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Alex, don't think I have forgotten about your lessons. Tell me where the following phrases come from:

“Who you are is limited only by who you think you are.”

“Not a perfect soul, I am perfecting. Not a human being, I am a human becoming.”

“Name yourself in your heart and know who you are.”

“My body is but wax and wick for flame. When the candle burns out, the light shines elsewhere.”

“In the beat of a heart, the suck of a breath, you are the universe.”

And... “In my heart are the deeds my body has done and my heart has been weighed in the balance.”

Keep in mind, I am going easy on you. All of the phrases come from the same place. ( i.e. The Egyptian Book of the Dead ) I even translated them for you. ( From memory because she doesn't have said book with her. ) Well?

( Smiling faintly at her console, she sighs. )

I'm going to miss Egypt.

bondsprofoundly

[This guy is holding up The Art of Civilized Conversation. His eyes are darting back to the page before he looks back at the camera and-

Oh dear. He smiles. It looks a little creepy to be honest. And for a change he's actually done up the top button of his shirt and cinched his tie, so instead of looking like a freshly-fired office worker drinking until five AM, he looks like a freshly-fired office worker drinking until five AM with his modicum of self-respect still intact.

Castiel refers back to the page.]

Good morning.

[And now he stares at the monitor, only to have his eyes flick up to meet the webcam so he's staring. Directly. At all of you. Intensely.]

It's good to see you.

nefertiri

( Evie is looking far more at home. She is, carefully, turning the pages of a large tome. Beside her, there is a lit candle. While some might find the flickering light bothersome, Evie is used to it. Within the various pyramids and tombs of Egypt, she depended on torches for light. Going back to electricity - even if it's available (she hasn't checked) - doesn't seem necessary.

After looking over one page, she marks her place with a strip of leather and looks up. )

I am making progress with the native's language. I stumbled across a poem that seemed to outline their alphabet yesterday. ( The alphabet is the bare bones of any language. She won't be able to do much with it, but it's a start. ) I don't mind sharing the information with anyone who might be interested.

( She shifts and picks up a spare piece of paper, tucking it into her bag. )

Aside from that, I think it's time I started exploring other sectors. Perhaps on foot would be best?

epigrammatical

[AUDIO. Backdated to April 14, the morning after everyone returns from landfall. Henry found one of Sabriel's books in Atam and he just tried to open it. It didn't go well. His voice is steady, but noticeably strained.]

If anyone can commend to me a doctor with skill in the treatment of burns, I should be very grateful.

[OPEN ACTION, anytime between April 13 and 17. Want to meet up with Lord Henry? Go for it. All takers welcome! He'll be personally seeking out the people in his delivery network. You may find him out and about in the Fire sector, or in Daowei's bookshop in the Wood sector. He will be handling things delicately due to the burns on his hands.]

[And finally, TEXT. Forward-dated to April 17. This message goes out not on the network, but is written on a plain piece of paper and delivered by a kedan messenger to Dorian Gray's suite. The poems quoted are from Gautier's "Sur le Carnaval de Venise" and "Contralto"—both of which are referenced in a particular book. ~~Get out the popcorn.~~] ( Read more... )

nefertiri

I certainly didn't expect to - How on earth do I - This is entirely too complicated. ( Evie's commentary is cut short when she realizes that others might be watching her. The device says "recording", which is a word she equates with...movie cameras? But they hardly look anything like what she is holding in her hands. ) My name is Evelyn O'Connell and I run the British Museum. I'm -

not sure what to make of this place. It's like nothing I have ever seen before. I would like to know more about it. ( She is going to forego thinking about the technology (which seems to be quite advanced) and focus on something she is comfortable with. Books. ) Are there any books about the history of this land? I would love to read them.

Actually if there is a library, I wouldn't mind reading any books I can get my hands on. ( It's easier for her to focus on gaining knowledge. Before she even fiddled with her communicator, she experienced a moment of panic at being separated from Rick, Alex and Jonathan, but now she knows what she needs to do. She doesn't have time to fall apart. It won't do her any good and she knows that. ) I hope I'm using this correctly.

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