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"So we have initiated our excavations in quadrant seven," the e said in his monotonous voice as he tapped the map, "which has shown much promise"

A man in the audience raised his hand

"Yes?"

"It seems to me you shall only find more minor burials"

"But there is much to learn fro Mounds?"

There was soe frowned, then jabbed his pointer at the ain "We excavated those mounds east of the Old City to put to rest all speculation they were not the burial sites of ancient kings, but silaciers thousands of years ago We have wanted nothing but to be exacting in our ly Mounds? Karigan wondered She peered harder at thelas The landfor Mounds he pointed out certainly corresponded to where one would find the Scangly Mounds upon which she’d so enjoyed riding her Condor The landrid by precise intersecting lines, could very well be Sacor City, but

Then a gentlean’s heart leaped She realized she’d been drawn alet a better view of the map, and could be plainly seen by anyone who bothered to look

The gentleray-speckled brown hair swept luxuriantly across his broitched his led his bushy mustache He had full side whiskers, too He touched the shoulder of a younger an ducked fro

She did not know these people, this place She was not ready to trust anyone until she learnedafter her, or was it her own that echoed against the canyons of brick walls?

She turned into another alley, breathing hard, sweat slicking down her sides She decided to call on her fading ability, and in this way she could survey the city, town, or whatever this place ithout being observed But when she touched the winged horse brooch clasped to her greatcoat, she felt no change She glanced at her hands and down at her body She reain, and nothing

"What?" What had the lookinght she detected move but a moment, she withdrew her low as it had in the sarcophagus

Magic does not work here, Karigan thought At least not ht to sketch out a heap of rubbish at the other end of the alley There wasfor food scraps?