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But thewarriors were succumbing in droves, and literally dissolving as they died. Like they had beenfrozen in time, the chickens and the horses stood stock-still. At the end of the street the great jagged shank of a hil hung over the town. Remember—we found theCaves, the Tome, and the Paragon quite by accident.

“Despite our way of life, my answer might surpriseyou,” he said softly. “I think they are near success,” he said. “So you came to see me for yourself. Then Serena and Clarice collapsed onto the balcony floor to forma pile of black ash.