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Observatory for further clarification.”
    “ He has
one hell of a decoding system down there.”
    “ He
does.”
    Olsen pulled a
sheet of paper from his pocket and placed it on the table, pressing
it to remove its creases.
    “ This
gives you an idea of what the numerical data looks
like.”
    847-937-577-667-847- mn -847-937-577-667-847- mn
    “ These
are combinations of the number nineteen.”
    “ The date
was woven many times by Inca astronomers. From all the data I
collected, I found two recurring numbers. I’m looking for a third.
The numbers are added to the date of the last solar
eclipse.”
    They leaned
back as the waiter placed the bottles of cold beer on the table.
Folding their arms, they took some time with their thoughts. Trays
of food whizzed past their heads as the restaurant grew more
crowded by the minute. People waited with impatient glances.
    Olsen pushed
back the ash-blonde curls from his face, unfazed by stares coming
from two female diners not far from him. His presence commanded
attention, as much as Hart’s did. He looked a barrel of health with
his ruddy, tanned complexion. His bushy eyebrows framed his grey,
alert eyes. He turned as Hart spoke again.
    “ So, when
was the date actually recorded?”
    “ In 1533,
during the reign of Atahualpa,” he replied pouring his beer into
his glass. “What’s fascinating is that Atahualpa said the gods will
return and set the earth right. He spoke of the goddess, Pachamama,
who’s the mother of Inti. After the Inca converted to Catholicism,
she became synonymous with the Virgin Mary.”
    The Inca data
was interesting, Hart thought. “There’s some semblance to
Christianity here, isn’t there?” he said.
    “ Seems
so. It’s strange, isn’t it?”
    “ It is.
By the way, could the Incan new age be the same as the Toltec’s
prediction of a new dawn?”
    “ You’re
talking about the civilization that predated the
Aztecs?”
    “ The
Toltec left us a stone calendar which doesn’t give dates but
depictions. One is of the emergence of a new era.”
    “ Their
leader, Quetzalcoatl, regarded as the feathered serpent, was
described by Spanish clerics as St. Thomas. There’s so much that’s
fascinating about the continent, it’s hard to deny that gods were
here. Inti, by the way, means he who shakes the earth .” Olsen drained his glass and placed it down.
“Tom, there’s something I have to tell you and I think the custom
came from him.”

Chapter 25
     
     
    Hart didn’t
know of Inca history but he figured what Olsen was about to say
might add to his belief that humans harboured a realm. Forces in
other realms communicated with them through their realm. His
thoughts were running so much he could barely eat.
    “ What’s
the custom?” he asked.
    “ First of
all, Tom, I verified a claim made around the sixteenth century by
Blas Valera, a half Spanish, half Inca Jesuit priest. He taught
Christianity in Andean terms. Valera wrote a lot about Inca culture
and religion but his works were destroyed.”
    “ Purposely?”
    “ I
believe so.”
    “ What a
pity.”
    “ He
recorded some in Quipu which survived.”
    “ Smart
guy.”
    “ Valera
was eventually incarcerated by the Spanish for his unorthodox,
unacceptable teachings.”
    “ If you
consider Pachamama to be the Mother of the god, Inti, and Viracocha
his father, then, that would be sort of similar, I
suppose.”
    “ Valera
said human sacrifice never happened. The Inca were civilized
people. Valera also claimed Atahualpa was a saint.”
    “ A
saint?”
    “ Atahualpa despised and rejected the Spanish. He was killed
for his custom which the Spanish regarded as heresy.”
    “ And,
what was it?”
    “ He
showed how people could venture into an altered state and acquire
powers to heal. He showed them how to receive messages.”
    “ See?
There’s a realm in us. Who taught him?”
    “ Royals
were tutored by shamans called Amautas who got it from Inti.”
    “ Any
accounts of what