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“Do you really think that Tutankhamen would have taken a chance on some pale girl with pretty eyes had you not been the priestess of Anubis?You did. The words fall out of me.What?I look up at him. Y...”
“His lips are soft and crushing at the same time. Im not sure what to dois there an algorithm for kissing?”
“From beneath the folds of his robes, he reveals a small steel dagger. You have tempted fate so many times already and still yield to it. Time for history to rewrite itself. Time for Tutankhamen to ...”
“Experiment: Live and love as much as I can, before my particles fall away to wander in stardust.”
“Ahhh." Anubis narrows his eyes at me. Ive given you inspiration. Now youre thinking about bringing the lightbulb to ancient Egypt. It would be a hitall those dark tombs.You. I was thinking about yo...”
“I see murky visions of other gods and rival magic."That REALLY didn't sound good."What do you mean?" I asked. "what OTHER GODS?""I don't know, Sadie. But Egypt has always faced challenges from outs...”
“And Egypt ? What is Egypt strenght?her resilience ?her ability to absorb poeple and events into the pores of her being? is that true or is it just a consolation ? a shifting of responsibility? and ...”
“I haven't come to you only to take , I haven't come to you empty handed : I bring you poetry as great as yours but in anther tongue , I bring you black eyes and golden skin and curly hair , I bring...”
“The building is rather like a medieval Castle and was established in the Sixth Century and soon afterwards, as the Moslem armies advanced Westwards from the Arabian Peninsula, somebody had the pres...”
“I got a call froma cynical young American journalist...You know the sort. He's lived in the Middle East for a little over five minutes so assumes he knows us natives well. I sip at a skinny mocha f...”
“I have not stopped water when it should run. I have not made a cutting in a canal of running water.”
“I’ve heard the name before: Anubis. An Egyptian name. The name of a god.The god of the dead.”
“God hardening Pharaoh’s heart causes the world to fear God and not think they can sin to the point at which they want to repent.”
“And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless a...”
“Sheftu,” she whispered, “it's all over.”“Nay, little one. It's just beginning. Many things are beginning.”
“Well, it’s probably a good thing Anubis didn’t kiss me. I would have died all over again.”
“His lips are soft and crushing at the same time. I’m not sure what to do—is there an algorithm for kissing?”
“From beneath the folds of his robes, he reveals a small steel dagger. “You have tempted fate so many times already and still yield to it. Time for history to rewrite itself. Time for Tutankhamen to...”
“Ahhh." Anubis narrows his eyes at me. “I’ve given you inspiration. Now you’re thinking about bringing the lightbulb to ancient Egypt. It would be a hit––all those dark tombs.”You. I was thinking ab...”
“I could have killed you,” I snarl.“You think you can become a god. You always meddle and change and create. No, that is not the way. What is shall always be. What is known shall always stand.”“Then...”
