Anubis Speaks!: A Guide to the Afterlife by the Egyptian God of the Dead (18 page)

The Mound of Sokar

Hour Five

We’ve reached the fifth hour, and

stretching ahead of us as far as we can see is . . . yes

. . . more desert. Not good. Did I mention how much my people detested the desert? The desert meant death, and it’s no different in this hour. Having to face yet another hour of endless sands—tugging a
boat
no less—may be part of Apophis’s plan to exhaust and discourage us.

But we won’t give up, will we? We can’t. If we do, we’ll never get out of here and the world will be destroyed!

The going gets really rough when we have to pull 45