6. ONE
واحد
‘Ten
‘Nine
‘Eight
‘You’re falling deeper into yourself, Sam. When we reach One, you’ll begin to hear my voice more faintly, as you arrive more clearly at your destination.
‘Seven
‘Six
‘Five
‘Almost there. Not much farther to go. Follow me, Sam —
‘Four
‘Three
‘Two
‘ONE.’
‘What you see before you is a corridor of doorways,’ Doctor Fahmy said. ‘Tell me what you see.’
‘A corridor of doorways,’ Sam responded. ‘It’s not at all as I expected.’
‘What do you mean, Sam?’ Doctor Fahmy asked. He hesitated. ‘Don’t be shy,’ she continued. ‘What did you mean?’ He could hear her voice echoing as if over a loudspeaker.
‘I had anticipated it would be more Egyptian — like the Egyptian Book of the Dead,’ he said. ‘Ancient Egyptian obstacles, life recast in frescoes on the walls of
