The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves 1: Egypt's Fire

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you know how difficult it can be Living in the ceiling of any building is tricky but museums are perhaps the most challenging challenging even for expert ceiling dwellers John had discovered discovered that if he followed the same routine every day he could reduce the chance he’d be caught so he’d learned the schedules schedules of every janitor scientist and security guard involved in the running of the institution On the day in question John rushed up the museum steps He was late The sun was already setting and its golden rays bounced off the skyscrapers casting a maze of shadows around him He arrived at the top of the stairs and stopped to catch his breath pausing to rest beneath the giant stone words truth knowledge vision which were engraved high above the entrance of the building Watch your head a voice called from above him John looked up to see a man on a scaffolding John had been so busy being late he hadn’t realized they were changing the banners on the outside of the museum Look out below the man yelled as he let the banner fall John’s breath left his body as it unfurled The crimson seemed to glow in the golden light egypt’s fire and the secrets of an egyptian tomb it proclaimed in bold white letters Wow John said 2 TOM PHILLIPS