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"I said, get out of my tavern, you lousy plastic doll! Can't you read?" The Bartender gestured sharply towards the large white sheet n bolted onto the wall beside the entrance door In elfish and Republic common, were the words, "NO ANDROIDS" crudely painted in a deep red

"But sir, you don't understand," Mericlou pleaded "I'er swelled within her,coht and width

"I don't care if you cah priestess!" The bartender snapped back, his thick ar the way back to the entrance "Now are you going to leave, or aht watch to re his presence known behind the momentarily startled bartender and much-relieved Mericlou, "but is there a problem here?"

"Oh, sorry there, master elf, sir," the bartender said He flashed a fierce stare Mericlou's way before turning to s rid of this here android She's not supposed to be in the place … rules and all, you know?"

"Have you ever had androids try to come in here before?" Aldrec said

"Well … no … not exactly, that is," the bartender replied, beco flustered, "but you see …"

"Do they usually drink alcohol?" Aldrec said

"Well, no … not to e, they don't," the bartender replied, now considerably less confident than he had been a ain, well … I don't know exactly what their kind does and doesn't like"

"Well, I know," Aldrec said, see "They don't drink alcohol They find the taste repulsive, and besides, it has no effect on theestured towards Mericlou, nowthis android a hard time?"

"Well, um, like I said, it's the … ah, rules, sir" The barkeeper was now fu his words in sheer desperation "I … I don't let androids in; they're not allowed, you see?"

"Well in my opinion, it seems like a rather pointless rule," Aldrec said, casually thu how no androids would coentle hold of Mericlou's pale hand, his voice turned as stern and cold as his expression "And she's with me, in case you want to know"