H) You run toward the two scribes with clenched fists. "I'm the one you're looking for!" Startled, the scribes look up, then begin to grin. As they look up, you look down at a large basket they are hoisting into the river. A lifeless hand protrudes from the crooked lid. You begin to wish that you had thought before you acted. Quick as lightning, the large scribe tackles you to the ground. The two of you slip and slide in the rich, dark mud along the river bank. As the larger one holds your wrists, the smaller one ties your hands and legs together. "So you're the one who knows that we've been stealing from pharaoh!" he says. "No, no!" you protest. "I don't know anything!" "Oh, really? " the larger one asks with a surprised look on his face. "Well, you do now! " says the smaller one with an annoyed look on his face, "So its too late for you. By sunset you'll be passing through the field of reeds! " No need for explanation. You feel a sharp blow to the back of your head and the lights go out. . . . You awaken to a cold, wet nose in your face. A stray dog is obviously trying to wake you up. As you rise, to your amazement, you realize that this "dog" has the body of a human being. "Ah! I must be dead you think to yourself, and this must be the god Anubis. " Uh...oh... Could it be that the weighing of the heart is no myth after all? You think of all the good and bad deeds you had ever done while you were alive. Anubis holds you tight. He then removes your heart and places it on a large scale. A feather is balancing on the opposite side.
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