick had seen before.

A chance meeting with Maxine Johnston, also a Professor at MTSU unlocked the mystery. Johnston, who has studied the unique non-verbal languages of birds immediately recognized the scratchings as that of a chicken. Matching the detail of the drawing against a database of chicken scratch language characters revealed this message: 'd kuk faim di by flaim'. Johnston interprets this as a clear threat against American Idol winner David Cook. "Although the spelling is unconventional in human terms, this is clearly the result of an angry chicken targeting Mr. Cook threatening death by fire," said Johnston. Based on the size of the drawings, Broderick and Johnston agree that it is most likely the work of the renegade Kurcam which has been spotted in recent weeks in bordering states.

Why the Kurca is targeting David Cook no one knows for sure, but all agree that the threat is real. As for future cave exploration, Pasco says he's taking a break. "That giant chicken is out there somewhere, and he's pissed off about something," Pasco said. "I love caves but I'm not ready to die checking them out."