Стража! Стража!
"’Thecagedwhaleknowsnothingofthemightydeeps,’"hesaid."Ifitmakesyouanyhappier."
"’Theill-builttowertremblesmightilyatabutterfly’spassage.’"
Thesupplicantgrabbedthebarsofthewindow,pulledhimselfuptoit,andhissed: "Nowletusin,I’msoaked."
Therewasanotherdamppause.
"Thesedeeps...didyousaymightyornightly?"
"Mighty,Isaid.Mightydeeps.Onaccountofbeing,youknow,deep.It’sme,BrotherFingers."
"Itsoundedlikenightlytome,"saidtheinvisibledoorkeepercautiously.
"Look,doyouwantthebloodybookornot?Idon’thavetodothis.Icouldbeathomeinbed."
"Yousureitwasmighty?"
"Listen,Iknowhowdeepthebloodydeepsareallright,"saidBrotherFingersurgently."Iknewhowmightytheywerewhenyouwereaperishingneophyte.Nowwillyouopenthisdoor?"
"Well...allright."
Therewasthesoundofboltsslidingback. Thenthevoicesaid,"Wouldyoumindgivingitapush?TheDoorofKnowledgeThroughWhichtheUntutoredMayNotPassstickssomethingwickedinthedamp."
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