er a pause, carefully, quot; o you?”

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    it Dianora forced s back to ten  to   a good t. For many reasons it  a good thing.

    Surned again to R;Im quite serious,quot; s;But Im not sure if you  tion—even if it us  I t ters to you, Rhamanus?”

    It ly put tesy h a friend.

    he blinked, and fingered one of his chains of office.

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    urn to blink.

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    quot;S; asked Brandin of Ygrath.

    Smiling,  toucoucion. their lives were shaped by his rules.

    quot;My lord,quot; surning and sketcation. S ive. quot;Do you find me more cynical terrible man brought me here?”

    Brandins amused glance  from o R  as if ribute captain  , and   of telligence stretco s, and t ts were.

    Siced, per  there was as much grey in his beard now as black.

    ing a deep