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Solomon’s Treasure Chamber

           Woulditproveahoaxafterall,Iwondered,orwasoldDaSilvestraright? Weretherevasthoardsofwealthhiddeninthatdarkplace,hoardswhichwouldmakeustherichestmeninthewholeworld? Weshouldknowinaminuteortwo. 

           "Enter,whitemenfromtheStars,"saidGagool,advancingintothedoorway; "butfirsthearyourservant,Gagooltheold. ThebrightstonesthatyewillseeweredugoutofthepitoverwhichtheSilentOnesareset,andstoredhere,Iknownotbywhom,forthatwasdonelongeragothanevenIremember. Butoncehasthisplacebeenenteredsincethetimethatthosewhohidthestonesdepartedinhaste,leavingthembehind. Thereportofthetreasurewentdownindeedamongthepeoplewholivedinthecountryfromagetoage,butnoneknewwherethechamberwas,northesecretofthedoor. Butithappenedthatawhitemanreachedthiscountryfromoverthemountainsperchancehetoocame‘fromtheStars’andwaswellreceivedbythekingofthatday. Heitiswhositsyonder,"andshepointedtothefifthkingatthetableoftheDead. "Anditcametopassthatheandawomanofthecountrywhowaswithhimjourneyedtothisplace, andthatbychancethewomanlearntthesecretofthedoorathousandyearsmightyesearch,butyeshouldneverfindthatsecret. Thenthewhitemanenteredwiththewoman,andfoundthestones,andfilledwithstonestheskinofasmallgoat,whichthewomanhadwithhertoholdfood. Andashewasgoingfromthechamberhetookuponemorestone,alargeone,andhelditinhishand." 

           Hereshepaused. 

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