Lion, Tiger, Bear | 207 August 13 Wearing his prized brown Stetson cowboy hat and Army Air Corps sunglasses, Bernie had commandeered a Dodge command car with four-wheel drive and drove fast. His remaining brim feathers took flight. .. Alice and Bea held on to their pith helmets and nearly bounced out several times. Slow down Herr Caracciola, yelled Bea. Youll kill us all. Chocks away! Bernie ran full chat over a sand berm and went airborne. Gwafa yelled with delight. Faster! Fite! The Dodge slammed down; Alice and Bea bounced up. Bernie laughed above the wind. I love it when you Brits own Detroits finest. He drove south past the three big Giza pyramids starting with Khufu, then Khafre, then Menkaure, pointing at them with his arm and index finger as if making a point of their grandeur. AU are claimed by those dimwit pharaohs, but none were built for them. All that trouble just for tombs? No way. No tombs were ever found. There are hundreds of water tunnels beneath us, somehow theyre integral to the genuine function of these pyramids, perhaps hydraulic energy production of some kind. The Kings Chamber was for Astral travel use only. And what in tarnation took away all the smooth outer casing stones? The Great Flood? Finally; he parked it on the north side of the Bent Pyramid after a half-hours dusty, bumpy travel. Except for Gwafa, everyones nerves were a bit raw from lack of drink. Bernie rubbed his lower back. Egypt was said to be the agricultural breadbasket of the Atlantean Empire, and Giza was its regional capitol.The entire Sahara was once a green, lush paradise, a huge civilization. WeU certainly not anymore, said Alice, throwing a handful of sand. Gwafa and Alice set up a military-issue tent, its sides open, and folding campaign chairs. Bea gathered the canteens and ropes, piling them inside. Oh-h-h, the back, moaned Bea, rubbing it. Alice took a sip of water, wiping her lips. Hot, hot, hot. What infernal reason do you have for lecturing us weary hierophants out here in the blistering shadows of the ancients? Damn, cracked another nail… Bea said: Use glue. Takes a while to dry. Im not slopping hoof glue on my nails…