Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

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           Thisappearedtobeanendofthisbranchofthesubject;butashestillkeptthefixedlookofonewhoisengagedinathemeweallwaitedinsilence.Afterapausehewenton:

           "Thereisonethingwhichhasuptonow,Iconfess,puzzledme.Itmaynotbeofprimeimportance;butinamatterlikethis,whereallisunknown,wemusttakeitthateverythingisimportant.Icannotthinkthatinamatterworkedoutwithsuchextraordinaryscrupulositysuchathingshouldbeoverlooked.Asyoumayseebytheground-planofthetombthesarcophagusstandsnearthenorthwall,withtheMagicCoffertothesouthofit.Thespacecoveredbytheformerisleftquitebareofsymbolorornamentationofanykind.Atthefirstglancethiswouldseemtoimplythatthedrawingshadbeenmadeafterthesarcophagushadbeenputintoitsplace.Butamoreminuteexaminationwillshowthatthesymbolisationonthefloorissoarrangedthatadefiniteeffectisproduced.See,herethewritingsrunincorrectorderasthoughtheyhadjumpedacrossthegap.Itisonlyfromcertaineffectsthatitbecomesclearthatthereisameaningofsomekind.Whatthatmeaningmaybeiswhatwewanttoknow.Lookatthetopandbottomofthevacantspace,whichliesWestandEastcorrespondingtotheheadandfootofthesarcophagus.Inbothareduplicationsofthesamesymbolisation,butsoarrangedthatthepartsofeachoneofthemareintegralportionsofsomeotherwritingrunningcrosswise.