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"Jewels of Gwahlur" by Robert E. Howard is a short story first published in 1935. Set in Howard's fictional Hyborian Age, the tale follows Conan the Cimmerian as he ventures into the mythical African kingdom of Keshan, seeking legendary jewels hidden in an ancient city. Multiple treasure hunters converge on Alkmeenon, where a mummified oracle guards the riches. Conan must navigate supernatural mysteries, rival thieves, political intrigue, and deadly guardians in his quest for the fabled Teeth of Gwahlur. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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JEWELS OF GWAHLUR

By Robert E. Howard

[Transcriber's Note: This etext was first published in Weird Tales
March 1935. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the
U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

1 Paths of Intrigue

The cliffs rose sheer from the jungle, towering ramparts of stone that
glinted jade-blue and dull crimson in the rising sun, and curved away
and away to east and west above the waving emerald ocean of fronds and
leaves. It looked insurmountable, that giant palisade with its sheer
curtains of solid rock in which bits of quartz winked dazzlingly in the
sunlight. But the man who was working his tedious way upward was already
halfway to the top.

He came of a race of hillmen, accustomed to scaling forbidding crags,
and he was a man of unusual strength and agility. His only garment was a
pair of short red silk breeks, and his sandals were slung to his back,
out of his way, as were his sword and dagger.

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