D. To lure the Time Traveler into their trap.
The Morlocks wanted the time traveler to think his ship was in good mission so they could trap him.
The time traveler heads down to the White Sphinx. He is surprised to find the bronze pedestal has been opened, and the Time Machine is inside, cleaned and oiled. He throws away his weapon and goes inside. After that suddenly, the bronze panels close up, and the time traveler gets trapped. The Morlocks laugh as they approach the time traveler and trapped him.
But without fire or his weapon, the time traveler is reduced to the basics hand-to-hand combat and human ingenuity.
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