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HELLO ALL, I AM AN AVID FAN OF MR. SMITH'S WORK. I MUST SAY THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN SINCE JAMES CLAVELL'S WORKS THAT I HAVE BEEN SO CAPTIVATED BY BY AN AUTHOR'S HISTORICAL SERIES. I AM A DEGREE HOLDING HISTORIAN, BUT A MERCHANT MARINE BY TRADE. I AM ALSO AN AMATEUR CARTOGRAPHER... MY QUESTION IS: HAS ANYONE ATTEMPTED TO CREATE A MAP OF THE ABBEY GORGE LOCATION OF TAITA'S DAM, THE LOCATION OF MAMOSE/TANUS'S TOMB, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE TOMB IT'S SELF? I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A DIAGRAM FROM THE DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED IN THE NOVELS AND OTHER SOURCES, BUT THE INFORMATION IS LIMITED. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY THOUGHTS OR COLLABORATION IN THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU.

Hi NECRON99 I'm a big fan of Clavell myself

I don't think anyone has attempted to map out the trip, although I recall someone else saying they'd like to see it on Google Earth. If you could map it out and share we would all be thrilled!

THANK YOU NEFER, I HAVE DONE PRELIMINARY DIAGRAMS OF THE GORGE AND SOME ACTUAL BLUEPRINTING OF THE TOMB FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE GALLERY OF THE GODS. THE "BAO BOARD" LABYRINTH BEYOND THE SHRINE OF OSIRUS IS WHATS GIVING ME FITS. MR. SMITH GIVES US THE FIRST TWO MOVES AND THE EIGHTEENTH MOVE THROUGH THE MAZE BEYOND. WHICH LEAVES MOVES THREE THROUGH SEVENTEEN AND THEIR VERSE "CLUES" TO THE IMAGINATION. NOT TO MENTION THE THREE DIMENSIONAL ASPECT OF THE MAZE IT'S SELF. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS AGAIN.

Necron, I think they go into more detail in the Seventh Scroll. It's a blur, but I'm sure they didn't just guess where to go. Maybe you can correlate the two stories and finish the map?