From the story archive · Fictional encounter
Volunteering at a prestigious archaeological dig near the pyramids. Team uncovers a previously undiscovered chamber. Reverential silence as the lead archaeologist prepares to enter when—FRRRP—a barking spider breaks the 3,000-year silence.
The Egyptian guide whispers, "The ancient pharaohs are welcoming you with the winds of the afterlife." The sound is now mentioned in the official archaeological record as "unexplained acoustic phenomenon."