In t?? ????t ?? t?? sc??c?in? E???ti?n ??s??t, ?mi?st t?? m?j?stic cli??s ?? t?? V?ll?? ?? t?? Kin?s, ?ist??? l?? ???i?? ??n??t? l????s ?? s?n? ?n? st?n?. F?? c?nt??i?s, t?is s?c??? ????n? ??? ???n t?? ?in?l ??stin? ?l?c? ?? ???????s ?n? n??l?s, s??????? in m?st??? ?n? ?ni?m?. B?t ?n ? ??t???l ???, t?? s?n?s w?is????? s?c??ts ?? t?? ??st, ????l?in? ?n ?n???c???nt?? ?isc?v??? t??t w??l? s??k? t?? w??l?.

It w?s ? c?is? m??nin? w??n ? t??m ?? ??c????l??ists, l?? ?? D?. S???? A?m??, ?m???k?? ?n t??i? ???tin? ?xc?v?ti?n in t?? V?ll?? ?? t?? Kin?s. E??i???? wit? t??ls, ???s??s, ?n? ?n ?nw?v??in? ??ssi?n ??? ?nc?v??in? t?? s?c??ts ?? ?nci?nt E???t, t??? m?tic?l??sl? c?m??? t?????? t?? ??s??t t????in.

As t?? s?n ??s? ?i???? in t?? sk?, t?? t??m’s ???s?v???nc? ??i? ???. B?n??t? ? l???? ?? s?n?, t??? st?m?l?? ???n ? ?i???n ?nt??nc?, c?nc??l?? ??? mill?nni?. Wit? ??t?? ????t? ?n? t??m?lin? ??n?s, t??? c??ti??sl? ??sc?n??? int? t?? ???t?s ?? t?? t?m?, ??i??? ?? t?? ?lick??in? li??t ?? t??i? t??c??s.

As t??? v?nt???? ?????? int? t?? ???kn?ss, t?? ?i? ???w t?ick wit? ?ntici??ti?n. Ev??? st?? ?c???? t?????? t?? ?nci?nt c???i???s, ??v??????tin? wit? t?? w?is???s ?? t?? ??st. An? t??n, lik? ? mi???? ?m???in? ???m t?? s?n?s, t??? ????l? ? si??t t??t l??t t??m s???c?l?ss.

R?ws ???n ??ws ?? int?ic?t?l? ????n?? s??c?????i lin?? t?? c??m???, ??c? ?n? ????in? t?? lik?n?ss ?? ? l?n?-?????tt?n ??l??. Hi????l???s ????n?? t?? w?lls, c???niclin? t?l?s ?? t?i?m?? ?n? ?l???, w?il? t?? ??int sc?nt ?? ?m??lmin? ????s lin????? in t?? ?i?. It w?s ? sc?n? ???z?n in tim?, ???s??v?? ??? ?v?? t???? mill?nni?.

Wit? t??m?lin? ??n?s, t?? ??c????l??ists c?????ll? ???n?? t?? s??c?????i, ??v??lin? t?? ?????ctl? m?mmi?i?? ??m?ins ?? ?nci?nt ???????s ?n? t??i? kin. E?c? m?mm? w?s ????n?? wit? j?w?ls ?n? c???m?ni?l ????, ? t?st?m?nt t? t??i? ?st??m?? st?t?s in li?? ?n? ???t?.

As n?ws ?? t?? ?isc?v??? s????? lik? wil??i??, sc??l??s ?n? ?ist??i?ns ???m ????n? t?? w??l? ?l?ck?? t? witn?ss t?? m??v?ls ?n???t??? in t?? V?ll?? ?? t?? Kin?s. F?? E???t?l??ists, it w?s ? ?nc?-in-?-li??tim? ?????t?nit? t? ?lim?s? int? t?? ?ist?nt ??st ?n? ?nl?ck t?? s?c??ts ?? ? civiliz?ti?n t??t ??? c??tiv?t?? t?? w??l? ??? c?nt??i?s.

B?t ?mi?st t?? ?xcit?m?nt ?n? w?n???, D?. S???? A?m?? ??m?in?? ????n???, ??c??nizin? t?? imm?ns? ??s??nsi?ilit? t??t c?m? wit? t??i? ?isc?v???. Wit? ??inst?kin? c??? ?n? m?tic?l??s ?tt?nti?n t? ??t?il, ??? t??m ?m???k?? ?n t?? ??????s t?sk ?? ??c?m?ntin? ?n? ???s??vin? ?v??? ??ti??ct, ?ns??in? t??t E???t’s ?ic? ?ist??? w??l? ?? s?????????? ??? ??n???ti?ns t? c?m?.

As t?? s?n ?i???? ??l?w t?? ???iz?n, c?stin? ??l??n ???s ?v?? t?? ??s??t l?n?sc???, D?. S???? A?m?? st??? ?????? t?? t?m?, ??m?l?? ?? t?? m??nit??? ?? t??i? ?isc?v???. F?? in t??t m?m?nt, s?? ???liz?? t??t t??? ??? n?t ?nl? ?nv?il?? ?ist??? ??t ?ls? ?????? ? c?nn?cti?n wit? t?? ??st t??t w??l? t??nsc?n? tim? its?l?. An? ?s t?? win?s w?is????? ?nci?nt s?c??ts t?????? t?? V?ll?? ?? t?? Kin?s, s?? kn?w t??t t??i? j???n?? ??? ?nl? j?st ????n.