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Sigil. This was all some three centuries past."<br />

"And the other man?"<br />

"Little is known <strong>of</strong> him. My research showed that he was a Sensate who,<br />

shortly <strong>be</strong>fore his <strong>death</strong>, destroyed all the <strong>do</strong>zens <strong>of</strong> sensory s<strong>to</strong>nes that he<br />

had recorded experiences in<strong>to</strong>. It was <strong>not</strong>ed as a great loss <strong>to</strong> the faction,<br />

for the man - though he had few friends, lashing out at anyone who<br />

approached him <strong>to</strong>o closely - was said <strong>to</strong> have collected a great many<br />

wondrous sensations."<br />

"How did he die?"<br />

He shrugged. "I <strong>do</strong> <strong>not</strong> know; the records <strong>do</strong> <strong>not</strong> say."<br />

~~~~~<br />

He couldn't have destroyed everything.<br />

If he had, I wouldn't have had all the clues that led me <strong>to</strong> this point. If he<br />

was as great a Sensate as Able descri<strong>be</strong>d, his recorded experiences wouldn't<br />

have <strong>be</strong>en left in the public Sensoriums. I sifted through one sensory s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />

after a<strong>not</strong>her, probing each sensation just long enough <strong>to</strong> see if it was me.<br />

For many it was difficult <strong>to</strong> sever the connection once I realized I wasn't in<br />

the shoes <strong>of</strong> a heavily scarred immortal. It was like trying <strong>to</strong> awake in the<br />

middle <strong>of</strong> a compelling reverie, or freeing yourself from a sweet daydream.<br />

But if Deionarra's memories could <strong>be</strong> found, I was sure I could get more<br />

clues in<strong>to</strong> that sociopathic bastard Able descri<strong>be</strong>d: the one I saw as<br />

Deionarra's lover in her fantasies.<br />

The inscription around the base <strong>of</strong> the next sensory s<strong>to</strong>ne I chose indicated<br />

that it held the experience "Week-long hunting trek across the forests <strong>of</strong><br />

Arborea."<br />

My fingers wrapped around the surface, and I let the memory seep along my<br />

flesh...<br />

I stand in a circle <strong>of</strong> white tents deep in the woods, somewhere. The trees<br />

around me are, by far, the largest I've ever seen. Suddenly, though, there's<br />

an odd prickling sensation at the back <strong>of</strong> my skull...<br />

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