Mysteries of Egypt
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When I saw the stones
going up the hill,

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it really looked like
ancient Egypt.

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So this is a huge pay off
and to have Zahi's stamp

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of approval is a big,
big relief.

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But more than stone was moved
to build the pyramids

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20,000 laborers
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traveled to the isolated Giza plateau.
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How they got here
might surprise you.

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Four thousand years ago,
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the pyramids weren't
surrounded by desert.

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The Egyptians built harbors
and canals that brought

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the Nile deep into the
Giza plateau.

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We can imagine,
back 4,600 years ago,

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Cheops building his pyramid,
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what he did
he cut this harbor,

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and the harbor was
connecting with the Nile.

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The harbor was used every morning
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when the workmen are coming.
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Everyone is holding his lunch
and coming,

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and coming in boats, and
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they work here and building
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the pyramid from the sunrise
to the sunset.

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Bringing that ancient harbor
to life will be

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one of the most difficult tasks
the crew undertakes

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but Bruce wants
the scene on film.

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All the modern tools
are employed-extras across

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the river are cued
by walkiee-talkie...

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and even the sailboat
has a motor hidden from view.

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Duck out, man!
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Turnover! Roll it
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please turning, turning, turning.
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But nothing goes as planned
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the wind won't cooperate
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and the Nile's current forces
the boat backwards.

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Oh, man-collision!
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What was done with ease
over 4,000 years ago

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may be too much to
accomplish this day.


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