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NOW FINALLY THE CURTAIN GOES UP 

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ON IN UNIQUE SPECTACLE.
THIS MORNING, EGYPT READYING FOR

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A ROYAL PROCESSION LIKE NO 
OTHER.

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3,000 YEARS AFTER BURYIAL THESE 
MUMMIES WILL PARADE THE STREETS 

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OF CRY ROE.
FOUR QUEENS AND 18 KING 

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INCLUDING RAMSES THE GREAT.
GOING FROM CROWDED QUARTERS AT 

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THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM TO THE 
GALLERY AT THE NATIONAL MUMZ OF 

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EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION.
TRAVEL TIME ONLY 48 MINUTES BUT 

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A COMPLEX JOURNEY. 
>> DOCTOR, ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT

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THE BODIES BEING DAMAGED ON THE 
JOURNEY. 

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>> NOT AT ALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE 
BEEN IN GOOD CARING HANDS OF 

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THEIR DESCENDANTS WHO TOOK CARE 
OF EVERY SCIENTIFIC POINT OF THE

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JOURNEY. 
>> PUT THROUGH X-RAY MACHINES 

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THEN STORIED IN NITROGEN 
BUBBLES.

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HOLLYWOOD MOVIES LIKE THIS HAVE 
ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED BY THE 

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TOMSA.
BUT AFTER A DEADLY TRAIN CRASH 

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IN SOUTHERN EGYPT LAST WEEK AND 
THE GIANT SHIP BLOCKING THE SUEZ

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CANAL, SOME ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
WONDERING IF THIS PARADE HAS 

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UNLEASHED A REAL LIFE PHARAOH'S 
CURSE.

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NOW ONE OF EGYPT'S TOP 
ARCHAEOLOGISTS TRYING TO CALM 

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NERVES. 
>> IT'S GOOD FOR TV, MOVIES, THE

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NEWSPAPER BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.
>>. 

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>> Reporter: THIS ISN'T THE 
FIRST TIME ROYAL RELICS WENT ON 

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TOUR.
IN THE.

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IN THE 1970s AMERICANS LINED UP 
TO THESE TREASURES.

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EGYPT HOPING IT WILL REVIVE A 
TOURISM INDUSTRY.

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AND REMINDS MODERNA EGYPTIANS 
AND THE WORLD OF A GLORIOUS 

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PAST.
NOW THE MUMMIES WILL GET THE 

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ROYAL TREATMENT RIGHT UP UNTIL 
THE MOMENT THEY REACH THE NEW 

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MUMZ.
THEY'LL BE TRAVELING IN A 

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PRESIDENTIAL-STYLE MOTORCADE 
SOMETHING YOU BOTH ARE VERY 

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FAMILIAR.
AND ON ARRIVAL THEY'LL BE 

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GREETED BY AN HONOR GUARD AND 
21-GUN SALUTE.

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PETER, KRISTEN. 
>> RAF, THANKS SO MUCH.

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EASY FOR FOR THE VETERANS 
ARCHAEOLOGIST TO SAY NO CURSE.