#600
The pillar walk~
    This narrow ramp of pillars rises up out of the sand. At 
its low end, only the broken tops of the columns can be seen, 
but as the ramp reaches the top, the columns are taller and 
more complete. Propped against the six uppermost pillars are 
six skeletons, wearing ragged bits of clothing, armor and 
holding various weapons.
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pillars skeletons~
The skeletons are held upright by nails driven into the rock. 
Their weapons and armor are old and corroded beyond use.
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#601
The pillar walk~
    This narrow ramp of pillars rises up out of the sand. At 
its low end, only the broken tops of the columns can be seen, 
but as the ramp reaches the top, the columns are taller and 
more complete. 
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#602
The outdoor altar~
    This large open area is almost completely free of sand. In 
its center is a stone pool, now dry and clogged with sand.
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pictures writings~
Some of the pictures show people making offerings of flowers 
and fruit to a scorpion-man deity sitting in front of a 
flaming pit; others show the scorpion-man battling fearsome 
monsters. The writing is in an unknown tongue.
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pool~
You clear away some of the sand on the bottom of the pool, and 
it reveals a series of pictures and writings.
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#603
Anteroom~
    This large room has small piles of rubble and decayed 
wood. Lining its far wall are three sarcophagi. All of the 
cases are decorated with writing and pictures. 
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writing pictures~
Though defaced, the picture once showed a scorpion-man 
surrounded by flames. The writing, tells that these cases 
contain the bodies of three lesser priests of the temple.
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#604
Hall of the Dead~
    To either side of the main staircase is a statue of a 
crouching sphinx. There are several frescos decorating the 
walls. At the far end of the hall is a small raised platform.
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frescos paintings wall walls~
They depict scenes of ritual burial, and the afterlife that 
awaits. Most of them have been purposefully defaced - sections 
of them are chipped away, so that what they might have been is 
impossible to tell.
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statue sphinx~
Both of the sphinx statues are carved from a transparent, 
golden stone. You would guess it is amber.
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#608
Hall of the Dead~
    Here there is a small raised platform. You also see more 
frescos, similar to those in the other end of the hall. There 
is a worn wooden door to the north.
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frescos paintings wall walls~
They depict scenes of ritual burial, and the afterlife that 
awaits. Most of them have been purposefully defaced - sections 
of them are chipped away, so that what they might have been is 
impossible to tell.
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#609
Storeroom~
    This room contains many old chests, crumbling furniture, 
broken statues, and stopped urns. A thick layer of dust 
covers everything in the room. A worn wooden door leads south, 
and a heavy stone door goes west.
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scrolls hidden~
The scrolls tell of the scorpion-man who lived at this temple. 
Send by Lord Ao to fight off the demons of Marduk Kurios. He 
was charged with keeping certain evil horrors under the earth, 
away from the world of men. In time, a religion grew around 
the scorpion-man, and his worshippers built the temple around 
him. 
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chest chests furniture statues broken urns~
All of what was once stored here has degenerated into 
uselessness.
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#610
Burial chamber~
    This room contains two ornate sarcophagi, resting on 
platforms on the floor. The rest of the room is carved with 
ornate detail.
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sarcophagi floor platform~
Carved around the base of each is a warning not to disturb the
peace of the high priest and priestess of He Who Keeps Us. The 
cases are very large and heavy. 
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#611
Abatu's Chamber~
    A well lit room, the chamber contains a table.
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hidden scrolls~
You find a scroll, and it reads:
"They have slipped past the Malakaz. Learn what they know and 
report it to me."
Tucked inside this scroll is a second, shorter note. It reads:
"Get the map and send it to the Black One across the desert!"
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table~
The table is covered with a haphazard collection of stuff.
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#612
The gate~
    This is a small stone cavern. At one end is a pool of 
water, at the other a shaft that disappears into the bowels of 
the earth. Scattered about the room are bones of some unknown 
creature.
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scattered bones bone~
The bones look like a combination of man and insect. The bones 
also appear to have been deliberately broken apart.
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shaft pit~
The pit looks bottomless.
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