“Yes，Queen，/all/areleft——all——all——savemyselfalone。TheydrifttoandfrointheSeaofWeeds——theyliebytensofthousandsonitsbanks；thegullsteartheireyes，thelionofthedesertrendstheirflesh；theylieunburied，theirbreathsighsintheseagales，theirbloodsinksintothesaltsands，andOsirisnumberstheminthehostsofhell。Hearken！IcameuponthetribesoftheApurabythebanksoftheSeaofWeeds。Icameateve，butImightnotfalluponthembecauseofaveilofdarknessthatspreadbetweenmyarmiesandthehostsoftheApura。Allnightlongthroughtheveilofdarkness，andthroughtheshriekingofagreatgale，Iheardasoundasofthepassingofamightypeople——theclangouroftheirarms，thevoicesofcaptains，thestampofbeasts，andthegrindingofwheels。Themorningcame，andlo！beforemethewatersoftheseawerebuiltupasawallontherighthandandtheleft，andbetweenthewallsofwaterwasdryland，andtheApurapassedbetweenthewalls。ThenIcriedtomycaptainstoariseandfollowswiftly，andtheydidmybidding。Butthechariotwheelsdrewheavilyinthesand，sothatbeforeallmyhosthadenteredbetweenthewaters，theApurahadpassedthesea。Thenofasudden，aslastofallIpasseddownintothepathoftheoceanbed，thegreatwindceased，andasitceased，lo！thewallsofwaterthatwereoneithersideoftheseapathfelltogetherwithnoiselikethenoiseofthunder。Iturnedmychariotwheels，andfledback，butmysoldiers，mychariots，andmyhorseswereswallowed；oncemoretheywereseenagainonthecrestoftheblackwaveslikeagleamoflightuponacloud，onceagreatcryarosetotheheaven；thenallwasdoneandallwasstill，andofmyhostsIalonewasleftaliveofmen。“
SoPharaohspoke，andagreatgroanrosefromthosewhohearkened。
OnlyMeriamunspoke:
“SoshallthingsgowithuswhilethatFalseHathordwellsinKhem。“
Nowasshespokethus，againtherecameasoundofknockingatthegatesandacryof“Open——amessenger！amessenger！“