osiris7.txt

osiris7.txt
Source:	eg_src
Date:	???? BCE
Area:	B5

osiris7.txt is a text document stored in terminal B05 in B5.

Contents

"Tell me of the fearsome demons of the Duat," the Dying Man said to the wise Scribe.

"Though their terrible forms are loathsome to behold, they are not evil, for they are the servants of the gods; truly, they are the blessed doorkeepers and guardians of the holy paths. Their charge is to judge whether we are worthy to pass the gates that lead to Aaru; and so they challenge us with riddles, or in combat."

"Is this true of all the beings that live in the Duat?"

"Some say that it is not so; that there are ancient gods whose names have been forgotten, and spirits of darkness whose name none have ever known, and that these must be avoided at all costs. But others say that these, too, serve a greater purpose in ways that Osiris has not revealed to us."

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Notes

• The text derives from the fictional Book of Osiris.