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Chapter 16: Bast City
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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was in the middle of the day when they entered the city of Bast. They saw a procession of people going to the river. Some women brought cymbals and tambourines and played them while they walked toward the River Nile. Meanwhile, the men played some kind of pipes, and those without instruments clapped and danced.
The five also saw some ancient crafts floating on the water. A wooden carved head of a cat was on them.
“It is the Feast of Bast,” Mazoi explained to them quietly. “Her gifts are mainly fertility and joy.”
Diana and Elise made an “Oh!” comment when they heard it. And the two guys just grinned at each other.
Their eyes swept the bustling surroundings. They noticed the buildings looked old because of the dull color of the bricks and stones that were unpainted. The townhouses were joined together, and they appeared to look the same. There were some children playing on the roof tops and they jumped from o
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