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Volume 5. - CHAPTER XVII.
Orion roams the dim corridors of his ancestral home, haunted by the weight of his father's curse and the recent loss of his beloved. His nights are filled with restless pacing, tear‑soaked prayers, and a desperate yearning for forgiveness that seems forever out of reach. The oppressive silence of the moonlit halls mirrors the turmoil inside him, as he teeters between madness and a faint hope for redemption.
One cold night, a pale figure slips through his door—little Mary, fever‑stricken yet determined, drawn by his anguished cries. She clutches his neck, her trembling presence breaking through his self‑imposed isolation and stirring a strange, unexpected compassion. Their fragile exchange hints at hidden ties and ancient forces that bind them, promising a journey where love, guilt, and the mysteries of the Nile will intertwine.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (99K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-04-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1837–1898
An Egyptologist with a storyteller’s touch, he turned years of research into vivid historical novels set in the ancient world. He is also remembered for acquiring the Ebers Papyrus, one of the best-known medical texts from ancient Egypt.
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