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"So he must have co his oords

"Yes," she replied "Soh time? He was, after all, eternally lived, and Eletians did not appear to age But she did not think so The scarcity of etherea in this mechanical world was antithetical to the existence of Eletians She’d assuood thanks to A Could he have sustained his life for almost two hundred years in this condition? There was much she did not know about Eletians, but instinct told her he had arrived in the future when she did

Why was she only seeing hi of the looking h the universe, and Westrion had brought her here That hat she now believed But why Lhean? Were any of her other coe in this time, or another? Were they, too, held captive by Dr Silk? What was Westrion’s intent? Was there an intent? She had ers on the seat beside hie horses, his expression pensive "I hope the professor is hoht away"

"We need to rescue Lhean"

"I do not doubt that, but I need to talk to the professor Any rescue requires planning"

He was right, but would the professor actually help?

"There is one thing I hope," Cade said

Karigan waited "Well?"

"I hope that Silk did not see that the Eletian sought you"

SILK

Silk bade good-bye to the last of his guests as they funneled out of the big top entrance Already workers swept the floor and removed his exhibits The operator of thethe lids over the keyboards