The sandstorm had uncovered a strange temple, half buried. Astra smelled
collected underground pools deep inside. This temple must have been built
over an oasis. Astra dragged the weakned Fred into the darkness. By this time, both of them needed much, much rest. They spent several days drinking underground water and roasting and eating fish (there must have been connecting passages deep below the water line). When needed, Astra built torches out of scraps of fabric littering the entrance way. They passed the time in a small alcove straight off the closest pond. A weak torch showed only plain stone walls, a few pale plants and a series of scrolls in wall-alcoves. Unreadable; Astra had touched one and it had crumbled into dust. Three days later, the both of them were raring to go. But it was to their benefit to look for containers to carry the water in. Several rooms were nearby.
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