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This novel’s protagonist is unable to finish reading the poem “The Jackdaw of Rheims (“reems”)” because its description of water worsens his thirst. Three colossi in this novel, one depicting a crescent-headed goddess, are called the “Silent Ones” by the locals. A map drawn by José da Silvestra (10[1])in his own blood leads this novel’s main characters to twin mountains called Sheba’s Breasts. (10[1])In this novel, the last stand of the Greys helps their rightful king Ignosi defeat the usurper Twala. Captain John Good and Sir Henry Curtis go with this (10[1])novel’s protagonist to Kukuanaland, (10[1])where the witch Gagool (10[1])traps them in a diamond-filled (10[1])treasure chamber. (10[1]-5[1])In a crossover work, this novel’s protagonist meets Ayesha, the titular queen of its author’s (-5[1])novel She. (10[2])For 10 points, (-5[1])what adventure novel introduced H. Rider Haggard’s (10[1])big-game hunter Allan Quatermain? ■END■ (10[2]0[11])

ANSWER: King Solomon’s Mines
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