A place for the call. Can you answer it?
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Chapter 31 Part 2 Sal wiped the sweat off of his forehead. He had opted for a modular program design. A modular program design was a little like composing a fugue. Every piece worked against but also complemented the other. It required a level of con...
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Chapter 31 Part 1 Sal worked assiduously on what he was regarding as possibly the masterpiece of his career in deception. He would create the illusion of a flanking army. No sooner would the Metheons invade and rejoice at the shield falling and a...
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Chapter 30 Historic Reference File #6908345G -- The Metheonic Rise begin file The Metheons were a successful nomadic tribe for hundreds of years. When most of civilization began settling in cities, the Metheons were content to roam the plains. As mor...
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Chapter 29 Part 5 Sal and the men listened carefully to the chanting. It would build as was its habit then dissipate. They waited for the current round of chanting to cease, and the men including Sal hoisted the pole into place, and made sure the end...
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Chapter 29 Part 4 I've got a few men on their rest break. I'm sure I could ask them to get what you ask. The first priority, though, is this barrier. Is this idea of yours going to help it somehow?" "It ought to," replied Sal. "In that case I'll get...
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Chapter 29 Part 3 "What IS it you intend to do exactly?" Prilock asked once again. "You will just have to see it for yourself. if I told you, it would be no more astonishing than my knife was." Prilock nodded his head in agreement, then added, "You k...
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Chapter 29 Part 2 Sal waved to Prilock as he approached behind a block of chanters. It was eerie to walk by a group of people so focused on one task. It was like watching an ant colony--each person played his part seemingly without the knowledge of...
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Chapter 29 Part 1 Sal hunkered down behind a concrete barrier with his hands over his head. He felt the familiar sizzling energy grip the air. He knew the other citizens of Undertown were similarly crouched behind emplacements. He thought back to his...
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Chapter 28 Historic Reference file 9845 -- The War Diaries of Prilock Castian begin file On the first day of the invasion, there was no signal to suggest that an attack was about to begin. Certainly, everyone was aware that the Runic War was unde...
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Chapter 27 Part 4 "Oh, over to that place eh? It's not very well defended, and the guy who lives there is not exactly the most aware citizen. Some folks call him eccentric whereas others opt for the title of crazy. Either way, you'd be better off c...
