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1. "Now, I'm going to send my apprentice, Jack back right now. Are you ready Jack? Good, here we go!" A blinding light fills the room and Jack is gone! "Now my friend, let's see if we can pick him up on the communicator." As you near the communicator, you hear a burst of static and this message ... "I have come to a stop in a vast desert, I am seeing crowds of people, they seem to be building a monument or something, I am hearing some of them complain about all this hard work they are doing for the son of King Snefru." ... The message fizzles out. "Well, I'm clueless, do you know where he is?"
2. "Oh, I think I hear another message." The communicator bursts into static ... "I have landed in what seems to be a lush oasis with running streams and waterfalls, yet it all seems man-made. I can make out the desert on the horizon, I also saw a young girl walking past with a basket of flowers asking another girl if she thought the King's wife would approve of this garden" ... The message fizzles out. "Hmm, I think I know this one, it may be the Hanging Gardens at Babylon. Do you agree?"
3. "I can't wait for what comes next." The communicator bursts into static ... " I have arrived in a very strange place, it seems to be a large city, but it is all ablaze, people are fighting and running. There is much screaming in the streets and I have heard several of them saying they should have listened to Cassandra, and one more thing is that I see what appears to be a large horse! ... The message fizzles out. "Oh my how strange, can you help me figure where he is?"
4. "This is truly amazing!" The communicator bursts into static ... "I have arrived in what I can safely say is Athens, though I don't know the year. However, I have been hearing much talk of the conquerer, I have heard of his battles in the far east, and of his conquest of Darius and even the Egyptians. Oh, how I wish I knew his name." ... The message fizzles out. "Hmm, I'm sure I don't know who he is, do you?"
5. "Shh, I think I hear something." The communicator bursts into static ... "I have once again arrived in the desert, in a marketplace I believe, I see many slave traders and camel merchants, and I have even seen a caravan belonging to someone named Mansa Musa" ... The message fizzles out. "Oh, dear this is a hard one, where could he be?"
6. "Lets listen for the next message." The communicator bursts into static ... "It is a very lovely morning here, society has begun to form and the Renaissance has begun, this morning I had a chat with a fellow named Michelangelo outside the Sistine Chapel. Oh, and for the record, I think I'm in ..." The message fizzles out. "Where, in where? Oh, drat, now we'll never know, unless you can tell me.
7. The communicator bursts into static ... "Today I sit near the coast of England, the sounds of war around me. I hear England mourns the Confessor's death, and that William is on the march. They say that Harold the second died here today ... The message fizzles out. "Oh, my I'm afraid I don't know where he is, do you?"
8. "Listen, listen, here's another message." The communicator bursts into static ... "I have arrived in what the patriots are calling the town of York, the year is 1781, and the loyalists and their army is in retreat. I hear that one General Washington has a British lord trapped in the town and they expect his surrender any minute now, also I hear the French have finally arrived." ... The message fizzles out. "I think I know where and when he is but, who did he say is surrendering?"
9. "Yes yes, truly amazing." The communicator burst into static ... "Its April, 1865. ... I am certain I saw him ... Grant... and Lee too ... they went to end it I think, yes... I'm sure I'm here in ... Virginia." The message fizzles out ... "Oh, dear. Not much there, I suppose the signals started to fade. Did you at least figure out where he is?"
10. The communicator bursts into static ... " Well I have arrived back in London, but I think in the wrong time. I checked a newspaper, it said the date was October 4, 1957. But, I think I might be heading back to our time, in the paper, I saw some interesting headlines: "U.S.S.R. astounds the world! - U.S. still in shock - U.S.S.R. reaches for the stars -" I'm not sure but I think they are talking about ..." The message fizzles out. "Hmm, do you know what he's talking about?"
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