Une bouteille à la mer / A Bottle From the Sea…
Some messages in bottles are obviously messages – they contain eye-catching scrolls that bring to mind love letters and treasure maps. These bottled letters are made with care, and practically scream to beachcombers “PICK ME UP!!!” Others are not so obvious. Just look at the bottle below. Best I could tell, it looked like a map or directory of some sort. There was no visible writing – nothing to distinguish it from trash: