Стража! Стража!

           "Suckeddry,"whisperedBrotherFingers."I’llbedamned!"

           "Threedollarsthatamuletcostme,"mutteredBrotherDunnykin.

           "Butitprovesitworks,"saidtheSupremeGrandMaster."Don’tyousee,youfools?Itworks!Wecansummondragons!"

           "Couldbeabitexpensiveinmagicalitems,"saidBrotherFingersdoubtfully.

           "-threedollars,itwas.Norubbish-"

           "Power,"growledtheSupremeGrandMaster,"doesnotcomecheap."

           "Verytrue,"noddedBrotherWatchtower."Notcheap.Verytrue."Helookedatthelittleheapofexhaustedmagicagain."Cor,"hesaid."Wedidit,

           though,dintwe!Weonlywentandbloodywelldidsomemagic,right?"

           "See?"saidBrotherFingers."Itoleyoutherewasnothin’toit."

           "Youalldidexceptionallywell,"saidtheSupremeGrandMasterencouragingly.

           "-should’vebeensixdollars,buthesaidhe’dcuthisownthroatandsellitmeforthreedollars-"

           "Yeah,"saidBrotherWatchtower."Wegotthehangofitallright!Dinthurtabit.Wedonerealmagic!Anddintgetetbytoothfairiesfromoutofthewoodworkeither,BrotherPlasterer,Icouldn’thelpnoticing."

           TheotherBrethrennodded.Realmagic.Nothingtoit.Everyonehadjustbetterwatchout.