no lid

or lock

it was not a bomb

it had no clock

the box had no opening

but something was inside

maybe voices

possibly the hair of Hun

an ancient cloud

spirits

the box had no opening

so there were those who

had to get in

they smashed the carvings

broke the undeciphered symbols

the box had no openings

when destroyed it was no box

then opened the openers
found nothing

they could see