CHAPTER 7
Professor Taylor
You should have called me the moment it arrived ....
Steinmann guided the professor toward his office .....
Steinmann
It arrived yesterday , Taylor .....
Steinmann
The man who dug it up refused to touch it , he wouldn't even remove it from the ground ....
Steinmann
Although it's in ancient Gaelic , he understood enough of the language That There's a curse engraved on the cover of the box ....
Steinmann
Did you bring gloves ? ....
Professor Taylor
( Nodded )
Professor Taylor
You haven't opened it yet , right ? ....
Steinmann
I couldn't find the mechanism that opens the cover ....
Steinmann
Initially , I wasn't certain it would open . It appears as a single piece of wood .....
Professor Taylor
We'll use the gloves and the tongs to handle everything , until the lab has a chance to examine it .....
Professor Taylor
Where did you say it was found ? ...
Steinmann
It was Buried near a riverbank in the Highlands of a faraway continent ....
Professor Taylor
( nodded )
Taylor was obsessed with all things Celtic , and when Steinmann had called him to discuss the unusual middle age piece Taylor had barely managed to hide his interest ....
To reveal it would only give Steinmann power to manipulate him , and any power in the director's hands was a dangerous thing ....
They entered the wing .....
A thin beam of light showed beneath his office door .....
Steinmann
Would you look at that ? She left the lights on again .....
Lisa William (FL)
( opens her eyes )
Lisa awoke abruptly , uncertain of where she was or what had awakened her .....
Then she heard men's voices in the hallway outside the office .....
Moved quickly into action , Lisa leaped to her feet and shot a panicked glance at her watch .....
Lisa William (FL)
" It's 5:20 A.M .... "
Lisa William (FL)
" Shit .. I will lose my job ! .... "
Instinctively she dropped to the floor and took a blow to her temple on the corner of the desk in the process .....
Wincing , she crawled under the desk as she heard a key in the lock .....
Steinmann
It's impossible to get decent help . Worthless maid didn't even lock up the door .....
Steinmann
All she had to do was press the button . Even a child could do it .....
Lisa curled into a silent ball as the men entered the office .....
She heard them approaching the desk .....
Steinmann's shoes stopped inches from her knees ....
Lisa drew a cautious , tiny breath ....
Steinmann's shoes were joined by a pair of a dirty shoes with mud from the recent rain .....
It took every ounce of her willpower not to reach out and remove the mud dirty shoes from the carpet .....
Lisa William (FL)
" I just finished the cleaning you idiots ...💢💢 "
Professor Taylor
What amazing detail . It's beautiful .....
Professor Taylor
Wait a minute , Steinmann . Where did you say this box was found ? ....
Steinmann
Beneath a crush of rock near a riverbank ....
Professor Taylor
That doesn't make any sense . How did it remain untouched by the natural elements ? ....
Professor Taylor
It's a rough and strong wood , but it isn't immune to decay .....
Professor Taylor
This box is in a new condition . Has it been dated yet ? ....
Steinmann
No , but my staff is working on that .....
Steinmann
Can you open it , Taylor ? ....
Professor Taylor
Let's see- How do you work , you lovely little mystery ? ....
Beneath the desk , Lisa hardly dared to breathe as a prolonged silence follow ....
Professor Taylor
Perhaps here ? ....
Professor Taylor
Maybe this little raised square- Ah , I have it ! I've seen this before . It's a pressure lock ....
The chest made a faint popping noise ....
Professor Taylor
It was tightly sealed ....
Steinmann
Let's see what's inside it ....
Lisa battled an urge to pop out from under the desk ....
Curiosity nearly overriding her common sense for a moment ....
There was a long pause ....
Steinmann
Well ? What is it ? ....
Professor Taylor
I have no idea ....
He hold the flask which was inside the box with the tongs and examined it ...
Professor Taylor
I've neither translated tales of it nor seen sketches in my research .....
Professor Taylor
It doesn't look like a middle age flask ....
Professor Taylor
It almost looks ... futuristic ....
Professor Taylor
Frankly , I'm confused .....
Professor Taylor
This .... ( Gestured at the flask )
Professor Taylor
Is damned odd .....
Steinmann
Perhaps you aren't as much of an expert as you would have me believe , Taylor .....
Professor Taylor
No one knows more about the Gaels than I do ....
Professor Taylor
But some artifacts simply aren't mentioned in any records ....
Professor Taylor
I assure you , I will find the answers .....
Steinmann
And you'll have it examined ? ....
Professor Taylor
Yes , I'll take it with me now- ...
Steinmann
No. I'll call you when we're ready to release it .....
Professor Taylor
You plan to invite someone else to examine it , don't you ? .....
Professor Taylor
You question my ability .....
Steinmann
I simply need to get it cataloged , photographed , and logged into our files .....
Taylor increase his hold on the tongs which held the flask ....
Steinmann
Put it back , Taylor ...
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Comments
Milli~
Really foolish of you to open a box that is cursed
2024-05-14
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