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golden hair. "How may I help you?"<br />

"Who are you?"<br />

"I am called Fall-From-Grace." She studied me for a moment. "You are new<br />

<strong>to</strong> Sigil, are you <strong>not</strong>?"<br />

"No, I suspect I have <strong>be</strong>en here for quite some time, actually."<br />

Fall-From-Grace raised an eyebrow. "Indeed?"<br />

"Yes... but that is a long tale, perhaps longer than I know," I looked around,<br />

"I'm more interested in what this place is."<br />

"This is the Brothel <strong>of</strong> Slaking Intellectual Lusts." She studied me for a<br />

moment. "I take it by your question that you did <strong>not</strong> intend <strong>to</strong> partake <strong>of</strong><br />

this establishment?"<br />

I licked my lips, <strong>not</strong> quite knowing how <strong>to</strong> answer that with anything but a<br />

question, "'Brothel <strong>of</strong> Slaking Intellectual Lusts?' What kind <strong>of</strong> brothel is<br />

this?"<br />

Fall-From-Grace smiled, "I established this brothel <strong>to</strong> give those lustful<br />

fevers that strike the mind more avenues <strong>of</strong> expression rather than the<br />

simply carnal. Much pleasure can <strong>be</strong> had in conversation and engaging in<br />

the verbal arts with others."<br />

"Sounds dull," Morte grunted, testing his reattached mandible with a few<br />

quick bites.<br />

She turned <strong>to</strong> Morte, with that everpresent whisper <strong>of</strong> a smile and spoke as<br />

if unsurprised <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> talking <strong>to</strong> a floating skull, "I assure you, it is <strong>not</strong>. Tour<br />

the brothel, see for yourselves."<br />

"So this is a brothel... where there's no intercourse?"<br />

"Only <strong>of</strong> a psychological nature. Rest assured, it is still quite stimulating."<br />

Indeed, at that moment a woman approached from around the corner with<br />

one hand wrapped around the arm <strong>of</strong> a middle-aged man. She was<br />

<strong>be</strong>autiful, with skin as pale and cool as marble, but all the man seemed <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong><br />

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