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тАЬWe could go see the Sphinx,тАЭ Zoe muses, looking through the guidebook. тАЬOr we could wait for the
Son et Lumiere show.тАЭ

тАЬNo,тАЭ I say, thinking of being out here in the dark.

тАЬHow do you know that wonтАЩt be closed, too?тАЭ Lissa asks.



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 Death on the Nile

Zoe consults the book. тАЬThere are two shows daily, seven-thirty and nine P.M.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs what you said about the Pyramids,тАЭ Lissa says. тАЬ7 think we should go back to the airport and get
our luggage. I want to get my other shoes.тАЭ

тАЬI think we should go back to the hotel,тАЭ LissaтАЩs husband says, тАЬand have a long, cool drink.тАЭ

тАЬWeтАЩll go to TutankhamunтАЩs tomb,тАЭ Zoe says. тАЬ тАШItтАЩs open every day, including holidays.тАЩ тАЭ She looks
up expectantly.

тАЬKing TutтАЩs tomb?тАЭ I say. тАЬIn the Valley of the Kings?тАЭ

тАЬYes,тАЭ she says, and starts to read. тАЬ тАШIt was found intact in 1922 by Howard Carter. It containedтАФтАЩ тАЭ

All the belongings necessary for the deceasedтАЩs journey to the afterworld, I think. Sandals and clothes
and Egypt Made Easy. тАЬIтАЩd rather have a drink,тАЭ LissaтАЩs husband says. тАЬAnd a nap,тАЭ ZoeтАЩs husband
says. тАЬYou go on, and weтАЩll meet you at the hotel.тАЭ

тАЬI donтАЩt think you should go off on your own,тАЭ I say. тАЬI think we should keep together.тАЭ

тАЬIt will be crowded if we wait,тАЭ Zoe says. тАЬIтАЩm going now. Are you coming, Lissa?тАЭ

Lissa looks appealingly up at Neil. тАЬI donтАЩt think IтАЩd better walk that far. My ankleтАЩs starting to hurt
again.тАЭ

Neil looks helplessly at Zoe. тАЬI guess weтАЩd better pass.тАЭ тАЬWhat about you?тАЭ ZoeтАЩs husband says to me.
тАЬAre you going with Zoe or do you want to come with us?тАЭ

тАЬIn Athens, you said death was the same everywhere,тАЭ I say to him, тАЬand I said, тАШWhich is what?тАЩ and
then Zoe interrupted us and you never did answer me. What were you going to say?тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩve forgotten,тАЭ he says, looking at Zoe as if he hopes she will interrupt us again, but she is intent on
the guidebook.

тАЬYou said, тАШDeath is the same everywhere,тАЩтАЭ I persist, тАЬand I said, тАЭWhich is what?тАШ What did you think
death would be like?тАЬ