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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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“Mathilda, my wife, says that archaeology runs in your family.”

“My parents are archaeologists,” said Baxter with a nod. “They teach, and every summer they go to digs in Europe or the Middle East.”

“They're pretty respected,” said West, “what do they think about their son the cartoonist, turned detective?”

“I don't think they ever fully understood what I do,”said Baxter. “In fact, most days, I don't fully understand what I do.”

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Baxter had long thought that the adventures that afflicted his life the last few years had immunized him from ever feeling shocked, or surprised. It was one of the very rare instances where he was very, very wrong.

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