Editing Lost Gold Story 04-04

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===Script===
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You put together the four pieces of parchment and begin to decode the riddle.

{{SL|Luke|The riddle comes from the Book of the Dead but this isn't the original text.}}
{{SL|Luke|Many parts of the poem had been changed, and these parts are key to solving the riddle.}}
{{SL|Luke|Like this one: "A sapphire fluorescence graces the earth beneath you."}}
{{SL|Luke|The original sentence is...}}
{{SL|Artem|"Thy turquoise countenance illuminates the ground at thy feet." There is no "sapphire" or "fluorescence."}}
{{SL|Luke|You memorized it pretty well.}}
{{SL|Artem|After I got the riddle, I looked into the Book of the Dead.}}
{{SL|Artem|Thankfully, my memory and academic abilities are fairly good.}}
{{SL|You|(I suddenly have a bad feeling... They're going to start up again...)}}
{{SL|Luke|The sapphire color that Janet mentioned refers to bioluminescent algae that glows a fluorescent blue on the sea at night.}}
{{SL|Luke|The cave where Joshua was caught is connected to the sea and has algae, but it was already checked.}}
{{SL|Luke|The only other place around Nosta with algae and a luminous bay is...}}
{{SL|Marius|The karst cave bay in the northernmost part of the island.}}
{{SL|Marius|I guess Joshua didn't consider looking along the seabed because he didn't think Janet could dive there alone.}}
{{SL|Marius|So, his attention was always focused on the waterways on Nosta.}}
{{SL|Luke|You...}}
{{SL|Marius|Excuse me, but I bought the island. Of course I know the geography of my property.}}
{{SL|Marius|Hydrology is part of it, and my memory's also pretty good.}}
{{SL|Luke|...}}
{{SL|Vyn|You explained the final sentence of the poem. Then what about the first two sentences?}}
{{SL|Luke|Although the Golden Mask of Anubis is an ancient Egyptian relic...}}
{{SL|Luke|There are no ancient Egyptian ruins on this island. The ruins here have their own system.}}
{{SL|Luke|Therefore, I suspect that Janet's poem is describing what she saw, rather than corresponding to any specific culture.}}
{{SL|Luke|"Immeasurably satisfied, you sleep upon the mountain's summit. Dark blue heavens crown your radiant body"...}}
{{SL|Luke|It's part of the scenery she saw, just like the luminous bay.}}
{{SL|You|What kind of scenery is that?}}
{{SL|Luke|On this point, I have an idea. Let's put all the riddles together first.}}
{{SL|Vyn|Then look at my section: "He leaves his secret residence, sailing on a boat of night."}}
{{SL|Vyn|In the original text, it is a boat of the "rising sun."}}
{{SL|Vyn|I speculate that this also refers to bioluminescent algae, since their fluorescence cannot be viewed during daytime.}}
{{SL|Vyn|Bioluminescent algae glow more vividly when disturbed. Rowing would cause such an effect.}}
{{SL|Vyn|"Isis remains among the Nile's reeds, mourning for you in the dark swamp." This sentence is the same as the original.}}
{{SL|Vyn|I believe it suggests that the hidden treasure is indeed the Golden Mask of Anubis.}}
{{SL|Vyn|One of Isis' great achievements in ancient Egyptian mythology was to assist Osiris in his resurrection.}}
{{SL|Vyn|It also happens to coincide with the role of the legendary Golden Mask of Anubis.}}
{{SL|Luke|What a clear and logical analysis. Your academic abilities are also pretty good?}}
{{SL|Vyn|You are too kind. After all, I hold two doctorate degrees, whereas Artem has only one.}}
{{SL|Artem|...}}
{{SL|Luke|Are you guys done yet?}}
{{SL|You|...}}
{{SL|You|Let's look at the two feather stone carvings we found. It looks like we can put them together.}}
{{SL|You|Is this what "Before you, Maat raises high her fate-deciding feather" refers to?}}
{{SL|Luke|The feather of Maat was used as a counterweight for a person's heart.}}
{{SL|Luke|I think it's used to activate the mechanism for wherever the treasure is hidden.}}
{{SL|Luke|Mechanisms that relied on weight as a driving force were actually pretty common in antiquity. }}
{{SL|Luke|Generally speaking, as long as the weight meets the requirement, it can be opened.}}
{{SL|Luke|We still don't know what kind of mechanism Janet had ran into...}}
{{SL|Luke|But the two halves of the feather may add up to the right weight.}}
{{SL|Luke|As for why one feather was next to Janet while the other one was in a faraway temple...}}
{{SL|Luke|That's related to the scene we were just talking about.}}}}-->
|summary=The NXX team finally puts their riddle pieces together and determines the location of the Golden Mask of Anubis to be the karst cave at the northern end of the island, with the carved stone feather -- now made whole -- somehow serving as a key to whatever mechanism protects it.
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