Though I was satisfied that I was on the verge of perhaps a magnificent find, probably one of … - Howard Carter

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Though I was satisfied that I was on the verge of perhaps a magnificent find, probably one of the missing tombs that I had been seeking for many years, I was much puzzled by the smallness of the opening in comparison with those of other royal tombs in the valley.

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The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily programme.

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I think at the moment we did not even want to break the seal [on the inner chamber of the tomb of Tutankhamen], for a feeling of intrusion had descended heavily upon us. . . We felt that we were in the presence of the dead King and must do him reverence, and in imagination could see the doors of the successive shrines open one.

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It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.

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Let me ever love Thyself more than Thy service.

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Towards sunset we had cleared down to the level of the 12th step, which was sufficient to expose a large part of the upper portion of a plastered and sealed doorway.

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