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Tyrion

           Thesubstanceispreparedbytrainedacolytesinaseriesofbarestonecells,andeachjarisremovedbyanapprenticeandcarrieddownheretheinstantitisready.Aboveeachworkcellisaroomfilledentirelywithsand.Aprotectivespellhasbeenlaidonthefloors,hmmm,mostpowerful.Anyfireinthecellbelowcausesthefloorstofallaway,andthesandsmotherstheblazeatonce."

           "Nottomentionthecarelessacolyte."ByspellTyrionimaginedHallynemeantclevertrick.Hethoughthewouldliketoinspectoneofthesefalse-ceilingedcellstoseehowitworked,butthiswasnotthetime.Perhapswhenthewarwaswon.

           "Mybrethrenarenevercareless,"Hallyneinsisted."IfImaybe,hmmmm,frank..."

           "Oh,do."

           "Thesubstanceflowsthroughmyveins,andlivesintheheartofeverypyromancer.Werespectitspower.Butthecommonsoldier,hmmmm,thecrewofoneofthequeen’sspitfires,say,intheunthinkingfrenzyofbattle...anylittlemistakecanbringcatastrophe.Thatcannotbesaidtoooften.MyfatheroftentoldKingAerysasmuch,ashisfathertoldoldKingJaehaerys."

           "Theymusthavelistened,"Tyrionsaid."Iftheyhadburnedthecitydown,someonewouldhavetoldme.Soyourcounselisthatwehadbestbecareful?"

           "Beverycareful,"saidHallyne."Beveryverycareful."

           "Theseclayjars...

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