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The End Is Nigh
Fawkes never got close to setting off his charges. The plot was discovered when the cellars were searched the night before the opening of Parliament. Fawkes was caught, while his fellow conspirators fled; they were subsequently cornered and either died resisting arrest or were captured and executed. When Fawkes was asked what he was doing in possession of so much gunpowder, he reportedly answered that his intention was "to blow you Scotch beggars back to your native mountains." On Jan. 31, 1606, Fawkes and three others were executed at the Old Palace Yard at Westminster, opposite the building they'd attempted to destroy. The 17th century engraving above records the scene.

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Cella - Wikipedia

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A cella (from Latin for small chamber) or naos (from the Greek ναός, "temple") is the inner chamber of an ancient Greek or Roman temple in classical ...

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nigh
(nī)
adv., nigh·er, nigh·est.

1. Near in time, place, or relationship: Evening draws nigh.
2. Nearly; almost: talked for nigh onto two hours.

adj., nigher, nighest.

1. Being near in time, place, or relationship; close. See synonyms at close.
2. 1. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle: pulling hard on the nigh rein.
   2. Being the animal or vehicle on the left: the nigh horse.

prep.
Not far from; near.

tr. & intr.v., nighed, nigh·ing, nighs.
To come near to or draw near.

[Middle English neigh, from Old English nēah, nēh.]