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striking of these proofs was constituted by the bejewelled rope: was evident that the «Spanish
               Gold» of the medals, proceed from Tharsis, from the ancient mines of Tartessos; and the hair
               «dyed with burnt lime», of the rope, belonged to the unfortunate Tartessian Vrayas, those who
               were murdered by Bera and Birsha when they saved the Wise Sword and with their blood the

               Immortals had written the sentence: «the punishment for those who offend Yah will come
               from  the  wild  boar».  Undoubtedly  they  considered  it  a  closed  cycle,  a  millenary  revenge
               carried out,  perhaps they believed that the House of Tharsis was exterminated once again, for
               have employed that meaningful form of execution: to assassinate the last Vraya with the hair
               that they had taken from one of the first Vrayas, macabre trophy that now they were returning
               with diabolic logic. And what mystery was hidden behind the powers of Bera and Birsha, in
               their incredible dominion of Time! Because from the police report was deduced that clearly that
               such hair had not suffered the pass of time: the hair of the rope, indeed, was still alive,
               as if it had been recently cut from a human head, from a head of White Race, when it
               was braided to kill; and in no way it revealed the two thousand years elapsed since
               then. Where, O if just thinking about this question filled me of quietude, where they had saved
               it  until  now  without  getting  old?  Perhaps  in  the  same  hell  where  they  dwelled,  and  that
               Belicena Villca called Chang Shambhala? Yes. In all probability that was the correct answer: the
               hair proceeded from their Damn Abodes, where Time didn’t pass and They neither aged.

                      I had decided to face the danger and I had to begin as soon as possible. First I wanted to
               clarify definitively the issue of the gold medals legends. And for it no one could be of major
               utility than Professor Ramirez. I was going then, to meet him.

                      I  parked  the  car  on  the  beach  of  the  University  City  and  I  went  to  the  Faculty  of
               Anthropology in search of Professor Ramirez. He was very busy, effectuating a translation; but
               he attended me with courtesy.

                      –What  brings  you  to  see  me  again,  Dr.  Siegnagel;  another  Quecha’s  delirium  of  your
               patients? –he mocked.

                      –No Professor, this time is not about American languages. I found inside an old book, a
               paper with this draw –I lied coldly– and I wanted to ask you about the inscriptions. –I gave him
               the draw that I made of the sinister gold jewel.


                      His  small  grey  eyes  lightened,  and  for  one  moment  it  seemed  that  he  really  was
               interested; but immediately he adopted again the laconic air that characterized him. Nothing
               could affect the old erudite, admired by the Universities around the world.

                      –This is the most grotesque linguistic combination  that I’ve ever seen. Is this a joke,
               Siegnagel? –He asked distrusting.


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