The Pharaohs Passage: A Nomad Journey Copy2

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(set: $transCounter to 0)(set: $an to '<img src=" https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif"width="75" height="50">')<p style="font-size:25px; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;">|sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[The Pharaohs Passage:]]<p style="font-size:20px; color: red; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")[A Nomad Journey Game]] |sample3)[(transition: "dissolve")[<img src="https://www.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cover.jpg" width="400" height="300">]] |sample4)[(transition: "dissolve")[Merhaba Explorers! This is the Interactive story for The Pharaohs Passage: A Nomad Journey Game. Your personal itinerary is put in interactive story form, indulging in a little mystery, myth, and magic. The choices you make will lead you through the game and into a world of discovery. You will see some of the sights, hear the sounds of your trip, and learn much about history and myth before you take this epic Journey. Press here for → [[Quick Instructions]] on how to play <p style="font-size:30px; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;"> <u>Traveler: Touch the Ankh ]] <p style="font-size:20px; font-style:italic;"><p style="text-align: center"> |sample5)[(transition: "dissolve")[Lucas]] <tr> <td> [(link: "$an")[(set: $name to "Lucas")(set: $name1 to "Lucas")(set: $name2 to "Melissa")(set: $name3 to "Rob")(set: $name4 to "Julianne")(set: $name5 to "Claire")(set: $swear to "fuck")(set: $swear1 to "sucks")(set:$swear2 to "shit")$name(goto: "Load")] ](live: 1s)[(set: $transCounter to it + 1)(if: $transCounter is 1)[(show: ?sample1)](else-if: $transCounter is 2)[ (show: ?sample2)](else-if: $transCounter is 3)[ (show: ?sample3)](else-if: $transCounter is 4)[ (show: ?sample4)](else-if: $transCounter is 5)[ (show: ?sample5)](else-if: $transCounter is 6)[ (show: ?sample6)](else:)[ (stop:) <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div><p style="font-size:15px; color: gold; font-style:i;">Written and designed by Shaddow Reupert]]<div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio7.pause();" /></div>

<p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;"> (live: 2s)[(stop:)DAY 1: The Real World] (live: 3s)[(stop:)<p style="font-size:15px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> You are suddenly jolted awake by wheels squealing and a sudden stop... Your plane just landed in Cairo, you have just arrived in Egypt, the ancient mysterious land, Who knows what adventures lie await for you. You were dreaming of the last thing Shaddow said before you took off from the states. He said, "Are you ready to experience The Real World..." "You most certainly are! It will be great to get away from the humdrum of work and have some great adventures," you think to yourself. You have decided to join your friend Shaddow, his lovely wife, and some of his companions on a two-week Journey. and one that will be eye-opening and awakening to your soul.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cairo-pyramids1_orig.jpg" width="600" height="200"></p><p style="font-size:15px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> Accompanying him is Rob, an experienced traveler in his own right, Robert climbed Kilimanjaro when he was younger and in the past few years has made it a goal to see what more the world has to offer, by spending a portion of the year traveling. With him is his girlfriend Melissa, who is just getting the travel bug herself, with her recent adventures with Rob. They have just recently come back from Guatemala and seen the world famous Tikal Mayan ruins. They both arrived a few days earlier. One of the other companions is Julianne, who has taken several trips to Europe, and a few years ago to China on a Nomad Journey, with Shaddow and Claire, and other Nomad members. She does some traveling on her own, and with her job, she just recently got back from Sweden and Belgium. Julianne is just coming into light as an experienced traveler herself, she is very outgoing but works a lot and with her limited downtime, she relaxes watching classic movies from the 40s." It's your turn to depart the plane, as you get up, the very quiet Arabic gentleman, with small eyes and a beak-like nose, across the aisle from you rises, gives you a very deep look, grabs your hand, places an object in it, and he says in a deep Arabic accent:<p style="font-size:15px; color: Gold; font-style:i;">"Lilhimaya" He quickly hurries off the plane, and disappears down the jetway bridge. <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/0f09bfbcdb2067565dd23668b7a1c8d8-72271b0d-23a3-4f5d-986a-638a72615846-1_orig.gif" width="150" height="200"></p><p style="font-size:15px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> In your hand is a 2x2 inch green carved piece of rock in the form of a beetle, what the Egyptians called a scarab, and on the bottom is carved an eye, it is surprisingly lightweight. <p style="text-align:center"><img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/il-340x270-1141144838-u2lw-orig11_orig.jpg'width="100" height="100"><p style=><p style="font-size:15px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> "Well that was weird," you exclaim. Placing the amulet around your neck you head off the plane, it is so light you hardly notice it. Get off the [[Plane->Airport]] ] <audio src="https://egyptlinks.yolasite.com/resources/Arriving%20airplane%20sound%20effect%20(1).mp3" autoplay> <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/busy_international_airport_sounds_airplanes_crowd_announcements.mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.pause(); </script> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio

You stop at the booth to buy your visa upon arrival just before immigration. You reach down to your pants pocket for your passport and it's not there."Oh crap, where did I put it? Did the little beady-eyed man steal it from me? Did I forget it on the plane? Did I drop it somewhere?"...You panic, but then you suddenly remember it's in your right top shirt pocket. With relief, you hand it to get stamped and move on to immigration. <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/180830155930-us-passports-large-169.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p>"Name and purpose of trip?" says the stern looking Egyptian officer with piercing eyes." He sits at a desk in front of you, his badge reads I.O.M. and his name reads “Geb.” You don't even want to point out that your name is on the passport you handed him. You pause for a moment a little nervous, stutter and tell him, 'Ducas LiBenedetto to-tour-tourism.... I mean Lucas DiBenedetto'" Velvet 1915 He gives you a hard stern look, and says, 'Are you sure?' He then begins to play with a little miniature scale on his desk. He gives a big smile and laughs and says, “Enjoy your time, welcome to my country." You then go to pick up your bags at the carousel, feeling a bit foolish. As you get to the carousel and wait for your bag, an Egyptian man, dressed in a blue suit jacket asks, "Which hotel are you staying at?" You say, "Velvet 1915." He says in slightly broken English, "I here to pick you up and take you there."<p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/published/airport.jpg?1553994268" width="200" height="200"></p><p style=""><p style="text-align: center"> Shaddow said if he is not there, someone with a sign with your name on it will pick you up, but he also said because of security reasons you will meet them after you exit the terminal. You look around, there is a security officer at the carousel and the customs and exit ahead of you. Go with the [[Stranger]] Say "I am good" and head towards the [[Exit]] Talk to the [[Security officer]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

[(set: $kj2 to "An Egyptian man, standing next to your group introduces himself as Ahmed, a friend of Shaddow, and shakes your hand.")] You ignore the stranger and he quickly scampers off, you look around as you exit and in front of you is Shaddow dressed in traditional expedition clothes, wearing his normal bracelets and jewelry, he has pickup up on some of his many adventures across the world, and a fedora, Claire dressed similar without the hat. <p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cairo-international-airport-cai-airport-in-cairo-egypt-travel-s-helper_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> Shaddow says, "Merhaba, $name1! Welcome to the Real World." He gives you a big hug followed by one from then Claire. (if: $name is "Lucas" or "Julianne")[(print: $kj2)] As you head to the car, you tell them about your recent your adventures, in the past hour. Travel to the [[Hotel->HT]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/431206__oscaraudiogeek__airplane-flyby.wav" autoplay>" width="300" height="200"></p>

(set: $w to $w + 1) As you head with the stranger out the door, he asks to take your bags, something is a little odd about this guy, so you hang onto them and say, "No thank you." <p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cairo-airport-terminal-2-exterior_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> As you pass customs and head out the exit, you hear some call out $name!! The stranger says "Come this way! We must get you to the hotel," pointing in the opposite direction. But as you turn around you see some familiar faces... Go through the [[Exit]]

(set: $transCounter to 0)<p style="font-size:40px; color: red; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; font-style:i;">[ ]<p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;"> |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<u>DAY 2: Living with Dead<u>]] <p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")[The next time you wake up it's the alarm on your phone going off. As you rise you can hear the sound of the city below you, horse clopping along and the sound of traffic. You get up, take a shower, and head to the rooftop for some breakfast and to meet up with the rest of your companions. "Merhaba and Good Morning, $name!" says Shaddow in a way too early cheerful voice. "Sit, and have some breakfast, before our adventures today." Then it suddenly hits you, not only a breathtaking view of the Giza Pyramids but also all around busy but oddly peaceful streets crowded with camels, horses, and carriages. A smell of camel dung and warm sand hit your nostrils like a soft earthy perfume. The Giza pyramids are majestically looming over the landscape like powerful sentinels.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/130985258_orig.jpg" width="500" height="300"></p> Mohammad arrives with a tray of food, falafels, yogurt, some fruit, and bread along with some juice. Everyone is enjoying their breakfast when Shaddow asks, "How did you sleep?" something slightly devious in the way he asks. You tell him about the woman. Shaddow responds "Sounds like Isis was visiting you, by the way you describe her." The way he says it, is as nonchalant as if the desert is tan and the Nile is blue. Claire says, "She is the Goddess of fertility, magic, and healing." After breakfast, you all thank Mohammad, and head downstairs to get into a private van that you have rented for the day. Your driver's name is Ahmed. "But everyone calls me "George," he says. He seems like a nice fellow but has the biggest hair you have ever seen. Shaddow turns to you and asks, "$name so where to first? Garbage City or The City of the Dead. Everyone else has voted, two for Garbage City and two for The City of the Dead, I am staying neutral, so it's up to you.”]] |sample3)[(transition: "dissolve")["Let's go to [[Garbage City->GC]]" "Let's go to the [[City of the Dead->CD]]"]] { (live: 1s)[ (set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[ (show: ?sample1) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 2)[ (show: ?sample2) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 3)[ (show: ?sample3) ] (else:)[ (stop:) ] ] }<p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/horses_of_bruges-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

<p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> As you approach the security guard, he looks at you, and you tell him about the stranger, the security guard gives you a dismissive look and says to you "He says he is here to pick you up? Then why ask me? If he knows your hotel name then he must be here for you." <p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/119024.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> Ignore Stranger and head towards the [[Exit]]? Do you go with the [[Stranger]]?

You leave Giza for the suburbs of Cairo, the traffic of Cairo is congested at all times of the day it seems, honking everywhere, people trying to cross dangerous roads, and 2 lanes become 4 on a regular basis. As you take these roads and highways to the outskirts of the city, you are overwhelmed by the size of this huge metro area. Even before arriving in this city the sweet, stifling, nose-crinkling scent that hits you first. Mingled with engine fumes and the whiff of hot sand as you burn up the Cairo motorway, it's the stink of damp cardboard and decaying fruit. It's the smell of Garbage City. Your van jolts through the uneven streets, following a truck wobbling under its load of compacted cardboard boxes. Images of the Virgin Mary, Jesus, and the saints, painted two meters high on shop fronts and balconies, look on. Scraps of plastic bags, foil chocolate-bar wrappers, and crumpled newspapers are buffeted by the wind, whipped up and mingled with city dust. Behind the high walls on the outskirts of Cairo is a mostly Coptic Christian community, known as the Zabaleen - a derogatory term for garbage men. Settling in an abandoned quarry, they became the informal waste disposal experts of the city in the 70s, collecting trash from the capital's streets for free and bringing it back to their homes to recycle it. Sorting is done by hand - the plastics are separated from the cardboard, the clothes from the organic waste before they're sold on to the next layer of the community's refuse economy. Shouts bounce off the walls from a children's football game up the street. Eyes smile at you from behind vast cubes of compacted aluminum, stacked up like hay bales and glistening in the sunshine. You drive through to the Monastery of Saint Simon just up the hill. You all get out if the van except "George" who is happy to stay in the car, he pulls out a grade school level book entitled "Arabic to English." He looks at a picture of an astronaut and begins to read aloud: "A is for Ass-to-nuts." You stifle a laugh, and head into this giant cave church. The church itself is a massive outdoor seating using a pre-existing cave and the slope that led into it, the current monastery seats 20,000 people around a central pulpit. There are 3 churches to explore in this area.<p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cave-3-the-theater-of-the-cave-church_orig.jpg" width="500" height="200"></p>As you are wandering around this impressive church you notice what looks like the little beady-eyed man from the airplane that gave you the scarab amulet, and he is looking right at you, you decide to approach him, but as you do Claire gets your attention and says, "$name stop right there this will make a great picture of you." You pose and turn around the little man is gone. (set: $COD = "After an hour or so of enjoying this and other churches in the area, you and the rest head back to the van to visit the City of the Dead")(set: $GC1 = "After an hour or so Shaddow says, 'You guys ready? It's time to go to Lunch and get some good camel meat' you head to have some lunch and relax for the day. Tonight you will go on the Nile and enjoy a dinner show. After dinner, you go to the hotel and are ready for bed.")(if: $CD is "cod") [(print: $GC1)] (if: $GC is "gar")[(print: $COD)] [] (if: $GC is "gc")[(print: "[[Visit the City of the Dead->City of the Dead]]")](if: $CD is "cod")[(print: "[[Go to sleep->Osiris1]]")] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/traffic_noise_in_india__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

You arrive at the cemetery in Cairo. It is 4 miles long and a dense grid of tomb and mausoleum structures, where some people live and work among the dead. Some reside here to be near ancestors, of recent to ancient lineage, and some live here after being forced from central Cairo due to urban renewal demolitions and urbanization pressures.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/download-2-1_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>You and your group get out of the van and start to wander the cemetery, Shaddow says to stick close as crime can be bad here, and it's best to be on your guard. Drug deals are notorious for happening inside some of the mausoleums. The history of this place is amazing and it dates back to 642 AD to the Muslim conquest of Egypt. You and the group wander for a while and take lots of pictures without disturbing the locals. Explore the [[Cemetery]] <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/audio_recording_from_a_cemetery__horror_sound_effects_and_creepy_spooky_sounds.mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.play(); </script>

(set: $COD1 = "You and the rest head back to the van to visit the Garbage City")(set: $GC1 = "After an hour or so Shaddow says, 'You guys ready? It's time to go to Lunch and get some good camel meat' you head to have some lunch and relax for the day. Tonight you will go on the Nile and enjoy a dinner show. After dinner, you go to the hotel and are ready for bed.")Your wander the left path following the cat, as you do you realize the sky wasn't getting dark after all, it just seems a cloud was passing overhead and your imagination got away with you. It seems like a long walk about 45 minutes or so, and you just follow the cat's lead forward and suddenly around a turn, you come across your friends. You turn towards the cat, and it is gone. All you see is a woman in black turning around a corner away from you.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/gothic-black-cat-cemetery-magnet-r42ebc531278d43fc80d4082607f16b83-x7j3u-8byvr-307_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>"Hey guys sorry about that I got turned around for a while," you say. $name4 looks at you puzzled, "Huh? We haven't moved, and you were right there a second ago, you are weird.” She smiles at you curiously. You look over and you see it's the same mausoleum you saw the cat and black puppy by 45 minutes ago. You mention the strange loss of time to $name5 smiles and says ”It looks like the Cat Goddess Bastet, was watching over you.” (if: $CD is "cod")[(print: $COD1)](if: $GC is "gc")[(print: $GC1)] (if: $CD is "cod")[(print: "[[Visit Garbage City->Garbage City]]")] (if: $GC is "gc")[(print: "[[Go to sleep->Osiris1]]")] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/meow___as_i_mewed_before_and_during_the_bathing-[audiotrimmer.com]-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

(set: $w to $w + 2) You follow the black puppy down the lonely path as it winds and turns. Suddenly the puppy stops, growls a bit, and lays down. It then starts to transform into a 7' foot being with a head like an aardvark with a forked tail. <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/e1ee8176eaa316bb6eba3114d0ff614e_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>He opens his mouth to speak and a loud booming deep voice comes out, "I am Set, God of Chaos, "You are foolish little one. Your spirit may have led to the Land of your Soul, $name, but your bad choices today have led you to your doom. Because you made such a foolish choice you shall wander the realm of the dead, Duat, for all of eternity. The Underworld shall be your punishment for your foolishness." <p style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"> Touch the Ankh [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Cemetery save]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/dark_horror_cinematic_music__royalty_free.mp3" autoplay> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

(set: $w to $w + 2) You decide it's better to stay put after all following stray animals is a bit crazy. You lean against a mausoleum wall, and wait for your friends to arrive, time passes, and passes, and passes, and you get very tired, you see a blanket near some graves and it draws you in, you can't help but go lay down, it sounds good right now, and you are so tired. You start to doze off, you slowly feel your self slipping away and realize you will never wake up again... <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/2015-12-30t130354z-1-lynxmpebbt0la-rtroptp-4-egypt-necropolis-widerimage-1170x773_orig.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p> <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: red"> Touch the Ankh [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Cemetery save]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/dark_horror_cinematic_music__royalty_free.mp3" autoplay> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

<p style="font-style:italic;"font-size:20px;">That night you dream again, this time not of Isis, but instead, you see a handsome man with green skin and a beard, wearing a feathered white crown. You realize, he must be Osiris the brother/husband to Isis. He looks at you and nods, he again, like Isis seems familiar but you can't place where. He says, "You are becoming more enlightened, Sname. You may just yet learn the nature of things. And then he whispers to you: <p style="font-style:italic;"> "The way of the heart is the way to the light." <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/osiris_orig.jpg" width="200" height="300"></p><p style="text-align:center"> You awaken feeling confused, but figure this has all to do with the odd foods and spices you have been eating, lately. You go back to sleep. [[Day 3]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

(set: $w to $w + 2) As you turn down the right passage you notice a light in front of you, it is that of a torch. "You there, come out of there now!" Says a man approaching you. You walk towards them. "Grave robbing, hmm?" The man is dressed in a tunic and loincloth, carrying a small sword. he isn't speaking English, but you understand his words. You say, "No, I am just trying to find my way out of here." You seem to also be speaking the same language. "Strange," you think to yourself. The man laughs. "Just got lost on the way to the market, I suppose?" He grabs you and binds your hands and mouth. As he leads you outside you realize it is a dark moonless night. He then takes you by horse to an area with a few pits. He takes off your gag and throws you in one of the pits, luckily it's a sand pit so you don't break anything. "The King is down in Thebes right now so we won't waste your time with a court. You will be sentenced in the morning," says the man. "I want a lawyer, the word "lawyer" comes out in English. "What's a loi-yar?" he asks you, amused. "It's a person who defends my rights," you say. "What rights? You are a thief and a liar, you have no rights," he responds and walks off laughing. Apparently, there were no lawyers back in ancient Egypt. Good news is they rarely burn people alive anymore... The bad news is they usually impale thieves instead. You sit down in the darkness awaiting your doom.<center> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/screen-shot-2015-09-06-at-6-53-54-pm_orig.png" width="400" height="200"></p> <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: red"> Touch the Ankh [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Right Passage save]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cinematic_danger_background_music_[no_copyright_-_royalty_free]_%F0%9F%91%8C-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

As you crouch through the small passage what seems like forever, you finally see some light coming through an exit. It's moonlight, and when you exit you see there are thousands of people all dressed in Ancient Egyptian outfits moving huge blocks on sleds towards a new pyramid being erected. A man in a leather tunic and loincloth with a nice friendly smile approaches you and says, "I am Nour, one of the supervisors here, and you must be the new recruit from Thebes. Well good, because there is plenty of work to do.” You suddenly realize you are also wearing the same outfit as the workers and he is speaking a language you have never heard before, but to your surprise you understand him. You start trying to explain the best you can of the situation and realize that you are speaking the same language as him. He laughs loudly and says, "I hear you Thebians have an odd sense of humor, I think we are going to get along just fine." He then gives you a big freindly smile. He leads you to the barges that hold the giant blocks that make up the Pyramids, where he instructs you on what to do. You have always wondered how the Pyramids were built, well here is your chance to find out. <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/pyramids.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p> Many years of hard labor you put into building the Pyramid of Menkaure, and since you are a hard worker and have earned the respect of the workers and supervisors they eventually make you a supervisor as well. You settle down to marry, the sibling of Nour, who you have become good friends with. You are fortunate to have 6 wonderful children and are also considered better off than most people and are respected for your generosity. One day while at the final placements of the blocks of the pyramid you notice a worker drop a scarab amulet, in the sand. You pick it up and try to hand it back to the worker, he is a small man with beady piercing eyes and a sharp nose, he looks familiar to you, as you hand it towards him, he says to you, "You keep it for protection." Years later, you have retired and lived a great life successfully in your work and marriage, your children have all grown and become successful in their lives as well. You are at your house and having dinner with your spouse, children, grandchildren, and Nour and his family, celebrating the Feast of the birth of Horus. You are drinking beer and celebrating life when you get a slight headache, you figure you've had too much beer and sun today, you excuse yourself and decide to go lie down. As you lie down you think back to the amazing life you have had, You notice a slight glow from the window ledge next to your bed, it is where you put the scarab amulet that the worker dropped, years ago. You place it in your hand and a warm feeling comes over you, a peaceful relaxing feeling you let your self drift away...<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/il-340x270-1141144838-u2lw-orig11_orig.jpg" width="100" height="100"></p> <p style=""><p style=""font-size:20px;"> Let yourself [[Drift...]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/chisel_hammer_rock__rocks_and_stones_chisel_hammer__09__1_-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay> [[Day4]]

(set: $transCounter to 0)\ <p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined;"> |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<u>DAY 4: The Ancient Beginnings<u>]] <p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")[Again you awaken again to the sound of hooves and traffic. Today you and your group will head down to Saqqara, Dashur, and the ancient capital city of Memphis. You once again will have a private van and "George" will be your driver. You have some early quick breakfast and discuss how amazing the Giza Pyramids are, especially with the little technology they had so long ago. Shaddow explains, "These Pyramids we are going to today are even older, in fact, you will see the earliest construction and the first Pyramid ever built." You all head downstairs and meet "George" in the lobby. You ask him what his opinion of the building of the Pyramids is, and how they were constructed with the limited technology they had back then. George turns to you and says, "I am not saying Aliens... but Aliens"<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/george_orig.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p>Saqqara is 45 km south and is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step Pyramid of Djoser, another 16 Egyptian kings built Pyramids at Saqqara, which are now in various states of preservation or dilapidation. After you visit Saqqara and marvel at these much older and much more rustic Pyramids, you and your group head to Dashur where you come across the marvelous wonder that is the Red Pyramid. Once completed, the Pyramid was considered to be a success, as it was a fully constructed, smooth sided, and a free-standing Pyramid rising to a height of 104 meters, with an angle of 43 degrees. The Red Pyramid’s name reigns from the material that was used to construct the Pyramid, red limestone. This Pyramid is believed to be the resting place of King Sneferu.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/photo2018325181714_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>After a hike up to the entrance Red Pyramid you and your group come across an old man sitting by the entrance asking for baksheesh, Shaddow gives him a few Egyptian pounds to avoid the hassle, and you all enter into the Pyramid, as you descend, you realize that the old man was the same old man from the plane, but its too late to go back now to talk to him. As you descend down into the musty dark claustrophobic passage and having to you crouch for 280 meters, the air grows thin and stale, filled with a whiff of ammonia. It is a real workout even for the fit. Once you enter the first chamber you realize the exhilarating thrill of feeling like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft. You explore the passages and have the Pyramid all to yourselves. You notice a small passage to another chamber, you decide to go in.]]|sample3)[(transition: "dissolve") [] [] Enter the passage to the [[Chamber]] ](live: 1s)[(set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[(show: ?sample1)](else-if: $transCounter is 2)[(show: ?sample2)](else-if: $transCounter is 3)[(show: ?sample3)](else:)[(stop:)]]<p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/horses_of_bruges-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $w to $w + 2)You awake to the sweet kisses of your wives. You are the King Menes, you have gone by several names like Narmer and Aha. You have 2 beautiful wives Neithotepe, who was the mother of your only son and heir, Djer, and Queen Berenib the First Royal Wife just as beautiful as the moon. You look around and you are surrounded by wealth in the room, golden candlesticks, oils, perfumes, and clothes of the finest material. You are a proud man, the first king of unified Egypt, who joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy. You diverted the course of the Nile in Lower Egypt and founded Memphis, the capital of Egypt, on the reclaimed land. This location was chosen because it would make it easier to protect the city from invading armies, and also because it would allow you to control the river delta and trade routes to Sinai and Canaan. You also founded the city of Crocodopolis where you built the first temple to Ptah. During your reign, you expanded the kingdom and its influence to the first cataract on the Nile, sent ambassadors to Canaan and Byblos in Phoenicia where you developed commercial trade links, and also attacked the Nubians to the south. You dress for the day, putting on your expensive robes, and placing upon your head a red and white crown depicting the red and white crowns of Lower and Upper Egypt, a combination symbolic of unification, and triumph over your enemies. <p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/images_66.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p><p style="text-align: left"> Your days are filled with diplomacy and pleas from the people for their needs. Many gifts are given to you including a beautiful jeweled dagger from one the old kings of Nubia. In the afternoon you head out for a swim in the Nile. A refreshing swim always does good to relive your stress from the hecticness of daily diplomacy. As you are swimming you notice a lump in the water ahead of you, it looks like a rock, but then it moves, you suddenly realize that it is a Hippopotamus and it's headed your way. You reach down and feel your jeweled dagger by your side, you must think quick about what to do next. Do you Fend off the Hippo with your [[Dagger]]? Do you try to swim to the [[Shore]]? <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_music_-_osiris.mp3" autoplay>

Good morning darling," says your beautiful sister and wife Renpetneferet. She is near the time of giving birth and glowing. "The Pharaoh Khasekhem summons you, the Pharaoh's Great Royal Wife, is having a very difficult time giving birth to Prince Djoser," she says. Already your name, Imhotep, is beloved as a mediator of everyday problems who could "provide remedies for all diseases" and "give sons to the childless." You are the author of an Egyptian medical text, which contains almost 100 anatomical terms and describes 48 injuries and their treatment, and are respected for your medical treatises which regarded disease and injury. As vizier to the Pharaoh, as well as a head architect, your job duties require you to oblige the royal family. You dress quickly and rush off to the palace to help in the birth of Queen Nimaathap's child. You help with the delivery and recovery of the Queen. Word is sent to you that during this time your own wife has given birth to your son, and tragically died in childbirth. Losing one's wife is hard but since she is also your sister, it breaks your heart, but you are aware of the times, and chances for a mother dying in labor are fairly high. The Queen says "we will place your son under the care of my nurse, while you attend to your wife's body." You attend to the ritual of placing your wife's body through the 40 days of mummification and burial preparation. You bury your beloved in the desert in Saqqara and swear someday to return and raise a great building over her grave. You continue your life as a well-respected adviser and are given the great task of building the 1st Pyramid for Pharaoh Djoser. Of course, The place you choose is where you buried your wife.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/6750fe6825baedc85f12bca1f139bd607bd5e075_orig.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p> You design and build the First Pyramid for the now Pharoah Djoser as wells as making great advancements in the medical field and architecture. Years after your death you will be deified (only one of 2 commoners to ever have this honor) and legends and stories will be given great honor to your name. 4600 years later you will be immortalized in the movies as "The Mummy." As you lie on your death bed you feel life slipping away, you had a good life and will cherish these last few moments. You notice a slight glow from the window ledge next to your bed, it is the scarab amulet, you were given as a gift from a small man years ago, for curing some ailment. You place it in your hand and a warm feeling comes over you, a peaceful relaxing feeling you let your self drift away... Continue to [[Drift...->Drift]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_arabic_music_-_arabian_merchants.mp3" autoplay>

You awake after hitting your head, "Wow, that's going to leave a mark," you say, feeling the big lump on your head. You look around and don't see the coin anywhere. "Oh well." you shrug your shoulders and leave, but as you do you get this weird slight feeling of being someone else. You ignore this feeling and go join the others. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/dahshur_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>After a bit more exploration you move to leave this ancient pyramid. It is time to go back to your hotel clean up and head to the Nile to go on a Felucca cruise, a traditional sailing boat of Egypt. Then back to the hotel to relax and sleep. Go to [[sleep->Osiris2]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.mp3 " autoplay>

You get ready and as the Hippopotamus approaches, you grab you dagger and just as it is about to attack you plunge it into the hippos right eye, this infuriates it even further, as it takes a big bite and crushes your left shoulder, still your adrenaline is high and you take another swing with your dagger to stab it in the left eye, you miss, but as just as it turns to bite down you plunge upwards through the bottom of the left eye. The hippo now is blind and flails about giving you a chance to swim to safety. Wow, that was close, but you did not get away unscathed, your shoulder is crushed and you are bleeding badly, you manage to swim one armed back to shore. As you reach land you lie back, exhausted and in great pain, bleeding, but alive. You hear a barking sound coming from the land above the shore and see a pack of wild dogs racing towards you. The smell of blood has made them crazy for your flesh, as you turn to rise, you feel a crushing clamp on your leg, pain shooting upwards your whole body. You look down just in time to see 3 crocodiles ready to feast on you, and one already has a good chunk of your leg. You don't know which will kill you first the wild dogs or the crocodiles, but at this moment you don't really care...<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/croc-with-hand4.jpg" width="500" height="200"></p> <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: red">Touch the Ankh [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|King Egypt save]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cinematic_danger_background_music_[no_copyright_-_royalty_free]_%F0%9F%91%8C-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

As you turn to swim fast, trying to outswim the Hippopotamus, you see the shore, to your dismay, several crocodiles are lined up and a pack wild dogs are a little up the hill from them, all poised to make a meal out of you. So you swim along the shore as fast as you can to find a clearing, you spot one, and swim hard for the shore, you're almost there just a few feet more, you pull yourself out of the water, exhausted but alive... Then you remember Hippopotamuses are land creatures as well. Just as the Hippopotamus comes out of the water it is upon you and attacks, it takes a chunk out of your right arm and then a bite to your left leg. You know you are done for. As you wait for the final blow from this enormous creature you blackout from the pain...<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/3927091-hippopotamus-wallpapers-7_orig.jpg" width="450" height="200"> <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: red"> Touch the Ankh [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|King Egypt save]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cinematic_danger_background_music_[no_copyright_-_royalty_free]_%F0%9F%91%8C-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

<p style="text-align: center">The next moment you wake up to the peaceful sounds of the water lapping the shoreline. In front of you is a man with a head of a ram, wearing a loincloth with a large potters wheel in front of him. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/d68oucx-0a544398-423a-4de0-b356-34f047f15371_orig.png" width="250" height="250"></p><p style="text-align:center"> He speaks in a gruff voice, "I see Taweret has been having some fun with you, little mortal. I am Khnum the potter god of creation, as you already know. I am a god of the Nile, and as such, I offer my protection. This is not your time, nor the place for you to die, you will return to the land and time from where you came, and you will remember nothing of this. May Ra shine his light on you." You feel yourself drifting away... Continue to [[Drift]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/waves_lapping_on_loch_shore_free_sound_effect_sfx.mp3" autoplay loop>

You see the light coming from the entrance of the Great Pyramid. Things are a little fuzzy it seems like a lifetime since you saw the two passages. You only remember crouching to find the exit, you look back and only see one passage, you just must be a little lightheaded from the thin air. You feel like you are missing something, but can't place it. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/maxresdefault-1_11.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p>As you reach the end of the passage you realize that your heart is beating fast and you are out of breath. You rest for a moment to realize what Osiris said,<p style="font-style: italic;"</p> "The way of the heart is the way to the light." <p style=""p> Your heart is on the left side of your chest, so maybe...You wonder what the dark secrets the other path held for you. You walk towards your friends and explore the rest of the pyramids without incident, strangely the Pyramid of Menkaure ends up being your favorite, you just don't know why... That night you and your friends sit on your rooftop terrace to watch the light show on the pyramids, and then you head to bed to rest up for the next day. [[Day 4]]<audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.mp3 " autoplay>

You decide to approach the men and ask them why they are following you. As you approach the men you see they have a camera aiming at you, and they seem nervous. "Why are you guys following me?" You ask demandingly. The men shift their feet a little bit and look at the ground. "Um...no harm intended, we just wanted to know if you are that famous movie star from that Avengers film? And if we could get a picture with you," one of them says. You laugh a bit at your paranoia and tell them that you are sorry that you aren't, but if they still want a picture you would be happy to take it with them.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://2248082-131179606486281751.preview.editmysite.com/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/32778717381-a87e1955c7.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>They aren't disappointed and happily take a few pictures with you. They want to exchange WhatsApp numbers with you and keep in contact with their new friend. You gladly do and sign your name and add "Your American friend, AKA the Avengers Recruit." You are glad you didn't run out, you could have knocked over an antique or something, and instead, you have made some new friends. As you head outside and see your other friends waiting for you. You tell Shaddow about your adventure and he laughs and says, "Okay big movie star, let's head to the Souq." [[Souq]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/sounds_from_the_museum-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

(set: $w to $w + 1) As you run towards the exit, the men stop their pursuit, but just then you slide and knock into a display and almost knock over a statue of Bastet, the Cat Goddess. Luckily, you catch it and place it back on the mantel. She reminds you of the cat in the Cemetery. Then the alarms start going off... <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/5342.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> Guards are running at you from every direction, and you just stand there, knowing running will make it worse. The guards all start yelling at you in Egyptian, and you haven't a clue what to say. Finally, a man approaches the guards and says to the guards and says, "My friend here accidentally did not look where they were going and tripped," you realize this is the beady-eyed man from the plane. The guards calm down and tell you in broken English, "You leave now, do not come back today." You turn around to thank the man and ask him about the scarab amulet, but he has vanished, again. You are glad you aren't going to see the inside of an Egyptian jail, you quickly oblige the guards and leave the building. Outside you find that your friends are already waiting for you. You tell Shaddow what happened and he laughs and says, "Well I hear the falafels in Egyptian prisons are amazing." Claire smiles and says well, "Cats always do land on their feet," referring the statue of Bastet. You have a feeling your new nickname will be "Jailbait" and you may not live this down for a while. "Let's head to the Souq, where the only thing you can knock over there is a stand of cheap souvenirs," says Shaddow. [[Souq]] (live: 9s)[ <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/lolatak_-_arabic_exam_teacher_gets_mad-hljxsa4xhsw__1_-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3'; audio.play(); </script>(stop:)] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cinematic_danger_background_music_[no_copyright_-_royalty_free]_%F0%9F%91%8C-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

(set: $transCounter to 0)\ <p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined;"> |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<u>Souq: The Labyrinth<u>]] <p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")[The Cairo Souq, Khan el-Khalili, is the bazaar district and one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. The site of Khan el-Khalili was originally the site of a mausoleum known as turbat az-za'faraan (Saffron Tomb). In the early 16th century, Sultan al-Ghuri, Egypt's last powerful Mamluk sultan modified the layout of the whole district through a major campaign of demolition and new construction. He demolished the original khan built by al-Khalili and rebuilt it in 1511 as a commercial complex with monumental gates and streets in a regular grid plan. It became a central bazaar where the most precious goods were sold, which often had roofed streets and was protected by locked gates at night. This now includes an ornate gate and the upper stories whose facade is lined with iron-grilled windows where merchant's rooms were located. Two other monumental gates, the Bab al-Badistan and the Bab al-Ghuri, also date from this time and are still standing today. <p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cairo-egypt-local-market-expat-explore-1087783190.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p>From al-Ghuri's reign onward, the district became associated with Turkish merchants, and during the Ottoman period the Turkish community of Cairo was centered here. Today it is mainly occupied by locals rather than foreign merchants and shopholders, but it is significantly geared towards tourists. Shops typically sell souvenirs, antiques, oils, perfumes, and jewelry, clothes, etc..., but many traditional workshops continue to operate in the surrounding area and the adjoining goldsmiths' souq, for example, is still important for locals.<p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/d44cd0802ae7ff39d68d827eaee55c00.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p> In addition to shops, there are several coffeehouses, restaurants, and street food vendors distributed throughout the market. The coffee shops are generally small and quite traditional, serving Arabic coffee and usually offering shisha. One of the oldest and most famous coffeehouses is Fishawi's, established in 1773. The layout is a labyrinth of streets and alleys. Claire Jokes, "It is designed to keep you shopping forever." ]]|sample3)[(transition: "dissolve") [] [Time to do some [[Shopping]]] []](live: 1s)[(set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[(show: ?sample1)](else-if: $transCounter is 2)[(show: ?sample2)](else-if: $transCounter is 3)[(show: ?sample3)](else:)[(stop:)]]<p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/jerusalem_-_the_arab_market.mp3" autoplay loop>

After leaving the store you start to walk to the cafe or the way you think the cafe was. However, soon you feel like you have gone too far, and turn around and walk the other way, still no luck. hmm...well this $swear1. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/11169940-1640458712875094-7683625362160227360-n_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>You wander back to the [[Shemzmu's Shop->Shezmu's Shop1st]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/98476__yuroun__markt-helmond001-[audiotrimmer.com].wav" autoplay loop>

You awaken to the sounds of the morning prayers. The sounds fill the city with haunting emotions. You try to go back to sleep, but you start to think of that woman in red again and what she was trying to tell you. You figure its got to be just all the excitement and jetlag. You write in your journal a bit and then eventually fall back to sleep. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/29ukf5r_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> [[Day 2]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/call_to_prayer_430_a.m._cairo.mp3" autoplay>

The entrance and passage are quite small and dusty, and you must crouch at times, and the air is thin but bearable.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://2248082-131179606486281751.preview.editmysite.com/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egypt0608-x2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>After crouching and crawling for a bit, you enter the King's Chamber, an empty area but for a Sarcophagus to one side of the room, as you approach it you hear a rhythmic sound, almost like a tambourine coming from the room. You turn to $name3 and $name4 and ask what that sound is and they ask you, "What sound?" You explore the room look at the Sarcophagus, the vents, and the ceiling, marveling at the construction, built so many thousands of years ago. When you are done exploring you turn around and everyone seems to have left the chamber, so you venture out yourself. As you crouch through the passageway back, you find it odd that you don't see anyone coming your way. As you press forward you come across a split in the passage, you don't remember seeing it on your way in, but it must have been there. You look for a sign pointing the way out but there is none. <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/98584493-c384de6c-5589-46c8-b94d-f763c5d3bc85_orig.jpg" width="400" height="250"></p>There is a passage that goes right and one that goes left which do you choose? The [[Right Passage]] The [[Left Passage]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.mp3 " autoplay loop>

As you crawl through the passage to one of the chambers you see a coin on the ground just before a small room, on one side is a Hippopotamus. You go to retrieve the coin and when you do it gets hot to the touch and in surprise you bump your head hard on the low ceiling and blackout... <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/red-pyramid-cairo-egypt-dahshur-saqarra-3_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>When you awaken you are in the same chamber with a woman with head of a hippopotamus, the arms and legs of a lion, the back and tail of a crocodile, and the breasts and stomach of a pregnant woman. "Hello little mortal," she says. You just stare at this talking hippopotamus in disbelief. You think you must have hit your head harder than you thought. "I am Tawaret the Lady of the Birth House., also called the Great One," she says "Nice to meet you" you manage to stutter out. How else do you answer a talking Hippo Goddess? "It is a shame about what has happened to you, too young to die," she says. You stare in disbelief. "I must be having a nightmare," you think, but something tells you she is telling the truth. You look around you and see your body lying there surrounded by a pool of blood, and you are standing beside it. It seems that you have suffered a brain bleed that caused you to die.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/purushottam-powar-taweret_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>"Oh $swear," you say aloud. Now you are freaked out. Tawaret nods and looks at you and says, "I am here to offer you a choice. I will resurrect you into rebirth but to an ancient time... You will become one of two men. The first choice is you can become the First King of Egypt, and the second choice is you can become a commoner of Ancient Egypt. You will have no knowledge of your previous life. Choose wisely." You pause for a second and realize that you must choose. You say: I want to be the [[First King of Egypt]] I want to be the [[Commoner]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.mp3 " autoplay loop>

As you stop to look at one of the graves and feel a sense of dizziness. You think it might be all the heat and take a swig of your water, you close your eyes for a second to get rid of a headache that has come on, and when you open them, the sky is getting dark as if dusk has fallen...<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/233583_orig.jpg" width="500" height="300"></p>You realize your friends are nowhere to be seen and you are lost. You hear a noise to the left and it's a cat, it moves and starts walking on the left path, it stops hops up on a stone bench and seems to be waiting for you. And to the right, is a small black puppy with a long face wagging its tail it again looks at you and heads onto the right path, again seemingly waiting for you. What do you do? Follow the [[Cat]] Follow the [[Puppy]] [[Stay]] where you are <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/31b0124bd13aa58d045a4571f9158bc5.jpg'width="100" height="100"> [[New Game->Quote]] OR (link: "Go to Last Autosave")[(load-game: "file Y")] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect.mp3" autoplay>

That night you have a strangely vivid dream of a beautiful woman with long dark flowing hair, wearing a beautiful red gown and crown with bull horns and a disk between them, and appears to have wings of a bird. She looks familiar but you can't place where you have seen her before. "Welcome $name, to the ancient land of Kemet, you now know it as Egypt. The next few weeks will be an eternity of wonders for you, you will meet many gods along your Journey, some will guide you, while others may try to distract you from your self-discovery. All your choices will lead you to a great understanding. Inevitably, you will find your way as you always have and will. You will rediscover who you are, were, and always will be. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/jun171894_orig.jpg" width="200" height="300"></p>She smiles at you and says, "This should help on your path <p style="font-style:italic;"font-size:20px;"> "...in the sun in darkness with dilated iris she sees protector I hope though at times in the night..." <p style=""> Then she whispers, "May Ra shine his light on your travels, $name." You are awoken by a voice calling out... [[Early Morning]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>}

(set: $transCounter to 0) <p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined;"> |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<u>Train: Night Moves<u>]] <p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")[At the train station your group waits patiently for your sleeper train to arrive. The station is crowded and loud, but a good nights sleep will do you well. You do some wandering at he small stalls looking for snacks for the 13 hour train ride.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/img-9484.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p>"$name, the train should be coming soon, so let's get ready," says Shaddow. The train comes to a stop and you are lead on board.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egypt-sleeper-train-w_orig.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p>The sleepers are cozy enough. Soon after you settle in and relax and do some writing in your journal, a meal arrives, it seems edible wnough. After you finish your meal you pick up your book and read a bit, before going to sleep. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egypt-sleeper-night.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p><p style="text-align: center"> ]]|sample3)[(transition: "dissolve") [] [] [[Night on the Train]]](live: 1s)[(set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[(show: ?sample1)](else-if: $transCounter is 2)[(show: ?sample2)](else-if: $transCounter is 3)[(show: ?sample3)](else:)[(stop:)]]<p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/railway_station_sound_effect.mp3" autoplay>

You wake up to the feeling of being watched. You look out your window to the hallway of the train and see a small man walk by, he looks a lot like the one from the airplane. You quickly throw on your shoes and head out to the hallway, you look down the hall as you see the man head into the next car. So you decide to follow him.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egypt-sleeper-corridor_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>You head past the other sleepers quietly. As you pass $name3's room you can hear a terrible noise coming from it, you think to your self, "Wow he can really snore!" As you enter the next car, the small man is headed though the next door, so you pick up your pace. You start to walk fast to catch up to him when the conductor pops around the corner and you run into him. "Hello sir, can I do something for you?" a bit shaken up by being plowed into by you. "Um...No I was just..looking for the toilet," you say. Not trying to tell him you were chasing another passenger. "The WC is that way," he says, pointing the way you came. "That one is busy," you say, trying to make excuses why you want to go into the next car. "Can't I just go in the one that way?" you ask. "Sir, that is the end of the train all you will find through that door is the tracks." You look closer and you realize he is right, this is the last car and through the door is nothing but track moving fast away from you. But, where did the little man go? He couldn't have just jumped from the train, but you are sure he went through that door. "I guess you'll just have to wait for the WC, sir," and he stands firm. So you have no choice to go back to your room. Go back to [[Sleep->Isis2]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/train_sounds_for_sleep_2_hours_inside_carriage__1_.mp3" autoplay loop>

At the docks, Shaddow and Claire go to buy your tickets while the rest of you look around on the docks, there are several people trying to sell their wares. Soon after they come back, and then you all walk to the boats, where Shaddow does some haggling. "Well, we have a private boat to go to Philae Island," says Shaddow. You soon board the "Meseket" and meet the boat captain, whose name is Aqen. <p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/dscf3801_orig.jpg" width="300" height="250"></p>You hop in this boat and after a smooth 15 minutes you disembark to explore the island and temple. Aqen reminds you, "1 hour only, you would not want to left here." Wander [[Philae Temple]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/410612__paul368__sea-waves-hitting-the-dockside-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.wav" autoplay loop>

Suddenly you feel warmth on your chest and you realize it's the scarab amulet, you put your hand over it and it starts to glow green, you feel the warmth spread over you as you hold onto it tight, your memories start to fade and you start to drift... <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: Green"> Press the scarab to go on [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/il-340x270-1141144838-u2lw-orig11_orig.jpg'width="50" height="50">|Cemetery]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/musica_egipcia_antigua_-_dios_horus-gzalyuwkowc-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

<img src=https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/animated-dice-image-0070_orig.gif> (set: $diceroll to (random: 1, 6))(if: $diceroll is 1)[Awesome you go 1st! You get a nice hot shower, to be nice to everyone you shower quick, but enjoy the hot water. Afterward, you get dressed and wait for everyone to shower and get ready. Then you all head to the train station.](if: $diceroll is 2)[Great, You go 2nd! Your shower is still nice and hot to be nice to everyone you shower quick. Afterward, you get dressed and wait for everyone to shower and get ready. Then you all head to the train station.] (if: $diceroll is 3)[Not too bad you are 3rd in line. The water is still warm but cooling, you shower quick. Afterward, you get dressed and wait for everyone to shower and get ready. Then you all head to the train station.](if: $diceroll is 4)[Ugh. You go 4th The water is getting cold so you shower quick. Afterward, you get dressed and wait for the last people to shower and get ready. Then you all head to the train station.] (if: $diceroll is 5)[You go 5th, Oh boy, not good. The shower is cold you shower quick washing as quick as you can hoping not to freeze too bad while doing it. Afterward, you get dressed quick shivering and meet everyone downstairs where they are waiting for the last person to get ready. Then you all head to the train station.] (if: $diceroll is 6)[You go last. "Ah $swear2," you exclaim, and everyone laughs. The shower is cold, you shower washing as quick as you can hoping not to freeze to death while doing it. The water starts to run down as well, you just manage to rinse your hair and body as water comes to a trickle. Afterward, you get out shivering, get dressed and meet everyone downstairs where they are waiting for patiently for you. $name2 asks, smiling. "How was the shower?" "Refreshing," you say with a smirk. Then you all head to the train station.] Head to the [[Train station->Train]] [[Roll]] again for fun <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/shower_water_noise_-_free_sound_effects__1_.mp3" autoplay>

This night Osiris appears to you again. He looks at you and says, "You have far to go, and the world is but a big maze, I hope you will find yourself out of the labyrinth. I shall help you, with these words."<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/xbjqqtvu_orig.jpeg" width="300" height="300"></p>“<p style="font-style:italic;">Where the light never shows the true path, Far from the robes of the wealthy and free, Nor the perfumed Oils for the sacred bath, Away from there, you will find the finest tea, Two streets to the Orient shall guide you, this will lead towards your clan, The jars of the dead shall lead you true, To the first tribes of man, Gold is far from your every need, The fragile papers will be your way, And ancient food is on what you will feed, If you travel toward where they pray, Journey to the source of the Niles flow, with a few coins to the humble poor, then pass towards the birth of Ra's glow, there you will approach your lost door." <p style=""> He smiles a devilish little smile and disappears, as your alarm goes off... [[Day 5]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

Mohammad gets in the drivers seat and he explains as you drive through the congested streets of Cairo, “$name, sometimes the guards are bribed by taxi drivers to let them get fares, then they lie about being sent for you, take you for a long ride, and then try to convince you that the hotel you booked is closed for repairs and they want to take you to a "better one." It is usually harmless, but costs you lots of money and delays your trip right away. As for the Scarab that is really odd to me as well, however, "lilhimaya" means "for protection" in Arabic, but those scarabs can be bought for a really cheap price by the kilo in the Souq." After about 45 minutes you arrive at the Hotel, you are then shown to your room, drop your bags and head upstairs to the rooftop terrace. Claire introduces you to Rob and Melissa. Rob is a taller man, in his 40s wearing a plaid button-down shirt, with a nice smile, and Melissa is a pretty blonde in her mid-30s, wearing a long sleeve shirt and slacks. Both Rob and Melissa shake your hand. A few hours later Julianne arrives and introduces herself, another blonde a little bit on the short side, and you can you tell she is spunky. And finally Kevin a husky guy who seems friendly enough.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/113082823_orig.jpg" width="400" height="300"></p> Shaddow hands you a Stella beer, and you sit down, the conversation is light and full, it feels good to be off the plane, especially after so many hours of flying, and that strange experience with the scarab. It's [[Getting Late]] time for bed. <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/sights__sounds_of_cairo_%E3%80%90from_giza_to_central_cairo%E3%80%91interesting_local_bus_trip__1_-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

You ride through busty Cairo, over to the hotel and get settled in and relaxed before the others arrive. Shaddow and Claire leave in the evening to go pick up your other companions. After about 45 minutes you arrive at the Hotel, you are then shown to your room, drop your bags and head upstairs to the rooftop terrace. Claire introduces you to Rob and Melissa. Rob is a taller man, in his 40s wearing a plaid button-down shirt, with a nice smile, and Melissa is a pretty blonde in her mid-30s, wearing a long sleeve shirt and slacks. Both Rob and Melissa shake your hand. A few hours later Julianne arrives and introduces herself, another blonde a little bit on the short side, and you can you tell she is spunky. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/113082823_orig.jpg" width="400" height="300"></p>Shaddow hands them a Stella beer, a fresh one to you. The conversation is light and full, and the hours seem to go by quick. It's time for bed as it is [[Getting Late]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/sights__sounds_of_cairo_%E3%80%90from_giza_to_central_cairo%E3%80%91interesting_local_bus_trip__1_-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

Mohammad gets in the drivers seat and he explains as you drive through the congested streets of Cairo, “$name, sometimes the guards are bribed by taxi drivers to let them get fares, then they lie about being sent for you, take you for a long ride, and then try to convince you that the hotel you booked is closed for repairs and they want to take you to a "better one". It is usually harmless, but costs you lots of money and delays your trip right away. As for the Scarab that is really odd to me as well, however, "lilhimaya" means "for protection" in Arabic, but those scarabs can be bought for a really cheap price by the kilo in the Souq." After about 45 minutes you arrive at the Hotel, you are shown to your room, drop your bags and head upstairs to the rooftop terrace. You see Rob and greet him with a big hug and he introduces you to Melissa. Rob is a taller man, in his 40s wearing a plaid button-down shirt, with a nice smile, and Melissa is a pretty blonde in her mid-30s wearing a long sleeve shirt and slacks. Kevin rises and introduces himself, he looks a bit like his mom, but a lot bigger and masculine.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/113082823_orig.jpg" width="400" height="300"></p>After meeting everyone, Shaddow hands you a beer and you sit down, you look in front of you and just a few hundred meters you can see the silhouette of the Giza Pyramids. After some conversation and relaxation, you get tired, it's time to rest up for tomorrow's adventures. It's [[Getting Late]] time for bed. <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/sights__sounds_of_cairo_%E3%80%90from_giza_to_central_cairo%E3%80%91interesting_local_bus_trip__1_-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

When your group arrives at the Museum, Shaddow pays the entrance for everyone, and you all head inside. The place is huge and could take forever to see everything. The airconditioning isn't great and it is a bit warm and stuffy, but you will make due.<p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/14795799955-295dd96603-k_orig.jpg" width="400" height="200"></p>The place, built in 1901, is enormous and is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, it doesn't look like it's changed much in the past century. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. You decide to wander on your own and meet up in 2 hours. This place is amazing and filled with so much to look at including the Royal Mummy Room, containing 27 royal mummies from pharaonic times. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egyptian-museum-768x430_orig.jpg" width="400" height="250"></p>After a while, you notice that 2 men have been following you, you decide to go to the room to the left when they aren't looking. They pass by and you backtrack towards the Mummy room. But as you approach the room you see that the men are behind you again. You go to a security guard and tell them what is happening, he asks, "Which men?" You turn around and they are gone. So you press on, you look at some more amazing things and after a while, the men are behind you again. What do you do? [[Confront]] the men [[Run]] towards the exit <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/394682__lietoofine__athens-emst-[audiotrimmer.com].wav" autoplay loop>

You arrive at the Souq and wander through the streets with your friends, occasionally they stop for some street food, and do some shopping with deep haggling. You notice a very beautiful painted egg that would be a good gift for one your friends, and decide that you want to try your hand at haggling, after a bit of talking to the owner, "Shezmu" he tells you to come in and have Egyptian tea, also known as "Shai." You tell your friends, and they say they will be just down at the cafe you passed on the way in.<p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/intrepid-travel-egypt-aswan-market_orig.jpg" width="400" height="300"></p>After some polite conversation and Shai, which is a delicious black tea heavily sugared, Shezmu tries to sell you 50 of the items you were looking at, along with pretty much everything in the shop. You settle on a few things and get what you think is a decent price. As you leave the store the Shezmu says, "Here take this as my gift to you, my friend." He hands you a small bottle of Egyptian oil.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/perfume-factory_orig.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p>You start to wonder if you really did get a good deal, or he just felt bad for you, by ripping you off so badly. You thank him, and then you ask, "Do you know which way to the cafe?" He laughs and asks, "Which one? We have many." You think hard but you can't remember the name and leave to go find the cafe on your own. You go [[search for the Cafe]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/338236__brightonmatt2__marrakech-walking-souks-[audiotrimmer.com]__2_.wav" autoplay loop>

You are back at the store. If you could only remember what the name of the cafe was, you could ask the store owner. He waves at you and asks, "Still no luck my friend?" You smile, say no, and move on. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/intrepid-travel-egypt-aswan-market_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.3 (O)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c1 (AQ)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.3 (L)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.2 (T)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <p style="text-align: right"> [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/giphy_orig.gif'width="50" height="50">|Labyrinth Hints]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

Leather products of all sorts, belts, bags, journals, bracelets, etc... are sold in these shops. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/48c5af0f3ed470db56100f7d76431336_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.4 (L)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.5 (LE)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.4 (SP)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

The oils here smell a little bad as if they are spoiled. You crinkle your nose and move on. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/oils2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.6 (O)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c2 (AQ)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.4 (O)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

Payprus salesmen are everywhere, trying to sell you banana leaves passed off as real papyrus. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/papryus2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c2 (AQ)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c4 (Mish)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.5 (LE)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.4 (L)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/98476__yuroun__markt-helmond001-[audiotrimmer.com].wav" autoplay loop>

You know some people back home that love essential oils, that would go crazy over these scented oils, and the prices are unbeatable. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/oils4_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.5 (O)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c1 (AQ)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.3 (O)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

A few shops are closing up for the day here. Apparently, it wasn't a good day for sales, since the shopkeepers look a little upset. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/closed-markets_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.7 (Rotten)]] West-[[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c4 (Mish)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/466615__pepotx__h4-vendedor-ambulante-y-fondo-03-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

Lots of tourist junk here, especially cheap, nothing that you can't get everywhere else, in the Souq. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/tourist-junk2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|Shezmu's Shop]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.1 (CL)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

Shopkeepers urging you to come in their stores to buy shoes and other tailor-made clothes, lots of leather bags for sale. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/shoes_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.1 (CL)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.2 (T)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.1 (CL)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

Lots of perfumes being sold around here, you wonder which are real and which are fake. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/oils_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.4 (O)]] South [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|Shezmu's Shop]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.2 (W Cafe)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

You slip and almost fall on some oil from a bottle that has broken all over the ground. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/oils3_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.7 (Rats)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.6 (T)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.5 (O)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

There are a few beggars in this area. You throw them a few coins each, not a lot, but just a little change you had from your recent purchases. Shaddow informed you, too much charity, makes them dependent on tourists and begging rather than looking for work, and it also messes with the local economic structure. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/904874-beggars300_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c4 (Mish)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|El Fishawi Cafe]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.5 (LE)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/320828__peacewaves__jingling-coins.wav" autoplay loop>

You see a lot of shopkeepers selling gold and silver. There are so many rings and necklaces everywhere, you wonder what type of security they have. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/jewelery2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.2 (Pipes)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.3 (GS)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.1 (KK Cafe)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

You find a cafe! Unfortunately, this is not the cafe you were looking for, this is "Wali-Al-Neaam Cafe." It smells good with all the apple flavor tabacco in the air. You look around but don't find your friends there. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cafe2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.3 (O)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.1 (CL)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cafe2.wav" autoplay loop>

Different food stalls selling all sorts of food, including a fermented cheese, which is an ancient Egyptian dish, called Mish, the smells are overpowering. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/5588658444-9b00e29d2b-o_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.7 (few open)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c5 (Beg)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c3 (Pap)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/424269__jensfelger__souks-marrakesch-2-[audiotrimmer.com].wav" autoplay loop>

Lamps, lamps, and more lamps, everywhere, you feel like you are in a palace. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/lamps2.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c1 (AQ)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c3 (Pap)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.4 (LE)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.3 (L)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

The leather looks nice, but how can you tell if it is good quality or not? <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/leather-bags-sale-street-market-birmingham-uk-31809623_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c3 (Pap)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c5 (Beg)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.4 (LE)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/el-fishawy-cafe-cairo-egypt-10.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>You found it! You come across the main walkway where the cafe is you were looking for in the first place. "El Fishawi Cafe," of course, probably the most famous cafe in all of Cairo. How could you have forgotten? Your friends are sitting around a table drinking some tea, and sharing a shisha, an Egyptian Hookah, with fruit flavored tobacco. You sit and join them and tell them that you got lost. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/img-7586_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>"Part of the experience, my friend, like this," says Shaddow as he takes a puff on the shisha." "If you don't get lost in the Souq you were never here." And then he goes amuse everyone with his stories of getting lost in Djema el-Fna, the market of Marrakesh, 20 years ago, and having to pay a 5-year-old local boy to get him and Claire to the exit. You all enjoy a good dinner and head to the Hostel to shower and change for the Train. [[Hostel]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cafe2.wav" autoplay loop>

Lots of lamps all around you, of every shape and size for sale. Most are so decorated it's hard to believe the cost is so low. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/lamps1_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|Shezmu's Shop]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.4 (L)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.3 (GS)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.2 (L)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

There is a mixture of all sorts of antiques here, some real and some fake it's hard to tell the difference. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antiques_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.4 (O)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c2 (AQ)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.4 (L)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|Shezmu's Shop]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

Bright colored clothing is for sale at these shops here. All the colors are so amazing, it is a change from the drab colors that many locals wear. There are a lot of clothing repair shops in this area. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/clothes2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.1 (CL)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.1 (KK Cafe)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

You see a bunch of supposedly antique canopic jars, the tops are in the shape Horus's sons: Insety, Duamutef, Hapi, and Qebehsenuef. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/canpotic-jars_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.5 (O)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.6 (T)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c3 (Pap)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c1 (AQ)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/338236__brightonmatt2__marrakech-walking-souks-[audiotrimmer.com]__2_.wav" autoplay loop>

Dead end. There are rats everywhere, This is not a good time to get rabies. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rats_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.6 (O)]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/the_animal_sounds_rat_squeaking_-_sound_effect_-_animation-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

The gold and silver from the shops in this area make everything sparkle all around you. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/jewelery1_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.3 (L)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.2 (GS)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

A nice looking cafe called "Khan Al Khalili Cafe." You look around, but realize this isn't the cafe you are looking for. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cafe-khan-el-khalili_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.1 (CL)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.2 (GS)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.1 (Kids)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/khan_cafe1-[audiotrimmer.com].wav" autoplay loop> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

That night you dream of Isis again. This time she is in a white gown wearing a golden crown similar to the one she had the day you first dreamed of her. "Hello $name, it is good to see you again. Tomorrow you will be in my Sanctuary, a distance from where it used to be, but the location isn't the point, the temple itself is. An offering is expected, so choose wisely... May Ra shine his light on you," she says.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/isis_orig.jpg" width="200" height="300"></p> [[Day 6]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

The alley leads to the outside and there are some kids are playing ball this way, pick a direction. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/mideast-egypt-female-horo_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.1 (KK Cafe)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.2 (Pipes)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/406424__kyles__palestinian-children-boys-playing-soccer-in-tight-alley-gaza-2016.wav" autoplay loop> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

All the same tourist junk again, this time surprisingly some of the prices are marked with price tags. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/tourst-junk-3_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.6 (O)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.7 (Rotten)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*c2 (AQ)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

The smell of rotten fruit is in the air around here, and this alley leads out of the market as it curves. Go somewhere else before you get nauseous. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/eyeem-103361344_orig.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p> South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.7 (few open)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.6 (T)]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/dark_ambience__cave_sounds__dd_tomb__45_minutes__halloween_special_%F0%9F%91%BB_-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

There are lots of different types of shirts and scarves here made by various tailors, for a few extra pounds you can have anything handmade. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/clothes_orig.jpg" width="250" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*1.2 (W Cafe)]] South [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*2.1 (CL)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

The bright lamps sold around here light up the whole area as this road comes to an end. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/lamps3_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*3.3 (L)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

An out of the way Sheesha store. All the pipes here are unbelievable. Now try and fit one of those in your bag. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/5aace334e1ea99ebab75cc7afbd46e6d.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.2 (GS)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.3 No name cafe]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.1 (Kids)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

There is a loud cafe here, pizza looks good here, however, this is not your cafe, time to move on. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/bahrain-jumbo_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.4 (SP)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.2 (Pipes)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/loud_cafe-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

Lots of spices in these shops, it seems like the market is divided into areas where the shopkeepers selling all the same products seem to be. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/spices2_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> North [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*4.4 (LE)]] East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.5 (SP)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.3 No name cafe]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

All the spices stacked so nicely in pyramids shapes, with all the brilliant colors look awesome, it would be a shame to buy anything and ruin the work it goes to make these look so fancy. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/spices3_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.6 (SP)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.4 (SP)]] Look in [[Journal->Verse]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Verse]] at Osiris's Verse Look in [[Journal->Sobek's Hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Sobek's Hints]] at Sobek's Hints <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

A lot of spices down this road, all the powder in the air makes you sneeze. You love the smell but is a bit overpowering. Move on before you have a sneezing fit. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/spices4_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> East [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.7 (SP)]] West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.5 (SP)]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

Someone knocked over a table of spices, time to move on before you get blamed. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/spices1_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> West [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|*5.6 (SP)]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

<p style="font-size:25px; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;"><u>Osiris's Verse</u><p style="font-size:15px; text-align: left; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; ">"Where the light never shows the true path, Far from the robes of the wealthy and free, Nor the perfumed Oils for the sacred bath, Away from there, you will find the finest tea, Two streets to the Orient shall guide you, this will lead towards your clan, The jars of the dead shall lead you true, To the first tribes of man, Gold is far from your every need, The fragile papers will be your way, And ancient food is on what you will feed, If you travel toward where they pray, Journey to the source of the Niles flow, with a few coins to the humble poor, go to the boat Atet at Ra's morn glow there you will approach your lost door." <p style="font-size:20px;"> (set: $back to (history:)'s last) [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/10263-leftwards-arrow-with-hook_orig.png'width="50" height="50">|$back]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

You find yourself in a golden-lit room, your flashlight reflects off the wall lighting it up. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/published/220px-louvres-antiquites-egyptiennes-img-2947-cropped_1.jpg?1557181775 " width="200" height="200"></p> You inspect the door closely and find that there are some hieroglyphics on the wall and a crudely written fading list of graffiti next to it is some writing you don't understand. Right above the hieroglyphics is another bit of graffiti which looks a bit different it reads: "η ομορφιά της είναι ελαφριά" Then you go to the wall where the door you went through was and look at it, you push on it with no luck. Hmmmm...you try pushing on other walls with no success... Look closer at the [[Hieroglyphics]] Inspect the [[Coptic Graffiti]]

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You quickly grab your journal and write down what the graffiti you couldn't identify and the letters that appeared when you pressed the hieroglyphics. You wander around to find your friends. After a while, you all head back to Aswan by van. Along the route $name4 shows everyone their pictures, you notice a cartouche, like the one you saw in the hidden room and ask what that name means. Shaddow says, "That is Nefertari's name." You show him the letters that appeared and the graffiti you couldn't identify. And Shaddow says well the first one is in old Egyptian meaning Nefertari and then he takes a second to look up something and says, "the phrase means 'her beauty is light' in old Greek." You sit back and enjoy the ride back. Apparently, several different people from different parts of history have been in that hidden room. When you get back to Aswan it is time to relax and enjoy the rest of the day, before heading out by train to Luxor that evening. [[Train to Luxor]]

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You enter the temple, it's amazing that it was moved and replaced here after a period of 9 years from 1971-1980. You enjoy waking and exploring this temple, though much of the color has been washed away by the flooding. Still, even though it's a bit hot outside, this temple is another awesome site. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/1084729952-aswan-philae-temple-31-1.jpg " width="400" height="200"></p> As you wander through the temple, you hear that sound you heard in the Great Pyramid of Giza. you ignore it as you approach the main temple. Coptic crosses and Greek inscription are incised into the walls that show how the temple was transformed into a Christian place of worship during the early Byzantine age. You entered a room here called the Sanctuary. The granite base here used to hold the sacred barque bearing the image of Isis. You look next to the base and there is a shallow bowl, seems like something you would put offerings in. As you turn to leave the room, you notice the door where you came in seems to have disappeared. The only light shines down from several cracks in the wall near the ceiling. You pull out your flashlight and shine it around the room, the doorway doesn't seem to exist anymore. As you think back to what Isis said to you,<p style="font-style:italic;"> "An offering is expected, so choose wisely..."<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egypt-philae-vestibule_2.jpg " width="400" height="200"></p>This might be a good time to make that offering. You look in your bag, you forgot to empty out some of the purchases from the Souq and check your pockets. You have: The oil that you were given at the Souq, the decorated egg you bought for your friend, a small amount of Egyptian money, and the green scarab amulet. What do you Offer? The [[Oil]] The [[Egg]] The [[Money]] The [[Scarab]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_music_-_pharaoh_ramses_ii-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

(set: $w to $w + 2)You put the oil in the bowl, suddenly your flashlight goes out, and the whole room goes dark. Moments later a light starts to appear from the corner, and a figure appears lighting up the room. The figure that appears is a man with the head of a jackal. He must be the God Anubis. "Well I see you made an offering to me, but as this is not my temple, I don't know why you are making me such a great offering. These oils are very useful when I prepare the dead for embalming. It seems that are preparing a little early for my arrival, $name. Perhaps I will leave you here a while and come back to prepare you for your mummification, and I will use that offering.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/anubis-1_orig.jpg " width="200" height="200"></p>He disappears and all is dark again, you sit down in the dark and know this was not the best choice for an offering, at least Anubis said he will personally take care of your mummification... <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: red">Touch the Ankh [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Wake up]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cinematic_danger_background_music_[no_copyright_-_royalty_free]_%F0%9F%91%8C-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

You put the Egg in the bowl, suddenly your flashlight goes out, and the whole room goes dark. Moments later a light starts to appear from the corner, and figures appear lighting up the room. The figure is Isis, along with two Goddesses, one with the head of a frog and one with the head of a ram. "Hello $name, I see you have made an offering, oh and what a beautiful great offering it is. She picks it up and shows it to her companions. "This is Heryshaf, she points to the ram-headed woman, and this is Heqet pointing to the women the frog-headed woman.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/isis_2.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p>Heget says with a deeper croaking voice, "This is the perfect offering, as this temple is a temple of fertility and Egg represent birth and life." "$name, it seems you understand that some offerings are better than others for certain Goddesses," says Heryshaf. Isis says, "As much as we appreciate this offering we can not take it, as this is meant for someone else. But it is truly the offering that counts" She hands you the Egg and you put it back in your bag. In a sudden blinding light, the Goddesses disappear and all you see is bright light...it is coming from the doorway. You meet up with your friends, take the boat back, and head in a taxi to take the next destination. Boat to [[Elephantine Island]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

(set: $w to $w + 2)You put the money in the bowl, suddenly your flashlight goes out, and the whole room goes dark. Moments later a light starts to appear from the corner, and a figure appears lighting up the room. The figure that appears is a man with the head of a jackal, he must be the God Anubis. "Well $name, I see you made an offering to me, but as this is not my temple, I don't know why you are making such a great offering. These coins are very useful in the underworld for your passage. It seems that are preparing a little early for my arrival, $name. Perhaps I will leave you here a while, come back to prepare you for your mummification, and I will bury that offering with you so you can use it in the underworld.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/anubis-1_orig.jpg " width="200" height="200"></p>He disappears and all is dark again, you sit down in the dark and know this was not the best choice for an offering, at least Anubis said he will personally take care of your mummification... <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: red">Touch the Ankh [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Wake up]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cinematic_danger_background_music_[no_copyright_-_royalty_free]_%F0%9F%91%8C-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

(set: $w to $w + 2)You put the Scarab in the bowl, suddenly your flashlight goes out, and the whole room goes dark. Moments later a light starts to appear from the corner, and a figure appears lighting up the room. The figure that appears is a man with the head of a scarab. "I am Khepri, I am the morning sun. I see you have made an offering to me, but as this is not my temple, I don't know why you are making me such a great offering, and one given that was given as a special gift to you, $name. Perhaps you do not deserve to have the honor of such a gift...but maybe you do still. We shall see.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/khepri-c-01_orig.jpg " width="200" height="200"></p>He disappears and all is dark again, you sit down in the dark and know this was not the best choice for an offering... <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: red">Touch the Ankh [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Wake up]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cinematic_danger_background_music_[no_copyright_-_royalty_free]_%F0%9F%91%8C-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

You open your eyes to see a bunch of people walking around you in a tour group. "You okay, mate?" says some Australian tourist. "You need some water, you look thirsty, maybe you just need a beer?" He laughs and hands you a bottle of water and a hand to get up off the ground. "This heat will do you in, mate." You decide it's best to scram out of there before making a spectacle of yourself any further. You thank the Aussie. "Sure thing, mate, remember beer is the water of life," as he pulls a bottle out of his bag to have a swig.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/images-1_1_orig.jpg " width="200" height="200"></p>You go find your group and take the boat back to the mainland. Go to [[Elephantine Island]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/442182__baefild__crowd-noise-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

The island of Elephantine stood at the border between Egypt and Nubia. It was an excellent defensive site for a city, and its location made it a natural cargo transfer point for river trade. This border is near the Tropic of Cancer, the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon and from which it appears to reverse direction or "turn back" at the solstices. According to ancient Egyptian religion, Elephantine was the dwelling place of Khnum, the ram-headed god of the cataracts, who guarded and controlled the waters of the Nile from caves beneath the island. He was worshipped here as part of a late triad of Egyptian deities. There is also a Nubian God that id a legend of the people of this island. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/nubian-village.jpg " width="300" height="250"></p>As you wander the island you enjoy the beautiful colors that the Nubian people display on their building, houses, and artwork. The people wave at you and the children come up to say hello. A pretty girl in her 20s comes out of her house and says hello, she speaks to Shaddow for a minute and invites your group in for tea. Enter the [[Nubian House]] <p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/nubian_music_filmed_on_the_banks_of_lake_nasser-[audiotrimmer.com]__2_.mp3 " autoplay loop>

You all cheers and know this is going to be a great Journey, new friends with great days of adventures. You look in front of you and just a few hundred meters you can see the silhouette of the Giza Pyramids. After some conversation and relaxation, you get tired, Shaddow says, "I think it's time for all of us to rest up for the next 2 weeks of adventures."<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/7446507c6dfb9da22e23ff439470b29f.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><p style="">Time to go to [[Bed->Isis1]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cheers.m4a__1_.mp3" autoplay>

The next room is small and simple, not much light in the room, and in the center sitting on some pillows is an older man with dreadlocks, it almost makes him look lion-like. In front of him are some incense and a small wood fire. He motions for you to sit down, and Amanirenas leaves the room. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/maxresdefault-1_13_orig.jpg" width="150" height="200"></p>You sit on one of the comfortable pillows and he says "Welcome $name," in a deep gruff voice. Amanirenas must have told him your name, but how did she know you were going first? You put the question out of your mind and relax, the smell of the incense is very soothing and calming, a slight smell of cinnamon and mint, with other earth ingredients. "So you are here to know about your future?" He laughs a bit and it sounds like a quiet growl. You nod. He then holds his hands over the flame passing through it a few times and the fire grows brighter and larger. Surprisingly the incense or the wood doesn't fill the room with smoke. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/6a04d09aa79eb6f08e6aa807dfb39b21_orig.gif" width="200" height="200"></p <p style="text-align: left"> In front of you, both sitting in the middle is a small cloth, you didn't notice before, he moves the cloth to reveal 3 objects. The first one is a Gold small charm, about the size of a quarter, it is shaped in a circle with a lace-like webbing in the middle, the 2nd one is a scroll of papyrus, wrapped neatly, and the third is a bowl of powdered blue incense. He says, "Choose one of these sacred objects." Do you choose the: [[Charm]] [[Papyrus]] [[Incense]] <script> var audio4= document.createElement('audio'); audio4.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/18766__reinsamba__chimney-fire.wav'; audio4.loop = true; audio4.play(); </script>

Ramesses II embarked on an extensive building program throughout Egypt and Nubia, which Egypt controlled. He built several grand temples there in order to impress upon the Nubians Egypt's might. The most famous temples are the rock-cut temples near the modern village of Abu Simbel, at the Second Nile Cataract, the border between Lower Nubia and Upper Nubia. There are two temples, the Great Temple, dedicated to Ramesses II himself, and the Small Temple, dedicated to his beloved chief wife Queen Nefertari. Construction of the temple complex started in approximately 1264 BC and lasted for about 20 years, until 1244 BC. This temple like Philae, was moved due to flooding.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/abu-simbel-temple-rescue_orig.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>You enter the Great Temple and explore this amazing wonder, the place is enormous and wonderous. Afterward, you head into the Small Temple of Hathor, the Goddess of love and music. This temple is also dedicated to his one of his wives, Nefertari, and is adorned by colossi across the front facade, three on either side of the doorway, The walls of this temple are dedicated to images of the King and Queen making offerings to the gods and to depictions of the goddess Hathor.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/small-temple-abu-simbel-egypt-1024x683_orig.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>You wander around entering the different chambers, you notice in one of the chambers there is some ancient graffiti on the wall and some hieroglyphics next to it. In a sudden flash, the doorway you enter closes. [[Inspect->Start1st]] the door <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.play();" /></div>

Dedwen picks up the charm and holds it over the fire, you are still not sure how he isn't burning his hands, the smell of incense intensifies, it little different now with a hint of, honey and raisins. And smoke rises from his hand, he opens his hand and the charm is melted and drips on the fire. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/71fxvpmdzrl-uy395_orig.jpg " width="200" height="200"></p>He looks at you and says in his deep animalistic voice, "$name, you have chosen the wheel of eternity, this is representative of your life, all your lives before it, and those to come. The Buddhists Sikhs, Jains, and Hindus call this Saṃsāra, it is the cycle of death and rebirth. On this Journey of yours, you will be reborn into a new light and connection to the world. Your future, as you see it holds the truth of your past and your future, remember the path you choose will always lead you to your destiny." And with that, he looks up at you and smiles. You thank him, go into the other room, and wait while the others go into to see Dedwen. [[Aswan Hotel]]

Dedwen picks up the papyrus and holds it over the fire, you are still not sure how he isn't burning his hands, the smell of incense intensifies a little different now with a hint of, orange and roses. And smoke rises from his hand, and the papyrus burns in a flash, he opens his hand and there is nothing left but ashes. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/papyrus-van-ipoewer-google-art-project.jpg " width="300" height="250"></p>He looks at you and says in his deep animalistic voice, "$name, you have chosen the words of the old, this is a representative of your past. We Nubians preserved many ancient Egyptian texts when we traded with the world many years ago. Today we still believe in the arts and the history that can be learned through them. The Egyptian God Thoth gave his wisdom to create the first languages of the world, to build a community and understand the past. On this Journey of yours, you will be reborn into a new light and connection to the world, your past life will be a memory and this Journey will be part of you forever. Your Past, as you see it holds the truth of who you are, you will know in time and remember the path you choose will be influenced by your past and always lead you to your destiny." And with that, he looks up at you and smiles. You thank him, go into the other room, and wait while the others go into to see Dedwen. [[Aswan Hotel]]

Dedwen picks up the incense bowl and holds it over the fire, you are still not sure how he isn't burning his hands, the smell of incense intensifies, it is not unpleasant as it is a cross between a slight rose smell and lavender. And smoke rises from his hand, and the incense burns in a flash, he opens his hand and there is nothing left but the bowl and smoke. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/enlightenedforsakenharlequinbug-small_1_orig.gif" width="250" height="200"></p>He looks at you and says in his deep animalistic voice, "$name, you have chosen the gift of devotion, this is a representative of your Present life. Incense was used to worship the gods and ask the questions that you can not understand. You are here to find yourself, on this Journey of yours, you will be reborn into a new light and connection to the world, your present life will help you choose the correct path to your destiny. Your life will change and you will evolve, for every breath you take is your new present image of the world. And with that, he looks up at you and smiles. You thank him, go into the other room, and wait while the others go into to see Dedwen. [[Aswan Hotel]]

Your group enters a brightly colored house, the inside walls are decorated with colorful paintings, pillows, and furniture all about you. "I am Amanirenas, and I am pleased to meet all of you, sit and get comfortable" She leaves to go make tea and you all enjoy sit and marvel at the beautiful paintings. Some of them represent ancient Egypt before the time of the 1st Pharoh, others look of the Nile of today. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/51d879007ceba6b94f8db24f84e9a765.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>Within a short time, Amanirenas comes back with 6 cups of tea and some sliced Basbousa Cake, It is made from cooked semolina soaked coconut is with a hint of rose water and topped with a taste of honey. You talked for a while with her about her culture and history. She then speaks of her family and her grandfather, named Dedwen, that lives with her. Shaddow flashes a secretive smile upon hearing his name. She explains he is the local seer and asks if anyone would like her grandfather to read their fortune. Shaddow smiles and says, "Sure why not?" and he negotiates on a price. "$name, why don't you go first," says Shaddow. $name3 and $name4 both encourage you. So you get up and follow Amanirenas into the next room. [[Nubian Fortune Teller]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/relaxing_arabic_music-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

You thank Amanirenas and head back to the ferry to go back to the mainland of Aswan, and then a brief taxi ride back to the hotel. At the hotel, you all go to your rooms to change and go to the pool to relax. You enjoy some swimming and sunbathing by the pool.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/hi551707329_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>In the evening before dinner, you enjoy another Felucca boat ride on the Nile, and some great dinner. Then you all head to the market, a much less high-pressure than the one in Cairo. Shaddow even manages to find a gift for himself, a Coptic to English Translation Book. He asks you to throw it your bag, till later.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/7369_orig.jpg" width="150" height="250"></p> You all go to bed early, as tomorrow you will get up in the pre-dawn hours to take a private van to Aswan. Time to call it a [[night->Thoth]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio4.pause();" /></div> (live: 6s)[ <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/434978__felix-blume__water-splash.wav'; audio.play(); </script>(stop:)]

This evening you are visited by two visitors. the 1st is an Ibis-headed man. He is holding a scroll and an ankh. "Hello $name, I am Thoth, I am the son of two Gods from the seed of Horus and the forehead of Set, I am the balance. You soon will visit an ancient temple one of great worship, a place that holds many secrets. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/acb0283c0dbbbbfb0b678149673e7a40_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>He says, "My words of wisdom may help on your Journey:" <p style="font-style:italic; ">"Seek the one that is The beloved of both lands for whom Ra shines Her name shall show you the path." <p style=">He slowly disappears into the darkness as you fall back asleep. You are awoken again, the next visitor is dressed in all gold with a striped Egyptian headdress what is referred to as the "Nemes." He says, "I am Ramesses the second also known as Ramses the Great. $name, I see you are headed to my great Temples in Abu Simbel in the morn. Pay much respect to me and my beloved Queen as this is a sacred place." As he disappears you hear a sound at the door.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/yul-222222-1_orig.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p> [[Day 7]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>}

Fading, but etched on the wall next to the hieroglyphs is this strange writing. <p style="text-align: center"><img src=" https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/leaf_1_orig.png" width="400" height="300"></p> You look up the words and write them down in your Journal. Look at the [[Hieroglyphics]] Look in [[Journal->Thoth's hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Thoth's hints]] at Thoth's hints Look in [[Journal->Coptic Translations]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Coptic Translations]] at Coptic Translations </table><p style="color: black; text-align: right;"> [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/giphy_orig.gif'width="50" height="50">|Hiero Hint]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.play();"></div>

<div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.pause();" /></div> This time the train ride is only a short 3 hours between Aswan and Luxor, you settle in your seat and rest up while catching glimpses of the surrounding landscape through the window. When you arrive in Luxor you walk to the hotel that you are booked for just this evening, a small older hotel, just to get some rest in till you transfer to another one tomorrow. Time for some [[sleep->Nefretari]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio6.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/train_sounds_for_sleep_2_hours_inside_carriage__1_.mp3" autoplay loop> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio6.pause();" /></div>

The evening is pretty restful till you are awoken by a beautiful woman in a gown..."You will soon arrive at The Valley of the Kings, rock-cut tombs for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the past. $name, while you will see a great sum, many of these tombs hold secrets and curses to all those that enter. Remember the history is alive in some of the tombs, and sometimes they like to keep their secrets hidden. She says:<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/images-1-3_orig.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p><p style="font-size:20px; font-style:italic;"> "In these jars, my immortal organs are cast I was and will always be the great royal wife the heavy weight of this one makes this the last This one that holds my eternal breath of life will come before the organ the length of me and this vessel of plentiful feast comes fore if the line is correct that will be your key and you will look and behold the hidden door"<p style=> She slowly disappears and you write down the poem. Now to get some more sleep before tomorrow. [[Next Day->Day 8]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>}

(set: $transCounter to 0)\ <p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined;"> |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<u>DAY 8: Tombs and Discoverys<u>]] <p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")[In the morning you and your group head in a private vehicle to go visit the Valley of the Kings, Queens, and a few other sites. The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley. The valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers (ranging in size from KV54, a simple pit, to KV5, a complex tomb with over 120 chambers). It was the principal burial place of the major royal figures of the Egyptian New Kingdom, as well as a number of privileged nobles the royal tombs are decorated with scenes from Egyptian mythology and give clues as to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period Excavation continues in the valley today, and many sites are off limits to visitors. As you approach the site, Shaddow asks everyone if they would like to visit The Seti I tomb, the best preserved and most dramatic of all tombs in the complex. As most sites are included in the Nomad trip, this one, however, because of the expense is optional, and at your own cost. You are well aware of that and figure since this may be your only trip here, you might as well do it. You hand him the money. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/valleyofthekings.jpg " width="300" height="250"></p>Shaddow pays for the entrance fees including the Seti I tomb and you all board a small electric train to go to the sites. Head to [[King Tutankhamun's Tomb->Tut's tomb]]]] |sample3)[(transition: "dissolve")[OR You can read more detailed descrptions of these tombs you will be visiting. [[Tomb of Ramesses III]] [[Tomb of Ramesses IV]] [[Tomb of Ramesses IX]]]] { (live: 1s)[ (set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[ (show: ?sample1) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 2)[ (show: ?sample2) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 3)[ (show: ?sample3) ] (else:)[ (stop:) ] ] }<p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__2_.mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.pause(); </script> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_arabic_music_-_arabian_merchants.mp3"autoplay>

As you descend into the tomb, a breeze picks up and a puff of sand drifts across your face. It makes you a little disoriented, but you manage to make it down the stairs. As you descend you hear that sound again from the Great Pyramid.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/valley-kings-tut_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>When you are at the end of the staircase, you stop to clear out your eyes, and that sound again from the Great Pyramid. You [[Open your eyes]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/320646__arnaud-coutancier__going-down-a-metal-staircase.wav " autoplay>

(set: $IV to 1)The tomb of Ramesses IV (KV 2) in the Valley of the Kings is rather different than most other royal tombs built here. The tomb was known early on and was in fact used as a sort of hotel by early explorers such as Champollion and Rosellini (1829), Robert Hay, Furst Puckler, Theodore Davis and others. It was also an important Coptic Christian dwelling and was also frequently visited in antiquity. There was considerable Coptic and Greek graffiti on the tomb walls.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses4t1.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>One unusual aspect of the tomb is that there is very little decline as you travel from the first part of the tomb through to its rear. The entrance begins with a split stairway to either side of a ramp, opening into a first, second and third corridor. The final corridor leads to a smallish antechamber, and then to the burial chamber. To the rear of the burial chamber are some small annexes, but otherwise the tomb contains no lateral annexes. The facade of the tomb is decorated with scenes of the king's coronation, as well as a scene depicting Isis and Nephthys venerating the sun disk. Within the first two corridors are scenes and text from the Litany of Ra, proceeded by a typical painting of the king worshipping the falcon-headed sun god, Re-Horakhthy. On the ceilings are vultures, falcons and winged scarabs with spread wings.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses4t3.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>In the third corridor, you find the first and second parts of the Book of Caverns, with simple ceilings decorated with stars. From this corridor, a ramp leads through the antechamber into the burial chamber. The antechamber is decorated with scenes from the Book of the Dead. The burial chamber, which is not large, is almost filled by the still resident sarcophagus. The burial chamber is decorated with the second, third and fourth hours from the Book of Gates. There are also scenes from the Book of Nut, and the Book of the Night. The annexes behind the burial chamber contain text from the first part of the Book of Caverns.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses4t4.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>Little funerary equipment is known to have been found within the tomb itself. The sarcophagus was broken into at one end during antiquity and the lid displaced. The king's mummy was eventually found in KV 35. Which tomb to explore next?<div> (if: $IV is 1 and $III is 1 and $IX is 1)[(print: [[Tomb of Ramesses V & VI]])] (if: $IV is 1 and $III is 1 and $IX is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses IX]]")] (if: $IV is 1 and $IX is 1 and $III is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses III]]")] (if: $IV is 1 and $III is not 1 and $IX is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses III]] [[Tomb of Ramesses IX]]")] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div

(set: $IX to 1)The tomb of Ramesses IX (KV 6) is the first tomb one encounters within the modern entrance to the Valley of the Kings. It is a rather simplistic tomb in most respects, though the artwork is interesting. John Gardner Wilkinson said of the artwork: "The features of the king are peculiar, and from the form of the nose, so very unlike that of the usual Egyptian face, it becomes very probable that their sculptures actually offer portraits..." Entrance is made to the tomb down a corridor with steps on either side, which then connects to the first true corridor with two annexes on either side. However, one of the annexes was never completed. This is followed by a second and third corridor, prior to reaching a vestibule. You note the absence of a ritual shaft. The vestibule opens into a four-pillared hall, and then a very short corridor which leads to the burial chamber with no annexes. It is possible that the burial chamber was originally meant to be another corridor, as it is very small, but was converted because of the king's death. An unusual feature of the burial chamber is a two-tiered pit in the floor. No sarcophagus has ever been found.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses9t1.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>The decorative theme for this tomb begins with the king's adoration of the sun disk, accompanied by Isis and Nephthys on the lintel over the entrance. The first two corridors have passages from the Litanies of Re. It appears that only decorative theme of the first corridor was completed during Ramesses IX's lifetime, with the remainder of the artwork completed with much less care and skill after his death.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses9t6.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>In the second and third corridors, in addition to the Litanies of Re, there are also passages from the Book of the Dead, the Book of Caverns, and in the last part, the Book of Amduat. There are figures of two priests to either side of the door to the pillared hall representing the Opening of the Mouth ritual. The burial chamber has a vaulted ceiling with a double representation of Nut and passages from the Book of the Day and the Book of the Night.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses9t2.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>The body of Ramesses IX was found in the Deir el-Bahri cache in 1881, in a coffin originally prepared for the lady Neskhons, wife of Pinudjem II. Which tomb to explore next?<div> (if: $IX is 1 and $III is 1 and $IV is 1)[(print: [[Tomb of Ramesses V & VI]])] (if: $IX is 1 and $III is 1 and $IV is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses IV]]")] (if: $IX is 1 and $IV is 1 and $III is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses III]]")] (if: $IX is 1 and $III is not 1 and $IV is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses III]] [[Tomb of Ramesses IV]]")] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div

(set: $III to 1)The Tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11) is really a rather complex system. It has been known since antiquity but was first partially explored during modern times by James Bruce in 1768. Later, Belzoni removed the sarcophagus and lid, which are now, respectively, in the Louvre and Fitzwilliam Museum. He named it the "Tomb of the Harpists", due to a bas relief representation of two blind harpists. The tomb is beautifully decorated with grand colors that remain vivid. The tomb is 125 meters long and follows typical plans of the Nineteenth Dynasty's tombs, though it has an unusual number of annexes. From the entrance, a stairway leads to the first corridor, which has an annex on either side. This corridor leads directly to a second corridor that has four small annexes on either side. The second corridor leads to a dead end room, but with a third corridor leading off from the right side. This change in axis was due to the fact that workmen came across Amenemesses' tomb and so were required to make adjustments to avoid it. Up to the point of this change in axis, the tomb was actually built for Setnakht, who apparently abandoned the work at this point. Ramesses III offset the tomb and continued the work as his own.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses3t1.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>From the third corridor, you finally reach the ritual shaft, and then a four-pillared hall with one large annex off to its right. After the pillared hall, a fourth corridor takes you to a two-room vestibule, and then finally to the burial chamber. The burial chamber has one annex leading off from each of its corners, plus a fifth annex at the rear. The first several corridors were decorated for Sethnakhte, with remnants of his name still present. Passages from the Litany of Re adorn their walls. However, the side chambers were added by Ramesses III, and are decorated with unique secular scenes.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses3t4.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>After the offset, the decorative program clearly becomes that of Ramesses III's work. The four-pillared hall is decorated with scenes from the Book of Gates, with Ramesses and various deities on the pillars themselves. The final corridor is inscribed with material from the Opening of the Mouth ceremony.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramesses3t5.jpg " width="200" height="300"></p>In the antechambers, you find decorations depicting various deities. Within the burial chamber itself, you find decorations from the Book of Gates and the Book of the Earth. Interestingly, there are no ceiling decorations, but the side rooms are decorated with texts an example of the Book of the Divine Cow. Which tomb to explore next?<div> (if: $III is 1 and $IV is 1 and $IX is 1)[(print: [[Tomb of Ramesses V & VI]])] (if: $III is 1 and $IV is 1 and $IX is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses IX]]")] (if: $III is 1 and $IX is 1 and $IV is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses IV]]")] (if: $III is 1 and $IV is not 1 and $IX is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses IV]] [[Tomb of Ramesses IX]]")] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

You get a strange sense of Deja Vu entering this tomb. This is also another of the tombs where you pay an extra large optional fee to enter, but here you are limited to only 10 minutes, however, this tomb was only recently opened to the public in mass 2 years ago. A flight of steps cut out of the rock gives access to the antechamber, which is decorated with paintings based on the Book of the Dead. This astronomical ceiling represents the heavens and is painted in dark blue, with a myriad of golden five-pointed stars. The east wall of the antechamber is interrupted by a large opening flanked by the representation of Osiris at left and Anubis at right; this, in turn, leads to the side chamber, decorated with offering scenes, preceded by a vestibule in which the paintings portray Nefertari being presented to the gods who welcome her. On the north wall of the antechamber is the stairway that goes down to the burial chamber. Originally, the queen's red granite sarcophagus lay in the middle of this chamber. According to religious doctrines of the time, it was in this chamber, which the ancient Egyptians called the "golden hall" that the regeneration of the deceased took place. <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/2016-636010251125430532-543_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>Of the wall full of paintings, the "Queen playing Draughts" is a portrayal of Nefertari playing the game of Senet. A whole entire wall was dedicated to showing the Queen at play, demonstrating the importance of the game of Senet. She lived an elegant life on earth, and she is also promised an elegant afterlife. Ramesses’ affection for his wife, as written on her tomb's walls, shows clearly that Egyptian queens were not simply marriages of convenience or marriages designed to accumulate greater power and alliances, but, in some cases at least, were actually based around some kind of emotional attachment. Also, poetry written by Ramesses about his beloved wife is featured on some of the walls of her burial chamber. ("My love is unique — no one can rival her, for she is the most beautiful woman alive. Just by passing, she has stolen away my heart.") Nefertari’s origins are unknown except that it is thought that she was a member of the nobility. Unfortunately by the time that Schiaparelli rediscovered Nefertari’s tomb it had already been found by tomb raiders, who had stolen all the treasure buried with the Queen, including her sarcophagus and mummy. Parts of the mummy's knees were found in the burial chamber and were taken to the Egyptian Museum in Turin by Schiaparelli, where they are still kept today. Within a few minutes of your exploration, you see the beautiful woman from your dream turn around a corner, you decide to follow her. As you turn around the corner, you are in a beautiful chamber with a sarcophagus and some jars. The woman is nowhere to be found. So you decide to head back to the exit since you are only allowed 10 minutes in the tomb. [[Time to head back->Start2]] <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__2_.mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.pause(); </script> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

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In front of you are several men inspecting a small door, Two are taller British men with mustaches wearing dusty clothes, and the others look like some Egyptian workers two are young boys and one, looking very excited, perched on top of a low scaffolding out some by the door. One of the British men who is holding a chisel looks at you and says, "Lady Evelyn, you know my grandmother gave me this on my 17th birthday, and now it will open this very tomb." You look at around and no one is standing near you, he must be talking to you. He motions for you to come closer. He says, "You should be very excited by this find, Lady Evelyn, your father and I have put hard work into this excavation."<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/wp-content-2fuploads-2f2015-2f11-2ftut-21-jpg-2foriginal_orig.jpg" width="200" height="300"><p style="">He makes a tiny breach in the top left-hand corner of the doorway. He is able to peer in by the light of a candle and see inside. The other British gentleman asks, "Can you see anything?" The man with the chisel replies, "Yes, wonderful things!" His friend goes over and peers through the crack and he looks at you and says, "Evelyn, come here you must see this!" You go over and look inside the tomb there are many gold and ebony treasures all over the tomb...<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/king-tut-treasure-650x345_orig.jpg" width="500" height="300"><p style="">You hear someone calling your name from behind you. You look [[Behind you]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/chisel_hammer_rock__rocks_and_stones_chisel_hammer__09__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

In front of you is several men inspecting a small door, One is a taller British man with a mustache wearing dusty clothes, and the others look like some Egyptian workers two are young boys and one, looking very excited, perched on top of a low scaffolding out some by the door. And a young woman who is standing next to you. The British man who is holding chisel looks at you and says, "You know, my friend Carnarvon, this chisel was given to me by my grandmother on my 17th birthday, and now it will open this very tomb." You look at around and no one is standing near you, he must be talking to you. He motions for you to come closer. "You should be very excited by this find, my friend, you and I put hard work into this excavation." <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/r-1.jpeg" width="200" height="300"><p style="">He makes a tiny breach in the top left-hand corner of the doorway. He is able to peer in by the light of a candle and see inside. You look at him and say, "Can you see anything?" The man with the chisel replies, "Yes, wonderful things!" You go over and look inside, there are many gold and ebony treasures all over the tomb...<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/king-tut-treasure-650x345_orig.jpg" width="500" height="300"> <p style="">You hear someone calling your name from behind you. You look [[Behind you]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/chisel_hammer_rock__rocks_and_stones_chisel_hammer__09__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

"$name1, $name1, you okay there? You are staring off into space," You turn around and see Shaddow and your group. There are a few tour groups headed your way. "I am okay... I think," you say. Shaddow says, "Well then, let's head on to see the old kid. Tut is waiting for us, wouldn't want to keep your mummy waiting," he puns. You enjoy the tomb but it seems barren after seeing it when it was first rediscovered in your vision. Most of these treasures are now housed in the Cairo Museum.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/72675-ngsversion-1422285214211-adapt-1900-1_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>But still you explore King Tut's tomb. Afterward, you all hop in the van. You head to the [[Valley of the Queens]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/442182__baefild__crowd-noise-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

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You look around and see no exit. Oh great, you are trapped in another room... This time with a sarcophagus and canopic jars. You think about the verse the woman said to you in your dream and realize you must rearrange them in a certain order. You try different placements, then you push the block with the eye, which you figure will open the door, nothing happens, you press the block with the ankh which slides them back in to their orignal place. You'll have to try again. <div class="entry1">[*****+*************************]<entry1|</div> <tr> <p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined;"> <p style="text-align:center"> (link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ima_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Liver,")] <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/dua_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Stomach,")]</td></td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/geb_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Intestines,")]</td><td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/hapy_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Lungs,")] </td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/flat-550x550-075-f-u1_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Cleara")]</td><td>_(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/eye-of-horus_1_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Enter..")]</td> <p style=""> Look in [[Journal->Poem]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Poem]] at the Poem Look in [[Journal->Horus's hints journal]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Horus's hints journal]] at Horus's hints <td> <p style="color: black; text-align: right;"> [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/giphy_orig.gif'width="50" height="50">|Horus's hints]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.play();" /></div>

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After you place the last jar in order a door slides open and you quickly leave the room. You find your friends, who are patiently waiting for you. $name3 says, "You got more time then the rest of us combined in there, the guards assumed you had already left." After the incredible tombs in both the Valley of the Kings and Queens, you still have much exploring to do, you visit the Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Deir-el-Medina, and Howard Carter’s House. All amazing sites and fill your day with exploration.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/6880.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>Now it's time to go back and relax at your new Luxor hotel. Go to your [[Luxor Hotel]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_arabic_music_-_arabian_merchants.mp3"autoplay>

<p style="font-size:20px; color: black;">You inspect the Hieroglyphics closer and when you press on the eye of Horus, it makes a sound like a click. it must be some sort of mechanism to release the door. Maybe if you press on the hieroglyphs in a certain order it will open the door. You figure the Eye of Horus must be a sort of "Enter" block to be pressed after the correct sequence is pushed. As you press each hieroglyphic a letter or symbol is revealed on the wall, when you press the Ankh the letters to disappear, the Ankh must be the way to reset the pattern. You look back over at the graffiti list on the wall, and realize it's in the same writing the translation book Shaddow asked you to hold on to.<div class="entry">[************]<entry|</div><p style="font-size:20px;text-align: center; color: brown;">η ομορφιά της είναι ελαφριά<center><table><tr><td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/hieroe_1.jpg'")[(display: "NumberOne")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rsz-f35_2.jpg'")[(display: "NumberTwo")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/d22_orig.jpg'")[(display: "NumberThree")]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rsz-1g15_1_orig.jpg'")[(display: "NumberFour")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rsz-g17.jpg'" )[(display: "NumberFive")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rsz-1n36_4.jpg'")[(display: "NumberSix")]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rsz-n351.jpg'")[(display: "NumberSeven")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/hieroc_1.jpg'")[(display: "NumberEight")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rsz-2rsz-1rsz-1rsz-16f52fdac69ca3d67d61bb62a7ecac770.jpg'")[(display: "NumberNine")]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/flat-550x550-075-f-u1_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Clear")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rsz-1rsz-x2_2.jpg'")[(display: "NumberZero")]</td> <td>(link-repeat: "<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/eye-of-horus_1_orig.jpg'")[(display: "Enter")]</td></td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-align: left;">Look at the [[Coptic Graffiti]] Look in [[Journal->Thoth's hints]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Thoth's hints]] at Thoth's hints Look in [[Journal->Coptic Translations]] [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png'width="25" height="25">|Coptic Translations]] at Coptic Translations</table><p style="color: black; text-align: right;"> [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/giphy_orig.gif'width="50" height="50">|Hiero Hint]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.play();" /></div>

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Shaddow explains as you drive through the congested streets of Cairo, “Sometimes the guards are bribed by taxi drivers to let them get fares, then they lie about being sent for you, they take you for a long ride, and then try to convince you that the hotel you booked is closed for repairs and they want to take you to a "better one." It is usually harmless, but costs you lots of money and delays your trip right away. As for the Scarab Amulet, that is really odd to me as well, however, "lilhimaya" means "for protection" in Arabic, but those scarabs can be bought for a really cheap price by the dozen in the Souq." <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/20-talaat-harb-street-at-night_2_orig.jpg" width="400" height="300"></p> [[Arrival at Velvet 1915]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/sights__sounds_of_cairo_%E3%80%90from_giza_to_central_cairo%E3%80%91interesting_local_bus_trip__1_-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

The hotel is a quaint place right in the middle of busy Cairo, but a short distance to all the sites. You spend the next few days relaxing, you go to the Souq, the Great Mosque, and other sightseeing while getting your bearings. <p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/velvet-1915_orig.jpg"width="300" height="200"></p>After a day, your small group heads to Giza to check into your new hotel, and wait for the others to arrive. [[Go to your Giza Hotel->Hotel R]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/relaxing_arabic_music-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

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You now go on to visit some of the really spectacular tombs. The Tomb of Ramses V & VI (KV 9) which was an extra fee, but included in your trip price. It is certainly, for at least one reason, one of the most interesting tombs in the Valley of the Kings. In general, the decorations provide the story of the origins of the heavens, earth, the creation of the sun, light, and life itself. The decorative plan for this tomb is one of the most sophisticated and complete in the Valley of the Kings.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramessesvit1.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>However as it turns out, Ramesses VI was not much of a tomb builder, for this tomb was originally build by his predecessor, Ramesses V. It was only enlarged by Ramesses VI. Why Ramesses VI did not build his own tomb, as was certainly the tradition, is unknown. The tomb has been known of since antiquity, attested to by numerous graffiti. It was known to the Romans as the tomb of Memnon.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramessesvit6.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p>The tomb itself is somewhat simplistic, with no true stairways, but otherwise similar to other 20th Dynasty tombs. There are three corridors that lead to the ritual shaft, and then to a four-pillared hall. This is followed by two more corridors, a vestibule and then the burial chamber with its single annex at the rear. The last corridor (number 5) is unique, as the floor is sloping while the roof is horizontal. This was done to avoid part of tomb KV 12. In this tomb, astronomical ceilings are found in each passage. The walls of the first through third corridors are painted with images from the Book of Gates and the Book of Caverns, a theme which is continued on into the vestibule. The beginning of the first corridor has a scene of the king making offerings to Ra-Horakhty followed by Osiris. The Book of Gates follows on the south wall and the Book of Caverns on the north. In the fourth and fifth corridors, there are also passages from the Book of Amduat, and in the vestibule passages from the Book of the Dead. The walls of the burial chamber, where there is a broken sarcophagus, are painted with illustrations from the Book of the Earth, while the astronomical ceiling has decorations from the Book of the Day and the Book of the Night.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ramessesvit5.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>It should be noted that the mummy of Ramesses VI was not found in his tomb, but rather that of Amenophis II. Explore the Tomb of [[Seti I]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.mp3 " autoplay loop>

The tomb of Seti I (Sethos I) which was the extra fee you decided to purchase, on your own, is the longest (at more than 120 meters), deepest and most completely finished in the Valley of the Kings. It also represents the fullest development of offset or jogged royal tombs in the valley. When originally discovered, the tomb made international headlines, and exhibits of the tomb were held in London in 1821, and later in Paris.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/set1-t.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>Seti I's reign is known for high achievements in art and culture. This tomb marks the first time that decorations cover every passage and chamber. The structure of the tomb is very complex, and there is a clear division of the upper section of the tomb and the lower section. As in many of the tombs of the Valley, a stairway leads to a first corridor and then to a second stairway and a second corridor, which in turn leads to the ritual shaft. For the first time, the Litany of Re appears on the walls of these first two passages, with scenes from the Amduat (the third hour) also in the second passage (as well as deeper sections of the tomb). Just within the entrance to the tomb is a scene on the left that depicts the king praying in front of the sun god Ra in his falcon-headed shape, with the sun disk. Within the ritual shaft, decorations follow an established pattern showing the king before various gods. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/41-00567338-tal-der-koenige-tomb-of-seti-i-amduat.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> You find scenes from the Book of Gates and another innovation, the Osiris shrine which marks the transition into the lower reaches of most Ramessid period tombs. On the back left of the four-pillared room is a stairway, originally closed off and painted to suggest that the tomb ended here, that leads to a third corridor and then to a final stairway, a small antechamber and then a six-pillared burial chamber. In these lower passages are scenes from the "Opening of the Mouth" ceremonies. The burial chamber is clearly divided into two parts, a six-pillared room and at the back, a crypt. On all six sides of the pillars that faced the central axis were scenes of the jackal-headed and falcon-headed "souls" of Buto and Hierakonpolis. The ceiling of the burial chamber is painted with astronomical decorations. For the first time, the ceiling in the crypt area is vaulted and painted with astronomical decorations. It records specific constellations of the night sky along with the various decans or calendar units. The decorative theme of the burial chamber includes passages from the Book of Gates and the Amduat. There are annexes on either side of the burial chamber towards the front, and small niches reminiscent of features in the tomb of Amenophis III. The left chamber is decorated with the fourth hour from the Book of Gates. The right chamber has an entire copy of The Book of the Celestial Cow. Steps at the back pair of pillars in the burial chamber lead down into the crypt. A sarcophagus was found and upon it were engraved passages from the Book of Gates as well as passages from the Book of the Dead. This sarcophagus was later purchased by Sir John Soane, who put it in his London Museum at Lincoln's Inn Fields, where it remains today.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/http-2f2fcdn-0.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>Further annexes include a small annex at the back right of the crypt, a two pillared annex to the back left, and a four-pillared annex off the back of the crypt. The right chamber was called the "Chamber of Djed". On the upper walls are scenes from the sixth through the eighth hour of the Amduat. The burial chamber is not the end of this tomb, for the tomb is physically connected to the underworld by a corridor that leads from the back of the crypt down to the water level. Now to explore [[Tutankhamun's Tomb->Tut's tomb1st]]<p style=" text-align: center;">[[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/download-49_orig.jpg'width="75" height="75">|Tut's tomb1st]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/creepy_egyptian_music_-_mummys_tomb__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]__1_.mp3 " autoplay loop>

(set: $transCounter to 0) <p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;">|sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<u>Valley of the Queens: Vessels of the Dead<u>]] <p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")[You hop back in the van and head towards the Valley of the Queens, a short ride to the site in Egypt, where wives of Pharaohs were buried. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning –"the place of beauty". The tombs from the Valley of the Three Pits mostly date to the Thutmosid period. The Valley of the Dolmen contains an old trail used by the workmen traveling from Deir el-Medina to the Valley of the Queens. Along this path is a small rock-cut temple dedicated to Ptah and Meretseger. The tombs from this time period are generally simple in form and consist of a chamber and a shaft for burial. Some of the tombs were extended in size to accommodate more than one burial. The tombs include those of several royal princes and princesses, as well as some nobles.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/morning-time-at-valley-of-the-kings-in-luxor-city-egypt-951657442-5c1e008fc9e77c00011a4843.jpg " width="300" height="250"><p style="text-align: left">A tomb of the Princesses was located in the Valley. This tomb dates to the time of Amenhotep III. The present location is unknown, but finds from the tomb are in museums and include fragments of burial equipment for several members of the royal family. Some finds include a canopic jar fragment of the King's Wife Henut. She is thought to have lived mid 18th Dynasty. Her name was enclosed in a cartouche. Canopic jar fragments mentioning Prince Menkheperre, a son of Tuthmosis III and Merytre Hatshepsut was found. A King's Great Wife Nebetnehat from the mid 18th Dynasty is attested because her name was enclosed in a cartouche on canonic fragments. Canopic jar fragments with the name of the King's Daughter Ti from the mid 18th Dynasty were found as well. During the 19th dynasty, the use of the Valley becomes more exclusive. The tombs from this period exclusively belong to royal women. Many of the high-ranking wives of Ramesses I, Seti I and Ramesses II were buried in the Valley. One of the most well-known examples is the resting place carved out of the rock for Queen Nefertari. The tomb of Queen Satre (QV 38) is likely the first tomb prepared during this dynasty. It was likely started during the reign of Ramesses I and finished during the reign of Seti I. Several tombs were prepared without an owner in mind, and the names were included upon the death of the royal female. During the beginning of the 20th dynasty, the Valley was still used extensively. Tombs for the wives of Ramesses III were prepared, and in a departure from the conventions of the previous dynasty, several tombs were prepared for royal sons as well. The creation of the tomb continues at least until the reign of Ramesses VI. The Turin Papyrus mentions the creation of six tombs during the reign of Ramesses VI. It is not known which tombs are referred to in that papyrus. The Valley was no longer a royal burial site after the close of the 20th dynasty. Many of the tombs were extensively reused. Several tombs were adjusted so that they would hold multiple burials. In some cases, this involved digging burial pits in the existing tombs. During the Roman Period, however, there is a renewed extensive use of the Valley as a burial site. During the Coptic Period, some Hermit shelters were erected. Tombs QV60 (Nebettawy) and QV73 (Henuttawy) show signs of Coptic occupation. Wall scenes were covered with plaster and decorated with Christian symbols. You spend some time exploring three of the tombs and then head to: <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/demwoivxuaauykw_orig.jpg" width="300" height="250"></p>]] |sample3)[(transition: "dissolve")[Explore [[Nefretaris Tomb]]]] { (live: 1s)[ (set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[ (show: ?sample1) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 2)[ (show: ?sample2) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 3)[ (show: ?sample3) ] (else:)[ (stop:) ] ] }<p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_arabic_music_-_arabian_merchants.mp3"autoplay>

After your Van takes you back to the Grand Hotel, you pick up your luggage and head to the Iberotel Luxor Hotel. Centrally located in Luxor, the hotel is positioned directly on the Nile. A heated pool floating on the Nile is one of the most unique features of this 4-star hotel. Overlooking the hills and valleys of Thebes, a full breakfast where you can savor Egyptian, Mediterranean, and Asian cuisine while enjoying views of the Nile.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/photo0jpg_1_orig.jpg" width="500" height="400"></p> After a full day of adventure and relaxing, your group takes a sail on the Nile on another Felucca. <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egyptian-felucca-ride_orig.jpg" width="500" height="300"></p>Afterward, your group heads to bed a little early as tomorrow you are going on a special adventure and pick up is early in the morning. [[Day 9]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> (live: 9s)[ <script> var audio88= document.createElement('audio'); audio88.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/434978__felix-blume__water-splash.wav'; audio88.play(); </script>(stop:)]

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<p style="font-size:25px; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined; "><u>Poem</u><p style="font-size:13px; text-align: left; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; "> "In these jars, my immortal organs are cast I was and will always be the great royal wife the heavy weight of this one makes this the last This one that holds my eternal breath of life will come before the organ the length of me and this vessel of plentiful feast comes fore if the line is correct that will be your key and you will look and behold the hidden door" <p style="font-size:13px; text-align: left; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; "> [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/10263-leftwards-arrow-with-hook_orig.png'width="50" height="50">|Start2]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

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Today after your early morning adventure, you go to Luxor Temple which is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex constructed approximately 1400 BCE. Unlike the other temples in Thebes, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead, Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the Kings of Egypt were crowned in reality or conceptually. To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/download_51_orig.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>From medieval times, the Muslim population of Luxor had settled in and around the temple, at the southward end of the mount. Over time, accumulated rubbish of the ages had buried three-quarters of the temple which contained the courts and colonnades which formed the nucleus of the Arab half of the modern village. Not only was there rubbish, but there were also barracks, stores, houses, huts, pigeon towers, which needed to be removed in order to excavate the site. (There still exists a working mosque within the temple which was never removed.) Six barque shrines, serving as way stations for the barques of the gods during festival processions, were set up on the avenue between Karnak and Luxor Temples. The avenue which went in a straight line between the Luxor Temple and the Karnak area was recently lined with human-headed sphinxes of Nekhtanebo I, in ancient times it is probable that these replaced earlier sphinxes which may have had different heads. Along the avenue, the stations were set up for ceremonies such as the Feast of Opet which held significance to temple. Each station had a purpose, for example, the fourth station was the station of Kamare, which cooled the oar of Amun. The Fifth station of Kamare was the station which received the beauty of Amun. Lastly, the Sixth Station of Kamare was a shrine for Amun, Holy of Steps. Venture to the [[Karnak Temple]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_arabic_music_-_arabian_merchants.mp3"autoplay>

<img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/eye-of-horus_2_orig.jpg" width="600" height="500">Written and designed by Shaddow Reupert<script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_music_-_pharaoh_ramses_ii-[audiotrimmer.com]-[audiotrimmer.com]__2_.mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.play(); </script> (live: 6s)[(go-to: "Opening")] <p style="font-size:15px; color: gold; font-style:i;">

<p style="text-align:center"> Suddenly you feel warmth on your chest and you realize it's the scarab amulet, you place your hand over it, and it starts to glow green, you feel the warmth spread over you as you hold onto it tight, your memories start to fade and you start to drift... <p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; color: Green"> Touch the scarab to go on [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/il-340x270-1141144838-u2lw-orig11_orig.jpg'width="50" height="50">|Exit Pyramid Right]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/musica_egipcia_antigua_-_dios_horus-gzalyuwkowc-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay loop>

In front of you is a man with a head of a crocodile, wearing a loincloth and with a large ankh hanging from his hip. He speaks with a garbled voice and says, "I am Sobek the Crocodile god. I see you are lost in the labyrinth, $name. As the first labyrinth was in Crocodopolis, I am familiar with such things, and can offer you hints... however, be warned every time you use a hint it will cost weight to your Ib. If you use a hint it will be written it down in your journal so you won't need the same hint, just look in your journal. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/aomrwau_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> Would you like to have a hint? (link-reveal: "Hint 1:")[ From Shop: Go 2 streets in the direction of Asia from Egypt. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $LH1 to "From Shop: Go 2 streets in the direction of Asia from Egypt.")] $LH1 (link-reveal: "Hint 2:")[ From there go the direction of where mankind is supposed to originate.(set: $w to $w + 1)(set: $LH2 to "From there go the direction of where mankind is supposed to originate.")] $LH2 (link-reveal: "Hint 3:")[ Then go towards the direction where Muslims pray from Egypt. (set: $w to $w + 1)(set: $LH3 to "Then go towards the direction where Muslims pray from Egypt.")]$LH3 (link-reveal: "Hint 4:")[ Then: Which direction is the source of the Nile from Cairo? (set: $w to $w + 1)(set: $LH4 to "Then: Which direction is the source of the Nile from Cairo?")]$LH4 (link-reveal: "Hint 5:")[ And finally: Who is Ra? And which direction does the morning glow.(set: $w to $w + 1)(set: $LH5 to"And finally: Who is Ra? And which direction does the morning glow.")]$LH5 [[Shezmu's Shop]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>} <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

<p style="font-size:20px; text-align: center; font-weight:bold; color: Red;">Thoth appears before you and says, "It looks like you need to study more, for writing is the key to understanding. These are the only hints I can give you $name, they should help you... But, be aware if you use any of these hints each one will be a burden to your soul. However, I will give you the 1st two hints without any burden." <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/acb0283c0dbbbbfb0b678149673e7a40_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> Hint A: Look at Translations Book. (set: $HH1 to "Look at Translations Book.") Hint B: Match the translations to Hieroglyphics. (set: $HH2 to "Match the translations to Hieroglyphics.") (link-reveal: "Hint C:")[ 1st one: Which bird eats dead things? (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HH3 to "1st one: Which bird eats dead things?")] $HH3 (link-reveal: "Hint D:")[ 2nd, 3rd, and 9th ones: This looks like rounded loaf of bread. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HH4 to "2nd, 3rd, and 9th ones: This looks like rounded loaf of bread.")] $HH4 (link-reveal: "Hint E:")[ 4th one: This looks like an open eye with tears. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HH5 to "4th one: This looks like an open eye with lines.")] $HH5 (link-reveal: "Hint F:")[ 5th one: This looks like a reed leaf (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HH6 to "5th one: This looks like an reed leef.")] $HH6 (link-reveal: "Hint G:")[ 6th one: This represent the heart and lungs. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HH7 to "6th one: This represent the heart and lungs.")] $HH7 (link-reveal: "Hint H:")[ 7th one: This looks like rippling water. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HH8 to "7th one: This looks like rippling water.")] $HH8 (link-reveal: "Hint I:")[8th one: ??? (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HH9 to "8th one: ???")] $HH9 Back to [[Hieroglyphics]] Back to [[Coptic Graffiti]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>}

You all arrive at the hostel. It is a nice place and you all share a room, but this hostel is just to store your luggage and get a shower. You open the window and listen to the street below. Since there is limited shower use, you must all go in turns. At the beginning of the trip, everyone was assigned a number. So to make things fair, Shaddow has a little game for everyone. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/b42558d8-z_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> He explains, "Here is how this will go, I have a die here, and we will roll it, whatever number it lands on will be the number of the person who goes first. For example, if I have number 3 and it rolls a "3" I go first, if it rolls a "6" I go third, and if it rolls a "4" I will go last, Capeesh?" You all agree, "Good luck," smirks Shaddow. [[Roll]] the die <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/126930__bulbastre__indoors-dorm-dormitory-ambient-room-tone-open-window-distant-traffic-in-street.wav" autoplay loop>

[(set: $luc8 to "'$name has many paths to take and a lot of relative time to get there, this body is not dead yet, in fact far from it. As you all know, it is but only a measurement of his Journey so far. We know his past and we know his future. His destiny is set, but the path to get there is not yet, except for his Intersections of Destiny.'")][(set: $jul42 to "'$name has many paths to take and a lot of relative time to get there, this body is not dead yet, in fact far from it. As you all know, it is but only a measurement of her Journey so far. We know her past and we know her future. Her destiny is set, but the path to get there is not yet, except for her Intersections of Destiny.'")]As you place the scarab on the scale it rises and falls and the rises and falls again. a golden light shines from the scale and it finally settles. The feather rests on the bottom while the scarab is much higher on the scale. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/unbalanced-ornate-golden-scales-of-justice-download-royalty-free-vector-file-eps-91066_orig.jpg" width="300" height="350"></p>It seems that you have made some good choices in your Journey, $name. There is a murmur throughout the gods. "Silence!" demands Osisris. (if: $name is "Lucas" or "Robert" )[(print: $luc8)](if: $name is "Julianne" or "Melissa")[(print: $jul42)] You just stand in silence. And before you, the scale disappears. "Everyone leave us now with $name, we have much to talk about," says Isis. [[Continue->Continue1]]

[(set: $luc7 to "'$name is still young and inexperienced, he will find his way, as you all know the balance is but a measurement of his path. We already know his past and we know his future. His destiny is set, but the path to get there is not yet, except for his Intersections of Destiny.'")][(set: $jul41 to "'$name is still young and inexperienced, she will find her way, as you all know the balance is but a measurement of her path. We know her past and we know her future. Her destiny is set, but the path to get there is not yet, except for her Intersections of Destiny.'")] As you place the scarab on the scale it rises and falls and the rises and falls again. a golden light shines from the scale and it finally settles. The scarab rests on the bottom while the feather is much higher on the scale. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/unbalanced-ornate-golden-scales-of-justice-download-royalty-free-vector-file-eps-91066_orig.jpg" width="300" height="350"></p>It seems that you have made some chaotic choices in your Journey, $name. There is a murmur throughout the gods. A god, with the head of a crocodile, the body of a leopard, and the backside of a hippopotamus, gets up, he looks like he is ready to pounce on you. "Silence! And sit down Ammut! You shall not be feasting today," demands Osisris. (if: $name is "Lucas" or "Robert" )[(print: $luc7)](if: $name is "Julianne" or "Melissa")[(print: $jul41)] You just stand in silence. And before you, the scale disappears. "Everyone leave us now with $name, we have much to talk about," says Isis. [[Continue1]]

The Mummification Museum is set in an underground hall on the Nile, next to the National Ferry on the East Bank. The ancient Egyptians imagined the underground world of the dead, where Osiris dwelt, though this actually changed over time. From very early times, they protected the afterlife of the dead by mummification, offerings, writing the name of the deceased and utterances in their calls.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/47738158-dscn8701_1.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>According to their beliefs, the ancient Egyptians thought that the survival of the body was necessary for the survival of the seven different elements of their being. The Khat, the physical body, which was mummified, wrapped in linen and protected with various amulets in a coffin and deposited within its tomb. The Ka, which represented the vital life force, was created at the same time as a man's body, which it resembled in every respect. It was free to move between the burial chamber, the funerary statue and the offering place to collect the offerings. The Ba, often represented by a human-headed Ba bird with features of the deceased could take any shape and it revisited the world of the living and traveled across the sky in the sun god's boat, always returning to reunite with its corpse in the tomb. The Akh was the most unearthly of spirits that severed all ties with mortal remains in order to join the cold and imperishable stars. This beneficent spirit gained through piety and good deeds. The Ib represented the aware heart. The heart could determine the worth of its owner during judgment. The Rn, or specifically the name of the deceased, was carved on the walls of the tombs and hymns were chanted to keep the deceased's name forever. The Inseparable Shadow called the "shwt". The shadow remained with the body. Although all those seven elements were important, they believed that the preservation of the physical body form was essential for survival in the afterlife. This is because they believed that the destruction of the body would mean the decay of the soul.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/mummycanopic_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>A chisel was passed through the ethmoid bone into the cranial cavity, and with a spatula, they cut the brain into small pieces. Then a hooked rod was inserted and turned to make the brain liquefy in order to extract the brain through the nostrils. After that, they cleaned the skull cavity with palm wine, stuffed it with linen and poured the resinous liquid into the skull. After treating the head, the embalmers moved to the trunk of the body. The viscera were extracted through an incision, which was usually made in the left side of the abdomen. Through it, they extracted all of the entrails except the heart. The thoracic and abdominal cavities were cleaned and rinsed with palm-wine, and then treated with powder and ointment. Lastly, they placed each organ in one of four canopic jars. These jars take the form of the four sons of Horus, who protected the mummified viscera. After they finished the extraction of the viscera they washed the body cavity with palm-wine. Then they inserted into the thoracic and abdominal cavities temporary stuffing materials enclosed in linen packets containing dry natron to speed dehydration of the body tissues and fats. Other packets were full of sawdust to absorb liquids.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/mummification-museum_orig.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>The next and final stage in the embalming process was the treatment of the whole body with natron. A type of salt, it extracts the water in the body tissues, drying it out to dehydrate the body. They placed the body in a heap of solid natron on a slanting bed and piled the natron around the body for forty days. The temporary stuffing packages and the natron dried the body and were changed regularly by the embalmers. After the forty days, the body was taken out of the natron and the temporary stuffing packages were removed from the thoracic and abdominal cavities. They washed the chest and abdominal cavity with palm wine and stuffed it with fresh dry materials; these included aromatically perfumed cloth packing, Nile mud, myrrh, cassia, linen, resin, sawdust, and one or two onions. They then closed the two lips of the incision with a linen string. After that, the body was anointed with cedar oil. The mouth, ears, and the nose were sealed with bee's wax or linen in molten resin and the body was wrapped with linen. The aim of the wrapping was to preserve the mummy. Binding was used to keep the wrapping tight and in place. There is a very interesting collection of mummified animals. There is a mummy of a fish, which is the symbol of rebirth. The fish cult center was Esna. The Nile is famous for this kind of fish, called the Nile lattes fish. There is also a mummified baboon. Baboons were considered the manifestation of the god Thoth, who was considered to be the god of scribes, the measurer of time and the god of the moon. In the judgment hall of Osiris, Thoth stands by the side of the balance holding a palette and records the results of the weighing of the heart as announced by the dog-headed ape who sits on the middle of the beam of the scales. There is also a cat mummy, the sacred animal of the god Bastet. The most wonderful animal mummy is that of a ram because it was held inside a gold coffin. It represents the sacred animal of the god Khnum, who was a creator god whose cult center was Elephantine.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cat.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>One of the most important displays in the Mummification Museum is the mummy of Masaharta, the son of King Panedjem, from the 21st Dynasty. He was a high priest of Amun and an army general during that dynasty. This mummy was found in the Dier El Bahari cache, which contained the mummies of some forty kings, queens and other royalty. (if: $MM is "MM")[(print: "Visit the [[Luxor Museum]]")](if: $LM is "LM")[(print: "Go back and [[relax and swim]]")]

The Karnak Temple Complex comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings in Luxor. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The complex is a vast open site and includes the Karnak Open Air Museum. It is believed to be the second most visited historical site in Egypt; only the Giza Pyramids near Cairo receive more visits. It consists of four main parts, of which only the largest is currently open to the general public. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ram32.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>The Precinct of Mut is very ancient, being dedicated to an Earth and creation deity, but not yet restored. The original temple was destroyed and partially restored by Hatshepsut, although another pharaoh built around it in order to change the focus or orientation of the sacred area. The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. Construction of temples started in the Middle Kingdom and continued into Ptolemaic times. Approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to the buildings, enabling it to reach a size, complexity, and diversity not seen elsewhere. Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features are overwhelming. The deities represented range from some of the earliest worshiped to those worshiped much later in the history of the Ancient Egyptian culture. The history of the Karnak complex is largely the history of Thebes and its changing role in the culture. In 323 AD, Roman emperor Constantine the Great recognized the Christian religion, and in 356 Constantius II ordered the closing of pagan temples throughout the Roman empire, into which Egypt had been annexed in 30 BC. Karnak was by this time mostly abandoned, and Christian churches were founded among the ruins, the most famous example of this is the reuse of the Festival Hall of Thutmose III's central hall, where painted decorations of saints and Coptic inscriptions can still be seen. [[Wander]] the temple <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_music_-_cleopatra-gljevp6zpfi-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3"autoplay>

While wandering you hear that sound again from the Great Pyramid. As you turn the corner you enter a courtyard where you see workers in Egyptian clothes raising a huge statue of an Egyptian Pharoh and a giant disk. You stay back and watch from a distance... "I don't understand why we are doing this, why are we supposed to disregard all the other gods and only worship Aten?" says one of the workers to another. "Quiet, they say he has spies everywhere, don't question the word of our God Pharoh Akhenaten," says the other one. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/hqdefault_15_orig.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>As you are listening to them, two men and a woman walk out from the temple, as they do the workers stop and do a slight bow. One is obviously the Pharoh Akhenaten by the way he is dressed, the other man is wearing a long robe. And the woman dressed in a beautiful blue dress. "Akhenaten, are we all set to move the capital?" asked the man. "Yes Anubis, it is a shame, as I do like this place, but as you know it has to be done to solidify the change," said Akhenaten. "I never understood why it will take another 1400 years to have them believe in only one god, and even then, that doesn't last," said the woman. "Hathor, this is a new world with old fears, they simply don't want to believe in us anymore, and we need the people to be focused again otherwise belief will wane, and chaos will ensue," said Akhenaten. "Yes, I understand this but why does it always have to be at the cost of your time here as a mortal?" said Hathor. "I have my role as do you all, they will write tales of my fall, and it will give them encouragement to worship another, with stronger convictions, as they will do with the incarnations the Attar, Inanna, and of course the Light Bearer, among others. Even in 1400 years, I will be back to betray their new god. They will blur the lines of the names as they dismantle the religions to renew themselves in the belief of a new one," says Akhenaten. Anubis says, "It is ironic that they blur the lines, the name light bringer will be worshiped and hated in different religions, even the name Seth who our own people now write consider evil, will come back as one of the fathers of man in another religion." "And their convictions will be stronger, because of it," said Akhenaten. "Why don't they notice that all the religions bear the same stories, and even many of the same names," asked Hathor. "They won't allow themselves too, it is much easier accepting that they have rules to apply to their lives, eventually they will call it "free-will" and think that they are the ones deciding their fate, while at the same time assuming that one god will set the rules," says Anubis says. They walk back into the temple, and their voices drift off and as they do you hear a loud voice behind you. [[Turn around]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/chisel_hammer_rock__rocks_and_stones_chisel_hammer__09__1_-[audiotrimmer.com]-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

"You are not supposed to be back here, no one is allowed," says an Egyptian guard pointing to a sign in two languages that says, "NO ENTRY" You look back and see only ruins and no workers. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/download-1-3_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>You apologize and quickly to meet up with your friends. On the way back to the hotel you think a little bit about what the gods were talking about. "Do they time travel? And are all things really connected?" you ponder. After you get back to the hotel you enjoy some time by the pool, relaxing. That night you all make it to the market to do some shopping. This time you stay with the group again, rather than get lost. After a good dinner, you all head back to the hotel for some beers and conversation. [[Take a seat]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_music_-_cleopatra-gljevp6zpfi-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3"autoplay>

[(set: $luc6 to " You laugh looking at Julianne and Rob as they shake their heads in embarrassment.")] [(set: $rob31 to " You smile, laugh, and say, 'You know it.'")]The waiter comes over with a woman. "Hello my friends, I am Tenenit," says the woman. "I brew my own beer and would like to know if you want to try it?" Shaddow quickly says, "Of course, that sounds great, we have several beer experts in our group."(if: $name is "Lucas")[(print: $luc6)](if: $name is "Robert" or "Julianne")[(print: $rob31)] The waiter says, "I'll be right back with them, my name is Fetket if you need anything let me know." <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/006716a-hb-r-014_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>So $name1 "How was your trip so far? Only a few days left," says $name3. "Interesting, and eye-opening for sure," you say. $name5 says, "Egypt is certainly a wondrous place, filled with history and adventure, especially for someone on their first trip here." Shaddow smiles, "I am sure your soul will be changed after this Journey." Fetket comes back with your beers there are two kinds, the name on the bottles is "Tekh", they both have a fizziness to them and served with straws. Both of them have lots of yeast to them and no hops, one of them taste a bit malty with like dates, rose petal, and sesame, while the other has a honey sweet flavor with cumin. It is a thick beer and you are glad you have a straw. Everyone seems to like them, but they are unlike any beers you have had. You all continue to talk late into the evening and enjoy more drinks. You thank Fetket and Tenenit, and head to bed. Go to [[sleep->Day 10]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/115699__xserra__fasil-music-1.wav"autoplay loop>

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"You are correct, you may enter, $name," says the Sphinx. And with that, a rock door slides opens and you enter into a torch-lit chamber with a corridor leading on. You walk past some of the most beautiful hieroglyphics and paintings in the world. There are scenes of a beautiful island where people seem otherworldly. The island has many temples, lush farms, and many huge boats docked at different docks throughout the island. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/tmp492702658981789696.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>The whole island is laid out in circle patterns that are surrounded by crystal clear waters. As the pictures progress, it seems that there was a great disaster, and the city sank io the bottom of the sea. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/the-lost-city-of-atlantis_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>"You wonder if this could have been the lost city of Atlantis. The beauty of these paintings are memsemerizting as you walk down this torch lit corridor.<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/deepsec001_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p> You walk for about ten minutes desending downward on a mild slope, when you see a large lit room ahead of you. Enter the [[room]] <p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <script> var audio8= document.createElement('audio'); audio8.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_arabic_music_-_arabian_merchants.mp3'; audio8.loop = true; audio8.play(); </script>

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"No, that is not the answer, I am here for all time so you can take all the time you need, please try another answer," he booms. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rkn4jbwujndivgp25byayuq4va_orig.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p>"I am the ground you walk on, I am found in the seas, I am the window you look through, and I am the storm you dread, what am I?" [[Answer Riddle-->Riddle 2nd Chance]]

<p style="font-size:25px; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined; "><u>Sobek's Hints</u><p style="font-size:15px; text-align: left; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; "> $LH1 $LH2 $LH3 $LH4 $LH5 <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> (set: $back to (history:)'s last) [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/10263-leftwards-arrow-with-hook_orig.png'width="50" height="50">|$back]]

<p style="font-size:25px; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined; "><u>Thoth's Hints</u><p style="font-size:15px; text-align: left; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; ">$HH1 $HH2 $HH3 $HH4 $HH5 $HH6 $HH7 $HH8 $HH9 (set: $back to (history:)'s last) [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/10263-leftwards-arrow-with-hook_orig.png'width="50" height="50">|$back2]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.pause();" /></div>

One of the best displays of antiquities in Egypt is located at the Luxor Museum opened in 1975. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/download-2_13.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>Once inside the main museum area, two of the first items that catch your attention is an enormous red granite head of Amenhotep III and the cow-goddess head from the tomb of Tutankhamun. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/the-luxor-museum.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>Spaced out around the ground floor are masterpieces of sculpture including a calcite double statue of the crocodile god Sobek and the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III. A ramp leads upstairs to more marvelous antiquities, including some items from Tutankhamun's tomb-like boats, and arrows. You enjoy seeing a lot of the preserved antiquities of the temples and tombs that you have visited. (if: $MM is "MM")[(print: "Go back and [[relax and swim]]")](if: $LM is "LM")[(print: "Visit the [[Mummy Museum]]")]

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You spend the afternoon relaxing and enjoying the pool, you write in your journal, and enjoy good drinks and food with your friends. Your waitresses today are Heset and Amenet, a wonderful delightful pair of servers, who answer to your every need. You all enjoy a good amount of drink and pool time.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/journals_orig.jpg " width="400" height="200"></p>Later you pack up your luggage and you all head to the Luxor train station. When you arrive at the train station, you realize you are pretty exhausted from all your adventures. Tonight will be a good night to get some rest. You fall [[alseep->Luxor Train2]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> (live: 2s)[ <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/434978__felix-blume__water-splash.wav'; audio.play(); </script>(stop:)]

You are fast asleep when you are awoken by beautiful music being played in the room next to yours, you go to check it out. In the car are a young woman wearing a gown and a boy wearing just a small cloth over his lap. The woman is playing a flute-like instrument and the boy is playing a harpsichord type of instrument, both of the instruments look like antiques. "Please come in," says the beautiful woman playing the flute. My name is Merit and this is my friend Ihy," pointing to the boy sitting on the floor next to her they both nod towards you. "I just heard your beautiful music and had to see where it was coming from," you say. "Then please join us while we continue," says Ihy. You come in and sit down. "What type of instruments are those," you ask. "Well, this is a Ney and Ihy has a Qanun. These are ancient musical instruments from a long time ago. They play so well together don't you think?" she asks. You nod in agreement.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/george-3_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>Ihy says, "My favorite instrument is the sistrum, though. I play it for my mother, and she loves it." He picks up a U-shaped metal frame, made of brass or bronze. he shakes it When he shakes its small rings make a jingle sound. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/maxresdefault_2_orig.jpg " width="350" height="250"></p>"That's the sound!" you exclaim. They both look at you with a smile. "I have been hearing that sound throughout my trip," you explain. Merit says, "A little known myth says that when you hear a sistrum play you will see history unfold before your eyes, for the Gods are near." "That explains a lot," you say. "Have some Shai and relax $name," says Merit. You aren't sure if or when you gave her your name, but you don't really care right now. You sit down while she pours you a cup of tea and Ihy starts to suck on his thumb while playing his sistrum. Merit hands you a cup of sugary mint tea. Despite the sugar, it is very relaxing. They go back to playing their instruments and you relax to the sounds, you start to get very tired. You fall [[asleep->Day 11]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/train_sounds_for_sleep_2_hours_inside_carriage__1_.mp3" autoplay loop> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_flute_ney_music.mp3" autoplay>

(set: $transCounter to 0)\ <p style="font-size:35px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;> |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<u>DAY 11: All the time in the world<u>]] <p style="font-size:20px; color: Gold; font-style:i;"> |sample2)[(transition: "dissolve")["Wake up call," announces the condutor knocking on the door. You wake up in your own bed, you don't remember going back to your room. You pack up and clean up quickly before breakfast arrives. After a quick breakfast, you go to the next room to thank your new friends, Merit, and Ihy, for last night. When you get to their room there is no one there. The conductor is walking by and you ask him when the people from this room left. "What people? No one has used this room since we left Luxor," he says "Their names were Merit and Ihy," you insist. He laughs and says, "Gods are now stowaways I suppose? You Americans have such great senses of humor." He walks off. "Did you dream all of it?" you think to yourself.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egypt-sleeper-corridor_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>You all get off the train in Giza and head to your next hotel. Taxi to [[Pyramid Inn Motel]]]] { (live: 1s)[ (set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[ (show: ?sample1) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 2)[ (show: ?sample2) ] (else:)[ (stop:) ] ] }<p style="font-size:25px; font-style:italic;"> (save-game: "file Y") <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/crazy_realistic_knocking_sound_troll_twitch_streamers-zqnpxjwgo8o-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>

You are restless and wake up in the early hours. You decide to go to the terrace and read and write a bit. As you get to the terrace you see a bright glowing light coming from what seems to be the Great Sphinx at Giza Pyramids Complex. It seems to be pulsing. You know it's way too late for the light show, so you decide to go and check it out. <p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/29c288e1f92501d796132316e568875e_orig.jpg" width="300" height="350"></p>As you leave the hotel you notice there is no one around, Giza is always busy at any time of day, at least usually someone is selling late night food. It is about a 20-minute walk to the complex. Just about when you get to the entrance you see a figure ahead of you, it looks like the man from the plane. He enters the complex, there are no guards. The light has dimed at this point and seems to be coming from the eyes of the Great Sphinx. You follow him to the Great Sphinx where he enters through a door which slides closed behind him. As you approach... A loud [[voice speaks...->Sphinx Speaks]] <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_music_-_cleopatra-gljevp6zpfi-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.play(); </script>

"Well so you have decided to come $name," the voice seems to be coming from the Sphinx.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rkn4jbwujndivgp25byayuq4va_orig.jpg" width="200" height="200"></p>You just stare in disbelief."What has Bastet got your tongue?" says the Sphinx. "Uh, uh, no," you stutter. "Well I suppose you want to enter into the Ancient Archives?" he asks. "I would, something drew me here, and a man I have a few questions to ask," you say. "Okay, you may enter, but first you must answer a riddle," he says. "I will try," you say. With that, he laughs. He then says: <p style="text-align:center; font-style:italic;"> "I am the ground you walk on, I am found in the seas, I am the window you look through, and I am the storm you dread, what am I?" [[Answer the Riddle]]

The room is large and lit with a golden light coming from torches and a fire pit in front of you. There are gods sitting and standing to the left and right of you. In the middle is an altar with a golden scale on it, and in front of you is a throne Osiris is sitting and Isis standing next to him. As you approach, the beady-eyed man from the plane is standing next to you. "Hello $name," he says this is the first time you notice one of his eyes is a false one. and the other one pierces right through you. He smiles kindly at you. Osiris says to him, "Horus take your place." He walks up and stands on the other side of Osiris. Osiris says, "Please approach the scale, $name. We have much to discuss." As you approach the scale Isis says, "Ma'at, the Goddess of balance, please place one of your feathers."<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/images_67_orig.jpg" width="300" height="350"></p>A woman gets up from a chair, and places a white peacock feather on one side of the scale. As you look around the room you notice many of the people you met along your journey, Merit and Ihy, the waiters and waitresses at the hotel, the beer brewer Tenenit, the Nubian fortune teller Dedwen, the immigration officer Geb, Aqen the boat captain at Philae Island, and even the shop keeper at the souq, Shezmu. They are sitting along with the other gods you dreamt of, you realize there was always something strange about all of these people. Anubis stands and says and walks towards the scale, "The scarab amulet you were given, by Horus has not only provided you with protection but also has been collecting the chaotic and positive choices you have made on this Journey to weigh. It represents your heart or "Ib". Please, place it on the scale, now." Place the scarab amulet on the [[Scale]]

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[(set: $luc9 to "'Did you know $name, that your name means 'Bringer of Light' and people with your name tend to have a deep inner desire for travel and adventure. As you know your given name, you will need to figure out your 'Ren,' your secret name,' says Isis.'")][(set: $jul43 to "'Did you know Julianne, that your name means 'Youthful' and people with your name tend to have a deep inner desire to give to others by sharing knowledge and experience. As you know your given name, you will need to figure out your 'Ren,' your secret name,' says Isis.'")][(set: $rob43 to "'Did you know Robert, that your name means 'Harmony' and people with your name tend to seek balance in their lives. As you know your given name, you will need to figure out your 'Ren,' your secret name,' says Isis.'")][(set: $mel43 to "'Did you know Melissa, that your name means 'Nymph' and people with your name tend to seek harmony and balance in their lives. As you know your given name, you will need to figure out your 'Ren,' your secret name,' says Isis.'")] (goto: "Thoughts")

Everyone leaves the throne room, and you are left with Isis and Osiris. They get up and approach you gently. "What a Journey it's been for you, $name. You have met so many gods and seen so much in your short time after taking this first step. And a bit overwhelming I assume," Osisirs states. "Yes, it is," you say. "Well, this is just the first step of many to come, for you," he says. Isis turns to you and says, (if: $name is "Lucas")[(print: $luc9)](if: $name is "Robert")[(print: $rob43)](if: $name is "Julianne")[(print: $jul43)](if: $name is "Melissa")[(print: $mel43)] You ponder that for a while and ask, "Is any of this real or am I losing my mind?" "Is anything real?" Osiris laughs. "I hope something is real," you say. "Why? It wouldn't matter to you, if this is real or not, mortals lie to themselves all the time, you are content believing what you want, denying yourself things based on your choice to be moral or just while changing those lines whenever you desire," says Isis. "Is reincarnation real?" you ask. "In a simple answer, yes," says Osiris. At that moment Osiris turns into Ramesses II and Isis turns into Nefertari. Isis/Nefertari says, "Certain things will always be fixed points what we call, "Intersections of Destiny". Love, pain, and transcendence in life are some of the strongest intersections. My love for Osiris has stayed in every incarnation, our souls find each other each lifetime when we are in a mortal existence, As Ramesses II and Nefertari, as Lord Byron and Augusta, among many others." With that, they change back into Osiris and Isis.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/rene-fisher-highresscreenshotfinal_orig.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>"Okay, okay, but are gods real?" you ask. "We are the belief, we came before all and will be here afterward. In your world, mortals were a desire we had, that needed to be fulfilled, and we changed through that need. However, beyond that need, we are immortal as we have always been. The difference between us gods and lesser mortals is when we take the mortal form we start to accept our destinies and live differently than most lesser mortals," says Osiris. "But without us, you would not exist," you say. "Existence is a mortal concept, the universe will go on, and so will wherever there is need. All gods are incarnations of older gods. Why do you think all religions are so similar? We don't die because we have existed in the past present and future, time is irrelevant and relative all the same," Osiris says. "But what about before time and after humans cease to exist?" you ask. Isis says, "All living things and nonliving entities live in the past, present, and future. Time does not flow the way you think, $name." "So can you see the future?" you ask. Future, past and present are one, everything exists in the now, while we can see all time, we can not change the events that are predestined," says Isis. "This sounds very confusing," you say. Osiris says, let's walk I will try and explain. "To make it simpler for your mortal mind to conceive, let's start with a concept that is easier then go into the how all time exists at now. This example is not exactly how it works, because of the fact that everything has always existed, but to take it one step at a..." he pauses and laughs and says, "...time. Let's start here..." [[Continue]]

Osiris says, "Try to imagine life started at the end of everything and is going in reverse to the roots of the 'past', to fulfill the actions of that 'past', its destiny, a predestined spark. You are but a player on that lifeline, what you call 'time' it's only real function is to fulfill the things that have occurred in your mind." Isis continues, "You can not change the past as those things already have taken place in the pre-destiny, however, in your concept, you think you could have made different decisions based on what you experienced. In short, you might look at the past as things yet to be done. You can not change those things since they have to exist for your 'future' to go the way it does. However, as you perceive moving forward in time, towards what you call the future, you have no concept of having already lived that future nor done those actions, so to you, it seems like you are making choices."<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cool-egyptian-wallpaper-6820140.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>"There are a finite number of Intersections of Destiny along the path or life for each person's life, think of them as waypoints. No Intersection can be changed, but, the routes to those points can be detoured, however, they will always end up at the same point." "I will explain further about all time existing at once in a bit, but for now, let's talk about perception. To you if you walk across the road, and get hit by a car, an Intersection of Destiny, no pun intended, you think to make a conscious decision to change your actions in the future to avoid getting hit next time, but since the 'future' has already happened, watching where you where you are going has already happened, and you have to be hit by the car in the 'past' to make that 'future' decision," says Osiris. "So we are going backward in time?" you ask. Osiris says, "Not really, I just used it for an example to get you thinking on the right track like I said time doesn't really exist as you see it, therefore, there is no real future or past it just is." "Okay, but that just means I make choices based on my perception of a future," you say. "Well, actually the universe is made choices and actions already before you get hit by the car, those are the Intersections of Destiny. Only the path there can be changed. Your choice to be more careful in the 'future', is really the choice of how to eventually get hit by the car in the past," says Isis. "But don't all my choices affect my life and perception of the future? Especially if I have different ways to get to that Intersection. Say I choose to go to a job interview and get hit by that car, but what if I choose not to go to that job interview?" you ask. "The universe will correct itself and you will end up getting hit by the car because you went to meet a friend or went to the store," says Osrisis. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/karnakhall1-850x482-1.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>You ask, "Okay, but why are there only some Intersections?" "Intersections of Destiny are points that lead you on a wheel of repetition in all your lives, they cannot be changed until you learn to free yourself from the Samsara, a circle of repetition and rebirth. Haven't you felt a sense a deja vu several points in your life? Those are the Intersections that you repeat every life." says Isis. "How would I end my wheel of Samsara ?" you ask Isis says, "That is something every person must discover for themselves, by recognizing what life truly is." "Then what happens if I ever realize this?" you ask. "You become one with us gods again, exist outside of those barriers, and have a choice to be present or not in mortal life," says Isis. "But, I thought I was predestined to my future, so wouldn't you know if I was to become a god?" "We all come from the same essence. We are all gods, just some of us are more complete and stronger than others. Once there was One and then that One split into its different attributes and those beings united. Mortals are our offspring, to a degree. However, if a mortal gains enough understanding they will join back with their original being." [[Continue->Continue2]]

Isis continues, "In other words, energy or 'self' as you call it started off as one essence and split into 6 base Energy forms. Those beings united with each other to make mortal souls and the base essence of the type of being was split between the original mother and father. There will always be a duality in every one of them and sometimes they fight that constantly. The problem is they end up splitting themselves more and more till they are but a shell of who they once were., You can't choose which Energy is the dominant one, it just is." Osiris says, "For example, you may have a connection to a certain being that once lived in the 'past', for the most part, that is because that being came from the same Energy, and you have a connection to them, through that Energy." "Okay so you are saying if I felt I was like Telsa, I am related to him?" you ask. "Related? Yes, but not necessarily by genetics, the pool of 'souls' is all connected, but when you are reborn you take what your Energy was and rebirth into something with those attributes," says Osiris.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/c0175082c1b248235efc77331eaa82f2_1.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>"If you get energy from the people around you, that is one type of Energy, while another person might be more inclined to seek to destroy their lives subconsciously all of the time, and that is a type of Energy as well. We are made up of the 2 attributes that made us beings. But only one attribute rules you in each life," says Isis. "But if we all come from one being what makes the gods different?" you ask. "Mortals are offspring and each life has only 2 types of Energy." Even today mortals ask each other "what type of person is he? or "if it were in my nature..." "Simply some of them split themselves to the point where they do nothing but go through the motions of each lifetime, while others continued to seek to become more of everything. To be whole again." [[Continue->Contiinue3]]

You ask, "I think I got it, but you say past, present, and future all exist at once? Please explain." Osiris says, "Okay I'll explain how everything exists all at once, now. Imagine life is like a book and you read the last 10 pages of that book, and since you already read the ending you know how it ends right? You nod. "Now let's say you start reading the book from the beginning to the end, do you think that ending will change if you read the book from beginning to end without knowing the ending or will it be the same?" "Of course it will be the same," you say. "Well that is how this works, the 'past' nor the 'future' can be changed just by your actions. However, if you rewrite the book, like say for a child, the only thing to make a book the same novel is to have the ending the same, otherwise it would be a different story, and we all live our own stories with the same endings," Osiris says. <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/abu-simbel-light-egypt-7e2aa0dd2041_1.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>You smile and say, "But there are some books with multiple endings. In fact, before I came to Egypt, I played an interactive story, that my friend Shaddow made, that had different choices, though since I left for Egypt I can't remember the story though, for some reason." "Yes, but from what you do remember, in that book did you ever really die or did it still end up bringing you to the end of the story, no matter what you choose?" Osiris asked. "Yes, I guess it did, now that I think about it. From what I remember, it never really seemed to have an end, every time I made one decision it always inevitably brought me back to the same path," you say. "That is how life works except you have already made those choices without knowing it," Isis says. You say, "True, but to me, I think I am making those decisions." "Yes exactly, and that is how mortal life works, for us gods we see it all in the here and now the past, present, and future. We can't change things, but we accept them. And for us gods, we like to have a little fun with mortals to amuse ourselves," Osiris says with a devilish smile. "But since you can't change anything how does that work," you ask. "We know we can't change the Intersections, but we can bend the ways of the inevitable choices, by plucking the strings a little further, they still end up of the same path, but just a little more detoured to get there." "Why? If you are gods and can see everything ahead of time, why even bother?" you ask.<p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/egyptian-temple-corey-ford.jpg " width="300" height="200"></p>Osiris says, "The same reason you play chess with someone you can't beat, just to have fun. It's not about the ending it's about the game." "So if you know the future, past, and present doesn't that make life borning for you?" you ask. "We gods accept our fates when we need to incarnate as mortals, but most of them are life changing for the mortal realm. Like Jesus being crucified, Chronos killing his father, the Fall of Lucifer, etc..., but since we see those points clearly we choose our path of how to get there." "Though sometimes we just come back to experience "life", and just come back to a Samsara mortal existence, in which our only purpose is to remember who we are and to live a great life, while mortal," says Osiris. "For example, Jesus had to betrayed by Judas, however, Judas knew he had to betray him, so that the crucifixion could happen, without it, Christianity wouldn't exist. There could have been other ways to the Intersection of Destiny, but that is the one he chose," said isis "So basically your destiny is already decided, but your path isn't as fixed?" you ask. "Exactly, and sometimes us gods choose to take mortal form for an incarnation because we enjoy the game as it is our destiny. Sometimes we forget who we are when we are mortal and need to be reminded, sometimes those reminders come from other gods in mortal form, to remind us of who we are," says Osiris. "Was I anyone of importance?" you ask. "You were many important people throughout your lifetimes, and one of the reasons you are here is because once you were a great Pharaoh. But as for who you are, you need to discover that for yourself." "I think I understand..." you say. "Let me ask you a question $name? Do you remember the ending of that book that you played?" Osiris asks. "Funny now that I think about, no I don't," you say. Osiris says, "Well, the ending of your Journey is here... but also the beginning as well, as you are more aware of life, yourself, and the things that you will become and already were. These past two weeks you have become more evolved, and in the end, you will discover more about who you truly are. In the end, you were destined to be here in Egypt among your friends as an intersection of destiny to find out the truth, how you got here is through your Journey of life, through The Pharaohs Passage." Osiris says, "Welcome to the Real World, $name" somewhere you have heard phrase before as you start to drift... <p style="text-align: center"> [[ <img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Reincarnate1]]

<div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div (goto: "Tut's tomb")

(set: $w to 0) (live: 6s)[(go-to: "Door")] <p style="font-size:20px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined;"> (set: $transCounter to 0)\ |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")["Death will slay with his wings whoever disturbs the peace of the pharaoh" - found inscribed on Tutankhamun's Tomb in 1922]] (live: 1s)[ (set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[ (show: ?sample1) ] (else:)[ (stop:) ] ]

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(goto: "Start")

As an Interactive Story Game, your character will make many choices in your Journey. <u>LINKS</u> Just press the link to go on to the next page if the story. They are highlighted in <p style="color: red;font-weight:bold;">Red<p style="color: gold;">or by a symbol [[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="50" height="50">|Quick Instructions]][[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/antique-brass-compass-vector_2_orig.jpg'width="35" height="35">|Quick Instructions]][[<img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/il-340x270-1141144838-u2lw-orig11_orig.jpg'width="50" height="50">|Quick Instructions]] Pages you have visted will be in <p style="font-weight:bold; color: green;">Green<p style="color: gold;"> <u>JOURNAL</u> Some are simple decisions some are more complex. Along the way there are several puzzles to figure out. To help you on your Journey you have your Journal. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/j150-500x500_orig.png" width="100" height="100"> <u>HINTS</u> If you get stuck in a puzzle of the game, certain pages will have a floating Eye of Horus at the bottom right corner of the page, click it to get hints... but be aware, unlike your journal if you use these hints they will weigh against your Ib in the game, once you use a hint it will be put into your journal to use as often as need, without any further weight to your Ib. <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/giphy_orig.gif" width="75" height="75"> <u>SAVE</u> Each Day of your Journey in the game, (and a couple other spots) you will be autosaved, so the time you play you can pick up where you left off. [[Start your Journey->Opening]]

Click to enter here Nomad Explorers [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/l9ha_orig.gif'width="200" height="200">|The Pharaohs Passage]] <script> var audio= document.createElement('audio'); audio.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/ancient_egyptian_music_-_pharaoh_ramses_ii-[audiotrimmer.com]-[audiotrimmer.com]__2_.mp3'; audio.loop = true; audio.play(); </script> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <script> var audio7= document.createElement('audio'); audio7.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/212996__dneproman__jungle-adventure-[audiotrimmer.com].wav'; audio7.loop = true; audio7.play(); </script> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio7.pause();" /></div>

<p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; color: black;"> <u>Coptic Translations</u> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/cpt_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> (set: $back2 to (history:)'s last) [[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/10263-leftwards-arrow-with-hook_orig.png'width="50" height="50">|$back2]] </div> <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.pause();" /></div>

<p style="font-size:20px; text-align: center; font-weight:bold; color: Red;">Horus appears before you and says, "It looks like you need to study more, for knowledge is the key to understanding. These are the only hints I can give you $name, they should help you... But, be aware if you use any of these hints each one will be a burden to your soul. However, I will give you the 1st hint without any burden" <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/acb0283c0dbbbbfb0b678149673e7a40_orig.jpg" width="300" height="300"></p> Hint A: Put the Jars in order of the Poem. (set: $HOH1 to "Put the Jars in order of the Poem.") (link-reveal: "Hint B:")[ 1st: What organ is a vessel for food? (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH2 to "1st: What organ is a vessel for food?")] $HOH2 (link-reveal: "Hint C:")[ 2nd: Which organ helps you breathe? (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH3 to "2nd: Which organ helps you breathe?")] $HOH3 (link-reveal: "Hint D:")[ 3rd: Longest internal organ in the body? (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH4 to "3rd: Longest internal organ in the body?")] $HOH4 (link-reveal: "Hint E:")[ 4th: Heaviest organ in the body? (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH5 to "4th: Heaviest organ in the body?")] $HOH5 (link-reveal: "Hint F:")[ Jackles like to have a full belly. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH6 to "Jackles like to have a full belly.")] $HOH6 (link-reveal: "Hint G:")[ Monkeys like to breathe. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH7 to "Monkeys like to breathe.")] $HOH7 (link-reveal: "Hint H:")[ Falcons like to make sausage. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH8 to "Falcons like to make sausage.")] $HOH8 (link-reveal: "Hint I:")[Humans like to drink. (set: $w to $w + 1) (set: $HOH9 to "Humans like to drink.")] $HOH9 Back to the [[Canopic Jars->Start2]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/fantastic_dream_sound_effect-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3" autoplay>}

<p style="font-size:25px; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-style:underlined; "><u>Horus's Hints</u><p style="font-size:15px; text-align: left; color: black; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; ">$HOH1 $HOH2 $HOH3 $HOH4 $HOH5 $HOH6 $HOH7 $HOH8 $HOH9 <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>[[<img src=' https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/10263-leftwards-arrow-with-hook_orig.png'width="50" height="50">|Start2]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div>

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<div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio.pause();" /></div> (goto: "Sphinx")

<div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio5.pause();" /></div> As you press the last hieroglyph a cartouch appears before you. The wall slides open and you are free. You quickly walk out of the room and leave, when you look back the wall, it is closed again and there is no sign that there was a doorway there. (set: $transCounter to 0)(live: 10s)[(go-to: "End2")] <p style="font-size:25px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-style:italic;"> |sample1)[(transition: "dissolve")[<p style="text-align: center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/nefertari-5.jpg" width="100" height="300"></p>]] (live: 1s)[ (set: $transCounter to it + 1) (if: $transCounter is 1)[ (show: ?sample1) ] (else-if: $transCounter is 2)[ (show: ?sample2) ] (else:)[ (stop:) ] ] <script> var audio6= document.createElement('audio'); audio6.src= 'https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/relaxing_arabic_music-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3'; audio6.loop = true; audio6.play(); </script>

You are suddenly jolted awake by wheels squealing and a sudden stop... Your plane just landed in Cairo, you have just arrived in Egypt the ancient mysterious land, and who knows what adventures lies await for you. You were dreaming of the last thing Shaddow said before you took off from the states. He said, "Are you ready to experience The Real World..." <p style="text-align: center"> [[ <img src='https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/comfortableblandicelandichorse-size-restricted_orig.gif'width="100" height="100">|Reincarnate]] <div style="display: none;"><img src="!@#$" onerror="audio8.pause();" /></div> <audio src="https://egyptlinks.yolasite.com/resources/Arriving%20airplane%20sound%20effect%20(1).mp3" autoplay>

This new hotel is next to the Grand Museum, which will hopefully be open in 2020 and it is near the Pyramids of Giza, this quaint hotel offers a breakfast buffet daily, on the rooftop terrace. With its mosaic floors and wooden furniture, it also offers a magical setting to enjoy an afternoon tea or late-night drink.<p style="text-align:center"> <img src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/pyramids-inn-motel_orig.jpg" width="300" height="200"></p>You settle into your room. Afterward, you get together with your companions to do some shopping and a revisit to sites in Cairo and Giza. Your day is pretty relaxing and you all decide to take one last felucca cruise on the Nile. A lot of the time is spent talking about how amazing the Journey was and how sad it will be leaving this amazing country. That evening you all have a great dinner and spend the evening talking late into the night. So $name1, are you going to miss Egypt?" asks Shaddow. You say, "Absolutely, there are so many fascinating and amazing wonders here." "What if anything, do you look forward to back in the States?" he asks. "Getting a good nights rest," you say laughing out loud. Eventually, everyone calls it a day and heads to bed. [[Go to sleep->Glowing Light]] <audio src="https://www.nomadsociety.net/uploads/2/2/4/8/2248082/relaxing_arabic_music-[audiotrimmer.com].mp3 " autoplay>

<p style="font-size:50px; text-align: center; color: Gold; font-style:italic;"> Autosave

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day4")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day2")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day3")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day5")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Souq1")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day6")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Train1")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Elephantine Island1")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day7")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day8")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Valley of the Queens1")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Luxor Temple")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day10")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Day11")]

(display: "Autosave")(live: 1s)[(goto: "Sphinx1")]

(if: $name is "Julianne" or "Melissa")[ (goto: "Tut Female") (else-if: $name is "Lucas" or "Robert") [(goto: "Tut Male")]

(set: $III to 1) (set: $IV to 1) (set: $IX to 1) (if: $IX is 1 and $III is 1 and $IV is 1)[(print: [[Tomb of Ramesses V & VI]])] (if: $IX is 1 and $III is 1 and $IV is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses IV]]")] (if: $IX is 1 and $IV is 1 and $III is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses III]]")] (if: $IX is 1 and $III is not 1 and $IV is not 1)[(print: "[[Tomb of Ramesses III]] [[Tomb of Ramesses IV]]")]

(if: $II is 1) [(print: " [[Tomb of Ramesses IV]] [[Tomb of Ramesses IX]]")] (if: $III is 1) [(print: " [[Tomb of Ramesses IV]] [[Tomb of Ramesses III]]")]

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