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"What sound?"

Mela saw that the demoness was still teasing her. She surely heard the
booming and know all about it, but wouldn't tell. So Mela shut up and
walked on.

The booms became louder. Finally she came to a series of small hills
shaped like little mountains. At the top of each hill was a human baby.
Every so often each baby opened its mouth and let out a surprisingly
loud boom.

"Why, they're baby boomers," Mela said, surprised.

"There certainly are a lot of them!"

"They will be something when they grow up," Metria remarked. "They'll
be big boom-booms."

"But what's the point?"

"There is no point. They're just there. They strayed from Mundania,
where there are even more of them."

Mela shook her head. " Mundania is a strange place!"

"That is true. Even the Mundanes don't understand it.

That is why they come to Xanth whenever they can. Fortunately most of
them don't know the way, any more than you know the way to the Good
Magician's castle."

"But if I asked you, you would merely direct me wrong.

Or right, if I didn't believe you."

"Of course. Isn't it beautiful?"

"Lovely." Despite her best effort, Mela was getting annoyed by the
demoness.

They passed beyond the baby boomers and came to a big lake. It looked
very pleasant. Mela stood and gazed at it.

"Aren't you going for a swim?" Metria inquired innocently.

"No."

"Oh, you already know its nature."

This made Mela pause. Suddenly she suspected that the demoness wasn't