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No land on Earth possesses
more wonders than Egypt
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wonders long hidden
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but revealed occasionally
in a glint of gold
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or a curious tale.
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Our story begins with a death
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the death of an unusual boy.
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Worshipped as the son of Re,
the Sun god
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he was a pharaon of Egypt
3,000 years ago.
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We don't know how he died,
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only that his death was
sudden and mysterious.
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His body was preserved
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in the manner of other pharaons
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and priests anointed his
coffin to prepare him
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for his final journey
into the world of the dead.
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The rituals had to be finished
before his father
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the Sun,
descended into darkness.