Leesten Cloasly, faur ah shall say dis, only oance.
Ah must, as evar, start at de beginning. Ah week ago on wednesdaye, ah deescovered dat mah research was, 'ow you say, less den solid. Een fact, eet was no' t'ere. Yes, mah frends, mah work from de deeg een de sheefting sands of afghan 'ad been theivered fraum de universiteh. Mah offiss 'ad been runsacked, an despite de ot'ere valuables een de room fraum ot'ere expedetions, only de papers fraum mah most recent work 'ad been tayken. Befaur de police were notiffah'd, ah took eh look faur mah own clues. t'ere were straynge foot prince on de rugs, which did no look like de loafers dat mah counterparts at de universiteh preferred.
ah captured de foot prints on mah camera along wit' photos of de deesaray, an brought de feelm to de facultee d'art. De policia 'oo 'investigated' mah office maed such ah mess, ah feared de trail 'ad gone cold long befaur ehny cloos maight be faund.
Ah was meetin' mah friend fraum de facultee d'art over breakfast, aftur de photos 'ad been developed, when de realahzation 'it me. Eet waus de shaype of de pancaykes on mah friend's playte dat inspired yaurs truhly. De pancaykes looked ah seemeelar shaype to de shoe-preents een de photo. "pancayke shoes?" ah thought, "dat would be funny, ahs funny as de ot'er funny shoe... clogs, dey call dem. CLOGS?!" Clearly to mah ayes, de prints 'ad been mayd bah personages wearin' wooden shoes. Eet aulso explain'd de pointy- 'oles in de door; dey kicked de door open.
Ah t'anked mah friend, an' sped 'ome. ah booked mah ticket dat naight, an' wednesday naight ah oance ah-gain drew de red line auver de ahtlantic. Dees tahm, mah desteenation wahs Amsteredam.
Mah contact een de net'erlands ees ah young woman at de universiteh een 'Einhoven', 'owever she agreed to meet yaurs truhly in Amsteredam. Ah 'ad de pleasure ohf researchin' wit' 'er ahfeeahnced on de afghan deeg; Allienda Sedai ees ah woanderful woman. Odd tayst een meetin' playces, 'owever. She eensisted ah meet 'er een ah playce known as de 'secret annex'. Aull t'rough de 'ouse, excerpts fraum an in'ahbitant's journal 'ad been printed aup on de walls. De journal 'ad been written many 'ears ago, as de girl 'ad been een 'ahding fraum de Nazis. Ah 'ate Nazis. Ahs we waulked t'rough de 'ouse, Allie spoke, an ah leestened. Ah deed no' understahnd much ohf what she sayd, faur mah dutch ees sadly lacking. Ah deed understand dat de people 'oo runsacked mah offiss were only stoogez, pauns een ah greater game. de greatest game.
no, no' badmiton, 'owever eet ees ah fahntastik game. We should play, dees summer, yaurs truhly an yaurselves.
De t'eives master's were een de 'unt faur man, 'oo ees de greatest game. Dey were playin' faur keeps; ah mahself employ ah 'catch an' releese' program, an' only 'unt de females ohf de species. Ah Dahgress. Ah man een wooden shoes shot aht Miss Sedai an' mahself een de annex; she deesapeared, an ah can only pray dat she survived unscaythed. Ah gave chayse to de shooter, running t'rough de streets. De wild scents ohf Amsteredam feeled mah lungs as ah ran; de 'coffee shops' were ehfrywhere, deestinctif scent ohf 'ash een de ayre. ohver an along de many canals ah chased, acrauss de Dam Squayre, past de sexual ehxcapaydes een de Red deestreect, aulmost to de Central trayn platfaurms. De man turned to shoot agayn, only to trip on ah tram-rayl an' faull into de pat' ohf ahn oncoming streetcar. Een desperaytion 'ee reached to yaurs truhly faur 'elp, baut dere wahs not'ing ah could do. De tram 'ad already rolled ohfer 'eem, leafing only de 'and an' ah wood-clogged foot on mah sayd. Ah turned de 'and ohfer, an faund ah tatoo ohf de Egyptian god-cult ohf Amun.
Eet was mah only leed, an ah must faullow eet. Ah ran to de trayns an' baurded ah car wit'out payin, lest ah be 'eld bah de policia ohf de Net'erlands faur de Egyptian's deat'. Mah maind an' 'eart raced ahs de trayn sped to de aerodrome. Mah 'unt faur ahnswers must continue een de Temple ohf Amun-Ra, een Luxor, Egypt.
De Plot t'ickens, an ah remayne yaurs truhly,
Tennessee Smith.
ah captured de foot prints on mah camera along wit' photos of de deesaray, an brought de feelm to de facultee d'art. De policia 'oo 'investigated' mah office maed such ah mess, ah feared de trail 'ad gone cold long befaur ehny cloos maight be faund.
Ah was meetin' mah friend fraum de facultee d'art over breakfast, aftur de photos 'ad been developed, when de realahzation 'it me. Eet waus de shaype of de pancaykes on mah friend's playte dat inspired yaurs truhly. De pancaykes looked ah seemeelar shaype to de shoe-preents een de photo. "pancayke shoes?" ah thought, "dat would be funny, ahs funny as de ot'er funny shoe... clogs, dey call dem. CLOGS?!" Clearly to mah ayes, de prints 'ad been mayd bah personages wearin' wooden shoes. Eet aulso explain'd de pointy- 'oles in de door; dey kicked de door open.
Ah t'anked mah friend, an' sped 'ome. ah booked mah ticket dat naight, an' wednesday naight ah oance ah-gain drew de red line auver de ahtlantic. Dees tahm, mah desteenation wahs Amsteredam.
Mah contact een de net'erlands ees ah young woman at de universiteh een 'Einhoven', 'owever she agreed to meet yaurs truhly in Amsteredam. Ah 'ad de pleasure ohf researchin' wit' 'er ahfeeahnced on de afghan deeg; Allienda Sedai ees ah woanderful woman. Odd tayst een meetin' playces, 'owever. She eensisted ah meet 'er een ah playce known as de 'secret annex'. Aull t'rough de 'ouse, excerpts fraum an in'ahbitant's journal 'ad been printed aup on de walls. De journal 'ad been written many 'ears ago, as de girl 'ad been een 'ahding fraum de Nazis. Ah 'ate Nazis. Ahs we waulked t'rough de 'ouse, Allie spoke, an ah leestened. Ah deed no' understahnd much ohf what she sayd, faur mah dutch ees sadly lacking. Ah deed understand dat de people 'oo runsacked mah offiss were only stoogez, pauns een ah greater game. de greatest game.
no, no' badmiton, 'owever eet ees ah fahntastik game. We should play, dees summer, yaurs truhly an yaurselves.
De t'eives master's were een de 'unt faur man, 'oo ees de greatest game. Dey were playin' faur keeps; ah mahself employ ah 'catch an' releese' program, an' only 'unt de females ohf de species. Ah Dahgress. Ah man een wooden shoes shot aht Miss Sedai an' mahself een de annex; she deesapeared, an ah can only pray dat she survived unscaythed. Ah gave chayse to de shooter, running t'rough de streets. De wild scents ohf Amsteredam feeled mah lungs as ah ran; de 'coffee shops' were ehfrywhere, deestinctif scent ohf 'ash een de ayre. ohver an along de many canals ah chased, acrauss de Dam Squayre, past de sexual ehxcapaydes een de Red deestreect, aulmost to de Central trayn platfaurms. De man turned to shoot agayn, only to trip on ah tram-rayl an' faull into de pat' ohf ahn oncoming streetcar. Een desperaytion 'ee reached to yaurs truhly faur 'elp, baut dere wahs not'ing ah could do. De tram 'ad already rolled ohfer 'eem, leafing only de 'and an' ah wood-clogged foot on mah sayd. Ah turned de 'and ohfer, an faund ah tatoo ohf de Egyptian god-cult ohf Amun.
Eet was mah only leed, an ah must faullow eet. Ah ran to de trayns an' baurded ah car wit'out payin, lest ah be 'eld bah de policia ohf de Net'erlands faur de Egyptian's deat'. Mah maind an' 'eart raced ahs de trayn sped to de aerodrome. Mah 'unt faur ahnswers must continue een de Temple ohf Amun-Ra, een Luxor, Egypt.
De Plot t'ickens, an ah remayne yaurs truhly,
Tennessee Smith.