His life could have been saved if he had decided to reveal his stolen treasure's whereabouts. Instead, legendary privateer Olivier Levasseur tossed a paper with an encrypted map into the crowd. Would it lead to one of the greatest hauls in history? Or was it simply a folktale designed to enhance the myth of one of the most ruthless pirates to sail the Seven Seas?

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