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I sighed, and tucked it quietly on my lap <strong>to</strong> rest for future battles against the<br />

multiverse.<br />

Morte stared at me and shook his head.<br />

"What's that, cu<strong>be</strong> hero? 'Morte's a stupid skull?' Why, yes he is, isn't he,<br />

cu<strong>be</strong> hero?"<br />

Morte sputtered, "Hey! It didn't say that!"<br />

"Yes, it did! It said it just now!"<br />

"Wh --?! Gimme that thing!"<br />

I held the Modron Cu<strong>be</strong> away from him, "No, it's mine. He only wants <strong>to</strong><br />

hang out with me anyway. Don't you, cu<strong>be</strong> hero? Yes, you <strong>do</strong>!"<br />

"I. Just. Want. To. Hold. It. For. A. Second."<br />

I grinned, "But you <strong>do</strong>n't have any hands."<br />

"I'll hold it in my TEETH."<br />

"No, I think I'll just put it away for now," I said, sticking out my <strong>to</strong>ngue.<br />

"I'm gonna smash that modron cu<strong>be</strong> <strong>to</strong> bits," Morte grumbled under his<br />

breath.<br />

"Did you hear anything, cu<strong>be</strong> hero? Neither did I!"<br />

I was fiddling with it for just a bit longer, <strong>be</strong>fore I had <strong>to</strong> put it away, when<br />

upon <strong>be</strong>nding the left knee there was an odd pop! and the <strong>to</strong>y shuddered in<br />

my hands.<br />

"Wh-"<br />

I <strong>to</strong>yed with it some more.<br />

The wrong movements would reset the limbs <strong>to</strong> their original positions, but<br />

one by one I worked out the correct sequence <strong>of</strong> manipulations. First there<br />

was the knee.<br />

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