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“Well, I'll be good and not do it again, which means I<br />

leave this next bit of deliciousness for those who<br />

volunteer,” Aly said. She pointed to the map of Rajmuat<br />

and its surroundings. On the northeast side of the<br />

harbor were the slums of the Downwind District, with<br />

the human garbage heap called the Honeypot highest on<br />

the slope to the ridge. It was no more than wood cabins<br />

on stilts, lean-tos, tents, and shacks. Kanodang was on<br />

the far side of the heights. There were only two good<br />

things about Kanodang, said the wits. It was upwind of<br />

the stench of the Honeypot, and it was a nicer place to<br />

live.<br />

At the end of the ridge that split the two was the<br />

northeast fortress that guarded the harbor mouth. The<br />

Lesser Fortress was two simple towers surrounded by<br />

a wall. Aly placed a finger on it, then on the complex<br />

that guarded the harbor's far side. The Greater Fortress<br />

rose on high ground, dominating the harbor. The display<br />

grounds for Examples lay below the fortress's stone<br />

ramparts.<br />

“Two nights from this, well after midnight,” she

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