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digging at night for the manuscripts in an anciently abandoned town on the edge of the Fayum. Its a thrilling story as yet only partly told, [[underlined]] but it is the true one [[/underlined]] I believe. They are giving me more and more ^[[of it]] along with what seems to me to be absolute evidence and within the present week, I am to know all that they will tell. Some of the material evidence already in my possession, at liberal cost, will surprise you when you see it. I mention no details as yet because of hoping for more of greater interest. I want you to know however, that I am more than pleased with what I accept as prompt success. The heat too, does my throat much good, hoarseness and pain ^[[have]] both gone and ^[[there has been]] no recent swelling. The sun is shockingly hot, but I seldom see much of it, except early and late in the day. Ceylon hours work well here at this season as you know.