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S eptiuing couple was gone and the quayside was deserted It was in seh on a post in front of a line of very tall, narroooden huts at the back of the quayside Despite the gusts of wind and the occasional spots of rain, the torch flalass and cast a pool of diht across the cobblestones Septimus remembered that it ed theht that he would very soon see his brother again, Septis onto his shoulders and set off toward the torch, picking his way through the clutter of barrels and crates that littered the quayside

Septiht threw his long and flickering shadow in front of hied into darkness - but only for a few seconds Soon the Dragon Ring that he wore on his right index finger began to glow and light the way With the saddlebags balanced aardly on his shoulders, Septiotiated another corner and stopped outside a narrow, smelly, four-story wooden hut that sported a recently sether with rope Septis and looked up at the tiny ith their lass He was sure that this was the right hut, but there was no one there - the ere dark and the place was silent and eh Septiht his eye A scrap of paper was pinned to the door, and Septi The note said:

Sep!

Hope you had a good flight! We are on the Cerys - big, flashy ship on Harbor Twelve See you!!!

Love, Jen xx

Septiht of Jenna&039;s exclaet to Harbor Twelve?

Half an hour later Septi wind and a sudden squally shower on the long exposed bridge that crossed thewooden gateway at the end of the bridge, which ate Septimus could hear the sounds of the busy harbor Wearily he went to push the gate open and to his surprise, a man stepped out of a sentry box that Septiht there, sonny Afore you go in youa dark blue seafarer&039;s unifore notice fixed to the wall It was lit by two brass lanterns and was covered in large red letters in various languages

Septi called "sonny" - he was used to more respect

"An&039; you can take that scowl off your face too," growled the o back to where you came from Got that?"

Stonily Septiet lost, he had to get into Harbor Four and enter the Large Harbor Network He turned his attention to the notice:

Harbor Four

ATTENTION!

You are now leaving Harbor Three,

The last of the Se Harbor Network (LHN)

By passing through this gate you agree

To be bound by the Rules (Rs)

Of the Trading Post Large Harbor Association (TPLHA)

And to Obey all Instructions issued by

Harbor Officials, Groups or Societies (HOGS)

This was followed by a long list, each line beginning with the words "DO NOT" in red capital letters Septi with the words

"DO NOT" they rele eye of the official, he read it all the way through