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Class I lop meey I wtsh to tell you of an amazrng experrence that I had last year An uncle had died and left me a great deal of money and as I was determlned to get the best out :I If I tray eled quite a bxt Durlng the course ol my trayels I met a very xnterestxng younv man wl o was gorng to his home 1n Tula, a small town near NICXILLJ Ctty He too was a trayeler and as I was lnterested in h1s country he told me some tlungs about h1s home and the people who lived there Fmally, in a casual way, he mentxoned the Aztee tombs of Nlexlco 'ty lb aroused my curlosltv I aslced more about them and drew from hlm a ste ry ol one of the temples that had a curxous labyrlnth beneath If As my tlme was my own and my donngs my own busmess, I decldecl to return home wrth hun and v1s1t thls quaxnt old place I learned from mv compamon that thxs temple was one of the oldest ones Ih IVlex1co that If wa famous for graven Images and If s wonderful oracle After an lmpatlent journey we arrived at Tula Nly compan1on and hrs parents pre valled upon me to stay with them for a few days and then Felxppe, as I found hrs name to be promlsed to accompany me to the temple I frnally consented and staved three days Although everythmg was done to malce my stay a pleasant one, I really belleve those three days lasted about two weelcs At last they came to an end We tool: our way to MCXICKX Ctty and found lodging wlth some of Fellppes frxends Early the next mormng we started for the temple Arrlvmg there, we found If de serted except for the prxests who leept the shrme flres burnmg I went from room to room, through passage and corrlclor, exclalmlng over the wonderful carvlngs and xmages of the old relrglon Soon we had vlslted the more Important rooms and I desxred to see the tombs and the labvrlnth Fellppe called a gtude and we descended many steps untll we were ID that confuslng maze of passages I was a llttle ln advance of the guide and Felrppe when they to ped to examine a curlo a llttle more closely I ran on and dld not notice that they were not followmg Imagme my concern when, trymg to retrace my steps to them I could not fend my way I shouted and recemved no answer Many tlmes I repeated my call and each call brought only rnnumerable echoes I d1d not lcnow whxch way to turn Con fused and tremblmg from fear I toolc the ftrst turn1ng offered and felt my wav along the uneven floor ol the dlmly hghted passage Then I saw a ray of lxght Hope awolce and I hurrred forward The passage led through a small openmg and 1nto a roelcy room I stooped to go through the doorway and rarsed myself to gaze Into the lace of a huge grin ning Image made of gold stlyer and hronze I stepped baclc qeuclcly as the uddenness had quite talcen awav my breath I'Ioweyer, I soon saw that the chamber was unlnhablted an stared up Into the face el tue I1 ure It was lasuone lT1eXyl'lt 1 tm Qpunx of gypt except that there were no hands The nnage must haye leen al wut tlurty t t Ill helght and the mammoth head was crowned wrth an elaborate head ress The eyes were carved so that they followed whereyer I went Prom the nose ol the go a I t ole If t Issue twin lets of steam an from tle I'0lII1 6 ITIOIIII 3 Q00 slle stream of water ran t coursecl down the chln, fallmg ontu the breast and flowxng away The room was larr y well ughte t ough I could not locate where IE came rom Alter examining the statue I lo Iced around for a way of gettlng out ol the chamber other than the wav In wluch I ha entered There was none that I could see Ina y ta tr1c e ol water remxnded me taat 11 1 I . I ' ' ' I ' Cl '. Th' , D K , ,. ' K ' I 'f , rS S P , . . 1 . . I 'K A ' I- fa Ang . d so t 'l. lllce' le' , ll J A E ' .' . ' '- ' ' ' . W tae A ' lee ' ' , .V , .- I K I ,t d ,b,k,. ' , ,.. . ' ' ' . I ' I I 'L es o obs, d 'I I. ,, dl I' dd I k dj'-dr '. I ' X . . ..1- dh g K.. .' .f I '. k . -' . - ' t F' .ll' le Alcl' ' '. A ' ' I.
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