The Discovery of Egypt Summary

The story all begins in a university town in a time not long ago. A curio shop full of old relics, much like the proprietor himself, occupies space in a residential block filled with young families. The owner of this shop, selling antiques, curios, and used merchandise, is an old man everyone knows only as the Professor.

The Professor's shop is surrounded by apartment houses filled with children of all ages, sizes, and colors. These children are afraid of the Professor not for what he says but for what he doesn't say. His appearance is also scary: a scraggly white beard crawls up his cheeks and is met by a pair of deep-set and foreboding eyes. It is said that he lives in the back part of the store, but no one really knows for sure.

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