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Chapter 61

           Ifoundmyselfswallowing,lookingroundagainatmyinscrutableguards.Thegagwasbeginningtohurt.IntheendIfounditmorecomfortabletostaredownatthefootofthedais.Perhapsaminutepassedlikethat.Anotherofthebrandsstoppedflaming.Thegoatfigureraisedhisstaff,helditupamoment,thenmadetolayitonthetableinfrontofhim;buthemusthavegotitcaughtinsomethingbecausetherewasacomfortinglittlehitchinthestagebusiness.Assoonashehadmanagedit,heraisedbothhandssacerdotally,butfingersdevil-horned,andpointedatthecornersbehindme.Mytwoguardswenttotheprojectors.Suddenlytheroomwasfloodedwithlight;and,afteramomentoftotalstillness,floodedwithmovement.Likeactorssuddenlyoffstage,therowoffiguresinfrontofmebeganremovingtheirmasksandcloaks.Thecross-headedmenbythebrandsturnedandtookthetorchesandfiledouttowardsthedoor.Buttheyhadtowaitthere,becauseagroupoftwentyorsoyoungpeopleappeared.Theycameinloosely,inordinaryclothes,withoutanyattemptatorder.Someofthemhadfilesandbooks.Theyweresilent,andquicklytooktheirplacesonthetieredsidebenchestomyright.Themenwiththetorchesdisappeared.IlookedatthenewcomersGermanorScandinavian,intelligentfaces,students’faces,oneortwoolderpeopleamongthem,andthreegirls,butwithanaverageageintheearlytwenties.SeveralofthemenIrecognizedfromtheincidentoftheridge.Allthistimetherowoffiguresbehindthetableweredisrobing.

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