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The Ruins by Scott Smith
The Ruins by Scott    Smith












The Ruins by Scott Smith

They examine it and find Henrich's corpse, shot full of arrows. The Mayan falls silent then orders all six up the hill.Īs they follow the trail across the hilltop and down the slope they see yet another group of Mayans waiting for them, weapons out - and a mound, covered with the flowering vine. In the midst of the confrontation, one of the group steps backward, into the flowering vine. It's one of the Mayans he's got a gun and, in his own language, orders them away from the hill. As they pause at the base of this hill, transfixed by the beauty of the vision, a horseman approaches behind them.

The Ruins by Scott Smith

But there they receive a frightening reception and turn around, despairing of ever finding Henrich and the ruins.įollowing a camouflaged trail out of the village, the group come to a hillside covered in bright red flowers. The Americans and one of the Greeks join him in his adventure to the interior.Īfter an exhausting journey, the six reach a Mayan village. Mathias is worried for his brother and, using a hand-drawn map Heinrich had left behind, sets off in pursuit. Mathias had been travelling with his brother, Heinrich, who's disappeared off to the Mayan ruins with a woman working on an archaeological dig. While partying on holiday in Cancun two young American couples befriend a German tourist named Mathias, and three friendly Greeks.














The Ruins by Scott    Smith