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I simply knelt there in front of the marked switch, chest heaving. Seconds ticked by, merging into minutes. I needed to hurry to save my friends. Yet I needed to rest if I were to live long enough to do so. Once my punctured lung, my shattered knee, and the dozen other wounds were half-healed, I pulled the switch. ~~~~~ 1143
Nordom blinked, disregarding the buzz of messages clicking from the Fortress' depths. Old messages need not be regarded. 1144
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PLANESCAPE: TORMENT A NOVELIZATION
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You rarely walk these streets nowad
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e wise to be wary around their sort
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The stumpy warrior glowers and gnas
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Love. So soft. A shy girl, once, bu
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I rubbed my temples, "I... don't kn
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the walking corpses in this room ha
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closed. With that, I used the rags
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While Morte eyed the zombies I flip
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purgatory. There is only sorrow her
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"Thank you for your help..." I paus
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igor. The skin of his chest had bee
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A prickling sensation tingled along
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She leaned forward, looked at the h
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your own head on a pike until get o
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twice, before it rolled and came to
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strikingly beautiful, with long, wh
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I almost reached out to touch the t
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and twisted by the laws of the plan
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His eyes narrowed in suspicion and
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yet keen as a razor’s edge... Soe
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ash. The rash seemed heaviest aroun
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Chapter 8 The first time around was
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The man looked to me, eyes wide. Ap
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I approached him, and his eyes slid
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himself so well and so politely her
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streetcorners like a rat, I’ve he
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are given life and hate, cities of
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tenth Turning that, now.” Her tee
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I turned to face the speaker. His s
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meaning?” Lhar pressed the bacon
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me, I knew. It was that same terrib
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‘discussion,’ giving easy sente
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I nodded, “Sounds fair. Here’s
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I winced inside. My mind was still
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her tongue and rubbed two fingers t
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A solid punch in the face staggered
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I blinked, “So we’re locked in
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Hive somewhere.” He shook his hea
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with what he needed, as well as a h
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hollow room on the other side. I gi
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planks and sheets of metal. Those n
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coughed. "Well that was remarkably
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I left Nodd to his head-bobbing and
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getting the information is your dea
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from a corpse. Strange how that wou
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I was wary of the sharp-fanged seed
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He couldn't seem to take the eyes o
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Chapter 16 These things couldn’t
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"Shallow?" he gasped, and reeled ba
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I cleaned my knife on the clothing
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Leaving out the corpses I left on t
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odd seed... are those teeth along t
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or witch’s brew or somesuch. Whil
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I felt a little guilty biting into
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itual, though." She took the stacks
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"The lines show anger: Do you take
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lack and red." "Three robbers, dres
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I whistled, impressed. Morte quirke
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"Hello." "Oh... 'lo, sir." She squi
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perchance?" My hands still searched
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Interlude "And thus did the Nameles
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this... balance... is in order." Wi
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like the nine hells, but a gut woun
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gain all sorts a' odd powers! Make
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jest havin' the knack for the Art i
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"Go on..." "Ye put them in yer atti
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I grunted in agreement, looking ove
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Registered Servant of the Dustmen,
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There was no rush. Curious as to wh
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The wrinkles in her face ran deep,
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"Now don't be saying that too loud.
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The man's eyes widened, "Eh... now.
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I bit back a clever remark. Best to
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on me, she spoke sharply, but not a
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"Why not?" "That's the spirit, lad!
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It's divided into six wards, each o
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at least. "Tell me of the Inner Pla
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that stagger the imagination, built
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"Tch, hey. I told you we shouldn't
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is beyond the powers of comprehensi
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through the branches of a great tre
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founded our race. He knew the githz
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travel your path with you." I grunt
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motions, knowing the frailties of t
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familiar itch as my body kicked int
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A quick word with Baen the Sender w
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"Those little pikers better not com
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Chapter 24 The cool, dry air was om
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Fell nodded, symbols appearing arou
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A string of rebuses coalesced yet a
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I quelled my shock, and after a mom
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Blade clashed against bone as we pr
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spread across his face and he began
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which I seek to seek ME out? What a
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Apparently he'd never tried Gar-Bar
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I nodded, then twisted my head back
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With money, spells, and a little mo
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mourn it forever... even now, the d
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Chapter 26 The next day in Ragpicke
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"I don't know my true name." Reekwi
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Reekwind shook his head. "He lives
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“Morte! Give the man back his fin
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~~~~~ "Oye there, cutter; well met
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in its foul grime and juices. As I
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drew suffering to him as a lodeston
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Chapter 27 It's almost embarrassing
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you must know of the People. The kn
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He gazed at me for a long moment, t
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language. The Scripture of Steel. I
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Dak'kon had to support me as my wou
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coppers, a strange picture frame of
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everse. The visceral senses come fi
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From what I could see, it looked li
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"Put 'em aside, Marta, that's what
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look at this... I see, I see, cut t
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vitality rising up under her skin,
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Damn. The woman had returned to her
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"Rightfully yours?" it was hard to
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Chapter 30 The recesses of Pharod's
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"Chambers, vaults, corridors... fil
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corpse." "What is the Buried Villag
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Pharod smiled, greedily. "Not all t
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A distant, inhuman noise, half-grow
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"Perhaps this downtime would be goo
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I glanced at the plate he had given
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copying the new spell and memorizin
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The elf purses her lips and toys wi
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"Ugh. Chief, I really really hope w
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"In that case, perhaps you can answ
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frantically waved my hand to signal
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more apt. The small chamber held th
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"Hey, do you think this embalming f
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Chapter 33 "Hrghllll..." You know t
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profane oath I could think of. "Oh
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though the latter was uncooked. Yec
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was a humble shadow of faith here t
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The skeleton, its eyes aglow like t
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"He speaks no more than necessary t
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"Tell me about Soego. I've met him
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~~~~~ "I found and killed a group o
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simple things pulled out of the ass
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She indicated herself and spoke aga
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Dustman might've attributed it to a
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"I know! Sheesh, let me tell you th
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I caught on quick, and began runnin
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Obelisk, or 'The Hangman's Pillar'
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that strange realm. And one day, wh
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more, no less. And as for my place
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choice ones he had learned on the s
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into the fold and for her unwaverin
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was difficult to keep the snap out
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And Soego's throat sounded a hoarse
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thoughtlessly." "I won't be caged!"
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Dak'kon crossed his arms and breath
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for a closer look, only to see a wi
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"He rules because he must." "But if
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Totems were set up in several corne
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"We're coming, chief!" Karach sang
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slaughtering vargouilles with each
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cheer. Tucking the disgusting thing
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at the patrons, his threats of arre
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premium black-box items on the list
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whole body was numb and my movement
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entrance corridor. And the only way
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I strained trying to open the sarco
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“What little life there is in the
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only a single key lying within: no
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"All right, here's what it is: Ther
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The guard straightened up. "You got
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Pharod studied me with a critical e
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Swinging an arm back I gripped the
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take him down... I had a Collector
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"Fine. Next question... what did yo
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"Ah, what now?" I recognized that t
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t' nick ye... wait, wot's yer name
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"What's this now?" I asked, opening
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"Failed, failed..." Reekwind broke
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"We've got enough jink to settle so
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"The chief's just like that. Sure h
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luck we were able to find Brasken's
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Razorvine had covered much of the w
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"I told yeh..." Annah mumbled, her
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I screamed in an attempt to stop hi
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Interlude "Oi? What's this about th
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Lady, and his temple and all things
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can keep the gem if you want." "I d
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sagely, "now you've exposed it to t
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"Are yeh daft?!" Annah turned to me
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Fell examined it for a moment, trac
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"Very well. Fell, what of the tatto
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Morte's grin withered under Annah's
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Chapter 43 We entered a small room.
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"What are you doing in here?" "What
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"Thanks, Annah." "No need. I'm keep
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Chapter 44 The empty abodes were du
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ad..." "Oh I dunno, fiendling. Ever
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"Who are you?" me. "Where am I?" th
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Annah's lip curled, "Uh, it must be
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I shuddered, "You can now divide wi
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more... In the darkness two voices
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It was the chill of regret. Pharod
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watch himself just to pad her coffe
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zephyr like lovers in copulation, a
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urinating on my notes he spends muc
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"So I turned to the Xaositects, and
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She nodded in the direction of one
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people. But not mages." She paused.
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first came to know the way of rebel
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a gentleman..." He glanced at me, t
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Chapter 46 Chaos. It was something
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A charred metal tang curled my tong
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ominous presence. No one seemed to
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dim, nearly forgotten over the year
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The air around Grosuk began to radi
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palm. Murmuring a complex chant, he
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I turned to face a man with rough,
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weight of decades, razor-honed with
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worse in Sigil than slave trade...
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"This way," Annah said, leading me
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"A what?" Annah sighed, "A thief or
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He sighed and shook his head. "Ther
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destroying all illithids across the
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then in the Fourth Circle, it speak
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"Githyanki rats," the zerth proclai
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I smiled wickedly, "You know what I
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Lenny smiled. "Go to the warehouse
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Here are the papers you want, sir!
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"Well, you'll be happy to know this
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Dak'kon's movements and ignored min
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I leapt between the two, "Stop this
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We must've gone down ten, fifteen f
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"Just let him go." Lothar's hands t
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Village dwellers can help to extend
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Annah suddenly leaned in, and clasp
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"Besides, most o' these coffins 'av
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of her collapsing and whispering he
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The words came, unbidden, with the
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my hands through my hair. "How did
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melted in the ensuing dischord unti
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~~~~~ I was amazed that I didn't co
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"You need serve me no more, Dak'kon
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"Look, Mantuok..." I said carefully
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small whine leaked from his maw. Qu
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attention (and he never did) he was
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"However you choose to define it, G
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is physical, and not all emotions m
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At the other end of the room, Lotha
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A distant scream echoed from below.
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"Aye, I did - and yeh'd have done t
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Kelm glanced at the other guard, wh
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My jaw dropped, "But... he's your f
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She shook her head, "I'm sorry, chi
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Sigil truly was a city of wonders.
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sir." I sighed, "Were it only a tal
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golden hair. "How may I help you?"
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"Yes. I hope that by learning the a
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some refreshment?" A small teapot h
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"Ye'd best latch yer bone-box, skul
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A white-haired old man in dingy cle
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courtship splendidly, his siblings
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frowned. "So... by any chance you h
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"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... pox on
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"Oh, don't you 'excellent' me, like
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eeze... or the hissing of serpents.
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"I'm trying find Vivian's scent...
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I hadn't met her yet... I wasn't di
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continue the debate..." As hard-pre
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There was the meaty sound of a set
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She raised her eyebrows. "Now that'
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commands of their immediate superio
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Mercykiller's reply. "'Then I spit
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If that was the kind of story Annah
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"'You've had two wishes already,' t
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Well, I had other things to do anyw
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Standing guard wasn't exactly out o
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the Art is quite impressive." "Fine
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fondling their private things!" I s
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desire my company." "I do." "Oh mis
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on from there. The denizens of the
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"Yes, it does. After all, 'fall' ca
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The man I ran into on the way tower
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can ye learn more from me." "Thanks
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"I am Sarossa, daughter of Sandoz,
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when I approached, getting them str
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Chapter 60 Down past the lecture ha
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as one would finger a cauterized st
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"Anything I could do to help?" I of
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and a chin stained with juice, I pr
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"You look nervous, you've seen this
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uilt into the siege tower itself. "
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"What happened?" . "You said that s
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~~~~~ The Sigilians of the Lower Wa
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that, though I am skilled, but cont
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engrossed in whatever tale that Ham
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"Yeah! Mind your own!" Morte interj
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~~~~~ "That- that girl!" I grumbled
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He stared at me for a moment and th
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Hamrys quickly scurried outside, ma
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sinuous curved stone. In the periph
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and braid until the rope lashes the
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When sensation and warmth began to
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work area is off-limits. My apologi
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"It means that I'm agreeing with yo
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the stern countenance of an adult,
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"Do you know anyone who can swear o
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your name etched into the handle. H
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~~~~~ Bedai-Lihn was no happier to
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Keldor's face was dry and heavy whe
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His voice was low and quiet, "About
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smiled, as if hiding something behi
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whined about loaning him some cash
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sharp, like blown glass. Her eyes -
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Nemelle touched her index finger to
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with you in your travels." "Thanks,
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Fall-From-Grace spoke with a coldne
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"What was it you said about her tra
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my own curiosity... there would've
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exotic goods) carried trays with sa
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Planewalkers came to our world and
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this chamber and three that lie alo
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Morte was more than eager to jump i
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Oh gods gamn you *hic* Jumble…. ~
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ack and forth, rolling like the big
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The familiar ashen scent of the Smo
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He looked puzzled for a moment, the
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"I know you..." The creature's face
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"SHIIIIP!!!" For half a moment the
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Oudilin's wings flutter, and he mas
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Chapter 67 "Yarr, matey!" Annah mer
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lingering smell of burnt oil or the
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lips." He waggled his eyebrows in a
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"And that is what awaits you after
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Mortals die so easily... and I susp
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and wore the brooch of the Sensates
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yours... my master." Its voice was
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"There are two secrets to becoming
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Vrischika narrowed her eyes at Dak'
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She took in a sharp breath, surpris
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A thief's reflexes are much sharper
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corruption and feed off of wickedne
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esting the lyre on one knee, "How e
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shy for some reason. We laid out tr
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"All right..." Annah put me through
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She nodded. "Aye, yeh've got it now
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At the end of my instruction, Annah
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"Are you... wearing perfume?" Annah
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asunder, vanishing into mist and le
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And I knew Deionarra was right. I s
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and wrinkled her nose. "...Baatoria
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"Yeah... a mimir's a floating encyc
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the Pillar of Skulls, but it's more
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egan again, a nightmarish horde of
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chased me around the Spire trying t
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You'd think that there'd be some me
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"Very well..." I expected a sizzle
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He stood with arms crossed patientl
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Dak'kon stared at the plates, his e
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my way. If I didn't rein things in
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Ignus stopped his rotation, and his
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hands." "You lie, supplicant," I hi
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So as much as I wanted power, as mu
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wreath, slowly burning the last rem
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to the pain I endured when Ignus ch
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"One moment... where did you here t
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not-too-kind terms. The Sensoriums
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'Psychosis.' I hold the point of a
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eaches my cheek - from my aching ey
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"But why not?" She waved a dismissi
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emember who I was. Suddenly, she fr
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‘Horrible Regret’ You stand on
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"Long live the Empress!" they cry i
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anything for it, no?" You nod witho
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shimmering in the lights of the can
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solid form as I wished. Many were l
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oots or to claw my eyes out and bli
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No! Please, oh, Powers above let me
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Her velvety wings wrapped around th
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their sheets, gulping down air as t
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keep in its pen!" the drunken woman
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Annah glared at Grace and Sarhava f
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Goncalves looked me over, frowning.
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Annah furrowed her brow at me skept
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It was a rather unassuming book hel
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"It's fine. And they're everywhere;
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looked like I'd have to catch it in
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I nodded. "Ravel was said to have b
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And then the air began to grow hot.
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I sighed, and tucked it quietly on
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any answers. I was just going to ha
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protocol in response, then speak wi
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"Rubikon is a worthy accomplishment
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Another nod, "All right... I will n
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Whoa. Dak’kon was right. This con
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eyes didn't rise. After a moment, t
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Nordom can guide us to the Evil Wiz
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"So, what are your plans now?" He s
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Even as lightning crackled, the bat
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I tried not to think of the walls t
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"You do that." I circumvented the t
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as he crunched down on the object i
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I examined the twisted little imp-l
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"Manners? What about that chocolate
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Evil, evil! Such a name, such a nam
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"Yes...?" "All mazes have portals;
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easons that the Planes shall never
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"I believe so. Can you research it?
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I stared at the streaks of the rema
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Sigil. This was all some three cent
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for a few more tufts of hair on his
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She was incredibly attractive; shar
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"I'd... best not. Farewell, Unfulfi
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for some time now. Have we met befo
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may find her way home." I couldn't
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e reconciled again. Thus, do not se
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with hope, I knew it was the right
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"Right! Now lissen up... this is th
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"If I were ta boil it down, it'd be
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fingers. "First off, ye stay th' pi
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"I would speak with him," she says,
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Chapter 82 Rumor had it this man wa
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one. Etched into the base of the ur
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dodecahedral puzzle-box and penned
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BURROWED into my gray matter, and I
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window shopping. ~~~~~ "Attention:
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I took off at a dash, fleeing down
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"Aye? Well let's see you get up on
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whatever wights might attack. Thoug
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For the crown of our life as it clo
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Despite the crudity of the writing,
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Maze Entry 13 Mapped out all the ar
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"Seemed so much longer than ten day
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damp cloth. "Chief, I have no idea
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Morte glared at Fall-From-Grace. "D
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"Introspective cycle commencing." N
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project to evaluate, catalogue, tid
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"Order processed." This was the bes
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than before. When he finally died,
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In the gilded halls of the Sensoriu
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plate..." She holds up a talon in f
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Chapter 86 "Do you know where I cou
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Yves smiled. "A fine tale, Nordom.
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"Then I'll find this Merriman, and
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memory-destroying waters still lie
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dumped the ice into his mouth... it
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of yours. Outwardly, though, I am a
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"I swear I'll look for a way to ret
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Tears.' "These were collected from
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"Are you sure? You seem suddenly up
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"I asked her about it, and she deni
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answer but no one else could. She w
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"Back for more, eh?" Ebb Creakknees
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anything to do with you after, and
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She puts her finger to your lips to
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"Hang on to your blades. We're goin
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drops sprayed over the creature, an
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cheek, my fingers dragged along her
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Dak'kon would've disagreed, but som
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"Ravel..." Grace replied softly, al
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already asked soooo many." Ravel's
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oom for choice." Annah made no resp
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"Hmnnnn..." Ravel turned, clacked h
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could slit the poor sod's throat ou
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"I think you did the right thing tr
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now a brilliant, perfect white, the
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Ravel's left hand plucked a hair fr
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Ravel watched with a curious light
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picked at her hair again, tugging o
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"It swallowed him, but I don't know
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"What are you saying?" "What if one
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you... a piece of me..." She took t
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Planes you will NO LONGER...!" "Rav
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A bright nimbus of light surrounded
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"One second, Morte," I raised a han
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drop. Long scratches had been gouge
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~~~~~ Her mazes were cold and still
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At first they were hairline splits,
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of sun-baked clay brick," he scoffs
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in a city, where no longer am I a b
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The dull crack of flesh sounded in
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"Why was the deva imprisoned?" He l
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formed were rife with the detritus
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Chapter 93 Marquez looked up from t
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"Hey Annah, I want to talk to you."
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"Aye?" Annah frowned, and looked do
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sour grimace, and he glared at me f
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Kester's copy was carefully-folded
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the people of this town. His eyes a
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Crap. ~~~~~ You'd think that buildi
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The githyanki's eyes narrowed. "I h
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standard rust-brown armor. He turne
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whatever bargains you like with it,
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diagram by erasing a small portion.
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do this?" "Trust me, I'm in the moo
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I hate these things. Trelons are mo
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"You've done splendidly, Annah." I
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"If things get out of hand in the c
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kill me and that makes it hard to g
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shrugged. "I'm patient. One day he'
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the somatic components... vaguely.
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or one you won't give?" Her rosebud
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Grace stopped me before I could con
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Chapter 98 "So it's a prison?" Anna
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white. His wings were charred, the
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Trias smiled, sadly. "No. But you w
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the greatest weapon of a dead Abyss
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esonated between my ears. I tumbled
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Chapter 100 The northern tunnels we
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I felt the beginnings of a memory s
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"How were you imprisoned?" Vhailor
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lade, disciplined will tempered by
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"On that point, we are divided, Vha
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"I won't let you harm either of the
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out of Sigil. Ah well. Just wait a
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~~~~~ The memory blackened, running
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you. You may not HIDE from punishme
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lood spurted from the shattered joi
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lover... but I killed you an age lo
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It took an effort to stand, and I s
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"You are an abomination! I should b
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along the horizon. "Sandstorm?" I m
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"Have you come to kill me?! Torment
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eplace rage with cold methodical cr
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"How can MORONS speak so much?" Fhj
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"I'm- I'm not sure..." "You know wh
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The Pillar of Skulls sprouted from
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a few whispered quietly to themselv
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MEN -- ONE IN MANY MEN. EACH ONE --
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Fear warred with disgust in her eye
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MANNER OF WASPS." And then it dawne
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The strange, sulfurous musk of Fhju
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new, and I looked around warily, wo
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Unfortunately, I got exactly what I
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meet its mark faster, my digit worm
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Deep scarlet light seeped and rippl
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"You and yours have peddled secrets
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"My thanks, mate," Berrog dusted hi
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pieces are swept away and the peopl
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horde. Waves of amorphous flesh bro
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problem." "What's happening is that
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Of course, they underestimated my m
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The deva's face darkened. "I am doi
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We could deal with the sohmein well
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"Trias, even if you were in your fu
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was torn from. Your adversary knows
Page 1093 and 1094: fall. Even if by some miracle the T
Page 1095 and 1096: let out a massed cry of terror befo
Page 1097 and 1098: two." "I wasn't sure if you would b
Page 1099 and 1100: mortality has been trapped, and soo
Page 1101 and 1102: zombie's head creaked up in recogni
Page 1103 and 1104: than their eyes, cutter... some of
Page 1105 and 1106: Xachariah shrugged, "It's buried pr
Page 1107 and 1108: Chapter 108 "What do you know about
Page 1109 and 1110: "Help me find what I can, Grace." S
Page 1111 and 1112: Gently I cup her chin, and she lift
Page 1113 and 1114: that I might speak. "I will never h
Page 1115 and 1116: I let my eyes widen and my jaw drop
Page 1117 and 1118: Chapter 109 We spent our remaining
Page 1119 and 1120: "I can't give that up." "I'm not gi
Page 1121 and 1122: Harmonium double agent. You've got
Page 1123 and 1124: she goes, I'll go, so I will. I'll
Page 1125 and 1126: "I died the death of faith. The sku
Page 1127 and 1128: time. Maybe when you end up settlin
Page 1129 and 1130: "It is my duty to preserve and prot
Page 1131 and 1132: scars deep and knotted into hard lu
Page 1133 and 1134: "If you brought others, then they w
Page 1135 and 1136: The door clanked. I stepped back as
Page 1137 and 1138: waiting. They stood eight feet in h
Page 1139 and 1140: yellow-green strands webbing outwar
Page 1141 and 1142: shredding her from the inside. A wi
Page 1143: Polished obsidian eyes narrowed, an
Page 1147 and 1148: Ocular view nodes damaged... vision
Page 1149 and 1150: "Sh-shut up, da," she hissed beneat
Page 1151 and 1152: questions and him running about the
Page 1153 and 1154: Most were eroded with age, their fe
Page 1155 and 1156: I thought it over, I really did. Bu
Page 1157 and 1158: half-crawling the last few paces to
Page 1159 and 1160: the other prisons. With the same pr
Page 1161 and 1162: "Have we ever had a name?" the calm
Page 1163 and 1164: "In simplest terms, we simply lock
Page 1165 and 1166: the bile and vitriol that was bubbl
Page 1167 and 1168: and blind wandering ebbed and passe
Page 1169 and 1170: the first of us will ever truly kno
Page 1171 and 1172: "The directions?" He nodded, irrita
Page 1173 and 1174: there are no answers in such a thin
Page 1175 and 1176: where nothing made sense, where str
Page 1177 and 1178: We struggled on the floor of the ch
Page 1179 and 1180: had done. To make me immortal." "An
Page 1181 and 1182: The regrets piled on with the weigh
Page 1183 and 1184: The first few hours I circled the p
Page 1185 and 1186: again. He looked up suddenly. Few s
Page 1187 and 1188: Her eyes were downcast, and when sh
Page 1189 and 1190: Chapter 116 I stood on the rooftop
Page 1191 and 1192: the men's souls. An'izius winced, a
Page 1193 and 1194: "So you killed them." "Then why did
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"If you claim you have the power, t
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nothing but the shades of those we'
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"It is the truth," I insisted, "Kil
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moments I had given life to another
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Annah. "No, I know very well what I
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lying here, you know, listening to
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"The knowing of one's self is a dif
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"Query:" he clicked, "Where is your
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I noticed her then: On the other en
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And he reached the crest, looking d
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some will claim that Ignus followed
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"Eeeh..." Morte seems to shrug, "No
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well-tended by the druids here. “
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