"He touched the warm metal against his forehead. Gold. Here was the reason the Spaniards had struggled through these foreign jungles—the dream of riches and wealth. Now their lust and greed would damn them all." Prologue p. 6

"He didn't know what surprised him more—that the mummy was a member of the Spanish Inquisition or that he had a date." Part 2: p. 87

"Though it made no sense at all, Henry had a feeling that tonight's events were somehow intertwined: the burglary at the hotel, the attempted break-in at the morgue, his difficulty in reaching Sam. It was nonsense, of course, but the small hairs on the back of Henry's neck stood on end." Part 2: p. 139

"The chemical and molecular attributes of the material, though intriguing, were nothing compared to the fact that the material had transformed on its own." Part 3: p. 185

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