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Chapter 4

Perhapsitwaswhattheyhadheardoftheinfamousoldwizardwhosepicturehadoncestaredfromthepaneledovermantel,andperhapsitwassomethingdifferentandirrelevant;butinanycasetheyallhalfsensedanintangiblemiasmawhichcenteredinthatcarvenvestigeofanolderdwellingandwhichattimesalmostrosetotheintensityofamaterialemanation.