TAA i.2.1.149
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At last t/<T>his afternoon the
lid of the stone sarcophagus
was raised, and for the few
who were privileged to be present
it provided a sensation that
most assuredly they will never
forget.
The removal of the nest
of shrines have presented/<resented>
many an obstacle, obstacles
that at times seemed almost
insurmountable, but within
the last two days the
final sections have been
taken down, and this <today>
arrange(?) the sarcophagus, stood
freed of all its encumbrances
stood/<ands> clear upon the floor
of the sepulchral chamber.
The moment for which we
have waited so long is at
hand, and as we stand within
the tomb.