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Whatever it was, theriver remained shallow all the way to the shadowy bank. Olga got up and wandered to the kitchen, ignoring the pins and needles of four hours in thechair. _ They will look for you on the river, _ thecrystal had told him. r Sellars why he did it, but even though she really, really wanted to, she knew it wouldbe a very bad idea

Worst of all, though, were the patchwork people's eyes--stupefied bypain and fear, but still aware of their own suffering. Good-bye, he said. It's _not_ foolishness. Why don't we just .