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Chapter 74

           Apparentlyhe’scovereditupwithloosedirt.Thenthisspringhe’sgoingtodig.Butnaturallyrightnowhedoesn’twanteveryonevisitingallover.""Ofcourse.""SoIhopeIwon’tbetoobored."IsawLilydressedasthesnakegoddessofKnossos;asElectra;asClytemnestra;Dr.VanessaMaxwell,thebrilliantyoungarchaeologist."Doesn’tsoundasifyouwill."Hefinishedhisbeer,andlookedathiswatch."Jesus,I’vegottorun.I’mmeetingAmandaatsix."Heshookmyhand."Youdon’tknowhowmuchthishasmeanttome.Andbelieveme,I’llwriteandletyouknowhowitgoes.""Dothat.I’dverymuchliketoknow."Ifollowedhimdownthestairsandwatchedhiscrewcuthead.IbegantounderstandwhyConchishadpickedhim.Ifonehadtakenamillionyoungcollege-educatedAmericansanddistilledthemdownintoonequintessentialexemplaronewouldhavearrivedatsomethinglikeBriggs.IdidnotliketothinkoftheomnipenetratingAmericansreachingtosoprivateaEuropeancore.ButIrememberedhisname;muchmoreEnglishthanmyown.AndtherewasalreadyJoe;theprosecutingDr.Marcus.Wecameoutonthefrontstep."Nolastwordsofwisdom?""Idon’tthinkso.Justmyverygoodwishes.""Well…"Weshookhandsagain."You’llbeallright.""Youreallythinkso?""Ofcourseyou’llfindsomeoftheexperiencesstrange.""Ohsure.Don’tthinkI’mnotgoingwithawideopenmind.Andpreparedforeverything.Thankstoyou

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