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Chapter Twenty-nine

We had just exited the alley and werepolice cruiser skidded around a corner, lights flashing Arthur yanked Marion and I back into a recessed doorhere we stayed until the police cruiser had passed us by

I alured, had to be safer than this

We continued on, and as the sky darkened into late evening, we soon found ourselves huddled together in a copse of trees across the street from the Glastonbury Abbey

The abbey was relatively fa place of King Arthur himself, who had supposedly been buried in a toh altar That is, until the tolanced at Arthur crouched next to ame plan?" I asked to no one in particular

"Game plan?" asked Arthur

"You know, the plan," I said, surprised again that some American idiorasp instantly

"The plan Yes, the plan Hmm" Arthur scratched his beard "You see the nearby hill?" Arthur pointed to Glastonbury Tor, of course, with its single, solitary tower pro skies The tower, a phallic symbol if ever there was one, was all that was left of an ancient church, and was visible for many dozens of miles in every direction Perhaps even hundreds of miles

I nodded "Yes"

"That,here?"

"Because our destination, in fact, lies under the hill"

"Under?"

"Indeed, and the secret entrance is found here in the Abbey More precisely, into so about their now eo under the hill?"

The as picking up now, ht have heard the sounds of distant hoof beats Might have It was hard to tell with all the rustling leaves

Arthur said, "Because under the hill is where the Grail is hidden"

"Of course," I said, perhaps more sarcastically than I had meant "I should have known"

Arthur put his arm around me and squeezed y "Relax, James Don&039;t look so worried You&039;ve been there before, et out of here Ti, Ja her across the street "The gaa

I dashed off after them

Chapter Thirty

Much of the Glastonbury Abbey had cru it back together again

Where were all the king&039;s er network of buildings that all sat on ht full rounds didn&039;t seeht creepy In a world where fire-breathing dragons existed, I was fully aware that anything could be out there, watching us There could even be s claws and evil in their hearts