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"She's terribly dangerous, you know"

"So are we," Belgarath said "Where's this book you stole?"

"It's hidden in my laboratory The university officials are very narrow about people fro from other people's libraries"

"Officials are always narrow" Beldin shrugged "It's one of the qualifications for the job Let's go back to your laboratory My ancient friend here has to read that book"

Senji liain

The thin et his desk back where it belonged and he sat at it again Garion noticed that his eyes were a little wild

"We'll be leaving now," Belgarath told him "Any objections?"

The thin man shrank back

"Wise decision," Beldin said

It was late afternoon by now, and the autumn sun streamed down on the well-maintained lawn

"I wonder if the others have traced down Naradas yet," Garion said as they walked back toward the College of Applied Alchearath replied "Silk's people are very efficient"

They entered the reinforced building again to find the halls full of s in the corridor

Senji sniffed at the s in too much sulfur," he noted professionally

"A felloe ran into was saying exactly the saht after he blew hiain," Senji said "A little sulfur is necessary, but put in too much and--poof!' ‘

"It looks as if there's been a fair a at the smokey air in front of his face with one hand

"That happens frequently when you're an alchehed "And you never knohat's going to happen One idiot actually turned glass into steel"

Belgarath stopped "He did what?"

"He turned glass into steel--or so very much like it It was still transparent, but it wouldn't bend, break, or splinter It was the hardest stuff I’ve ever seen"

Belgarath sainst his forehead

"Steady," Beldin told him Then he turned to Senji "Does this fellow happen to remember the process?"

"I doubt it He burned all his notes and then went into anoises