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This disconcerted the policemen at beginning, who not reached to glimpse the motive of
kidnapping but, following some clues, they reached to the house of the Naassen Master. The
Arabs, in the euphoria to transport me there, had behaved recklessly, penetrating altogether in
middle of screams and exclamations. A beggar, eyewitness of the strange procession, so eager
to gain the reward that my family had offered, as to avoid the police batons, gave the
information of the house where the kidnappers entered. This one was surrounded by the
authorities, but, as noboy answered the calls, the police proceeded to force the door, finding a
humble dwelling, absolutely empty of people. After a strict inspection, was discovered,
dissimulated under a carpet, the trap door that guided, through a musty stair of stone, to the
buried temple of the Serpent God.

A macabre spectacle surprised to the presents because, over a cushion made of silk, was
lying my exanimate boy surrounded by corpses with convulsed expression that, as last gesture,
directed their arms to me.

Al the kidnnapers had died with cobra’s poison. The Naassen Master and the idol had
disappeared.

The impression that the newcomers received received was very bad because they
thought that I was dead as well, but they warned immediately their mistake and I was
transported to the British Sanatorium with my parents.

I still conserved the silver serpent hanging on my neck, being this zealously saved by
Dad, althought some times, he used to show it to me when we remembered such adventure.

In that moment, while I was hearing Dad and Rudolph Hess talking about the Ophites,
all these events were beating in my mind.

I had seated against the window, so I just could see them sideways talking, but the voice
reached clear to my ears.

–This is the silver jewel –Dad said – with the image of Ophis-Lucifer. I preserved it
with the original cord; take it, now you must keep it.

Was an extraordinary revelation, –I couldn’t avoid to turn back a little to see better–
Because Dad never gave importance to the small idol and I, who not understood the meaning,
neither. Even since many years ago that it had been erased from my mind.

And there resulted that Dad had simulated and rested importance to the issue, but in
reality he attributed certain unknown value to the silver idol! And the strangest was that he
had brought it hidden to Germany, offering it in custody to Rudolph Hess. This had no sense
for me.

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