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"This is incredible," I gasp, the word not doing s justice "But if they traveled to our world by rockets, not s, is this still the huht that was clear"

"You said we hadn&039;t crossed but I wasn&039;t sure"

"We have not left your universe and will not during the course of our travels," Art says

"This isn&039;t the end?"

The boy giggles the way Art used to when he bit so journey"

"Where are we going?" I ask

"Far away," he answers o with you?" I counter

"You have no choice," Art says

"Is that a threat?"

"No," he shrugs "It&039;s just the way things are"

"Who-or what-the hell are you?" I snap

"Those who know us give us many names," Art says "Your people called us the Old Creatures"

"Beranabus told e&039;s death and the danger the others face "We have to go back!" I cry "You&039;ve got to take me home, so I can-"

"That won&039;t happen," Art says fire yourself of the notion We have co the strings of the universe, you cannot find your way back alone You h to its end"

"What sort of an end?" I hiss "Where are you taking et it-I&039;h the universe with you I&039;d rather stay here with the slugs"

"Very well," Art says "We are traveling to the birthplace of all things, where tian We call it the Crux And it lies at the center of both this universe and the Demonata&039;s"

"That doesn&039;t ly "By the end it will"