Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Wemadeoutthesymbolismtobethatherbody,immortalandtransferableatwill,ruledboththelandandwater,airandfire—thelatterbeingexemplifiedbythelightoftheJewelStone,andfurtherbytheflintandironwhichlayoutsidethemummywrappings.

           "Asweliftedthecasketfromthesarcophagus,wenoticedonitssidesthestrangeprotuberanceswhichyouhavealreadyseen;butwewereunableatthetimetoaccountforthem.Therewereafewamuletsinthesarcophagus,butnoneofanyspecialworthorsignificance.Wetookitthatifthereweresuch,theywerewithinthewrappings;ormoreprobablyinthestrangecasketunderneaththemummy’sfeet.This,however,wecouldnotopen.Thereweresignsoftherebeingacover;certainlytheupperportionandthelowerwereeachinonepiece.Thefineline,alittlewayfromthetop,appearedtobewherethecoverwasfixed;butitwasmadewithsuchexquisitefinenessandfinishthatthejoiningcouldhardlybeseen.Certainlythetopcouldnotbemoved.Wetookit,thatitwasinsomewayfastenedfromwithin.Itellyouallthisinorderthatyoumayunderstandthingswithwhichyoumaybeincontactlater.Youmustsuspendyourjudgmententirely.Suchstrangethingshavehappenedregardingthismummyandallaroundit,thatthereisanecessityfornewbeliefsomewhere.Itisabsolutelyimpossibletoreconcilecertainthingswhichhavehappenedwiththeordinarycurrentsoflifeorknowledge.