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Inside the box was a note and another package, wrapped tight in oilskin. Morgan opened the note first. Ben's spidery handwriting stood out on the cream paper.
My dearest Morgan,
If you find this, I'm gone and I'm sorry to leave you with this burden. I found this vial with the seal in Ephesus. The carvings in the tomb where I discovered it referenced a serpent trapped for a thousand years and suggested that this was some kind of antidote or weapon. I don't know which, or what it's for. But I know enough of evil to trust how important this is. Whether the serpent is real or allegorical, this may help in the fight against it.
May God guide you and give you His strength,
Ben
Morgan unwrapped the package.
It contained a vial made of thick glass, tightly sealed with creamy wax. The gla
