let's play a game
Grand Vizier E: Okay. I'm thinking of a number between 1-100. Can you guess what it is?
what is the answer
Grand Vizier E: That'd be too easy. A clue. Remember: don't dash, and remember to dot your I's.
dot dash
Grand Vizier E: - .... . -. ..- -- -... . .-. .. ... - .... . -.-. .-.. ..- . .-.-.-
77
Grand Vizier E: Ding ding ding ding! We have a winner. And you win: a clue! How did you get here? Don't dash, remember to dot your I's, and read everything very carefully.

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crocodile
Grand Vizier E: Haha, welcome back – Crondis’ brethren has come through for you. Number 2 is a little tougher – it’s both the second and seventh letter of the alphabet. Grab the letter, take it home – Find the next clue in the catacombs!
tombs
Grand Vizier E: Like a snake traversing the arid plain, Your next letter slithers in vain. Hissing and spitting, lovers cleft and twain – Do you choose the ibis, or do you choose the crane?
ibis
Grand Vizier E: A place to rest, a place to stay – A place that’s sucked your life away. A place for a body, a place for a dummy – The Pharaoh is looking for his mummy!
crane
Grand Vizier E: Always starting, never finishing – The indefinite article is always unforgiving. Your penultimate letter is also the first Our final path is elsewhere, it’s well-versed.
sarcophagus
Grand Vizier E: Your final letter – the last hurrah. It's found in everything, but even more so in nothing. The Golden Path, does it have another victim? Go forth adventurer – it is my dictum!