Finding the String
The string wasn't obvious to find. His father had hidden it quite well... There were tons of wooden boards to sift through, and Rudi couldn't imagine that his father made it super obvious. His worst fear was that someone else had already gotten to it... After all, it had been over 70 years since he was living in the home. The government had their hands on it after that.
Knocking Around
Just as things were looking solemn, Rudi struck gold. They were ready to give up and assume that the items had been destroyed over the years after construction until Rudi heard what he was looking for. Museum director Tomas Okurka said, "Mr. Schlattner was tapping the roof boards with a small hammer. All of them had the same sound. Then he tried to find a string which was supposed to detach the boards which was a system set up by his father."
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