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1. The golden Egyptian sun cuts over the land like a soaring phoenix as Evelyn stands before the only remaining wonder of the ancient world - Khufu's Great Pyramid, which is estimated to be made from 2.3 million blocks of ______.
2. It is in Giza that Evelyn begins her quest to find the lost treasure of Egypt. She sets down The Nile in a modest traveling ship, stocked with research books, maps and scrolls of paper made from ______; a plant also used to make baskets and sandals in ancient times.
3. As you make your way down to Saqqara, the ship's conductor warns the crew of fierce creatures that roam the murky waters. As he speaks, you look down to see a group of ________. This animal is associated with the god Sobek. They're also Captain Hook's worst nightmare.
4. Saqqara is an ancient burial ground for that the likes of King______; known as Zoser to the Greeks. He was the 2nd king of the 3rd dynasty. His stepped pyramid is also built there, and was constructed by his vizier Imhotep. It is in this desolate land that Evelyn hopes to find cryptic writings pointing to a remote tomb.
5. Evelyn surreptitiously makes her way to the Serapeum after touring hours and scours the walls for any hint of ancient script. Along her chosen path is a chamber lined with tombs that once held Apis _____, an animal sacred to the god Ptah, though they wouldn't be too welcome in a china shop.
6. Just as she thinks all hope is lost Evelyn trips over a rock, which causes her lamp to launch from her hands into a weak part of the wall, revealing not only a small recess, but a map showing the entryway into Snofru's ______ pyramid. Nearly halfway through construction the angle of the sides was reduced from 54 degrees to 43.
7. Willowy shadows flicker along the cracked walls of the antechamber as Evelyn slides her way through the narrow hallways. She reaches Snofru's burial chamber and is astonished to see that one small treasure remains there. A small golden box with the name of ______ engraved on the lid. This goddess of magic was also the sister and wife of Osiris.
8. Evelyn's eyes shine in the flickering firelight. To find such a rare treasure sounded too good to be true. She caressed her fingers against the lid of the box, and just as she was about to open it, all went black ... Evelyn had been hit over the head with a ______ jar. These containers held the organs of the deceased.
9. A fan whirs quietly in the background as Evelyn attempts to gain composure. She's sitting upright in a chair. On the desk before her lies a royal crown with a ureaus on the top. The ureaus takes the upright form of a _____. It's enough to make Evelyn slither in her chair.
10. A tall silhouette walks out from the shadows. "Evelyn Maxwell, I presume? My name is Charles McKay. I'm a prominent art collector and wish to acquire the small box you found. I believe it to be more precious than all the treasures of ________, the boy king."
11. "That box belongs to the people of Egypt, not to some stuffy art collector," Evelyn snarled "Well that's neither here nor there Ms. Maxwell, I'm going to take it anyway. However, I will need someone to translate these ________ for me. They are, after all, the sacred writings of the Egyptians."
12. Evelyn knew how ruthless this man could be. There's no telling what would happen to her if she refused. She fondly thinks of her cat ______, who she named after the god of not only cats, but of the home and pregnant women. This was the only thing precious to her.
13. Evelyn agrees to the task and tentatively reads the writings carved into the box. She begins to sound out the symbols and is astonished to discover that the writings are directions to a treasure in the grand structure ____ ______. This massive undertaking was overseen by Ramses the Great to show his victorious nature in battle.
14. Mr. McKay is delighted with this new information and begins to form a traveling party to accompany him. Evelyn is roughly handled aboard as she is forced to go with him as an interpreter. If only _______ ______ hadn't translated the Rosetta Stone, she would be ignorant to all she knows about ancient Egyptian and would be safe.
15. Sailing down the Nile, the ship docks at the island of _______ in ancient Nubia. The ancient Egyptians believed that the meaning of this place meant " Island of the Time (Ra)." This is where Evelyn hopes to make an escape.
16. Charles has his cronies tie up Evelyn to a wooden post as they take the day to rest and explore. They leave a small napsack by her side. The small band heads into the temple complex leaving only one sleepy guard to watch over her. Directly in front of her stands a massive _______ that seems to stretch towards the heavens. She knows she's seen one in Washington D.C. too.
17. Evelyn knew that now was her only chance to run, but she was still tied up. The ropes were loose enough to slip through, but avoiding being caught was a more difficult task. Just then gunfire starts raining in the near distance. Charles' crew has just been attacked by _______. These people inhabited Northern Sudan and Southern Egypt until the early 20th century when their kingdom collapsed.
18. The guard dashes over to assist his mates, and Evelyn seizes this moment to spring forth from her bonds, hi-jack a boat, and flee down the Nile ... She will take the same path as ______ ______ did not too long ago. He's the one who excavated Ramses majestic wonder in Nubia in 1817.
19. Evelyn hypnotically looks upon the four sitting statues that silently speak through these echoing halls. This engulfing temple houses a small room with the three gods Amun, Ra, and _____, seated next to Ramses. This god is associated with craftsmanship, but also became the god of regeneration. Evelyn becomes so entranced that she hardly notices a tall, dark figure rising from behind her, like a lion to its prey.
20. Evelyn slowly turns around. Her heart racing like a thousands war horses. The giant man raises the object like a war sword and Evelyn prepares for the worst - but nothing happens. The man she sees before her is an indigenous native. What he holds in his hand is a small _____, known as the primordial mound of creation. It takes the form of a pillar.
21. Evelyn believes this to be a key of sorts, making a connection to the golden box she found, which unfortunately remains in the vile hands of Charles McKay. However, out of the corner of her eye Evelyn notices a small hole at the base of Amun, known as the king of ____ ____. Evelyn anxiously places the "key" inside, and hears a click.
22. The ground shakes beneath her feet as the statue slides to the side, acting as a doorway that leads down into the vast darkness of a long hidden chamber. She heads down with a torch and notices the walls reveal a beautiful love story between Ramses II and his wife _______. Among many of her royal titles was "Great of Praises" and "Sweet of Love."
23. She reaches the bottom and finds herself looking upon a room no bigger than her body. "So this is it," Evelyn sighed with heavy dissappointment. She traveled all this way, got kidnapped, escaped, and ended up here with nothing to show for it. Nothing but an empty chamber with _______ walls. This fine rock was used to make vases, columns and also to hold the organs of the dead. She turns around to walk back up, and the floor falls through. Evelyn fears she's plunging to her death.
24. Dust and sand kicks up from the floor beneath her. Fortunately the fall was only from 10 feet below the room above. She can't see anything at first, but notices a canal on the wall filled with oil. She places her torch to it and "whoosh!" the fire travels like lighting through a palatial hall painted a deep ______, signifying life, victory, and sometimes fire, and anger.
25. It is here that Evelyn in full awe of the lost riches of Ramses. A pursuit she's been chasing her whole life. Her heart soars like a ______, a bird symbolizing kingship and Ra, as if it were a phoenix spreading it's wings over all of Egypt. She couldn't be happier.
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