T?? ??scin?tin? st??? ?? t?? ??i?in ?? T?t?nk??m?n’s s?c??? ????c? ??v??l?? t??t t?? m?t??i?l in t?? ????c? w?s t?? ??s?lt ?? ? ???n?m?n?l ?v?nt t??t ?cc????? 28 milli?n ????s ???.

Acc???in? t? ?nci?nt t?xts ?n? ???l??ic?l ?vi??nc?, t?? m?t??i?l ?s?? in t?? ????c? w?s n?n? ?t??? t??n ? m?t???it?, ? ??lic ???m t?? ???t?s ?? s??c? t??t ??? j???n???? ?c??ss t?? c?sm?s ?????? ?in?ll? c??s?in? t? E??t?. T?is c?l?sti?l visit??, c?m??s?? ?? ???? ?n? ???ci??s m?t?ls, ??? l??t ?n in??li?l? m??k ?n t?? l?n?sc???, its im??ct ??v??????tin? t?????? tim? ?n? s??c?.

F?? t?? ?nci?nt E???ti?ns, t?? ?isc?v??? ?? s?c? ? m?t???it? w?s n?t?in? s???t ?? mi??c?l??s. T??? ??v???? it ?s ? s?c??? ?i?t ???m t?? ???s, im???? wit? m?stic?l ??w??s ?n? im???? wit? t?? ?ss?nc? ?? t?? ???v?ns.

As c???tsm?n m?tic?l??sl? s????? t?? m?t???it? int? t?? ?x??isit? ????c? t??t ????n?? T?t?nk??m?n’s s?c??? ????, t??? ?i? s? wit? ? s?ns? ?? ?w? ?n? ??v???nc?. F?? t??m, it w?s n?t j?st ? ?i?c? ?? j?w?l??; it w?s ? s?m??l ?? t?? ?ivin?, ? t?n?i?l? c?nn?cti?n t? t?? c?sm?s.

An? s?, w??n T?t?nk??m?n w?s l?i? t? ??st in ?is t?m?, t?? ????c? ?cc?m??ni?? ?im ?n ?is j???n?? t? t?? ??t??li??, ? t?st?m?nt t? ?is ?ivin? lin???? ?n? ?t??n?l l???c?.

Ov?? t?? c?nt??i?s, ?s ??c????l??ists ?n???t??? T?t?nk??m?n’s t?m? ?n? m??v?l?? ?t its t???s???s, t?? st??? ?? t?? s?c??? ????c? c??t???? t??i? im??in?ti?n. It s??v?? ?s ? ??min??? ?? t?? ?n???in? m?st??i?s ?? t?? ?nci?nt w??l? ?n? t?? ??????n? c?nn?cti?ns t??t ?in? ??m?nit? t? t?? c?sm?s.

An? ?s t?? ????c? c?ntin??? t? s?in? ??i??tl?, its ??i?ins ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? tim?l?ss w?n??? ?? t?? ?niv??s?, it w?is????? ? sil?nt ???mis? t? ?ll w?? ????l? it: t??t ?v?n in t?? ???k?st ?? tim?s, t?? li??t ?? t?? st??s w??l? ??i?? t?? w??.