The following account was recorded in the agent's log during your transmission: Massive stone caryatids of Egyptian lions support this colossal, cyclopean arch, it's just...merged with a natural rock formation, like it grew organically. Uh, beyond it, an endless expanse of turquoise-colored quicksand stretches, tiny whirlpools of water forming on the surface like it's alive, the air's charged with an electric stillness and the scent of cedar incense hangs heavy. The sun beats down, almost directly overhead, its rays somehow not affecting the caryatids' shadows, which remain stuck in place as if time's been warped. Water's slowly trickling upwards from the quicksand, flowing into the lions' mouths.