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'You said they would co' To chariots'

'You saw theet us?'

'Theychariot with no one in it'

'What's the point of that?'

'They go on spying missions'

'How can they do that if there's no one in them?'

It was a pointless conversation Balduur's world was totally different froe It would take an eternity to explain as going on and To chariots were clearly aircraft but totally different from any he had seen before They could hover silently and vanish in a flash The Eighth Realm was far more advanced than the Sixth Realm where he was born

Tom had developed a theory about realot froured that realms hat happened orlds divided and went their separate ways They had different futures Two realether but would always drift apart That hy they were different The Seventh Realm had evolved slowly and re at a faster pace The Eighth Realm had raced into the future

'What's that?'

Balduur pointed out to sea The storm had abated and it was possible to see more than before Toh the waves towards the boat'

'Aye,' Balduur nodded 'But I can't see any people It's probably one of those drones you talked about'

Toed Balduur The littleon fast

'Dolphins!' Balduur waved his ar drones would have sent the the boat We use them in the Seventh Realm'

The boat came nearer

'Mermaid!' Balduur shouted

'What?'

'There's a st the lithe bodies racing along in front of the boat She had green hair and carried soun Suddenly, one of the dolphins ducked down and she cli in her hand looked even un now Tom watched as she swivelled round and sprayed the water with brilliant flashes of light Puffs of steam rose where they hit