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"What do you mean?" asked the kaldane

"I mean just what I say," she replied "I still live and while I live I may still find a way Dead, there is no hope"

"Find a way to what?" he asked

"To life and liberty and mine own people," she responded

"None who enters Bantoom ever leaves," he droned

She did not reply and after a ti tothat four warriors came to take her to Luud They told Ghek that he was to remain where he was

"Why?" asked Ghek

"You have displeased Luud," replied one of the warriors

"How?" demanded Ghek

"You have de power You have per that you are a defective You know the fate of defectives"

"I know the fate of defectives, but I ae noises which issue fro well that their origin and purpose had nothing whatever to do with logic or the powers of reason This in itself constitutes an unimpeachable indictical feeling of sentiment, you permitted her to walk abroad in the fields to a place where she was able to make an al poere it not defective, would convince you that you are unfit The natural, and reasonable, consequence is destruction Therefore you will be destroyed in such a way that the example will be beneficial to all other kaldanes of the swarm of Luud In the ht," said Ghek "I will remain here until Luud sees fit to destroy me in the most reasonable manner"

Tara of Helium shot a look of amazement at him as they led her from the chamber Over her shoulder she called back to hi the interminable tunnels to where Luud awaited her

When she was conducted into his presence he was squatting in a corner of the chas Near the opposite wall lay his rykor, its beautiful for kaldane Luud dismissed the warriors who had accompanied the prisoner Then he sat with his terrible eyes fixed upon her and without speaking for some time Tara of Heliuuess When it came would be sufficiently the ti the end Presently Luud spoke