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Ben pipes up. "Wait a second! Before I left for Nepal, I remember someone in the States telling me about a certain artifact. Maybe you've heard of him? Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr.?"
Marion's eyes open a bit, but then she realizes herself and the scowl returns.
"Anyway, he told me that this artifact is told in ancient legend to have great powers--it doesn't destroy anything, but it can control people's minds--well, that's what some ancient South American lore says. I can see how Hitler would be able to use that as a weapon!
"Dr. Jones says he found this stuff only by word of mouth, in this general region--I suppose that's where you come in, Kris--until he found a small tapestry, very ancient, from some kind of wise man or something. As he started to try to translate it, find out more about the thing--like a name, for instance--he found it has South American roots. He was called away for something when he was in the middle of translating it.
"He told me to keep an eye out when I came here. That's why I'm being so..." Ben glances down at his ammo belts, "...cautious. Whether or not it actually has this power, there are people that would kill to get it.
"I can only assume that this is the artifact you're looking for...does any of this sound familiar, Kris?"