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there might be a chamber with a statue of the king. However,
given the size of the shaft, this was unlikely, and moreover the
end of it is only about six meters from the outer surface of the
pyramid. Nevertheless one very interesting aspect of this shaft is,
near the door, it is lined with what appears to be fine white Tura
limestone. Prior to this, the walls of the shaft are fairly uneven.

Wepwawet 2 also attempted to explore the northern shaft, but
was unable to venture beyond its bend On September 17, 2002, a
National Geographic robot Pyramid Rover), specially designed to
traverse the southern shaft to the blocking stone, inserted a
miniature fiber-optic camera into a three-quarter-of-an-inch hole
to reveal the rough-hewn blocking stone lying 21 centimeters
beyond the original southern shaft door. It is not similar to the
first in that it looks as if it is screening or covering something.
There were also cracks all over the surface.

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