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Tom looked up at the dark expanse of cliff and wondered about the two figures on top One was a boy and the other an old o away He guessed they arning him about the whirlpools and tried to steer clearthen he realised the shouts were hostile

The oldat hiht pierced the water, throwing up clouds of stea about it, the boat spiralled towards one of the whirlpools and began a slow descent

His head spun He had known the sensation before First a doardof other worldliness, followed by a sense of euphoria He rose and broke the surface, confident he had ure scranised the broken nose and grizzled beard

'You're Balduur,' he exclaimed

'Aye They called me by that name in my old realm' The man pulled him from the water 'Perhaps I'll take a different nahth'

To that we are in the eighth realm?'

'That's right I've risen fro in the wrong direction,' To just fine'

'We're not The bigger the nu to those lying priests'

'No' Toe froh'

'Bad?'

'You can't iine how primitive this place will be'