It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.
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After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost the exact replica of the first.Howard Carter
All we have to do is to peel the shrines like an onion, and we will be with the king himself.
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It soon became obvious that we were but on the threshold of the discovery.
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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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Commenced operations in the Valley of the Kings.
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We were totally unprepared for such a large quantity of visitors, and in view of the preservation of the antiquities they being very crowded and in poor preservation, we were obliged to refuse admission until some preparation was made to safeguard the objects.
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