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Pyramids can be found in the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the North American continent. How were they constructed, and what was their purpose? If man built the pyramids on his own, then we would expect there would be an enormous effort to record such an achievement. However, no culture that had pyramids has any clue how they were built. Apparently they did not have the means, knowledge, or technology to do so.

A young girl makes a bizarre sacrifice. Buried alive in a pyramid, she waits for a mystical experience. You will not guess the ending of this story, which was selected as one of the best fantasies of 2002.

"Treating Wounded Horses in the Shadow of Egypt’s Pyramids" is from the November 2, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Diaa Hadid and Nour Youssef and narrated by Caroline Miller.