"I thought Julius Caesar burned down the Great Library," Annja Creed said. She picked her way gingerly across a small lot of churned up dust with chunks of yellow brick rubble in it, glad for the durability of her hiking boots. She was sheltered from the already intense morning Mediterranean sun by the floppy straw hat she wore over her yellow T shirt and khaki cargo pants.
"He did, Ms. Creed," her handsome young Egyptian archaeologist escort said, turning to smile at her. He had a narrow, dark hawk's face and flashing eyes. His white lab smock hung from wide shoulders and flapped around the backs of his long skinny legs in the sea breeze snaking around the close set buildings. "Among others."
"Call me Annja, please," she said.
He laughed. His teeth were as perfect as his English. His trace of accent made young Dr. Ismail al Maghrabi seem that much more exotic. I love my job, she thought.
"If you will call me Ismail," he said.
"Done," she replied ...
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