Well, I took that trip to Scaraba, the scorpion capital of the world, and it was quite enjoyable. On the boat ride, the captain told me all about when Ness and his friends defeated the Kraken, and he helped out by throwing his slippers at it. When I got there, I noted that oddly enough, I didn't feel the exrtreme heat of Scaraba untill after I got off the boat. I decided first to head to the market, to see if I could find any souveniers.

There defanatly were souveniers. Little decorative flags, booka plushies, Pyramid models, and little scrolls with ancient prophecies found in the pyramids on them. One guy tried to sell me souvenier sand.

Merchant: Hey, you wanna buy some high-quality genuine souvenier sand?

Reporter Everling: Souvenier sand?

Merchant: Yup, ideal for decoration and proof that you traviled all the way out to Scaraba!

RE: So what exactly makes this sand differnt from that which I'm walking on right now?

Merchant: Well you see, this is souvenier sand, what your standing on right now is walking sand.

RE: Gee, why didn't I think of that. Do you actuly get any bussness selling sand?

Merchant: You'd be surprised. Most tourists around here have spent to much time in Summers and marval at what a great deal $28 for a jar of sand is.

RE: I suppose you're right there. They pay more than twice that to drink water and stare at a rock at the Stoic Club.

I then left and headed through the desert to the pyramids for the tour. When I got there though, I found a sign explaining that the tour guide had been bitten by a viper and was currently in the hospital. That's it for my trip to Scaraba, maybe I'll go again sometime and hopefully the pyramid tour guide will be feeling less venomous. See you next week!

-- Eddy Everling