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2 [[caption-width-right:350: The Journal of Harry Peterson.]]
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4A ShortStory written by Alain Gomez. It was written in the form of a journal with its owner being a man named Harry Peterson with the setting taking place in the "Valley of The Kings, Egypt" 1890. The journal shares with the reader the events that took place as Harry search for his fame and fortune.
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9* AmbiguouslyBrown: Bahiti is stated to have had the darker complexion of an Egyptian, but wore the clothes of a European.
10* FirstNameBasis: Bahiti, is only known by her first name.
11* TheGayNineties: The journal entries are all from 1890.
12* GraveRobbing: Harry and several others are doing this.
13* {{Irony}}: One of Harry's journal entries has, ''They say fortune favors the foolish.'' Guess what Bahiti's [[MeaningfulName name means]] [[note]] See MeaningfulName below.[[/note]]
14* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:Bahiti's sudden disappearance and the appearance of the shabti.]]
15* MeaningfulName: The name Bahiti, means fortune in egyptian, [[spoiler:which is what she leads Harry too.]]
16* ParentalAbandonment: Bahiti doesn't remember her family, suggesting she either never knew them or was abandoned.
17* ShortStory: The book is only 14 pages long.
18* WorthlessTreasureTwist: Harry found what he originally was looking for, but lost Bahiti who then considered a treasure.

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