Мор - ученик смерти

           Mortknew,withoutevenhavingtothinkaboutit,whowasatthecentreofthedome.ItwasobviousevenfromherethatitwascentredfirmlyonStoLat.

           Hetriednottothinkwhatwouldhappenwhenthedomehadshrunktothesizeoftheroom,andthenthesizeofaperson,andthenthesizeofanegg.Hefailed.

           LogicwouldhavetoldMortthatherewashissalvation.Inadayortwotheproblemwouldsolveitself;thebooksinthelibrarywouldberightagain;theworldwouldhavesprungbackintoshapelikeanelasticbandage.Logicwouldhavetoldhimthatinterferingwiththeprocessasecondtimearoundwouldonlymakethingsworse.Logicwouldhavesaidallthat,ifonlyLogichadn’ttakenthenightofftoo.

           LighttravelsquiteslowlyontheDisc,duetothebrakingeffectofthehugemagicalfield,andcurrentlythatpartoftheRimcarryingtheislandofKrullwasdirectlyunderthelittlesun’sorbitanditwas,therefore,stillearlyevening.Itwasalsoquitewarm,sincetheRimpicksupmoreheatandenjoysagentlemaritimeclimate.

           InfactKrull,withalargepartofwhatforwantofabetterwordmustbecalleditscoastlinestickingoutovertheEdge,wasafortunateisland.TheonlynativeKrullianswhodidnotappreciatethiswerethosewhodidn’tlookwheretheyweregoingorwhowalkedintheirsleepand,becauseofnaturalselection,thereweren’tverymanyofthemanymore.Allsocietieshavetheirshareofdropouts,butonKrulltheyneverhadachancetodropbackinagain.

           TerpsicMimswasnotadropout.Hewasanangler.