The_AT Red_JJ Pyramid_NN1 If_CS you_PPY 're_VBR hearing_VVG this_DD1 story_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR already_RR in_II danger_NN1 ._. 
Sadie_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 might_VM be_VBI your_APPGE only_JJ chance_NN1 ._. 
Go_VV0 to_II the_AT school_NN1 ._. 
Find_VV0 the_AT locker_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX tell_VVI you_PPY which_DDQ school_NN1 or_CC which_DDQ locker_NN1 ,_, because_CS if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR the_AT right_JJ person_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT combination_NN1 is_VBZ 13/32/33_MF ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 you_PPY finish_VV0 listening_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 'll_VM know_VVI what_DDQ those_DD2 numbers_NN2 mean_VV0 ._. 
Just_RR remember_VV0 the_AT story_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR about_RPK to_TO tell_VVI you_PPY is_VBZ n't_XX complete_JJ yet_RR ._. 
How_RRQ it_PPH1 ends_VVZ will_VM depend_VVI on_II you_PPY ._. 
The_AT most_RGT important_JJ thing_NN1 :_: when_RRQ you_PPY open_VV0 the_AT package_NN1 and_CC find_VV0 what_DDQ 's_VBZ inside_RL ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX keep_VVI it_PPH1 longer_JJR than_CSN a_AT1 week_NNT1 ._. 
Sure_RR ,_, it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI tempting_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, it_PPH1 will_VM grant_VVI you_PPY almost_RR unlimited_JJ power_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB if_CS you_PPY possess_VV0 it_PPH1 too_RG long_RR ,_, it_PPH1 will_VM consume_VVI you_PPY ._. 
Learn_VV0 its_APPGE secrets_NN2 quickly_RR and_CC pass_VV0 it_PPH1 on_RP ._. 
Hide_VV0 it_PPH1 for_IF the_AT next_MD person_NN1 ,_, the_AT way_NN1 Sadie_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD for_IF you_PPY ._. 
Then_RT be_VBI prepared_VVN for_IF your_APPGE life_NN1 to_TO get_VVI very_RG interesting_JJ ._. 
Okay_RR ,_, Sadie_NP1 is_VBZ telling_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO stop_VVI stalling_VVG and_CC get_VVI on_RP with_IW the_AT story_NN1 ._. 
Fine_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 it_PPH1 started_VVD in_II London_NP1 ,_, the_AT night_NNT1 our_APPGE dad_NN1 blew_VVD up_RP the_AT British_JJ Museum_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Carter_NP1 Kane_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM fourteen_MC and_CC my_APPGE home_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 suitcase_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM kidding_VVG ?_? 
Since_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ eight_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, my_APPGE dad_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 traveled_VVN the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II L.A._NP1 but_CCB my_APPGE dad_NN1 's_VBZ an_AT1 archaeologist_NN1 ,_, so_CS his_APPGE work_NN1 takes_VVZ him_PPHO1 all_RR over_RP ._. 
Mostly_RR we_PPIS2 go_VV0 to_II Egypt_NP1 ,_, since_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ his_APPGE specialty_NN1 ._. 
Go_VV0 into_II a_AT1 bookstore_NN1 ,_, find_VV0 a_AT1 book_NN1 about_II Egypt_NP1 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 pretty_RG good_JJ chance_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ written_VVN by_II Dr._NNB Julius_NP1 Kane_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI how_RRQ Egyptians_NN2 pulled_VVD the_AT brains_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 mummies_NN2 ,_, or_CC built_VVD the_AT pyramids_NN2 ,_, or_CC cursed_JJ King_NN1 Tut_UH 's_GE tomb_NN1 ?_? 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 is_VBZ your_APPGE man_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, there_EX are_VBR other_JJ reasons_NN2 my_APPGE dad_NN1 moved_VVD around_RP so_RG much_DA1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI his_APPGE secret_JJ back_NN1 then_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI to_II school_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 homeschooled_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY can_VM call_VVI it_PPH1 "_" home_RL "_" schooling_VVG when_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 home_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sort_RR21 of_RR22 taught_VVD me_PPIO1 whatever_DDQV he_PPHS1 thought_VVD was_VBDZ important_JJ ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 learned_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 about_II Egypt_NP1 and_CC basketball_NN1 stats_NN2 and_CC my_APPGE dad_NN1 's_GE favorite_JJ musicians_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 read_VV0 a_AT1 lot_NN1 ,_, too_RG --_JJ pretty_RG much_RR anything_PN1 I_PPIS1 could_VM get_VVI my_APPGE hands_NN2 on_RP ,_, from_II dad_NN1 's_GE history_NN1 books_NN2 to_II fantasy_NN1 novels_NN2 --_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 spent_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 sitting_VVG around_RP in_II hotels_NN2 and_CC airports_NN2 and_CC dig_VV0 sites_NN2 in_II foreign_JJ countries_NN2 where_RRQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI anybody_PN1 ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 was_VBDZ always_RR telling_VVG me_PPIO1 to_TO put_VVI the_AT book_NN1 down_RP and_CC play_VVI some_DD ball_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY ever_RR try_VV0 to_TO start_VVI a_AT1 game_NN1 of_IO pick-up_NN1 basketball_NN1 in_II Aswan_NP1 ,_, Egypt_NP1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX easy_JJ ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, my_APPGE dad_NN1 trained_VVD me_PPIO1 early_RR to_TO keep_VVI all_DB my_APPGE possessions_NN2 in_II a_AT1 single_JJ suitcase_NN1 that_CST fits_VVZ in_II an_AT1 airplane_NN1 's_GE overhead_JJ compartment_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 packed_VVD the_AT same_DA way_NN1 ,_, except_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ allowed_VVN an_AT1 extra_JJ workbag_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE archaeology_NN1 tools_NN2 ._. 
Rule_NN1 number_NN1 one_MC1 :_: I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX allowed_VVN to_TO look_VVI in_II his_APPGE workbag_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 rule_NN1 I_PPIS1 never_RR broke_VVD until_CS the_AT day_NNT1 of_IO the_AT explosion_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 happened_VVD on_II Christmas_NNT1 Eve_NNT1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR in_II London_NP1 for_IF visitation_NN1 day_NNT1 with_IW my_APPGE sister_NN1 ,_, Sadie_NP1 ._. 
See_VV0 ,_, Dad_NN1 's_VBZ only_RR allowed_VVN two_MC days_NNT2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 with_IW her_APPGE --_JJ one_PN1 in_II the_AT winter_NNT1 ,_, one_PN1 in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 --_NN1 because_CS our_APPGE grandparents_NN2 hate_VV0 him_PPHO1 ._. 
After_CS our_APPGE mom_NN1 died_VVD ,_, her_APPGE parents_NN2 (_( our_APPGE grandparents_NN2 )_) had_VHD this_DD1 big_JJ court_NN1 battle_NN1 with_IW Dad_NN1 ._. 
After_II six_MC lawyers_NN2 ,_, two_MC fistfights_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 near_JJ fatal_JJ attack_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 spatula_NN1 (_( do_VD0 n't_XX ask_VVI )_) ,_, they_PPHS2 won_VVD the_AT right_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI Sadie_NP1 with_IW them_PPHO2 in_II England_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR six_MC ,_, two_MC years_NNT2 younger_JJR than_CSN me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 could_VM n't_XX keep_VVI us_PPIO2 both_DB2 --_JJ at_RR21 least_RR22 that_DD1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE excuse_NN1 for_IF not_XX taking_VVG me_PPIO1 ._. 
So_RR Sadie_NP1 was_VBDZ raised_VVN as_II a_AT1 British_JJ schoolkid_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 traveled_VVD around_RP with_IW my_APPGE dad_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 only_RR saw_VVD Sadie_NP1 twice_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ fine_JJ with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, my_APPGE dad_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 big_JJ guy_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY would_VM n't_XX think_VVI anything_PN1 could_VM make_VVI him_PPHO1 nervous_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ dark_JJ brown_JJ skin_NN1 like_II mine_PPGE ,_, piercing_VVG brown_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 bald_JJ head_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 goatee_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 looks_VVZ like_II a_AT1 buff_JJ evil_JJ scientist_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 he_PPHS1 wore_VVD his_APPGE cashmere_NN1 winter_NNT1 coat_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE best_JJT brown_JJ suit_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 he_PPHS1 used_VVD for_IF public_JJ lectures_NN2 ._. 
Usually_RR he_PPHS1 exudes_VVZ so_RG much_DA1 confidence_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 dominates_VVZ any_DD room_NN1 he_PPHS1 walks_VVZ into_II ,_, but_CCB sometimes_RT --_JJ like_II that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 saw_VVD another_DD1 side_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX really_RR understand_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 kept_VVD looking_VVG over_RP his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 like_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR being_VBG hunted_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD carter_NN1 to_II a_AT1 different_JJ dormitory_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ he_PPHS1 slept_VVD ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX get_VVI a_AT1 wink_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM 've_VHI been_VBN hard_RR enough_RR with_IW Zia_NP1 's_GE comments_NN2 about_II passing_VVG our_APPGE tests_NN2 or_CC dying_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT girls_NN2 '_GE dormitory_NN1 just_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX as_RG posh_JJ as_CSA Amos_NP1 's_GE mansion_NN1 ._. 
The_AT stone_NN1 walls_NN2 sweated_VVD moisture_NN1 ._. 
Creepy_JJ pictures_NN2 of_IO Egyptian_JJ monsters_NN2 danced_VVN across_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 in_II the_AT torchlight_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 floating_JJ cot_NN1 to_TO sleep_VVI in_RP ,_, and_CC the_AT other_JJ girls_NN2 in_II training_NN1 --_NN1 initiates_VVZ ,_, Zia_NP1 had_VHD called_VVN them_PPHO2 --_NN1 were_VBDR much_RR younger_JJR than_CSN me_PPIO1 ,_, so_RR when_CS the_AT old_JJ dorm_NN1 matron_NN1 told_VVD them_PPHO2 to_TO go_VVI to_II sleep_NN1 straightaway_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 actually_RR obeyed_VVN ._. 
The_AT matron_NN1 waved_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC the_AT torches_NN2 went_VVD out_RP ._. 
She_PPHS1 shut_VV0 the_AT door_NN1 behind_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM hear_VVI the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO locks_NN2 clicking_VVG ._. 
Lovely_JJ ._. 
Imprisoned_VVN in_II a_AT1 nursery_NN1 school_NN1 dungeon_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 stared_VVD into_II the_AT dark_NN1 until_CS I_PPIS1 heard_VVD the_AT other_JJ girls_NN2 snoring_VVG ._. 
A_AT1 single_JJ thought_NN1 kept_VVD bothering_VVG me_PPIO1 :_: an_AT1 urge_NN1 I_PPIS1 just_RR could_VM n't_XX shake_VVI ._. 
Finally_RR I_PPIS1 crept_VVD out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 and_CC tugged_VVD on_II my_APPGE boots_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD my_APPGE way_NN1 to_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 tugged_VVD at_II the_AT handle_NN1 ._. 
Locked_JJ ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 suspected_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ tempted_VVN to_TO kick_VVI it_PPH1 till_CS I_PPIS1 remembered_VVD what_DDQ Zia_NP1 had_VHD done_VDN in_II the_AT Cairo_NP1 Airport_NN1 broom_NN1 closet_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 pressed_VVD my_APPGE palm_NN1 against_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC whispered_VVD ,_, "_" Sahad_NP1 ._. "_" 
Locks_NN2 clicked_VVD ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 swung_VVD open_JJ ._. 
Handy_JJ trick_NN1 ._. 
Outside_RL ,_, the_AT corridors_NN2 were_VBDR dark_JJ and_CC empty_JJ ._. 
Apparently_RR ,_, there_EX was_VBDZ n't_XX much_DA1 nightlife_NN1 in_II the_AT First_MD Nome_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 sneaked_VVD through_II the_AT city_NN1 back_RP the_AT way_NN1 we_PPIS2 'd_VM come_VVI and_CC saw_VVD nothing_PN1 but_II an_AT1 occasional_JJ cobra_NN1 slithering_VVG across_II the_AT floor_NN1 ._. 
After_CS the_AT last_MD couple_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 ,_, that_DD1 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR faze_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD about_II trying_VVG to_TO find_VVI Carter_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX sure_JJ where_CS they_PPHS2 'd_VHD taken_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC honestly_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 on_II my_APPGE own_DA ._. 
But_CCB enough_DD of_IO that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT point_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, I_PPIS1 decided_VVD to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 particular_JJ bit_NN1 of_IO exploring_VVG alone_RR ,_, and_CC after_II a_AT1 few_DA2 wrong_JJ turns_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD my_APPGE way_NN1 back_RP to_II the_AT Hall_NN1 of_IO Ages_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ was_VBDZ I_MC1 up_II21 to_II22 ,_, you_PPY may_VM ask_VVI ?_? 
I_PPIS1 certainly_RR did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO meet_VVI Monsieur_NNB Evil_NP1 again_RT or_CC creepy_JJ old_JJ Lord_NNB Salamander_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD want_VVI to_TO see_VVI those_DD2 images_NN2 --_JJ memories_NN2 ,_, Zia_NP1 had_VHD called_VVN them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 pushed_VVD open_RR the_AT bronze_NN1 doors_NN2 ._. 
Inside_RL ,_, the_AT hall_NN1 seemed_VVD deserted_JJ ._. 
No_AT balls_NN2 of_IO fire_NN1 floated_VVN around_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ._. 
No_AT glowing_JJ hieroglyphs_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB images_NN2 still_RR shimmered_VVD between_II the_AT columns_NN2 ,_, washing_VVG the_AT hall_NN1 with_IW strange_JJ ,_, multicolored_VVD light_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 took_VVD a_AT1 few_DA2 nervous_JJ steps_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX believe_VVI sadie_06 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO let_VVI me_PPIO1 have_VHI the_AT last_MD word_NN1 ._. 
Our_APPGE experience_NN1 together_RL must_VM 've_VHI really_RR taught_VVN her_PPHO1 something_PN1 ._. 
Ow_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 just_RR hit_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
Never_RR mind_VV0 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ she_PPHS1 told_VVD that_DD1 last_MD part_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 understood_VVD it_PPH1 better_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 did_VDD ._. 
And_CC the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 about_II Zia_NP1 not_XX being_VBG Zia_NP1 and_CC Dad_NN1 not_XX getting_VVG rescued_JJ ..._... that_DD1 was_VBDZ pretty_RG hard_JJ to_TO deal_VVI with_IW ._. 
If_CS anybody_PN1 felt_VVD worse_JJR than_CSN I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Amos_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD just_RR enough_DD magic_JJ to_TO turn_VVI myself_PPX1 into_II a_AT1 falcon_NN1 and_CC him_PPHO1 into_II a_AT1 hamster_NN1 (_( hey_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ rushed_VVN !_! )_) ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 few_DA2 miles_NNU2 from_II the_AT National_JJ Mall_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 started_VVD struggling_VVG to_TO change_VVI back_RP ._. 
Sadie_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR forced_VVN to_TO land_VVI outside_II a_AT1 train_NN1 station_NN1 ,_, where_CS Amos_NP1 turned_VVD back_RP into_II a_AT1 human_NN1 and_CC curled_VVN into_II a_AT1 shivering_JJ ball_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 tried_VVD to_TO talk_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM barely_RR complete_VVI a_AT1 sentence_NN1 ._. 
Finally_RR we_PPIS2 got_VVD him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT station_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 let_VV0 him_PPHO1 sleep_VVI on_II a_AT1 bench_NN1 while_CS Sadie_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 warmed_VVD up_RP and_CC watched_VVD the_AT news_NN1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Channel_NN1 5_MC ,_, the_AT whole_JJ city_NN1 of_IO Washington_NP1 was_VBDZ under_II lockdown_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 'd_VHD been_VBN reports_NN2 of_IO explosions_NN2 and_CC weird_JJ lights_NN2 at_II the_AT Washington_NP1 Monument_NN1 ,_, but_CCB all_DB the_AT cameras_NN2 could_VM show_VVI us_PPIO2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 big_JJ square_NN1 of_IO melted_JJ snow_NN1 on_II the_AT mall_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ kind_RR21 of_RR22 made_VVN for_IF boring_JJ video_NN1 ._. 
Experts_NN2 came_VVD on_RP and_CC talked_VVN about_II terrorism_NN1 ,_, but_CCB eventually_RR it_PPH1 became_VVD clear_JJ that_CST there_EX 'd_VHD been_VBN no_AT permanent_JJ damage_NN1 --_NN1 just_RR a_AT1 bunch_NN1 of_IO scary_JJ lights_NN2 ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, the_AT media_NN started_VVD speculating_VVG about_II freak_JJ storm_NN1 activity_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 rare_JJ southern_JJ appearance_NN1 of_IO the_AT Northern_JJ Lights_NN2 ._. 
Within_II an_AT1 hour_NNT1 ,_, the_AT authorities_NN2 opened_VVD up_RP the_AT city_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wished_VVD we_PPIS2 had_VHD Bast_NN1 with_IW us_PPIO2 ,_, because_CS Amos_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II no_AT shape_NN1 to_TO be_VBI our_APPGE chaperone_NN1 ;_; but_CCB we_PPIS2 managed_VVD to_TO buy_VVI tickets_NN2 for_IF our_APPGE "_" sick_JJ "_" uncle_NN1 and_CC ourselves_PPX2 as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 slept_VVD on_II the_AT way_NN1 ,_, the_AT amulet_NN1 of_IO Horus_NP1 clutched_VVD in_II my_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 got_VVD back_RP to_II Brooklyn_NP1 at_II sunset_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 found_VVD the_AT mansion_NN1 burned_VVD out_RP ,_, which_DDQ we_PPIS2 'd_VHD expected_VVN ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 had_VHD nowhere_RL else_RR to_TO go_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD we_PPIS2 'd_VHD made_VVN the_AT right_JJ choice_NN1 when_CS we_PPIS2 guided_VVD Amos_NP1 through_II the_AT doorway_NN1 and_CC heard_VVD a_AT1 familiar_JJ ,_, "_" Agh_VV0 !_! 
Agh_VV0 !_! "_" 
"_" Khufu_NN1 !_! "_" 
Sadie_NP1 cried_VVD ._. 
The_AT baboon_NN1 tackled_VVD her_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 hug_NN1 and_CC climbed_VVD onto_II her_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 picked_VVD at_II her_APPGE hair_NN1 ,_, seeing_VVG if_CSW she_PPHS1 'd_VHD brought_VVN him_PPHO1 any_DD good_JJ bugs_NN2 to_TO eat_VVI ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 jumped_VVD off_RP and_CC grabbed_VVD a_AT1 half-melted_JJ basketball_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 grunted_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 insistently_RR ,_, pointing_VVG to_II a_AT1 makeshift_JJ basket_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD made_VVN out_II21 of_II22 some_DD burned_JJ beams_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 laundry_NN1 basket_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 gesture_NN1 of_IO forgiveness_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 realized_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD forgiven_VVN me_PPIO1 for_IF sucking_VVG at_II his_APPGE favorite_JJ game_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ offering_VVG lessons_NN2 ._. 
Looking_VVG around_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 realized_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VHD tried_VVN to_TO clean_VVI up_RP in_II his_APPGE own_DA baboon_NN1 way_NN1 ,_, too_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD dusted_VVN off_II the_AT one_MC1 surviving_JJ sofa_NN1 ,_, stacked_JJ Cheerios_NP2 boxes_NN2 in_II the_AT fireplace_NN1 ,_, and_CC even_RR put_VV0 a_AT1 dish_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 and_CC fresh_JJ food_NN1 out_RP for_IF Muffin_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ curled_VVN up_RP asleep_JJ on_II a_AT1 little_JJ pillow_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT clearest_JJT part_NN1 of_IO the_AT living_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, under_II an_AT1 intact_JJ section_NN1 of_IO roof_NN1 ,_, Khufu_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN three_MC separate_JJ mounds_NN2 of_IO pillows_NN2 and_CC sheets_NN2 --_JJ sleeping_JJ places_NN2 for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD a_AT1 lump_NN1 in_II my_APPGE throat_NN1 ._. 
Seeing_VVG the_AT care_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VHD taken_VVN getting_VVG ready_JJ for_IF us_PPIO2 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX imagine_VVI a_AT1 better_JJR welcome_JJ home_NN1 present_NN1 ._. 
"_" Khufu_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" you_PPY are_VBR one_PN1 freaking_VVG awesome_JJ baboon_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Agh_VV0 !_! "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, pointing_VVG to_II the_AT basketball_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY want_VV0 to_II school_NN1 me_PPIO1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 deserve_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
Just_RR give_VV0 us_PPIO2 a_AT1 second_NNT1 to_II ..._... "_" 
My_APPGE smile_NN1 melted_VVD when_RRQ I_PPIS1 saw_VVD Amos_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD drifted_VVN over_RP to_II the_AT ruined_JJ statue_NN1 of_IO Thoth_NP1 ._. 
The_AT god_NN1 's_GE cracked_JJ ibis_NN1 head_NN1 lay_VVD at_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE hands_NN2 had_VHD broken_VVN off_RP ,_, and_CC his_APPGE tablet_NN1 and_CC stylus_NN1 lay_VVD shattered_VVN on_II the_AT ground_NN1 ._. 
Amos_NN2 stared_VVD at_II the_AT headless_JJ god_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT patron_NN1 of_IO magicians_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM guess_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG ._. 
A_AT1 bad_JJ omen_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 homecoming_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ okay_JJ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 right_RR ._. "_" 
If_CS Amos_NP1 heard_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 gave_VVD no_AT sign_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 drifted_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT couch_NN1 and_CC plopped_VVD down_RP ,_, putting_VVG his_APPGE head_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ._. 
Sadie_NP1 glanced_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 uneasily_RR ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 looked_VVD around_RP at_II the_AT blackened_JJ walls_NN2 ,_, the_AT crumbling_JJ ceilings_NN2 ,_, the_AT charred_JJ remains_NN2 of_IO the_AT furniture_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR with_IW magic_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 took_VVD us_PPIO2 several_DA2 weeks_NNT2 to_TO put_VVI the_AT house_NN1 back_RP in_II order_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ just_RR to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 livable_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ hard_JJ without_IW Isis_NP1 and_CC Horus_NP1 helping_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 could_VM still_RR do_VDI magic_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 just_RR took_VVD a_RR21 lot_RR22 more_DAR concentration_NN1 and_CC a_RR21 lot_RR22 more_DAR time_NNT1 ._. 
Every_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II sleep_NN1 feeling_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD done_VDN twelve_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO hard_JJ labor_NN1 ;_; but_CCB eventually_RR we_PPIS2 got_VVD the_AT walls_NN2 and_CC ceilings_NN2 repaired_VVD ,_, and_CC cleaned_VVD up_RP the_AT debris_NN1 until_CS the_AT house_NN1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 smelled_VVD of_IO smoke_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 even_RR managed_VVD to_TO fix_VVI the_AT terrace_NN1 and_CC the_AT pool_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 brought_VVD Amos_NN2 out_RP to_TO watch_VVI as_CSA we_PPIS2 released_VVD the_AT wax_NN1 crocodile_NN1 figurine_NN1 into_II the_AT water_NN1 ,_, and_CC Philip_NP1 of_IO Macedonia_NP1 sprang_VVD to_II life_NN1 ._. 
Amos_NN2 almost_RR smiled_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 saw_VVD that_DD1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 sank_VVD into_II a_AT1 chair_NN1 on_II the_AT terrace_NN1 and_CC stared_VVD desolately_RR at_II the_AT Manhattan_NP1 skyline_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 began_VVD to_TO wonder_VVI if_CSW he_PPHS1 would_VM ever_RR be_VBI the_AT same_DA ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD lost_VVN too_RG much_DA1 weight_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE face_NN1 looked_VVD haggard_JJ ._. 
Most_DAT days_NNT2 he_PPHS1 wore_VVD his_APPGE bathrobe_NN1 and_CC did_VDD n't_XX even_RR bother_VVI to_TO comb_VVI his_APPGE hair_NN1 ._. 
