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The tribesh the rods The board sank and there was a splintering noise as Grie cracked His last breath wheezed froue stuck out

Beneath the other pile of stones, Aaroen had stopped breathing Toed the stones away The tribesure below Aaroen looked oddly flat Then his face regained soled for breath and pulled higin and why he was the best man to fill the recently vacated office of Grand Master

To Adrina's nalanced up to the heavens and received a tree of the moon was in shadow He tried to convince himself that the phenomenon was caused by cloud and decided otherwise Stars were visible, right up to the edge the lunar disc There could be little doubt that the eclipse had started He quickened his pace, anxious to be a truth took hold

The wo hymns in praise of the Goddess and the Good God They saw hi out their arms to form a tunnel Adrina sat at the far end He ducked and ran between them

'Tomas To it with the naers tore at hie of his cloak suffered most and he reached the end of the tunnel with a lot of fur arland ofthe white berries about his neck

'The eclipse has started'

'You ht I got it wrong I misled you There will be an eclipse'

Adrina stroked his cheek

'Don't look so sad There's nothing to be worried about I've seen what's happening and I've prayed to Our Lord of Cloud and Mist asking hi co can be done,' Tom lamented

'I'm sure the Good Lord will find a way' She tweaked his ear and looked up 'Oh I think I see hi towards us'

To across the sky One by one the stars went out and the sky was totally dark