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The Elder becomes angry. He scolds you for more than a minute before he loses his patience and stalks off, dismissing you as unworthy of his time. Those seated around you have now become uncomfortably curious about who you are. To avoid their attentions, you get up and move to the stern where a score of acolytes are kneeling in prayer.

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Text copyright © 1991 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1991 Brian Williams.