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Egyptian temple
In the cliffs of Egypt’s ancient desert, we’d discovered an entrance to a tunnel,
carved into the living rock. We ventured in. The tunnel ended at a huge vault. At
the vault’s far end was a wide staircase flanked by tall stone statues. The staircase
rose up to an enormous stone head. ‘This place must be some sort of temple’, said
Geena. I squinted quizzically at the statues. Each held a long, upright spear. I
suggested quietly, ‘Those statues … guards, you suppose?’ Geena nodded slowly.
‘Yeah, seems so. Wealthy, too. See the band necklace and headband on each?
They’re made of gold!’ Thrilled, we crossed the floor space and began to ascend
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the staircase. Halfway up, we paused. Looking up at the mysterious stone bust, I
guessed, ‘A pharaoh?’ Geena answered, ‘Maybe’, and then added nervously, ‘Are
those real snakes either side of it?’ I hadn’t noticed them. Instead, I’d spied other
things, like the urns sitting randomly on the steps, the necklace around the bust’s
throat and two lit sconces on the back wall. Alerted, I looked around us. Behind us,
two other snakes were slithering silently up the stairs!
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