J) You splash out to the basket. The water is a little chilly, but not overwhelmingly so.
As you near the basket, you see a hand sticking out from the wicker lid. But wait! You
hear groans from inside the basket! Maybe the person inside isn't dead after all! You
reach for the basket and lift the lid. The person inside falls out, into the brisk water. He
comes to, apparently unaware of his surroundings. Then you recognize him! He is the
scribe who passed you the note in class. He tells you of a plot by the two older scribes
to steal gold from pharaoh. The two of you swim to shore in Amon's golden rays of the
setting sun. As you swim you begin to believe that your dreams of being a real scribe in
pharaoh's court might some day in fact become a reality.
THE END