THE BLUE FEATHER
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Could the ancient builders have used the same design inside
the King’s Chamber also? He tried touching, pulling, pushing on
the stone face of Kukulcán. With an ear-piercing squeal of
grating rock-on-rock, the face of Kukulcán slid forward, on the
stone floor, and out of the wall the staircase formed. Jonathan
had finally found the right combination of moves, pushing back
on the two long horns, while at the same time pulling forward on
the flame and tongue coming out of the mouth of the stone
glyph of Kukulcán.