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He winds the mechanism on the eel and drops it into the water, and it swith of the lane True was right If I swi like this, it’s a compliment

The eel bumps into the wall, turns, and swiets closer I do, and a little jolt of electricity fires through me

"You did it," I say "Already"

"I couldn’t sleep this ot up and worked on thee on this one seeh to be sure they’re safe"

But e don’t have is ti near us expects more than what I did before We have momentum and we need to build on it if we can

"So it was fish last time," someone calls out "What today?"

"More fish," True calls back, and someone boos

"We’ve already seen that!" someone else shouts

I need this to work I’et Above "This one works fine," I say "I’m sure the others are safe, too"

"I think they are," True says, "but I need toYou can use the block near the lanes, holding up the dripping eel in my hand "These," I say to the crowd as loud as I can without losing control "I’ll be using these today"

"What do they do?" one of the bettors askscloser I drop the eel in the water and it swi uniry Because even without the electrical charge, even withoutto swim around them, these inventions are beautiful True’s work all on its own People should be lining up to buy things from his cart

So I tell the bettor, "Touch it," and when he does and steps back, surprised at the shock, I smile

"See," I say "There’s more to it than you think"

"I’ll tell the others," he says grudgingly "But can you feel it through your wetsuit?"

I dip into the water and touch the eel with ht push of pressure, but most of the shock is absorbed by the material

"Not much," I admit It would be better if I could I think fast I need a full wetsuit to get to the surface But I have an extra--I have Bay’s "Do you have a knife?"

"We’re in the deepoes out into the crowd and a few moments later he’s back, before True can even finish the speech he’s giving ht be

I take the knife into one of the dressing stalls, res will be mostly exposed I put the suit back on and walk out, and the bettor smiles as he takes the knife "Yes," he says "That’s better And you’re the Minister’s daughter?"