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"Good," nodded Lloyd. "How much money have you got on you?"

The soldier began to look through his pockets. "16 units and some small change."

"Hand it over!"

The soldier came up to Lloyd and placed the money in his hand. Lloyd gave the same orders to the
other 3 and after they had complied he found that he had taken in almost 100 units of money.

"You will forget what has transpired here," he told them. "10 minutes after weтАЩve left you will not know
anything more about it. This morning didnтАЩt happen, do you understand? No one has come on the road
from Resaz into Fillinan."

All 4 men repeated the instructions obediently.

"Now go back to your posts."

They also obeyed this command. Lloyd turned off his weapon and put it back in its case. The
post-hypnotic effect would last as long as he had ordered it to: 10 minutes.

"LetтАЩs go!" whispered Rous. "In 10 minutes we have to be out of visible range."

They ran a short distance. Within 5 minutes the street made a turn and led them out of view of the
hypnotized guards.

Less than a mile into the city they encountered a 2nd guard station but inasmuch as Rous and his
companions had apparently been permitted to pass through by the first sentries without hesitation, they
were not stopped at this point.

Beyond this 2nd guard station the hubbub of the big city began. Rouse made a decision.

"WeтАЩll make our quarters in a hotel. Our money will last us through the first day but after that weтАЩll have
to rustle up some more."

"And what will we do in the hotel?" asked Rosita.

"For starters, weтАЩll sleep. IтАЩm dog tired."

"Hm-m," mused Rosita. "Do you already have plans for what youтАЩll do after youтАЩve slept?"

Rous grimaced. "YouтАЩre a very curious girl, Rosita. To be frank with you, no, I donтАЩt have any plans. I
donтАЩt have the slightest idea of how to proceed from here. IтАЩm afraid weтАЩll simply have to let things come
to us."

They inquired of a passerby where they could find a hotel nearby. The man informed them but failed to
conceal his wonderment about the question. Rous learned that for the last 3 days an absolute travel
quarantine had been imposed across the entire continent and the only people allowed to travel were
those who possessed a special permit. However, the explanation that the 3 strangers were from the
island of Wollaston seemed to suffice.