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BOOK TWO:
The Wizardry Compiled




Part I: LOAD TIME
One : Politics and Strange Bedfellows



You can always tell a really good Idea by the enemies
it makes.

Чprogrammers' axiom



Pelus the wizard paused for dramatic effect. " . . . and so, My
Lords, we must act quickly," he concluded ringingly.

For the sixth time that morning.

"Not so quickly, not so quickly," old Honorious said testily from the
end of the table. He cleared his throat and prepared to restate his
position for the eighth time.

The traceried windows along the south wall of the council chamber
had been thrown open and the fitful summer breeze rustled the
brightly colored tapestries hung along the buff sandstone walls.
Outside trellised roses climbed the walls and peeked in the
windows, perfuming the air. The stained glass in the window panes
threw patches of brilliant color on the walls, the table and the men
and women in the chamber.

Sitting at the long wooden table was the Council of the North.
Fifteen of the mightiest wizards in the WorldЧand one
programmer from Cupertino, California who was bored out of his
skull.

William Irving Zumwalt, "Wiz" to his friends, "Sparrow" to most,
tried to shut out the bickering and concentrate on the latest