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magician. His lips moved silently as he tried to discern what was written on the bindings, but could not.



Kulgan lifted an eyebrow and said, тАЬSo you can read, aye?тАЭ



Pug started, alarmed that he might have offended the magician by intruding on his domain. Kulgan,
sensing his embarrassment, said, тАЬIt is all right, boy. It is no crime to know letters.тАЭ



Pug felt his discomfort diminish. тАЬI can read a little, sir. Megar the cook has shown me how to read
the tallies on the stores laid away for the kitchen in the cellars. I know some numbers, as well.тАЭ



тАЬNumbers, too,тАЭ the magician exclaimed goodnaturedly. тАЬWell, you are something of a rare bird.тАЭ He
reached behind himself and pulled out one volume, bound in red-brown leather, from the shelf. He
opened it, squinting at one page, then another, and at last found a page that seemed to meet his
requirements. He turned the open book around and lay it upon the table before Pug. Kulgan pointed to a
page illuminated by a magnificent design of snakes, flowers, and twining vines in a colorful design around
a large letter in the upper left corner. тАЬRead this, boy.тАЭ



Pug had never seen anything remotely like it. His lessons had been on plain parchment with letters
fashioned in Megar's blunt script, using a charcoal stick- He sat, fascinated by the details of the work,
then realized the magician was staring at him. Regaining his wits, he began to read.
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тАЬAnd then there came a sum . . . summons from . . .тАЭ He looked at the word, stumbling over the
complex combinations that were new to him. тАЬ. . . Zacara.тАЭ He paused, looking at Kulgan to see if he
was correct. The magician nodded for him to continue. тАЬFor the north was to be forgot . . . forgotten, lest
the heart of the empire Ian . . . languish and all be lost. And though of Bosania from birth, those soldiers
still were loyal to Great Kesh in their service. So for her great need, they took up their arms and put on
their armor and quit Bosania, taking ship to the south, to save all from destruction.тАЭ



Kulgan said, тАЬThat's enough,тАЭ and gently closed the cover of the book. тАЬYou are well gifted with
letters for a keep boy.тАЭ



тАЬThis book, sir, what is it?тАЭ asked Pug, as Kulgan took it from him. тАЬI have never seen anything like