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"You'll have to send me a copy of the picture, Halcon," Zavala said

Halcon chuckled "I'd be surprised if you resourceful gentlemen didn't know my name Guzman told me about you In fact I ordered him to kill you You've been lucky; he rarely fails to carry out a task Before he now redeeot into the temple"

"We were sed by the jaws of Kukulcan," Austin said

Halcon studied Austin like an ento jar "You're either telling the truth or si to be ironic," Halcon said "Either way it doesn't h the jaws anytime soon"

"I'll tell you hoe got in if you answer the questions of a couple of condemned men I'm just curious if our theory is correct"

Halconfor time Austin looked at it from a different perspective, the opportunity to set up an escape He had no intention of dying in this tomb

A bargainer to the last," Halcon said, evidently intrigued with the game "Go ahead"

"First of all, how did you find the temple?"

"The same e knew about your Andrea Doria expedition Mr Donatelli's man, the Sicilian"

Antonio?"

"His name is not important When you told Mr Donatelli you were headed for Central America we ordered our spies to follow you to Guatemala That ridiculous little yellow plane was easy to keep track of"

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"I've generously allowed you a bonus question," Halcon went on "I'm still interested in your theory"

"How's this for starters?" Austin said "The Phoenicians traded with the Aed Carthage, a Phoenician fleet moved its treasure to the other side of the ocean Centuries pass, Columbus arrives in the New World and hears tales of a fabulous treasure He finds the talking stone, concludes it will point the way, and sets off on a last voyage to bring home the bacon He misinterprets the information on the stone but comes pretty close"

"Almost as close as you have, Mr Austin Noill you reveal how you got in?"